BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The speaker for this week is Te Rina Leonard Tumu Whakarae Chie f Executive Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Correspondence School) Her topic is "Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu\, the work we do\, the impact we make and the m any challenges we face." Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) is New Zealand ’s state distance education provider\, offering a wide range of programm es from early childhood through to NCEA Level 3. With well over 28\,000 e nrolments a year\, we are strongly connected to many diverse communities t hroughout New Zealand. We have full-time\, young adult and adult learners\ , and we provide dual tuition to ākonga enrolled with other education pro viders. The Correspondence School was set up in 1922 to provide education at primary school level for what was originally thought would be about 25 ākonga living in remote districts. It quickly grew within weeks to about 100 and by the end of the year there were 347 students. In 1929\, it expan ded to cater for secondary school ākonga. Since then\, the school has con tinued to grow and develop to meet the changing demands placed on it as it s role in the education sector has evolved. In 2009\, after a period of co nsultation with kaimahi\, we introduced the school’s current name ‒ Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu\, which refers to connecting ākonga with learning. Te Rina Leonard (Ngāi Te Rangi\, Ngāti Ranginui\, Ngāti Rangiwewehi\, Ngāti Whakaue\, Ngāti Raukawa) was appointed as the Chief Executive in 2 023. Te Rina first came to Te Kura in 2008 for two years as Deputy Chief Executive Design and Quality\, and returned eight years later to become th e Deputy Chief Executive Learning Delivery.  Te Rina has strengths in lea dership and a great commitment and passion for improving opportunities for ākonga and Māori. She is determinied to maintain the momentum and progr ess built by her predecessor\, Mike Hollings\, who led the school for 17 y ears.  After qualifying as an Educational Psychologist\, Leonard went on to successfully lead large operational\, evaluation and policy teams in e ducation. She has also worked in education policy and evaluation at the Ed ucation Review Office. Please register for yourself and any guests no lat er than 6pm Sunday 1 June with details of any dietary requirements\, so t hat we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please n ote - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast av ailable. Reminders: Permbulators Colonial Knob - this Sunday leaving 9.30 from Camp Elsdon carpark Porirua followed by lunch at Kai Tahi or Abandone d Brewery (to be decided on the day) Porirua. Rotary Cans for a Cause - br ing along canned or dried foods - see Bulletin for a list of what is most needed. David Barnes will be collecting these at each Rotary meeting for t he next 3 weeks. Duties for the meeting: Desk - 6.45am         Warwi ck Bell Greeter                    Edward Leung Kaikohau                  Bill Day Opening Thought  Lindsay Chitty Introductio n            Geoff Smith Thanking                   Marc Rand Sharing                      Tony Herring Parting Thought         Spencer Petherick Club Reporter            Paula McNigh t If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) and Presi dent Jo (joanna.douglas1954@gmail.com) who the replacement is. Notes for t he coming weeks meeting: RSVP no later than Sunday 1 June\, 6pm (Best do it now).  Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club st aff. No registration could mean no food and no seat. If you have any dieta ry requirements\, please note them in the comments section of the registra tion Include your email address and mobile phone number in the response If you wish to bring guests/spouse/partner\, please add them when you regist er Remember to click "Save" at the bottom of the page If you do not receiv e a confirmation immediately after you have registered\, you have not comp leted the process. DTEND:20250603T203000Z DTSTAMP:20261026T065427Z DTSTART:20250603T190000Z LOCATION:Wellington Club SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Rotary Meeting 4 June 2025 UID:8af9a0b1-0841-4806-b9e5-df61cc0f8602 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The speaker fo r this week is

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Te Rina Leonard

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Tumu Whakarae Chief Executive \;Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Correspondence School)

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Her topic is "\;T e Aho o Te Kura Pounamu\, the work we do\, the impact we make and the many challenges we face."\;

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Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) is New Zealand&rsquo\;s state distance education provider\, offering a wide range of programmes from early childh ood through to NCEA Level 3. \;With well over 28\,000 enrolments a yea r\, we are strongly connected to many diverse communities throughout New Z ealand. We have full-time\, young adult and adult learners\, and we provid e dual tuition to ākonga enrolled with other education providers.< /span>

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The Correspondence School was set up in 1922 to provide education at prim ary school level for what was originally thought would be about 25 ākonga living in remote districts. It quickly grew within weeks to about 100 and by the end of the year there were 347 students. In 1929\, it expanded to cater for secondary school ākonga. Since then\, the school has continued to grow and develop to meet the changing demands placed on it as its role in the education sector has evolved. In 2009\, after a period of consultat ion with kaimahi\, we introduced the school&rsquo\;s current name ‒ Te A ho o Te Kura Pounamu\, which refers to connecting ākonga with learning.

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Te Rina Leonard (Ngāi Te Rangi\, Ngāti Ranginui\, Ngāti Rangiwewehi\, Ngāti Whakaue\, Ngāti Raukawa) was appointed as the Chief Executive in 2 023. \;Te Rina first came to Te Kura in 2008 for two years as Deputy Chief Executive Design and Quality\, and returned eight years later to become t he Deputy Chief Executive Learning Delivery. \;

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Te Rina has strengths in leadership and a great commitment and passion for improving opportunit ies for ākonga and Māori. She is determinied to maintain the momentum an d progress built by her predecessor\, Mike Hollings\, who led the school f or 17 years. \; \;After qualifying as an Educational Psychologist\, Le onard went on to successfully lead large operational\, evaluation and poli cy teams in education. She has also worked in education policy and evaluat ion at the Education Review Office.

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Plea se register for yourself and any guests \;no later than 6pm Sunday 1 J une \;with details of any dietary requirements\, so th at we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. \;Plea se note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfas t available.

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Reminders:

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    \n < li>Permbulators Colonial Knob - this Sunday leaving 9.30 from Camp Elsdon carpark Porirua followed by lu nch at Kai Tahi or Abandoned Brewery (to be decided on the day) Porirua.\n
  1. Rotary Cans for a Cause - bring along canned or dried foods - see Bullet in for a list of what is most needed. David Barnes will be collecting thes e at each Rotary meeting for the next 3 weeks.
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Duties for the meeting:

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Desk - 6.45am \; \;  \;  \;  \; W arwick Bell

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Greeter \; & nbsp\;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \; Edw ard Leung

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Kaikohau \; \;  \;  \;   \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;Bill Day

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Opening Thought \; \;Lindsay C hitty

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Introduction \;&nb sp\;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;Geoff Smith

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< span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">Thankin g \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;Marc Rand

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Sharing \; \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;To ny Herring

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Parting Thought \;  \;  \; &nbs p\; Spencer Petherick

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Club Reporter \; \; &nbs p\;  \;  \;  \;  \;Paula McNight

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If you are unable \;to perform your duty please g et someone else to stand in for you and advise Nicole Barker (nicolebarker 883@gmail.com) and President Jo (joanna.douglas1954@gmail.com) who the rep lacement is.

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Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

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