Events

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

Perambulator's Picnic Lunch in Otaki

Sunday 1 February 2026 10.30am

at the Philippa and Tony's Farm

124 Ringawhati Road

RD3

Otaki