Rotary Meeting 6 August 2025

The speaker for this week is

Belinda Hinimoa

Chief Executive

Social Service providers Aotearoa

Belinda is CEO of Social Service Providers Te Pai Ora o Aotearoa. She whakapapa's to Ngāti Apa and Ngāti Hauiti in the Whanganui/Rangitīkei rohe and was raised in Kaikohe in Tai Tokerau. She has lived in Wellington since the mid 90s and her son is studying at Auckland University.

She has worked in the social, justice and international policy areas in government. She has worked across youth justice, youth development, child abuse, family violence, sexual violence and education sectors and most recently led the Policy and Research function at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.

Belinda is an avid connector of people and have rich intergenerational professional and personal networks.

Outside of the office, she is President of the Zonta Club of Wellington which aims to build a better world for women and girls. She loves being active and is a keen gardener, photographer and love exploring new places.

REMINDER - Flashback Friday is this week 1 August - 12pm 187 Bar All welcome :)

Please register for yourself and any guests no later than 6pm Sunday 3 August 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         Geoff Smith       

Greeter                    Lindsay Chitty     

Kaikohau                 Jo Douglas    

Opening Thought  Brad Weekly

Introduction            Darryl Ross

Thanking                   Dawn Sanders    

Sharing                      Mike Selvadurai  

Parting Thought        Peter Whittington   

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 3 August, 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.