Category Archives: Meetings

On June 10th our guest speaker was William Nobelen who gave a very interesting talk about a Day in the Life of a Funeral Director. William explained how he got into the industry after friends told him he was very good at helping people to get through tough times. He explained how the role of […]

On 11th March the club and guests had a presentation by Neil Haydon on Bletchley Park; the top-secret home of Britain’s World War Two Codebreakers. Neil outlined how Bletchley Park came to be set up and its work during World War 2 including breaking the German Military’s Enigma machine codes early in the war. He […]

On 24th July the club welcomed Sia Goel a student from Newlands College, who the club sponsored on the 2023 Innovative Young Minds Program. Innovative Young Minds (IYM) is a program run throughout the Greater Wellington area by Rotary clubs that enables young women to experience what a career in technology might be like with […]

On Sunday 6th August club members from Johnsonville joined members of Tawa Rotary to visit Life Flight’s base at Wellington Airport. Johnsonville Rotary along with other Rotary clubs in District 9940 in raising funds to equip Life Flight’s new aircraft so they can safely transport very small children in incubators and their families in emergency […]

On the 26th June the club held it’s annual changeover meeting. Outgoing Club President; Neil Haydon reviewed the club’s achievements and activities during the last 12 months and thanked all members for their support. Then Neil was joined by senior club member Bob Shennan who inaugurated Athula Wanasingha as the new President for 2023-2024

Johnsonville Rotary has honoured Michael Hodgen with a Paul Harris Fellowship Double Sapphire Pin to recognise his dedicated service efforts on behalf of the club and the community. Prior to joining Johnsonville Club Michael’s first Rotary Club was at Umtata, in the Transkei in South Africa, a multiracial and multinational club, with members from across […]

At our club meeting on 8th May, we welcomed Bayley Puha-Harris, a student from Newlands College, who gave an interesting presentation on his experience and what he learned at the recent RYPEN (Rotary Youth Programme of Enrichment) event held in March at Kokako Lodge in Hunua, near Auckland. Bayley was sponsored by Johnsonville Rotary. Bayley […]

On 24th April our guest speaker was Senior Constable Lew Diamond who talked about his career and his work serving the local community in Johnsonville with an interesting presentation “My background and policing in the Johnsonville area” He explained how policing has changed over the years and how Johnsonville compares to other areas he has […]

Lee Wilkinson, Past Assitant Governor was guest speaker at the club on 13 March and ran a interesting workshop on the subject of “Attracting people to engage with Rotary”. A key theme for all clubs in Rotary is attracting new members to join so the organisation can maintain all its work supporting the local community. […]

The new Wellington Rotary Interact club is holding their first fundraising event on 20th May to support Birthright. The event is a Performance Gala showcasing youth talent from across the Wellington area. It will be in the Te Manawa Auditorium at Aotea College. New Interact Club President Jessica Starke visited Johnsonville Rotary at the club […]