Rotary District 9930 Health Challenge (click here)

Welcome to Rotary District 9930 ~ New Zealand

District 9930 lies in the heart of the North Island. It is a land rich in history, in agriculture, in tourism, and in technology.

The little village of Maketu is the site of one of the earliest Maori settlements in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Many towns of the East Cape region of our district share these Maori cultural roots, as do most communities in our district. The Coromandel Peninsula towns of Thames and Paeroa witnessed the gold rush fever of the 19th century. Tourism flourishes in Rotorua, Mt Maunganui, Hawkes Bay, and Taupo. Agriculture abounds from the kiwifruit orchards of the Bay of Plenty to the dairy farms of the Waikato, to the vineyards of Hawke's Bay, to the vast forests of the central region. Our largest city Hamilton is a hub of technology and higher education, and New Zealand's largest port, Tauranga, drives the economy of our entire region.

And in every one of the areas, you will find Rotary clubs that serve their local communities as well as Rotary's global mission. We are 50 clubs powered by nearly 1,500 Rotarians.

Take time to explore District 9930. and see how Rotary "Serves to Change Lives".

Greetings From Our Fast Peddling District Governor

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Our International President Shekhar Mehta has a theme for Membership – Each One, Bring One. August is Membership Month and provides a chance for all Rotarians throughout the District to think about all those friends, family, work colleagues and acquaintances who might be considered for Rotary membership.

Rotary ShelterBox Aotearoa

This month, we wanted to share this beautiful image (shown above), which was taken during a recent distribution of household items, emergency shelter, and hygiene kits to 900 families in Burkina Faso - which is currently experiencing one of the fastest-growing displacement crises and Africa.

For us, there is no greater feeling than seeing families smile - and watching children dance for joy - after providing them with a safe place to call home.

Rotarians, Serve To Change in 2021-22

Dear change-makers,

Welcome to the new Rotary year — a year when you will be called upon to Serve to Change Lives and achieve big dreams. Because of your passion for achieving great things, we will grow more and do more.

Our Action Plan, Rotary’s strategic road map, sets our course and strengthens us for the future by focusing on four priorities: increasing our impact, expanding our reach, enhancing participant engagement, and increasing our ability to adapt.

This year, I am honored to move these priorities forward by leading with a vision and implementing several initiatives that I believe will result in positive growth during 2021-22 and beyond.

Stortford Lodge Rotary Club’s Virtual Visiting

Stortford Lodge Rotary Club’s Virtual Visiting brings joy to rest home residents

A two-way partnership between Stortford Lodge Rotary Club, and Hawke’s Bay District Health Board has brought Virtual Visitor Technology to Retirement Homes and Cranford Hospice in Hastings and Napier.

Stortford Lodge Rotarian and Hawke’s Bay DHB Board member Peter Dunkerley said Rotarians had cut and sold firewood plus received a grant from The June Gray Trust to raise money for the initial Virtual Visitor Technology pilot scheme after learning how successful the benefits had been for patients and their families at Hawke’s Bay Hospital during Covid19 Alert level 4 and 3 lockdowns.

Rotary International Photo Contest Winners

It was a challenging year for photographers. Once the pandemic hit, travel plans had to be changed or canceled. That was reflected in many of the submissions for Rotary magazine’s 2021 photo awards: Many more photos than usual were taken close to home, sometimes as close as the backyard. But many photos captured the way COVID-19 has transformed our world and our daily lives. And, perhaps reflecting the fundamental optimism of Rotary members, there were many images of hope, joy, and simple beauty.

See the winners 2021

Rotaracters Rock!

Two members of the recently formed The Rotaract Club of Hawke's Bay, Annalise Paton & Jessie Hawkes-Pearce gave Greenmeadows Rotary Club a rundown on how their club was formed and said that they had already raised $1000 in a project the previous weekend.

Both members were students at EIT (where Pres. Jenny had “found” them) and many of the other Rotaractors are also EIT students.

They currently have 17 – 22 members and five of them attended our recent District Conference.

Rotary's Paul Harris

Harris was born in Racine, Wisconsin to George and Cornilia Harris.

He was the couple's second child. At age 3, when his family fell on hard times, Paul was moved with a sibling to Vermont to live with his paternal grandparents,

Howard and Pamela Harris. Harris would later write about his parents: "Of all charges which might have been made against George and Cornelia, parsimony would have stood the least chance. They were both royal spenders."

While living in Vermont, he attended Black River Academy in Ludlow, but was expelled after only a short time. At his secondary school in Rutland, he was known as a prankster. After secondary school, he attended the University of Vermont. In 1886, he was expelled in an incident involving a secret society. In the fall of 1887, he attended Princeton University.

Rotary's Iron Will ~ A Reminder

Please take the time to click on the link. It is exactly what we need at this time in a new Rotary year

– a glimpse back into the frightening past and impact of Poliomyelitis.

Stortford Lodge Rotary Receives Civic Award

55 years of service to the Hastings community was acknowledged on Tuesday 27 July with the presentation of a Hastings District Council Civic Award to the Club.

Mention was made not only of our most recent projects but some undertaken in the formative years. Attendees were told of how club members give freely of their time and expertise in contributing thousands of voluntary hours every year.

The evening highlighted the diversity of culture and ethnicity in the Hastings community.

Tauranga Rotary and their "Matariki Opening"

Please click on the photo above for video

Last year Tauranga Rotary sponsored the Greerton Community Garden by purchasing the wood for the raised beds.

Napier Rotary Hear About Purple Hands

The Reverend Barbara Walker was introduced by Bruce Martin who told us she was a nurse, eye surgeon, midwife, anaesthetist, international aid worker, health manager, missionary and Anglican priest!

She then calmly set out to tell us how she had performed those roles in some of the most dangerous places in the world. She talked of death threats (over wages) in Mozambique; rescuing “boat people” with a frigate in the South China Sea, said something about 80,000 refugees in a camp in Somalia and getting three million refugees across the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan – or something like that.

Westport Flood Relief ~ Rotary Assistance

Need to Contact a Member of Your Rotary Club?

You can find your fellow members contact details on the club website by following this link .

If you have the ClubRunner App on your mobile phone you can access the directory and call members directly by touching the phone icon.

Does Your Rotary Club Have a Dream Team?

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Greenmeadows President Jenny and some of her dream team for 2021-22

Jenny and her new directors have determined how our club would execute Rotary International’s strategic plan (which is to Increase our ability to adapt; Enhance participant engagement; Expand our reach; Increase our awareness and impact and Meet the expectations of new and existing members) in the 2021-22 year.

Te Awamutu Rotary Hear About Summer Science School

Guest Speaker – Joshua Henderson Reporting on attendance at Rotary National Science and Technology Forum 10th - 21st January 2021. Stephen Cox introduced Josh and his family.

Josh thanked Rotary members for their sponsorship to attend the Forum and also for listening to his presentation.

He described his taste of ‘Uni life’ managing his own laundry and balancing this with time in the games room. He had a very full schedule:

Let Lake Taupo Rotary Take You for a Ride.

Covid-19 in Papamoa Rotary?

This happened yesterday and it is important information for our age group.

A friend had his 2nd dose of the vaccine at the vaccination centre after which he began to have blurred vision on the way home. When he got home, he called the vaccination centre for advice and to ask if he should go see a doctor or be hospitalized.

He was told NOT to go to a doctor, NOT to go to a hospital and NOT to drive, but just return to the vaccination centre immediately and pick up his glasses.

By the way - Have you had your two vaccines yet? Phone 0800 829 000 – go direct. Do not wait for somebody to contact you. -

Greetings From Our New District Governor

The newly elected Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta is now installed. He along with many thousands of others around the world have taken on leadership roles within Rotary. Welcome to the new Rotary year 2021/22. Shekhar’s theme is Serve to Change Lives. We all know that our voluntary community service is acknowledged by many, that service affects lives, improves lives, and it changes lives. Whether it be the giver or the receiver – we are all somehow changed by our service.

Rotary Club of Whakatane, Insight

Rotary Insight: Brent spoke of a traumatic time in his life some years ago when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

He obviously recovered and his wife jokingly says that they left the tumour in and took the brain out. He had to learn to walk again using a walking frame.

From a Rotary aspect, as he could not work and wasn’t allowed to drive, Scottie and others picked him up and took him to Rotary.

He is grateful for the love and compassion that Rotary showed him, and within two years he became President.

Rotary District 9930 Service Above Self Award 2021

By David Hulme, Media Support and Resources Officer D9930

Years of dedicated service, much of it behind the scenes and across multiple districts, has seen Rotorua Rotarian Fergus Cummings recognised as this year’s District 9930 Service Above Self recipient.

Fergus, who served as District Governor in 1999-2000, was humbled and shocked when presented with the honour at the D9930 changeover lunch in Napier on Sunday.