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On 17 October 2016, Johnsonville Rotary had as guests the Johnsonville Lions. The guest speaker was Lt Commander Kelly Begg of the Royal NZ Navy (RNZN). Kelly joined the NZ Navy in 2001. She explained how the Navy has developed over the years and become increasingly gender neutral. The Navy became the RNZN 75 years […]

On 10 October 2016, Johnsonville Rotary hosted a club raid by Plimmerton Rotary accompanied by their female French Rotary Exchange Student, Laurie. Laurie introduced herself to the club, with a brief resume. She comes from Amiens in France. The photo shows her addressing the Rotarians. Our guest speaker was Shane Harmon, the CEO of the […]

Wellington Free Ambulance, in association with the Stroke Foundation and with the assistance of Johnsonville Rotary, ran a Blood Pressure Campaign, at the New Worlds in Newlands and Churton Park, to check peoples’ blood pressure and bring home to everyone the importance of checking one’s blood pressure for good health and avoiding strokes. The campaign […]

Johnsonville Rotarian William Nobelen receiving his JP’s badge from PDG Pat Waite JP at Wellington District Court recently.

On Monday 12 September 2016, Candice Hurter was inducted as a member into the Rotary Club of Johnsonville by Ilona Musil, the Club’s Membership Director. She was then congratulated by President Vince and the whole Club.

On Monday 12 September, Clare Sullivan (the WCC Deputy Electoral Officer) spoke to the Club about “STV and the Local Body Elections”. This was a timely reminder to all of us, with the Local Body Elections starting on 16 September. Clare has worked both for the Christchurch and now Wellington City Councils and has dealt […]

District Governor, Martin Garcia, visited us on 1 August 2016. Martin began his talk by telling us of his family’s fascinating historic links with Rotary, and then proceeded to inspire us with the good that Rotary is doing and can do in this District and around the world. Including that Rotary’s Polio Plus campaign (assisted […]

Pengbo Jiang: guest speaker; Johnsonville Rotary: 25 July 2016 Pengbo Jiang spoke to Johnsonville Rotary, on 25 July 2016, about moving from China to New Zealand and how volunteering helps migrants to settle. He moved to New Zealand as an 11 year old boy from Fuzhou, Northern China. His parents still live in China (he […]

18 July, Johnsonville Rotary: Don Casagranda guest speaker Porirua Rotarian Don Casagranda spoke to the club on 18 July 2016 about his and his wife Eve’s business- “On Arrival”, which assists migrants to adjust to life in New Zealand. Don and Eve and their family arrived themselves from Calgary, Canada, in the mid 1980s. Their […]