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Innovative Young Minds applications are open Apply online now for your place at IYM 2019 at www.iym.org.nz. The new website makes it even easier for students to apply.  The IYM expanded programme will offer two sessions during the July school holidays. The first session is 7-12 July and the second session is 14-19 July with 40 plac... Keep Reading

Our fourth annual Rotary Club of Wellington Akina Social Enterprise Kickstart Awards event was held on 29 October 2018 at the Wellington Club.  Each of the four finalists showcased a 3 minute video followed by a 3 minute personal pitch to present their organisation and outline how they met the judging criteria of: Keep Reading

Rotary Forum 2018 was held on 23 August, 2018. Just before the closing speech, from the Hon Grant Robertson MP for Wellington Central, the chair Roger Blakeley gave a brief summary of the speakers' presentations that had been prepared by Helen Algar. This is a record and copy of that summary. Keep Reading

City Builder Lab There is a very exciting project that has evolved from the Rotary Club of Wellington's 2017 Rotary Forum: "Achieving the Impossible Dream for Wellington: the city and region". It is called the Tawa City Builder Lab 18-20 September 2018. It is described in the attached two documents. Microsoft has agreed to provide $20,000 sp... Keep Reading

Mana Tangata: People of Action. The History of Rotary in New Zealand 1921–2021. The Project. Begun in Chicago in 1905, Rotary was established in New Zealand in 1921 when clubs were set up in both Wellington and Auckland. The idea was that men from a range of vocations would meet together on a non-political and non-religious basis to enjoy... Keep Reading

IYM Challenges Young Women IYM 2018 was a great success, and there are exciting plans for IYM 2019 What do plastic flakes, fire engines, 3D CAD drawings, laser printing, ice cream made with liquid nitrogen, virtual reality, painted walls that turn on the lights when touched, an anaechoic chamber and early morning exercise all have in common?... Keep Reading

Now in its seventh highly successful year, Rotary Forum 2018 promises to uncover the big ideas that will provoke and inspire the future of Wellington – city and region. Twelve speakers, young and old, have been hand-picked to choose their own topic and answer a simple question: what is your impossible dream for Wellington? We are seeking... Keep Reading

RCW Supports Innovative Young Minds. The Innovative Young Minds (IYM) programme is designed to encourage young women to explore science, technology, engineering, mathematics and high-tech manufacturing - fields we call the STEMM sector. The week-long residential programme is open to female Year 11 and Year 12 students in the Greater Wellington... Keep Reading

Club donates IT gear to Te Ara centre On 6 July, club members visited Te Ara/ the Wellington Activity Centre to present ten laptops and chrome books for the students’ use. RCW has donated $6,900 for this equipment and an upgrade of IT services to enable students to do online NCEA and other studies. The centre takes up to 20 young people... Keep Reading