Events

In conjunction with the Rotary Club of Wellington

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Our Guest speaker this week is

James Willcocks, CEO Predator Free Wellington - A predator free capital city

Update on RCPN trapping and video surveillance

NOTES:

• Your registration is required no later than 6pm Sunday 9 March.
• This meeting will be on Floor 6

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am        Brad Weekly

Greeter                   Ross Buxton

Kaikohau                Nicole Barker

Opening Thought   Nick Duncan

Introduction            Paula Smith McKnight

Thanking                Richard Westlake

Sharing                  David Barnes

Parting Thought     Hadleigh Petherick

Club Reporter        Brenda Lazelle

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 President Jo (joanna.douglas1954@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 9 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.

Our speakers this week are

Jacqui Harper

Innovative Young Minds

and

Emilia Kostynchuk and Snehal Maram

Rotary National Science and Technology attendees Jan 2025

NOTES: Your registration is required no later than 6pm Sunday 16 March.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am        Everard Aspell

Greeter                   Jeff Lee

Kaikohau                Heather Lucas

Opening Thought   Richard Brodie

Introduction            Paula Smith McKnight

Thanking                Linda Wellington 

Sharing                  Steve Lawton

Parting Thought     Darryl Ross

Club Reporter        Julian Bateson

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 President Jo (joanna.douglas1954@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Reminder - Flashback Friday - next Friday, 21 March, 12.30pm Victoria Tavern Petone, we would love to see you. Dont forget to register :)

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 16 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.

FLASHBACK FRIDAY IS BACK!!!!!

Its time to kick the year off with another new venue for our long Friday lunches

Venue: The Victoria Tavern Petone

             140 Jackson Street, Petone, Lower Hutt 5012

Date:     21 March 2025

Time:    12.30

Just a quick trip on the train to Petone Station and then a short walk along Jackson Street and you will find the Victoria Tavern. If you prefer to bring the car - the Victoria Tavern has its own carpark out the back. The use of the car park is free for guests - as long as they validate before leaving.

Bring family and friends - just remember to register them when you reply, so we know the numbers.

The Victoria Tavern has served the people of Petone, and the Hutt Valley for since 1888.

The latest incarnation of the place was completed in February 2020 – a renovation that included restoring elements of the building removed over the years,  restrengthening the building for earthquake safety and opening up the building to let natural light in. The result was a light, open space with a dedicated dining area, outdoor courtyards and comfortable bar area.

They sell a range of tap beers, cocktails and wine accompanied by a menu highlighting the best that New Zealand produces.

RSVP by Wednesday 19 March 6pm

Looking forward to seeing you there :)

Life Flight Trust Open Day

Volunteers Needed

 Life Flight Airbase

 17 George Bolt Street

Rongotai

               23^rd March 10 a.m. – 2.30 p.m.

Volunteers are needed at the Life Flight Base to help with a Rotary stand, helping raise awareness and fundraising for critical services supporting those in need.  The service is now in demand every 4 – 5 hours 24/7.

A special day – demonstrations of rescue services; entertainment including music, face painting and so on; food and drink; special aircraft on display.   Suitable for adults and children.

Can you help for an hour or two on the day.  9.00 – 10.30 a.m. set-up. 10.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. 11.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.  12.30 p.m. – 1.30 p.m.  1.30 p.m. – 2.30 p.m.  2.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. tidy up.

Please email me if you can help, Joy Durrant at joy@prosperity.co.nz

Our speaker this week is one of our own

Ryan Donovan

VSA and RYLA

NOTES: Your registration is required no later than 6pm Sunday 23 March.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am        David Quinn

Greeter                   Lindsay Chitty

Kaikohau                Marc Rand

Opening Thought  Dawn Sanders

Introduction           Geoff Smith

Thanking                 Bill Day 

Sharing                   Tony Herring

Parting Thought     Spencer Petherick

Club Reporter         Anne Hare

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 President Jo (joanna.douglas1954@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Reminder - Flashback Friday is today 21 March, 12.30pm Victoria Tavern Petone, we would love to see you.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 23 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.

Our speaker for our business breakfast meeting on 2 April 2025 is

Nicole Skews-Poole

Founding Director Achordown

The Rotary Clubs of  Port Nicholson and Mt Victoria, 

Nicola Willis became a List MP following Stephen Joyce’s departure from Parliament in 2018. She had previously worked as a senior adviser to Prime Minister John Key and in the corporate sector where she held senior management roles in dairy giant Fonterra. Nicola and her husband Duncan Small have four children and they live in Karori.

Please register for yourself and any guests by Friday 14 February, with details of any dietary requirments, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club.

Please note the early registration date.

We hope you can join us for this event. Numbers are limited to 100 so guarantee your place by registering early. The function cost for this event is $27.50 including breakfast (this is different to our normal meeting as there will be no discount if you choose not to have breakfast).

Members will be billed for both their registration and their guests at $27.50 per person. Non members please make payment to RCPN Account 03-0502-0132476-00 with your name and "Business Breakfast" as the reference.

Perambulators Walk – First for 2025

Totara Park Loop and Brewtown Lunch

Sunday April 6 2025 9.30-1.00pm

It's time to start the Perambulators season off and this one is an easy one. 

We will meet at the carpark just over the bridge to Totara Park - by the sports grounds, 9.15 for a 9.30 start.

Leaving at 9.30am (so make sure you get there by 9.15am), we will walk to Riverstone Terraces and back to Totara Park.

A small section has some small up and downs but the bulk of the walk is flat. One way will take us thorugh some nice bush (this is the small up and down section). We will decide on the day which side of the loop we will do first, depending on the wind  (if any) direction. If you have walking poles you may find these handy for the up and down section as the ground can be a bit rough, but for the bulk of the walk, you will be easily able to walk unassisted.

The walk will be ablout 2.5 hours. After the walk we will head to Brewtown - which is close to Totara Park and have some refreshments and lunch :)

Friends and family are welcome to join us, so bring them along.

Please register yourself and any guests by Saturday 5 April 6pm so we know who is coming.

If the weather is against us, we will email you either the day before or early on the morning.

Cheers Lou and Peter