We had an excellent presentation from His Worship the Honourable Andrew Little who join us for an early start to his busy schedule. He shared his vision for the city.
Instead of our usual morning meeting, this week we were treated to a visit and tour of one of Wellington's world leading innovative companies - Open Star.
Our Club forum was held this week and members engaged in lively discussion. It was especially valuable hearing from new members.
We were treated today to a presentation from our very own Jo Douglas’s son, Mark, who works for Starboard Maritime Intelligence. Mark provided an entertaining and topical outline of his company’s business and of particular interest, an update on maritime difficulties arising from the current Straits Hormuz situation.
On 17 May a refurbished Wellington Free Ambulance will leave New Zealand from the Port of Tauranga on a ship destined for Samoa. This is the second vehicle Wellington Free Ambulance and the Port Nicholson Rotary Club have collaborated on to donate to support emergency services in Samoa.
Kathy Sweetman and John Bessey presented the beautiful book they have just written together ‘Rituals of Impact’ It focuses on 20 rituals for personal, strategy, people and customer, so it is very useful in the work environment as well as personal life.
Lifting the Lid, our Clubs major effort to partner with schools to support young people with mental health problems, is going from strength to strength. This Newsletter will bring you up to date with the project progress.
Our speaker this week was Sarah Parkinson, Co-ordinator of the New Zealand Road Safety Education Limited which presents the program RYDA to schools in the North Island. They have recently just begun their work in the capital.
Born in Northern Ireland and now living in New Zealand, Gráinne Moss captured the attention of the world in 1987, becoming the first Irish woman to swim the English Channel, at just 17 years of age. Moss’s story is one of resilience, endurance, and achievement, both as a swimmer and in public life.
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.
We had heard some time ago from the Principal of Onslow College that they had
used funds from our Lifting the Lid Programme to support parents of students who
were self-harming. This week we heard just how critical this support is, and how our
programme can contribute to better outcomes for our young people.
used funds from our Lifting the Lid Programme to support parents of students who
were self-harming. This week we heard just how critical this support is, and how our
programme can contribute to better outcomes for our young people.
