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Mental Health Tips for Quarantine This was originally published as a Facebook post by Margaret Dobson who is a doctoral level Psychologist in NYS with a Psy.D. in the specialities of School and Clinical Psychology. Margaret says: "After having thirty-one sessions this week with patients where the singular focus was COVID-19 and how to cope,... Keep Reading

Rotary Response to COVID-19 Read how Rotary International is responding to the impact of the global COVID-19 crisis. RI are closely monitoring updates and recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ensure the safest and most appropriate actions are taken by and... Keep Reading

Joining Our Virtual Meetings Rotary Club of Wellington meetings will be virtual for the foreseeable future.  We will be live streaming our speakers via Zoom and Facebook.  If you need help using either of these platforms, some instructions are below, otherwise contact Rebecca for help. Facebook If you already have Facebook: If... Keep Reading

Mana Wahine Kaupapa Inquiry. On the 9th of March 2020, Nicola Ngawati, Director, Mana Wahine, Ministry of Women's Affairs spoke at the club meeting.  Nicola (Ngapuhi, Ngati Hine) is the Director of the  joint ropu that is leading the government response to the Mana Wahine Kaupapa Inquiry at the Waitangi... Keep Reading

2018 Music Prizes Each year, three music prizes are award students at Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music to supported by the Rotary Club of Wellington. The prizes were made possible by Trust funds established by Sir Roy McKenzie OBE and Sir John Ilott, both well-known New Zealand philanthropists who were avid supporters of young musician... Keep Reading

Melbourne Cup Day Address President Denise Church addressed an audience gathered at the Australian High Commission to view the Melbourne Cup race and support Rotary: Give Every Child A Future.  Below is a transcript of the address.Your excellency and distinguished guests It’s an honour to speak on behalf of the Rotary Club of Welling... Keep Reading

Rotaract-Rotary Mentoring Programme The Rotary Club of Wellington is proud to partner with Rotaract Wellington to develop an exciting mentoring opportunity. The Rotary/Rotaract Mentoring Programme aims to pair one Rotarian with one Rotaractor to facilitate a bilateral mentoring relationship. The Programme will provide each party with the o... Keep Reading

A wonderfully successful event was held on Tuesday 6 August 2019 at St Andrews on The Terrace. An audience approaching 180 enjoyed a fabulous series of performances from six of New Zealand's most talented young opera singers accompanied by world-renowned pianist, Terence Dennis. The night was a huge success with a series of fabulous... Keep Reading

Let's Join Those Dam Rotarians in India - February 2020! Rotarians and their families world-wide are invited to join the Rotary Club of New Delhi Megapolis, India and Rotary Club of Sanford-Springvale, Maine, USA in their joint Water Conservation project: the construction of a check-dam at the edge of the Thar Desert. Note: Your club’... Keep Reading

In 2015 the Wellington City Council approached the Rotary Club of Wellington with a request to partner with the Council to set up a vermin trapping initiative in the Mt Victoria Town Belt. Donna Dentice agreed to become the Rotary Club’s representative and, in February 2016, she and Tim Park, the Wellington City Council Partnership Officer,... Keep Reading

News & Stories links. These items have relevance to our aim of creating a fully sustainable Aotearoa New Zealand, and to tackle climate change by planting native ecosystems in perpetuity in every community in the nation. Keep Reading