Thirteen inspirational speakers with big ideas, including:

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

On Saturday 16 June, 39 volunteers (plus Ben the dog) turned up on a mild winter’s morning to push towards our goal of planting 100,000 trees by 2021. Forest at the Heart of the City gained a further 400 plants in the ground thanks to these hard workers. It was a particularly difficult site with quite a trek from the street to the steepl... Keep Reading

Cellist Lavinnia Rae was the winner of the 2016 Rotary Club of Wellington Music Prize for Undergraduate Classics. This annual award is made possible by a Trust fund established by Sir Roy McKenzie OBE, a past Rotary Club of Wellington member and well-known New Zealand philanthropist who was an avid supporter of young musicians. The award is... Keep Reading

Chris Parkin’s  generosity-of-spirit has few boundaries and, as a result, he does nothing by half. Whether it’s founding the Parkin Drawing Prize. Whether it’s venturing into railway locomotion to relocate a 3000 tonne hotel on Wellington’s waterfront, or whether it’s riding a motorbike with his good mates around remote parts of... Keep Reading

Night Tour of Zealandia Well the weather was keen to drench this event held on 30 April but Zealandia staff and volunteers weren’t deterred and 23 hardy Rotarians and friends went out in the damp and dark to experience the sanctuary at night.  A larger group had been welcomed with nibbles and drinks and enjoyed a brief summary of ... Keep Reading