“A Grand Night Out”

ROTARY CLUB OF PORT NICHOLSON

INVITES YOU TO

A FUNDRAISING EVENING WITH A DIFFERENCE

A Cocktail Party, an Auction, a Mystery Dinner

Wednesday 15 October 2025, to begin at 5.30pm, off to dinner at 7.00pm

The Wellington Club, 88 The Terrace

Charity – Lifting the Lid on Youth Mental Health in Wellington

The Cocktail Party includes

Auction items~Mystery Bags~Raffle kindly donated by members and supporters

The “Mystery” Dinner Venue is drawn at the end of the hour

$100pp – make up a table of 8 people for $800 for each venue

then off to a two course dinner only to pay for all drinks

Please ask for an invoice or pay online; reference your Name and Cocktail Party. Rotary Club of Port Nicholson Charitable Trust 03-0502-0407484-00

The speaker for this week is

Livvy Mitchell

PhD Scholar

Motu Economic and Public Policy Research

Livvy holds a PhD in Economics, specialising in applied micro-econometrics. Her doctoral thesis explores the health and economic consequences of youth suicide and youth victimisation for surviving family members. Across four papers, she shows that these events have significant and long-lasting impacts for those exposed to them, with effects extending beyond the immediate losses faced by the youth themselves. She is building on this work as a Researcher at the ROCKWOOL Foundation (Copenhagen), while continuing to be based in Wellington (NZ) as an Affiliate with the Motu Research whānau.

Livvy's topic is, "Ripple effects of youth victimisation and suicide."

REMINDER - Flashback Friday is next week 31 August - 1pm 187 Bar All welcome :)

Please register for yourself and any guests no later than 6pm Sunday 19 October with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am         Steve Lawton       

Greeter                    Jo Douglas     

Kaikohau                 Tori Triegaardt    

Opening Thought  Geoff Smith

Introduction            Rob Whitney

Thanking                   Heather Lucas   

Sharing                      Tony Robinson

Parting Thought        Lindsay Chitty   

Club Reporter           Julian Bateson    

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise Jo Douglas (joanna.douglas1954@gmail.com) and President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 19 October, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, 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 receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.

This week is we have

Ben Baker

One of our honorary members, giving us a musical interlude.

A little background on Ben:

Born in New Zealand, Benjamin studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Royal College of Music where he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Rose Bowl.

In 2013 he won 1st Prize at the Windsor International Competition and was a prize-winner at the YCAT International Auditions in London. 

He was a Fellow at the  Ravinia Festival’s Steans Music Institute in Chicago in 2016 and 2017.   His first CD for Champs Hill Records was released in 2015 and immediately went to No.12 in the Classical Charts. 

REMINDER - Flashback Friday is one week away - 31 August - 1pm 187 Bar All welcome :)

Please register for yourself and any guests no later than 6pm Sunday 26 October with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am          David Quinn      

Greeter                     Andre Lategan    

Kaikohau                   Mike Selvadurai    

Opening Thought     Tamaris Livera

Introduction             Dawn Sanders

Thanking                    Richard Westlake  

Sharing                       Jeff Lee

Parting Thought         Howard Tong   

Club Reporter             David Barnes   

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise Jo Douglas (joanna.douglas1954@gmail.com) and President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 26 October, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, 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 receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.

One Day. One Focus: Ending Polio

World Polio Day is a time for Rotary members, public health advocates, and all who want a world free from polio to come together, recognise our progress in the fight to end polio, and talk about the actions we need to take in order to end polio for good.

Join us at Wellington Railway Station to show Wellingtonians that we mean business!

After many requests we are going back to

187 Bar in the City

This is Hadleigh Pethericks bar, and it has had great reviews since he took it over. We have been there before but I have had a number of people asking to go back again - so here we go!!!

The bar has a great range of craft beer - particuarly Garage Project, as well as a good wine selection and expertly curated cocktails. 

Since we were there last the range of food has increased and we can look forward to a leisurely lunch in a bar with great vibes.

A couple of things to note:

• The entrance to the bar is 211 Victoria Street
• The start time is a little later than usual - 1pm . Hadleigh opens up for us so starting later means his staff don't have to hang around as long.

Remember to bring along friends and family - please register them so Hadleigh know how many he has coming.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Many of us will be back from holiday then, so it wll be great to get together again   

Please note - this week the meeting will be on Level 6

This week is we have

Bruce Adams

NZ Police National Dive Squad

In 2019 Senior Sergeant Bruce Adams, the head of the Police National Dive Squad, became a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to New Zealand Police and the community. Senior Sergeant Adams has been on the Dive Squad for 28 years and has headed the team since 2002. His expertise in dive search and recovery operations is valued within police and external agencies, as is his input to reviewing and refining work safe practices in the dive industry sector.

Senior Sergeant Adams also was awarded the old Medal of Bravery from the NZ Police after the Whakaari White Island eruption in 2019.

This will be a very interesting talk and well worth coming to listen. His topic is "The Dive Squad."

Remember Level 6 :)

REMINDER - Flashback Friday is today - 31 August - 1pm 187 Bar. All welcome :)

Bring friends and family to support Hadleigh in this new venture.

Just a reminder that the start time is a little later 1pm

Please register yourself and any guests for next week's meeting no later than 6pm Sunday 2 November with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available.

Duties for the meeting on level 6:

Desk - 6.45am          Lou Bray-Burns      

Greeter                     Everard Aspell    

Kaikohau                   Peter Whittington   

Opening Thought     Brenda Lazelle

Introduction             Rick Hughes

Thanking                    Howard Tong  

Sharing                       Darryl Ross

Parting Thought         Linda Wellington   

Club Reporter             Tamaris Livera   

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise Jo Douglas (joanna.douglas1954@gmail.com) and President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 2 November, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, 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 receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.

Brooklyn Walk from Jo's place

This time we are going to meet at Jo's place, 250A Mitchell Street Brooklyn, on Sunday 9 November at 9.15 for a 9.30 start.

Jo is going to take us on an amble around her suburb of up to 2 hours. 

At the end she is going to give us fresh muffins and coffee and send us on our way.

This won't be a hard walk, she promises, but will be a lovely last walk for the year before  the Shackleton's Xmas lunch walk.

Friends and family are all welcome :)

Please RSVP by Friday 7 November so we know approx numbers and Jo can be sure to have enough muffins to feed our hungry tummys!!!

This week is our

AGM and Club Forum

This is an important meeting  for us to all attend. We will have the AGM first and ask that you have read all the papers that Jo sends out so we can spend time on the Club Forum - a chance for members to have a say in the running of the Club and to share ideas.  

The minutes of last years AGM are attached for you to read and reflect on before the meeting.

Please register for yourself and any guests no later than 6pm Sunday 9 November with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available.

Reminder:

Perambulators Walk Broolyn - this Sunday 9 November.

Meeting at Jo Douglas's place: 250A Mitchell Street Brooklyn WEllington 9.15 for a 9.30 start.

Finish off with coffee and muffins at Jo's. If you remember - please bring a mug as Jo has a limited supply. All welcome

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am                

Greeter                    Tony Robinson             

Kaikohau                  Ross Buxton            

Opening Thought     Howard Tong

Introduction             N/A   

Thanking                    N/A       

Sharing                       Steve Lawton         

Parting Thought         Peter Whittington 

Club Reporter             Paula McKnight

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise Jo Douglas (joanna.douglas1954@gmail.com) and President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 9 November 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, 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 receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.

This week our speaker is

Q Walker (Mrs Q)

GM of The Circus Hub

Q Walker is the GM of The Circus Hub - Aotearoa's largest circus school. She has been in the performing arts her whole life. She grew up in the United States and specialises in wirewalking, but has trained in all of the major areas of the circus. Circus Hub's love and passion for circus arts is at the root of their work to support and grow a thriving circus community in Wellington.

Q Walkers topic is, "The Circus Hub - a performing arts school, a performance venue and charity work."

Please register yourself and any guests for next week's meeting no later than 6pm Sunday 16 November with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am          Rick Hughes      

Greeter                    Peter Whittington   

Kaikohau                  Geoff Smith 

Opening Thought     Andre Lategan

Introduction             David Barnes

Thanking                    Tori Triegaart

Sharing                       Heather Lucas

Parting Thought         Brent Gerrard  

Club Reporter             Jo Douglas   

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise Jo Douglas (joanna.douglas1954@gmail.com) and President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 16 November, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, 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 receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.

This week our speaker is

Dr Nate Rigler

Project Lead - Kia Mouriora Te Kaiwharawhara Sanctuary to Sea

Nate is a PhD graduate in Pacific studies from Victoria University of Wellington. His background is based in cultural anthropology, natural resource management, agriculture, housing management, and disability social work. He has a passion for history, poetry, music, film and sustainable environmental design.

 His topic is "Sanctuary to sea project."

Please register yourself and any guests for next week's meeting no later than 6pm Sunday 23 November with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am           David Quinn        

Greeter                     Jeff Lee          

Kaikohau                   Spencer Petherick         

Opening Thought     MIke Selvadurai

Introduction             Rob Whitney 

Thanking                    Geoff Smith            

Sharing                       Darryl Ross  

Parting Thought        Linda Wellington 

Club Reporter            David Barnes    

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise Jo Douglas (joanna.douglas1954@gmail.com) and President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 23 November, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, 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 receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.

This week our speaker is

Emily Mason

Managing Director FrankGroup

Emily is a social investment pioneer, skilled at seeing connections between unrelated ideas. She brings a vibrant personality, perennial optimism, and highly analytical approach to her teaching, facilitating, and consulting. Emily is an experienced public service leader who is passionate about understanding what works for whom and at what cost. Prior to founding FrankAdvice, she worked in senior strategic and operational roles across central government (including with the Social Wellbeing Agency, the Ministry of Education, and ACC). Emily has been a Teaching Fellow at Victoria University’s School of Business and Government and regularly teaches at Wellington Uni-Professional. She is a co-founder of Impact Lab.

 Her topic is "Understanding social investment."

Please register yourself and any guests for next week's meeting no later than 6pm Sunday 30 November with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am             LIndsay Chitty   

Greeter                       Everard Aspell

Kaikohau                     Bill Day

Opening Thought       Tamaris Livera

Introduction               Brenda Lazelle

Thanking                      David Shackleton

Sharing                         Nick Duncan

Parting Thought          Richard Brodie

Club Reporter              Mike Selvadurai 

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise Jo Douglas (joanna.douglas1954@gmail.com) and President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 30 November, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, 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 receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.

Chouchou 

RCPN Christmas Lunch

BONJOUR! Located inside the newly refurbished Circa Theatre, Chouchou is our destination for this years Christmas lunch.

A touch of Parisienne fare to titillate our taste buds!!!

Date: 7 December 2025

Time: 12pm - 2pm ish

Address: 1 Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington

The decision has been made - we are booked to go to Chouchou. The Xmas menu has yet to be finalised, but this will be a delicious lunch event to welcome in the Christmas season.

As we need to make sure our booking is confirmed, we need all registrations to be in by Wednesday 26 November 6pm, so Geoff can give the restaurant numbers. The restaurant has a cap of 40 peple so if you want to go make sure you register ASAP. All partners welcome, don't forget to reegister them when you register yourself..

To add to the fun a raffle will be drawn at lunch, details follow:

The raffle is for a 3 course dinner for 8 people at Novotel Wellington, 133 The Terrace Wellington Central 6011. The voucher is valid until 19 March 2026.

The cost of the raffle tickets are $20 each or 3 for $50

The funds from the raffle will go to part of the Grand Night Out to the charity “Lifting the Lid on Youth Mental Health”.

Raffle tickets can be purchased by paying into the 03-0502-0407484-000 Rotary Club of Port Nicholson Charitable Trust Account reference your Name and Raffle. Cash is also acceptable - hand the money to Paula McKnight. As you purchase tickets for the raffle your name will be put on a numbered list and the draw for the lucky winner will happen at Chouchou on Sunday 7 Dec.

Don't forget registrations for lunch at Chouchou close Wednesday 26 November 6pm. There is a limit of 40 people so best register now.

Dear all

This message is to ask you if you plan to join us for our Christmas lunch at Chouchou, 1 Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011. Located inside the newly refurbished Circa Theatre, Chouchou brings a touch of the Parisienne lifestyle to Wellington’s waterfront.

Start time 12pm, Sunday 7 December 2025.

The restaurant can only take 40 people and we need to have a quick indication of who would like to come so I am going to close this off next Tueday evening 11 November 6pm.

Partners welcome, please add them when you register so that we can properly gauge if Chouchou is large enough to meet our needs.

Geoff and Lou

This week our speaker is

Wayne Naylor

CEO NZ Hospice Foundation

Wayne joined the Hospice New Zealand team in 2021 following on from 9 years with Hospice Waikato in Hamilton as Director of Nursing. Over his nursing career he has worked primarily in oncology, haematology and palliative care. He has been a Research Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Lecturer. Wayne also spent almost four years as a Senior Analyst for the Palliative Care Council of New Zealand before moving to his current role.

His topic is "The challenges faced by Hospices."

Please register yourself and any guests for next week's meeting no later than 6pm Sunday 7 December with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am            David Quinn   

Greeter                       Darryl Ross

Kaikohau                     Tony Robinson

Opening Thought       Ross Buxton

Introduction               Richard Westlake

Thanking                      Brenda Lazelle

Sharing                         Brad Weekly

Parting Thought          Yon Yi Sohn

Club Reporter              Julian Bateson

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 7 December, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, 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 receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.

Christmas Perambulation and BBQ Lunch

Sunday 14 December 9.15am

at the Shackleton's Home

47 Homewood Avenue

Karori

Christmas Perambulation and BBQ Lunch

Sunday 14 December 9.15am

at the Shackleton's Home

47 Homewood Avenue

Karori

This week is our last meeting for 2025

We will celebrate by asking you to invite your partners to come and celebrate with us and enjoy:

A glass of bubbles or orange juice or both and

Fresh strawberries on the table as well as other festive things,

Plus another great speaker!!!

Who is.....

Angela Green

Executive Director at Tāwhiri Festivals and Experience

Angela's completed an MBA at the University of Auckland Graduate School of Business in 2017 and trained and worked as a performer in Wellington through the 2000s. Her management experience is drawn from producing arts and entertainment events, theatre venue administration, operations, finance and programming. She 

She has worked in roles responsible for project and financial planning, strategic thinking, stakeholder management, contract negotiation, and arts programming.

Angela is also an alumna from our first Shakespeare GCNZ NSSP in 1996! She was an early mocap artist for Peter Jackson in Jane & the Dragon (she was Jane), and first winner of the Museum Hotel Scholarship.

Her topic is "New Zealand Festival of Arts."

Please register yourself and any guests for next week's meeting no later than 6pm Sunday 14 December with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am           Paula McKnight  

Greeter                     Spencer Petherick

Kaikohau                   Hadleigh Petherick

Opening thought       Lou Bray-Burns

Introduction              Dawn Sanders

Thanking                     Marc Rand

Sharing                       Geoff Smith

Parting Thought         Rob Whitney 

Club Reporter             Linda Wellington

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com or 0275866666) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 14 December, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, 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 receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.

Perambulator's Orongorongo Track Walk

Thursday 1 January 2026 10.00am

Happy New Year to all our wonderful members and your families!!!

Our first get together is an informal breakfast at

Cafe L'Affare

27 College Street, Te Aro, Wellington

28 January 7am

Heather has been in touch with the Cafe and has us booked in for a delicious breakfast to start the year at 7am, to get us back into the swing of early meetings .

The manager has asked that breakfast orders are to him by Monday 26 January, so in order to facilitate that I will close registrations off by 12pm Monday 26 January. Please meake sure you register before then.

Please read the attached menu and place your breakfast order in the comments box at the time you do your registration.

If you want to bring partners of friends please do - all are welcome. Please remember to place their order in their comments box when you do thier registration.

See you 28 January 7am at Cafe L'Affare.

Lou

Perambulator's Picnic Lunch in Otaki

Sunday 1 February 2026 10.00am

at Philippa and Tony's Farm

124 Ringawhati Road

RD3

Otaki

This will be our first meeting of the year. It's good to be getting back!!!

Our speakers are

Jenny McDougall and Iona Elwood-Smith

Club Leaders of

CanSurvive Dragon Boat Club

The CanSurvive Dragon Boat Club provide dragon boat training and camaraderie for breast cancer survivors and other women on Wellington’s challenging harbour. Their members come from all over the Wellington area including the Hutt Valley, Kapiti Coast, and Wairarapa.

In 2024 a CanSurvive team won gold medals in all race distances in the breast cancer division at the World Club and Crews Championship in Ravenna, Italy. Following this achievement they were privileged to be voted as Wellington Sports Team of the Year 2025 at the recent Āti Awa Toa Wellington Regional Sports Awards.

Their topic is "CanSurvive Dragon Boat team." They have compelling stories to share about personal journeys, and the impact of teamwork and perseverance leading to sporting success

Please register yourself and any guests for next week's meeting no later than 6pm Sunday 1 February with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am           Lou Bray-Burns (me :)                        

Greeter                      Lindsay Chitty

Kaikohau                   Jo Douglas 

Opening Thought       Bill Day

Introduction                David Barnes

Thanking                    Richard Brodie

Sharing                      Ross Buxton

Parting Thought         Rick Hughes 

Club Reporter          Julian Bateson    

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 1 February, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, 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 receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.

This week our speaker is

Helmut Modlik

CEO and Executive Director of

Ngati Toa Rangatira

Helmut Modlik is a seasoned director, executive and consultant with expertise in implementation, change management, economic development, public policy, and finance. His extensive consulting experience spans private and public sectors, with notable board appointments including PHARMAC, Capital & Coast DHB, and the Health Information Standards Organisation.

Helmut holds a BCA and MBA, which launched his career in accounting and finance, and later enabled him to lead economic development initiatives as the inaugural CEO of Poutama Trust. He also founded and ran a management consultancy for 12 years, specializing in change, growth, mergers, and turnaround strategies.

As Tumu Whakarae, Helmut provides visionary leadership, balancing cultural values with innovation to ensure sustainable growth and prosperity for Ngāti Toa and its people.

He is CEO and Executive Director of Ngati Toa Rangatira charitable and commercial asset holding and operational organisations, including health, education, social service and commercial ventures.

Please register yourself and any guests for next week's meeting no later than 6pm Sunday 8 February with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am           David Quinn                        

Greeter                      Andre Lategan

Kaikohau                   Marc Rand 

Opening Thought       Linda Wellington

Introduction                Brent Gerrard

Thanking                    Nick Duncan

Sharing                      Tony Herring

Parting Thought         Steve Lawton 

Club Reporter          Julian Bateson    

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 8 February, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, 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 receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.

This week our speaker is

Mary-Therese Nalder 

Assistant Chaplin - Mission to Seafarers

The Mission to Seafarers is an organisation dedicated to caring for seafarers and their welfare. They offer practical support, emergency assistance and a friendly welcome to seafarers that find their ship in the port of Wellington, New Zealand. Mary will speak on, "The role of Mission to Seafarers."

Please register yourself and any guests for next week's meeting no later than 6pm Sunday 15 February with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am           David Quinn                        

Greeter                      Spencer Petherick

Kaikohau                   Brenda Lazelle

Opening Thought       Jeff Lee

Introduction                Tamaris Livera

Thanking                    Dawn Sanders

Sharing                      Tony Robinson

Parting Thought         Hadleigh Petherick 

Club Reporter          Geoff Smith    

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 15 February, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, 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 receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.

This week our speaker is

Dr Janice Wilson 

Rotary Board Member on the Trust

The J R McKenzie Trust is a philanthropic family trust that has been grantmaking in Aotearoa New Zealand since 1940. Their primary focus is to fund community organisations and initiatives whose purpose and goals are aligned with their vision of “a socially just and inclusive Aotearoa New Zealand”, and which aim to advance equity through transformational, systemic change.

Their funding is made possible by dividends received each year from Rangatira Investments, a company established by Sir J R McKenzie in 1937, that pioneered private investment in New Zealand. Today it grows iconic New Zealand businesses utilising a co-investment model.

Dr Wilsons topic is, "The impact of JR McKenzie Trust on Wellington community."

Please register yourself and any guests for next week's meeting no later than 6pm Sunday 22 February with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am           Yon Yi Sohn                        

Greeter                      Jane Paterson

Kaikohau                   Rob Whitney

Opening Thought       Richard Westlake

Introduction                David Shackleton

Thanking                    Victoria Triegaardt

Sharing                      Mike Selvadurai

Parting Thought         Peter Whittington 

Club Reporter          Brad Weekly    

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 22 February, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, 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 receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.

This week our speaker is

Roger Beaumont

CEO NZ Banking Association

Roger is an experienced executive with a demonstrated history of working in the media and banking industries. He is skilled in Corporate Communications, Digital Strategy, Advertising, Integrated Marketing and Communications, Strategic Planning, Sponsorship and Government Relations.

Roger's topic is, "How are banks trying to prevent scams."

Please register yourself and any guests for next week's meeting no later than 6pm Sunday 1 March with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am           Lou Bray-Burns                        

Greeter                      Lindsay Chitty

Kaikohau                   Jo Douglas

Opening Thought       Bill Day

Introduction                David Barnes

Thanking                    Rick Hughes

Sharing                      Ross Buxton

Parting Thought         Rod Badcock 

Club Reporter          Howard Tong    

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 1 March, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, 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 receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.

FLASH BACK FRIDAY - MEAN DOSES BAR

66 TORY STREET - UPSTAIRS

12pm Friday 6 March 2026

Howard recently said to me, "Lou, let's kick the year off with a visit to Mean Doses, Tory Street. The guy who runs it is "Dean Moses"  (great spoonerism)  and he is keen to open early for us to come and sample a few of their beers and eat some delicious food from either Apache or their in house catering.

We have been there before, some years ago  - so it will be great to go back and revisit them and give them some custom.

Please feel free to bring along friends and family. With so many places closing in the CBD it would be great to support another bar and brewery that we are so lucky to have right on our doorstep, with as many people as we can get.

Please can I have registrations in by Wednesday 4 March 6pm - don't forget to register friends and family when you do your own registration so that we can give Dean some numbers :)

Looking forward to our first Flash Back of the year!!! Wooo Hooo!!!!

Lou

This week our speakers are

Youth Speakers

Charlotte, Emma and Mugundhan

This group of young people are individuals we sponsored to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) and the Science Forum. They will be talking to us about their experiences as they undertook these opportunities.

Please register yourself and any guests for next week's meeting no later than 6pm Sunday 8 March with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am           David Quinn                      

Greeter - 6.45am      Spencer Petherick

Kaikohau                   Brenda Lazelle

Opening Thought       Richard Westlake

Introduction                Tamaris Livera

Thanking                    Dawn Sanders

Sharing                      Ross Buxton

Parting Thought         Tony Robinson

Club Reporter          Hadleigh Petherick

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 8 March, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, 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 receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.

Port Nic Gardeners

Let's get out there and have some fun. 

We all enjoy our annual rolling up of sleeves, donning of gumboots and having  lovely time making our auction recipients gardens look fabulous.This year we will be doing some weeding on a completely flat garden in Golf Road, Heretaunga - an easy 20 minute drive from the city. Nothing too strenuous at all (this time!). We will follow this with a light lunch and a cuppa. Some of you golfers may well be keen on going for a round afterwards.  

Invitation: Rotary Clubs of Wellington Fundraiser 

Birdwood Reserve Environmental Project Group (BREPG) invites members, friends and whanau to :Tracking Birdwood Quiz night – The Karori Taphouse Sunday 15 March 2026

This is to raise funds for their ground breaking project. Lets get a team together to support their project. 

Cost is $25 per person.  Teams are made up of 6 people per table.

The Karori Taphouse is at 162 Karori Road, Karori, Wellington.

Please reply to accept or decline this invite.

RSVPs are required by Sunday 7 March 2026 

Contact Dawn Sanders for more information: action-sanders@xtra.co.nz or  phone 027 2836016

This week our speaker is

Grainne Moss

CEO Ministry of Regulation and ocean Swimmer

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.

Moss’s achievements in 1987 heralded the start of a truly remarkable open-water journey. From victories in Ireland’s open-water championships and the ‘Irish Triple Crown’, Moss has broken records and pushed the boundaries on what Irish swimmers can achieve. Her accolades are not confined to Irish waters, either. In 2001, Moss became the first Irish swimmer to swim the notorious Cook Strait between New Zealand’s North and South Islands, as well as conquering many other well known channels. Since calling New Zealand home, Moss has built a career as one of the country’s most senior public servants. The same qualities that carry her through bitterly cold seas have shaped her leadership on land: endurance, clarity of purpose and a willingness to take on challenges.

Please register yourself and any guests for next week's meeting no later than 6pm Sunday 29 March with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am                    Lou Bray-Burns                           

Greeter - 6.45am                 Fiona Smith

Set up/Pack up - 6.45am     Ross Buxton

Kaikohau                              Jo Douglas

Opening Thought                  Bill Day

Introduction                           Victoria Triegaadt

Thanking                               Rick Hughes

Guardian Angel

Photographer         

Parting Thought                    Rod Badcock

Club Reporter                       Geoff Smith

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 29 March, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, 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 receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.

This week our speaker is

Grainne Moss

CEO Ministry of Regulation and Ocean Swimmer

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.

Moss’s achievements in 1987 heralded the start of a truly remarkable open-water journey. From victories in Ireland’s open-water championships and the ‘Irish Triple Crown’, Moss has broken records and pushed the boundaries on what Irish swimmers can achieve. Her accolades are not confined to Irish waters, either. In 2001, Moss became the first Irish swimmer to swim the notorious Cook Strait between New Zealand’s North and South Islands, as well as conquering many other well known channels. Since calling New Zealand home, Moss has built a career as one of the country’s most senior public servants. The same qualities that carry her through bitterly cold seas have shaped her leadership on land: endurance, clarity of purpose and a willingness to take on challenges.

Please register yourself and any guests for next week's meeting no later than 6pm Sunday 29 March with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am                    Lou Bray-Burns                           

Greeter - 6.45am                 Fiona Smith

Set up/Pack up - 6.45am     Ross Buxton

Kaikohau                              Jo Douglas

Opening Thought                  Bill Day

Introduction                           Victoria Triegaadt

Thanking                               Rick Hughes

Guardian Angel

Photographer         

Parting Thought                    Rod Badcock

Club Reporter                       Geoff Smith

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 29 March, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, 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 receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.