$12 per person. Tickets via: eventfinda. co.nz/2025/nelson-historical-society-jamesjenkins-lecture-2025/nelson

Nelson’s inviting climate seems to have attracted and encouraged people who think differently over the years. 2025 James Jenkins Guest Lecturer and Nelson College alumnus Mike Hutcheson will share his research into the alchemy of innovation and creativity and ask if the pantheon of politicians, scientists, writers, architects, and painters born and educated in the region are proof that Nelson’s DNA encourages thinking differently.

Mike is an AUT Adjunct Professor and former Managing Director of Saatchi and Saatchi. This event will be of strong interest to the arts and business sectors and especially to the under 50s who may not know about Nelson’s earlier innovators and creatives.