This week we had presentations from 3 youth speakers Charlotte, Emma and Mugundhan These come from our group of sponsored attendees to RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) and the Rotary Science Forum held in Auckland.
Roger Beaumont, CEO New Zealand Banking Association spoke to us about what Banks are doing to reduce the impact of scammers.
Dr Janice Wilson of the JR McKenzie Trust Board spoke of the history and reach of the JR McKenzie Trust.
Mary-Therese Nalder, Assistant Chaplin to the Mission to Seafarers provided insights into the pastoral care her organisation provides for Seaman working on ships that visit Wellington.
Helmut Modlik, CEO of Ngati Toa Rangatira shared his vision for sustainable growth for Ngati Toa and its people. He is aiming to build sustainable growth and prosperity for Ngati Toa and its people. His presentation this week was very illuminating.
At our first meeting of the year, we were treated to a captivating presentation from two members of the CanSurvive dragon boat team. What really struck everyone was not just their success on the water, both in New Zealand and overseas, but the powerful impact the sport has had on their lives and on others involved.
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Tawhiri is an award-winning charitable company that is the parent company for many Wellington festivals. Executive Director Angela Green, a Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ alumna, gave us an overview on what Tawhiri does including producing the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts, the Wellington Jazz Festival, and the Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest.
At our 3 December breakfast meeting, Emily Mason, from the Frank Group (https://frankgroup.co.nz/ ), gave us a very informative and enlightening presentation about Social Investment.
The focus of Professor Rod Badcock’s presentation was on the advancements in superconductivity, highlighting New Zealand's role in high-temperature superconductors. He compared it to the coldness of a freezer and how it allows for zero DC resistance. There is also potential of using materials like hair as superconductors, due to their lack of resistance.
Nicholas Zoomed into the club meeting from the Wairarapa and gave a presentation on global sea level rise and socioeconomic impacts for New Zealand. Nicholas highlighted the drivers of sea level change from melting glaciers, thermal expansion of the water itself, and the fact that Wellington is actually sinking ½ cm per year!
Mark was High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands and also Ethiopia and rhe African Union. He was also educated at Harvard University.
He spoke about the importance of the Pacific in NZ's foreign affairs work, and NZ's strong historical and people to people links and a significant proportion of our population has roots in the Pacific. Mark's introduction included highlights of the numerous projects Rotary had sponsored in the Region.
Dave gave a great talk this week about his experience joining Good Nature and the journey the company has had over the last few years. This Wellington manufacturing company has made over 600,000 traps, and sells to 60 countries around the world, including Antarctica
