President Donna addressed the crowd assembled at Motukaraka Point to celebrate the opening of Stage 3 of Te Ara Piko. She said: 'Plimmerton Rotary is proud to be associated with this unique project in an outstanding part of New Zealand ... Keep Reading
Plimmerton resident Bella Cawthorn, is a freelance facilitator who has made a study of how communities can discuss and influence things which might affect them. She took as an example transport and urban form: “Healthy Streets”. Modes and availabilities of transport, and where we live, have a big impact on our mental and physical wellbeing... Keep Reading
Even in prosperous New Zealand, many babies are born into families lacking the most basic things to keep the baby warm, clean and safe. Jo Alderdice and partner Andy Sole started Little Sprouts in 2013 ... Keep Reading
Mike Doig gave a thorough and thought-provoking analysis of referendums at the Rotary meeting on 5 February 2019 and concluded with the opinion that, with hindsight, the referendum on Brexit had failed the basic tests ... ... Keep Reading
The Belola School is finished and 120 children are about to start their new school year in their own school. The old school was burnt down in 1999, during the Indonesia withdrawal from East Timor ... Keep Reading
Rachel Carr began by reviewing the 90-year history of the WFA. It began in 1927 as an initiative of the then Wellington mayor, Charles Norwood, whose family are still involved as donors. It remains the only free ambulance service in New Zealand, and probably in the southern hemisphere ... Keep Reading
Paul Mulvaney, freelance journalist, has written an article about 'The history and development of Riding for the Disabled' ... Keep Reading
The Parumoana Schools' cluster covers the nine primary schools in northern Porirua. It is a longstanding tradition, now stretching back over 17 years, for them to compete to see who their best young speech-makers are. The students were confident, well-practised, and astonishing in their maturity. ... Keep Reading
The undoubted highlight of last night’s Christmas party was the celebration of Angus Langbein’s fifty years’ service to the Rotary movement ... Keep Reading
This was a fantastic opportunity for Rotary to provide the organisation and means of community engagement, bringing huge benefits to both the kids and the police recruits for whom assisting young children will soon be a part of their day-to-day work ... Keep Reading
After describing some impressive examples of industry self-regulation, Tony Johnson digressed into a hair-raising tour of modern drag-racing, which one suspects is his main interest in life ... Keep Reading
It was fortunate that the forecast did not live up to expectations and the clean up was completed successfully by seventy people prior to the BBQ at lunchtime ... Keep Reading
In District Governor Marion’s opinion, we are a thriving club that ticks all the important boxes. We are energetic, project-focussed, and effective. The club has played its full part in District affairs ... Keep Reading
Youth has always been a strong focus for Plimmerton Rotary and it was a great thrill to see that several of the young people we have supported over the years were represented at the Partners Porirua Youth Awards on 25 October at Pataka ... Keep Reading
What is the QEII Trust?Although most club members have heard of the QE II Trust, few of us knew what it does. This was remedied in fine style last evening by CEO Mike Jebson and Wellington region manager Trevor Thomson. The Trust is a conservation organisation which works in a particular way with DoC and private landowners. Keep Reading
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