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Club News
November 9 2025
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Our Duties November 12 
Please note that these may differ from previous notifications

Desk - Tony Robinson
Greeter - 
Kaikohau -  Ross Buxton
Opening Thought - Howard Tong
Introduction - N/A
Thanking-  N/A
Sharing - Steve Lawton
Closing thought- Peter Whittington
Reporter - N/A

This week's speaker
Club Forum and AGM

Looking forward to having you at the AGM and club forum where we will discuss a few topics to enhance the club. It will be great if you can attend and share your ideas.

End Polio now - bacon butties 

Thank you everyone who helped out at the End Polio now stall at Wellington railway station. It was a lovely morning and the bacon butties were well received. Thank you Linda for organising this for the club. 

The future looks good
Meetings, speakers and events coming up
  • 12 November AGM and Club Forum
  • 16 November Lifting the Lid Stall at Waitangi markets
  • 19 November Mrs Q The Circus Hub
  • 26 November Dr Nate Rigler Sanctuary to Sea Project
  • 3 December Emily Mason Understanding Social Investment
  • 11 December Wayne Naylor- CEO Hospice NZ
  • 18 December Angela Green NZ festival of the Arts
  •          2026
  •  11 February Helmut Modik CEO Ngati Toa 
  •  20-22 March Rotary conference Napier (Wine and food centre of NZ ) Click here to register
  • 24 March  2026 Goal Setters awards breakfast
                                  Social events 
     Rotary Club of Port Nic has a variety of social events you are very welcome to join. 
      Xmas Function Sunday December 7th 
      Perambulator's Christmas walk and lunch December 14th 
     Rotary conference March 20-22 Napier Click here to register

Flashback Friday

We had a lovely Flashback Friday. It was awesome to have Howard and Jenny back and have so members many attend. Hadleigh looked amazing dressed up ready for trick or treating with his daughter and made us all really welcome.

President Nicole

Thank you very much to Linda and Bill for covering for me while I was away. It was much appreciated.

This week we have our AGM and club forum where we approve the changes to the constitution and brainstorm a few topics to enhance our club. We look forward to having you take part in this. Thanks to Mike for putting together the information on the Constitution changes which were sent to everyone last week. Please take the time to read the information before Wednesday's meeting.

In regional rotary news you may have seen that the Karori and Wellington North clubs have merged to become the new rotary club of Wellington North. It is good to see the rotary clubs adapting and changing. 

Have a great week, Nicole

Peramubulators 

 The perambulators made the most of a sunny Sunday morning and met at Jo's place, and took an an amble around her suburb, ending with fresh muffins and coffee at her place. Thank you Jo for your hospitality.

     

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT….
Police national dive squad

This week Bruce Adams head of the police national dive squad gave us an insight of his 28 years with this team of divers. The team was formed in the 1970s and have an average of 70 deployments every year throughout New Zealand, well over one each week. 

Read more...
Ben Baker-world renowned violinist

We were treated to a fine musical start to the day, with world-renowned violinist and Rotarian Ben Baker joining us on Wednesday. Ben is in New Zealand for his annual sojourn, where he performs and also attends the At the World's Edge  Festival (AWF) in Queenstown, which he created in 2021 with fellow Kiwi violinist Justine McCormack. 

Read more...

Weekly Meeting Duties November- December

November Club Duties and Roster

If you are rostered for a duty and cannot make it, please arrange for someone to take your place and let Nicole know at Nicolebarker883@gmail.com or 027 5866666

 

12 Nov

19 Nov

26 Nov

3 Dec

10 Dec

Desk 6.45am

Tony Robinson

Rick Hughes

David Quinn

Lindsay Chitty

David Quinn

Greeter

Lou Bray-Burns

Jeff Lee

Everard Aspell

Darryl Ross

Kaikohau

Ross Buxton

Geoff Smith

Spencer Petherick

Bill Day

Tony Robinson

Opening Thought 

Howard Tong

Andre Lategan

Mike Selvadurai

Tamaris Livera

Steve Lawton

Introduction

N/A

David Barnes

Rob Whitney

Brenda Lazelle

David Barnes

Thanking 

N/A

Tori Triegaardt

Geoff Smith

David Shackleton

Richard Westlake 

Sharing

Steve Lawton

Heather Lucas

Darryl Ross

Nick Duncan

Brad Weekly

Parting Thought

Peter Whittington

Brent Gerrard

Linda Wellington

Richard Brodie

Yon Yi Sohn

Reporter

N/A

Jo Douglas

David Barnes

Mike Selvadurai

Julian Bateson 

Kaikohau (Expression of hope)
        Nau mai ngā hua
        Nau mai ngā pai
        Nau mai kia nui
        Kia hāwere ai
        Tihei mauri ora
       
         Welcome all things that have grown
         Welcome all things that are good
         May they be plentiful and abundant
 
Port Nicholson Rotary Board Members 2025/26
President                        Nicole Barker
Treasurer                        Nick Duncan
Community Services     Marc Rands
Club Services                 Geoff Smith
District Liaison               Brent Gerrard
Lifting the Lid                 David Shackleton
Secretary                       Jo Douglas Membership                   Richard Westlake
Projects                          Paula McKnight
Youth                              Tori  Triegaardt     
Past President               Jo Douglas
President Elect              David Barnes

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