3 May Meeting at the Wellington Club 

SPEAKER: Oliver Dickie - BenchSpace

Oliver Dickie, who has a background in the legal profession, is the Chair of the BenchSpace Charitable Trust. BenchSpace is an exciting new collaboration for Wellington to provide accessible bench space – literally – for people who practice or want to learn the creative craft of working with wood. Oliver was motivated to join the BenchSpace project after observing the delight and growing confidence in beginners making simle projects from wood, and the associated mental health benefits of working with your hands. 

Oliver has worked with a group of volunteers to bring BenchSpace to life.His team has a strong vision of creating a well-managed venue that will be available to everyone, from experienced woodworkers through to City housing tenants and woodwork beginners.the love of working with wood grew out of renovating a house and has also gravitated to making banjos and furniture. 

Oliver's talk will be an interesting one and it is a great opportunity to bring along new members who may be interested in woodworking but more importantly interested in joining our Rotary Club.

See you Wednesday.

Louise

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Monday 1 May 5pm  (please do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff.
• If you have any dietary requirments please note them in the comments section of the registration
• Include your email address and mobile phone number in the response
• If you wish to bring guests/spouse/partner, please add them when you register
• Remember to click "Save" at the bottom of the page
• If you do not recieve a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.
• Check the bulletin to see if you have been rostered for a duty at the meeting

10 May Meeting at the Wellington Club 

SPEAKER: Arnie Pallentin

Arne Pallentin is a researcher for NIWA, NZ.

He has published serveral articles and will talk to us on Wednesday about the Coastguard in Wellington.

This will be another interesting talk and will again be a great opportunity to bring along new members.

See you Wednesday.

Louise

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Monday 8 May 5pm  (please do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff.
• If you have any dietary requirments please note them in the comments section of the registration
• Include your email address and mobile phone number in the response
• If you wish to bring guests/spouse/partner, please add them when you register
• Remember to click "Save" at the bottom of the page
• If you do not recieve a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.
• Check the bulletin to see if you have been rostered for a duty at the meeting

17 May Meeting at the Wellington Club 

SPEAKER: Father Frank Bird

Father Frank Bird is a Catholic Priest and belongs to the 'Marists'. The Marists' work all over the world particularly with those most in need. After a minor mid life crisis he moved to working in a project with Burmese Migrant Families and Children in Education, HIV Health and Migrant Support Programmes on the Thailand / Burma Border in Ranong.

Previously he was involved in serving communities in Auckland, Whangarei and Northland in New Zealand.
He has worked in youth ministry and youth leadership and development programmes in Secondary Schools for several years.

In more recent times he has returned from 9 years on the Thailand Burma Border to begin studying a Masters in Education focussing on leadership and migrant education.

At our meeting on Wednesday Father Frank will be speaking on: Education project for Myanmar refugees in Thailand.

This will  be a great opportunity to bring along new members to listen to this interesting speaker.

See you Wednesday for breakfast.

Louise

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Monday 15 May 5pm  (do it now if you are able). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff.
• If you have any dietary requirments please note them in the comments section of the registration
• Include your email address and mobile phone number in the response
• If you wish to bring guests/spouse/partner, please add them when you register
• Remember to click "Save" at the bottom of the page
• If you do not recieve a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.
• Check the bulletin to see if you have been rostered for a duty at the meeting

Quiz Night Fun Fundraiser

Come and join President Elect Tony and Peter on the Quiz team.  We need 4 more participants.

Support Rotary Hutt City in their fundraiser for the Innovative Young Minds Programme

This is a programme that Port Nicholson also supports. It provides a pathway for young women into STEMM careers.

Cost is $30 per person plus any snacks or drinks on the night.

RSVP by Tuesday 16 May 2023

https://www.boulcottsfarmhgc.co.nz/eatery-and-bar?ComeFromCat=1534

Just 20 minutes from Wellington Railway Station

Contact Tony 027 519 5544  or Peter  021 788 300  for further information

24 May Meeting at the Wellington Club 

SPEAKER: Jo Cribb

I would encourage you to read Jo's bio below, which I have taken directly from her website.

Jo is an experienced consultant who has led a variety of projects and assignments.  She is regularly asked to facilitate strategy sessions with leadership teams, coach emerging leaders and lead substantial policy, strategy and gender projects. Recent assignments include evaluating Sport NZ's gender equity in governance policy, leading sessions at APEC 2023 on gender equality in customs and border agencies,working with the New Zealand Defence Force's leadership team on the gender diversity of the forces, and completing a gender analysis of immigration policy.  

Jo was the previous Chief Executive of the Ministry for Women. One of the youngest Chief Executives ever appointed in the New Zealand Public Service, she has invested her time and energy in advancing the cause of the vulnerable in society, spearheading some of the most difficult issues of our time, including child abuse, child poverty, family violence and vulnerable women. 

Formerly the Deputy Children's Commissioner and leader of the Commissioner's Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty, Jo is a director on a number of Government and NGO boards (including the New Zealand Media Council, Royal New Zealand Navy Leadership Board, Literacy Aotearoa and CORE Education Ltd).  She has a Doctorate in Public Policy that investigated the contracting relationship between governments and NGOs. 

Following her move to a portfolio career, Jo extensively researched the future of work and the result was the 2018 co-authored book Don't Worry About the Robots: How to Survive and Thrive in the New World of Work which provides an accessible synthesis of the trends in technology that are impacting on work and practical tools for future-proofing careers.  The book has been re-printed multiple times.  

In 2020, she co-authored the book Take Your Space: Successful Women Share their Secrets; the aim of which is support women and girls to advance themselves.  All proceeds from the book will be donated to The Aunties and Otara Blue Light programme to support young women leaders.  

In 2016 she was a finalist in the New Zealand Women of Influence Awards and in 2014 was one of three recipients of a Westpac Leadership Fellowship. In 2021 she won the Women in Governance Community Award from Governance New Zealand.  

Jo is the proud mother of two and provides them with excellent taxi services. She also distills her own gin.

Jo will be another really interesting speaker, see you Wednesday for breakfast.

Kind regards, Louise

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Monday 22 May 5pm  (do it now if you are able). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff.
• If you have any dietary requirments please note them in the comments section of the registration
• Include your email address and mobile phone number in the response
• If you wish to bring guests/spouse/partner, please add them when you register
• Remember to click "Save" at the bottom of the page
• If you do not recieve a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.
• Check the bulletin to see if you have been rostered for a duty at the meeting

We are arranging a weekend trip to Ohakune, under Noel's expert guidance, from Friday 26 May to Sunday 28 May.  We need to gauge interest now to enable us to look at accommodation options so we can try to get us all into 1 place.

 

Why May?

May is late Autumn and weather does tend to be settled??

It avoids the onset of spring which can still have lingering winter conditions.

 

Draft Itinerary;

 

Friday 26 May - assemble in Ohakune - short walk in pm - Waitonga Falls - start 11km up Mountain Road - approx 2 hour walk to the falls

Dinner at local restaurant.

 

Saturday 27 May - Kune Shuttle- Ohakune to Horopito departing 27 Goldfinch Street @ 9:00am ($15). Walk 15km - approx 4 hours 30 minutes back to Ohakune

Dinner at local restaurant

 

Sunday 28 - there are a number of other shorter walks around Ohakune and Raetihi (interesting old town) in the am for those returning to Wellington.

 

Ski season will not have started (if it ever does) so accommodation should be OK. 

 

Search: Ohakune Old Coach Road - DoC

https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/central-north-island/places/tongariro-national-park/things-to-do/tracks/ohakune-old-coach-road/

 

Ohakune is approximately 3.5 hours by road from Wellington

 

If you are interested please register now so we can put things in place.

31 May Meeting at the Wellington Club

Speaker: Guy Ryan

Guy will be bringing new CEO, Devon Murphy-Davids as a guest

Looking forward to seeing you all at the meeeting.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Monday 29 May 5pm (best do it now). Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff.
• If you have any dietary requirments please note them in the comments section of the registration
• Include your email address and mobile phone number in the response
• If you wish to bring guests/spouse/partner, please add them when you register
• Remember to click "Save" at the bottom of the page
• If you do not recieve a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.
• Check the bulletin to see if you have been rostered for a duty at the meeting.

Let’s plant trees to help our planet!  Sunday 4 June 1pm

I hope you can join us for our annual tree planting on Sunday 4 June at 1.00pm.  The Rotary Club of Port Nicholson has teamed up with The Friends of Tawa's Bush Reserves for the sixth year in a row to plant trees in the Forest of Tawa, on the western ridgeline of Tawa.  We will meet at the top of Broken Hill Road (Porirua) at the entrance gate to the Spicer Landfill by 1pm.   

Our goal is to build on what we have done in the last five years – over 2400 trees in total!  We will continue planting native trees in Tawa to regenerate our native Bush to provide habitat and food for the increasing numbers of native birds, to make lovely walking areas for us all to enjoy, and to help slow down climate change.  This is open to everyone including family and friends so please invite lots of people to help.  Interact and Rotaract members are very welcome to join us so please let them know about this opportunity. 

Tree planting is for everyone.  You don’t have to be super fit to join us.  There are several jobs to choose from or you could do some of each such as:  digging holes; planting trees, setting out trees for planting, picking up the tree packets for reusing, and / or contributing to the afternoon tea.  There are lots of ways to contribute and everybody is welcome to come along.

If you would like to take part, please accept this invitation and provide your contact phone number and email address.  I am coordinating the Club’s participation and can be reached on 021 265 6220 or email landm.king@xtra.co.nz

If you’re joining us for the tree planting here are the details:

• The planting this year will be at the top of Forest of Tawa, on the western ridgeline of Tawa.   
• We will meet at the Spicier botanical park at the top of Broken Hill Road (Porirua) and at the entrance gate to the Spicier landfill by 1pm.  Vehicles can then travel in convoy through the locked gates of the Meridian Road up through the landfill to the top of the ridge line and the parking area.
• If anyone is coming via public transport then please contact me (Lisa King -0212656220) and I will find someone to pick you up and drive you to the planting site
• There is no water on the ridge-line so please bring plenty with you
• There are no toilets near the planting site – there are public toilets in Tawa at the Grassless park at 11 Luckie Street Tawa just a minute from the main road that you could stop at on your way to Broken Hill Road
• At the planting site we will start with a brief introduction, health and safety talk and planting demonstration on the site when most have arrived so it would be good if we can all get there ready to start on site at 1.00pm.
• Please bring your own spade and gardening gloves.  If you don’t have a spade feel free to borrow one from a friend or you could help with planting instead.  If you have a spare spade(s), please bring it along as not everyone will have one.  I have one spare spade and spare gloves which I will bring.
• Wear clothing appropriate to the weather. 
• I’ll coordinate afternoon tea.  If you’d like to contribute to the afternoon tea please let me know.
• I’ll contact you if the weather on the day is unsuitable for planting and we will reschedule.  Please enter your mobile phone number when you accept this invitation so I can reach you easily.  Our postponement date will be Sunday 11 April – hopefully we won’t need it
• Let’s aim to at least match our previous efforts and plant another 500 trees!
• If you need to reach me either email me landm.king@xtra.co.nz and/or text/phone 021 265 6220.

Please register by Wednesday 31 May, so that I can contact you if we need to postphone.

Please register any family and friends in the comments section so I know how many we have attending - all are welcome.

I hope to see you on Sunday 4th June at 1pm.  Thank you.

Ngā mihi

Lisa King

CHANGEOVER 2023

Welcoming Tony Robinson, our new Club President

On Wednesday 21st June please come along and help us celebrate another wonderful year for the Port Nicholson Rotary Club and welcome in our new President Tony Robinson.

The evenng will be held at the Wellington Club and will start at 6pm and go until 7.30pm.

It will be a great opportunity to learn of the exciting goals that incoming President Tony and the Board will be setting for the next 12 months. We will also be recognising the service of key Rotarians.

Canapés will be served from 6.15 during the formalities. We will be able to let you know of the cost very shortly.

Early enrolments would be greatly appreciated, so don't delay, register now. Spouses and partners are welcome to attend, please register them in the comments section when you complete your registration. Registrations close 13 June 5pm.

House of Grace Fundraising Dinner

Friday 23 June 2023 at 6:30pm

at Silverstream Retreat

https://www.silverstreamretreat.co.nz/

Mike Selvadurai is making up a table representing Port Nicholson so RSVP to let us know if you want to join us.  We will then advise numbers to the House of Grace. I am sure you will be amazed at what they have achieved.  There is plenty of free parking at the venue.  Dietary requirements can be catered for to a reasonable extent, let us know early so we can advise. Contact Mike on 027 231 6119 or Peter on 021 778300.

Walk to be organised by David and Sheryn Shackleton

Circa Theatre Fundraiser – 30^th June

Proceeds to House of Grace

You are invited to:

Prima Facie

By Suzie Miller

Directed by Lyndee-Jane Rutherford - Starring Mel Dodge

Presented by Kavanah Productions & BRAVE Theatre

Something has to change. 

A one woman play about a criminal defence lawyer who is at the top of her game and loving it: defending, cross-examining and playing the rules of law to win.   She specializes in defending men accused of sexual assault.   But the tables turn when she herself is assaulted and she finds herself at the mercy of the very system which she has dedicated her life to.   Shadows of doubt are illuminated, raising the question of who our legal system is serving?

Turning our courts of law into a different kind of stage, this sharp, witty and gripping show has been a sell-out on the stages of the West End, Broadway and throughout Australia.

When:                   Friday 30^th June at 8pm

Where:                  Circa Theatre, 1 Taranaki St, Te Aro

Cost:                     $55 This is the standard adult fee which will yeild $10-$13 per ticket for                  

  The House of Grace A Home for Pregnant Teens   www.houseofgrace.org.nz

Optional Dinner: Monsoon Poon, 12 Blair Street, Te Aro – a set menu for $30-$35 with cash bar

Registration:           Clubrunner link must be made by 5pm 14^th June

Please read the instructions below:

Important Details:

1. Please click on the “Register” link 
2. One registration per member
3. Please add guest details and the information below to the Comments Box as follows:

• No. of people in your party including yourself
• No. who are Goldcard holders/Friends of Circa etc
• No. going to Monsoon Poon
• Please include your mobile

3. Remember to click “save” at the bottom of the page.
4. If you do not receive a confirmation of registration immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process. It is really that simple!
5. RSVP/Register no later than Wednesday 14^th June at 5 pm.

Payment to:            RCPN Charitable Trust Account 03 0502 0407484 00

 Reference: Circa and your name

Any questions:   Email Michaela Draper: Michaela@MMDraper.com