BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN
VERSION:2.0
BEGIN:VEVENT
DESCRIPTION:Our Speaker this week is Andrew Little Mayor of Wellington Well
 ington City Council Andrew Little (born 1965) is a long‑serving figure i
 n New Zealand public life. Before entering Parliament\, he led the Enginee
 ring\, Printing and Manufacturing Union for over a decade. He became Leade
 r of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition (2014–2017)\, steppin
 g aside shortly before the 2017 election—a move widely credited with hel
 ping Labour’s resurgence under Jacinda Ardern. He then served as a senio
 r Cabinet Minister (2017–2023) across portfolios including Justice\, Hea
 lth\, Defence\, and Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations. After Labour’s 2023
  defeat\, he left Parliament and later returned to public office as Mayor 
 of Wellington in 2025. Please register yourself and any guests for next we
 ek's meeting no later than 6pm Sunday 24 May with details of any dietary r
 equirements\, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellingt
 on Club.  Please note - if you register after the cut off 6pm 24 May or j
 ust turn up - there will not be any breakfast available. You are able to h
 ave tea ad coffee. Duties for the meeting (please see sheet attached for a
 n outline of each duty): Desk - 6.45am                    Jeff L
 ee                          Greeter - 6.45am           
      Mike Selvadurai Kaikohau                            J
 eff Lee Opening Thought                Fiona Smith Introduction  
                        Heather Lucas Thanking           
                   Jane Paterson Set up/Pack up - 6.45am    Geof
 f Smith Parting Thought                  Tori  Treigaadt     
 Club Reporter                      Mark Rand Photographer    
                    Aparna Dubey Guardian  - 6.45am        
      Tony Herring If you are unable to perform your duty please get som
 eone else to stand in for you and advise President Nicole Barker (nicoleba
 rker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is. Notes for the coming weeks meet
 ing: RSVP no later than Sunday 24 May\, 6pm (Best do it now).  Please mak
 e sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration c
 ould mean no food and no seat. If you have any dietary requirements\, plea
 se note them in the comments section of the registration Include your emai
 l address and mobile phone number in the response If you wish to bring gue
 sts/spouse/partner\, please add them when you register Remember to click "
 Save" at the bottom of the page If you do not receive a confirmation immed
 iately after you have registered\, you have not completed the process.  
DTEND:20260526T203000Z
DTSTAMP:20261024T201930Z
DTSTART:20260526T190000Z
LOCATION:Wellington Club
SEQUENCE:1
SUMMARY:Rotary Meeting  27 May 2026
UID:e1b631a4-af87-447e-850c-077e8f2eee00
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 22px
 \;"><strong>Our Speaker this week is</strong></span></p>\n\n<p align="cent
 er"><span style="color:#0000CD\;"><span style="font-size:26px\;"><strong>A
 ndrew Little</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p align="center"><span style="
 font-size:18px\;"><strong>Mayor of Wellington</strong></span></p>\n\n<p al
 ign="center"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>Wellington City Counci
 l</strong></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;">Andrew Little (
 born 1965) is a long‑serving figure in New Zealand public life. Before e
 ntering Parliament\, he led the Engineering\, Printing and Manufacturing U
 nion for over a decade. </span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;">H
 e became Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition (2014&nda
 sh\;2017)\, stepping aside shortly before the 2017 election&mdash\;a move 
 widely credited with helping Labour&rsquo\;s resurgence under Jacinda Arde
 rn. </span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;">He then served as a s
 enior Cabinet Minister (2017&ndash\;2023) across portfolios including Just
 ice\, Health\, Defence\, and Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations. </span></p>\
 n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;">After Labour&rsquo\;s 2023 defeat\, h
 e left Parliament and later returned to public office as Mayor of Wellingt
 on in 2025.</span></p>\n\n<p><em>Please register yourself and any guests f
 or next week&#39\;s meeting no later than <strong>6pm Sunday 24 May </stro
 ng>with details of any dietary requirements\, so that we can advise attend
 ance information to the Wellington Club.</em><strong><em>&nbsp\;</em></str
 ong></p>\n\n<p><em><strong>Please note</strong> - if you register after <s
 trong>the cut off 6pm 24 May</strong> or just turn up - there will not be 
 any breakfast available. You are able to have tea ad coffee.</em></p>\n\n<
 p><strong>Duties for the meeting (please see sheet attached for an outline
  of each duty):</strong></p>\n\n<p>Desk - 6.45am&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &n
 bsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Jeff Lee&nbsp\; &nbs
 p\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\
 ; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>Greeter - 6.45am&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\
 ; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Mike Selvadurai</p>\n\n<p>Kaikohau&nbsp\
 ; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; 
 &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Jeff Lee</p>\n\n<p>Opening Thought&nbsp\; 
 &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Fiona Smith</p>\n\
 n<p>Introduction&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &n
 bsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Heather Lucas</p>\n\n<p>Thank
 ing&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;
  &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Jane Paterson</p>\n\n<p>Se
 t up/Pack up - 6.45am&nbsp\; &nbsp\; Geoff Smith</p>\n\n<p>Parting Thought
 &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; To
 ri&nbsp\; Treigaadt&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>Club Reporter&nbsp\; &
 nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nb
 sp\; Mark Rand</p>\n\n<p>Photographer&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp
 \; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Aparna Dubey</p>
 \n\n<p>Guardian&nbsp\; - 6.45am&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nb
 sp\; &nbsp\;Tony Herring</p>\n\n<p><strong>If you are unable</strong> to p
 erform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise Pr
 esident <strong>Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) </strong>who the
  replacement is.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Notes for the coming weeks meeting:</st
 rong></p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li>RSVP no later than <strong>Sunday 24 May\, 6pm </s
 trong>(Best do it now).&nbsp\;</li>\n	<li>Please make sure you register to
  assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and 
 no seat.</li>\n	<li>If you have any dietary requirements\, please note the
 m in the comments section of the registration</li>\n	<li>Include your emai
 l address and mobile phone number in the response</li>\n	<li>If you wish t
 o bring guests/spouse/partner\, please add them when you register</li>\n	<
 li>Remember to click &quot\;Save&quot\; at the bottom of the page</li>\n	<
 li>If you do not receive a confirmation immediately after you have registe
 red\, you have not completed the process.</li>\n</ul>\n
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR