

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Drugs, Diversity & Gender: Professor David Gerrard on Sport’s Big Issues
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 04:00 am – Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 am
- **Event Description**: ARVIDA PENINSULA CLUB FREE SPEAKER SERIES - PROFESSOR DAVID GERRARD

Join us at Arvida Peninsula Club for our free Speaker Series event, where Professor David Gerrard will talk about sports big issues; drugs, diversity and gender.


Wednesday 28 January at 2pm.
Arvida Peninsula Club, 441 Whangaparaoa Road, Stanmore Bay.


With a sports medicine career spanning more than six decades, Professor David Gerrard is an Emeritus Professor at Otago Medical School, an Olympic swimmer, team doctor, former New Zealand Chef de Mission and Medical Commissioner at 12 Olympic Games, including Paris 2024. He is also an inaugural inductee into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.

David will share insights from his remarkable sporting journey and academic career, exploring drugs in sport - how athletes beat the system and how they get caught - neurodiversity in sport, and why the sex binary exists in competition. His experience as a guest speaker on these topics brings a wealth of knowledge and a passion for active living. 

While you’re here, take a look around our community, you may be surprised by what you discover.


Bookings are essential – secure your free spot today.

For more information, contact Cassandra on 09 869 9037 or visit https://www.arvida.co.nz/peninsulaclub.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/takapuna/drugs-diversity-and-gender-professor-david-gerrard-on-sport’s-big-issues/200029532435330
- **Event Categories**: sports, contests, food-drinks
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.arvida.co.nz/retirement-villages/auckland/peninsula-club?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=takapuna-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Takapuna
- **state**: AU
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: 441 Whangaparaoa Road, Stanmore Bay, Whangaparaoa 0932, New Zealand
- **lat**: -36.62237
- **long**: 174.71931
- **full address**: 441 Whangaparaoa Road, Stanmore Bay, Whangaparaoa 0932, New Zealand, Peninsula Club, 441 Whangaparaoa Rd, Stanmore Bay, Whangaparaoa 0932, New Zealand, Takapuna

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Arvida Living Well Communities (https://allevents.in/org/arvida-living-well-communities/24518116)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/db10a453d733919e20c8532282db05809708227ae2bdad81ed19571b205ce871-rimg-w1200-h628-dcdedbdc-gmir?v=1768951228
- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/6fadb397ec2fccf04a279d829a4d8caa730a693c0d6de26ff18c7bd261513a74-rimg-w300-h300-dce9e8ea-gmir?v=1768951228

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 04:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 441 Whangaparaoa Road, Stanmore Bay, Whangaparaoa 0932, New Zealand, Peninsula Club, 441 Whangaparaoa Rd, Stanmore Bay, Whangaparaoa 0932, New Zealand, Takapuna
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Arvida Living Well Communities
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports, contests, food-drinks
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Drugs, Diversity & Gender: Professor David Gerrard on Sport’s Big Issues ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

## Structured Data (JSON-LD)

```json
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "Event",
        "name": "Drugs, Diversity &amp; Gender: Professor David Gerrard on Sport’s Big Issues",
        "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/db10a453d733919e20c8532282db05809708227ae2bdad81ed19571b205ce871-rimg-w1200-h628-dcdedbdc-gmir?v=1768951228",
        "startDate": "2026-01-28",
        "endDate": "2026-01-28",
        "url": "https://allevents.in/takapuna/drugs-diversity-and-gender-professor-david-gerrard-on-sport’s-big-issues/200029532435330",
        "location": {
            "@type": "Place",
            "name": "441 Whangaparaoa Road, Stanmore Bay, Whangaparaoa 0932, New Zealand",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "streetAddress": "Peninsula Club, 441 Whangaparaoa Rd, Stanmore Bay, Whangaparaoa 0932, New Zealand",
                "addressLocality": "Takapuna",
                "addressRegion": "AU",
                "addressCountry": "NZ"
            },
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": "-36.62237",
                "longitude": "174.71931"
            }
        },
        "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode",
        "description": "ARVIDA PENINSULA CLUB FREE SPEAKER SERIES - PROFESSOR DAVID GERRARD\n\nJoin us at Arvida Peninsula Club for our free Speaker Series event, where Professor David Gerrard will talk about sports big issues; drugs, diversity and gender.\n\n\nWednesday 28 January at 2pm.\nArvida Peninsula Club, 441 Whangaparao",
        "organizer": [
            {
                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "Arvida Living Well Communities",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/org/arvida-living-well-communities/24518116"
            }
        ]
    }
]
```