Newsletter Friday 17 October 2014

Newsletter Friday 17 October 2014
What you missed this week:
Lunch meeting:
Speaker
Tracy Puklowski is Associate Director of the Museum of Living Cultures at Te Papa and talked
about the diversity of exhibitions arising, in part at least, from the necessity for the museum to
span a very wide range of objects and cultures. Currently, many exhibitions reflect the
anniversary of the commencement of World War One. This focus will peak at the opening of
the Gallipoli exhibition on 25th April next year. Tracy’s presentation was a reminder of how
much exhibitions have changed. The Gallipoli exhibit is to combine Te Papa skills with those
of Weta Workshop together with the input of military historian, Chris Pugsley. Tracy also
covered the current Tyrannosaurus Exhibition, the Air New Zealand/NAC exhibition
celebrating the 75th anniversary plus the current art exhibitions.
I realised as a local that I am most likely to go to Te Papa with visitors from outside the city
and just view the more touristy stuff. It was a reminder to get along there on a regular basis.
There are other ways to interact with Te Papa as well. Visitors to the Te Papa website now
outstrip visitors going along physically. They have a blog, Te Papa Blog
Eureka was a great success
The Club can certainly bask in reflected glory. Feedback from competitors, the sponsors and
everyone else has been extremely positive. This time I realised that the different aspects of
the event adds to the wonderful buzz and its success. There is a low key pre-contest dinner,
good use of the contest morning to prepare the contestants, the contest itself and then the
Government House dinner.
You can see the winners on the Eureka website and while there you will find it very
worthwhile to take the time to listen to Kim Hill's Saturday Morning interview of Sam HallMcMaster, the winner of the Premier Award on the Eureka website.
Sergeants' session
Elizabeth Tennet made great use of her role as CE of the Community Law Centre to quiz and
surprise us about the work of the Centre.
Collective Impact:
Tony Hassed updated us on how this group is progressing. We need to foster the members
because they are the future of Rotary. If you want to connect with the group, just give Tony a
call. One good way of connecting is to attend their monthly social gathering, 6 - 7pm on the
last Tuesday of the month.
Other RCW stuff:
Congratulations to Kerry Prendergast, who won the Local and Regional Category in the
Westpac Women of Influence Awards. Kerry’s award was for her influence on Wellington and
its region for 24 years as Councillor, Deputy Mayor and Mayor.
Do you park at the James Cook Hotel during Rotary lunches? Please contact William
Sommerville to let him know as William is negotiating the parking discount.
Research is a joint process. Some of our members have very quick brains. Peter Lawson
and Tony Hassed put two and two together and last Monday’s DomPost had an article about
a vaccine against asthma that was developed from serendipitous failure of an
hypothesis. The researcher mentioned is Franca Ronchese, but Peter and Tony realised that
our RCW 2012 scholarship recipient, Naomi Baker, is part of that research group. Mind you, it
took Rebecca to remember the name of the recipient! Naomi’s PhD research has shown that
specialised immune cells can dampen down the runaway airway immune responses in an
acute model of asthma.
Skilled Migrants Graduation Ceremony. There was a great turnout of Club members to this
ceremony on Monday evening. The excitement of the graduates reminds us what an
important stage this is for them in their journey towards settling into New Zealand.
Long standing members may have noticed the death notice for Hope Fraser, wife of Bill
Fraser, who was President of the club in 1992-93.
Don’t miss the lunch meeting next week:
Alex Hannant, CE of the Akina Foundation, will speak on ‘Business for social good - a new
generation of social enterprise’. The Akina Foundation aims to grow the emerging New
Zealand social enterprise sector and it has a range of innovative ways of going about
this. Their mission is very close to one of our strategic goals. Alex Hannant was originally a
manager who has worked in Africa, Asia and Europe. In recent years he has worked in crosssector engagement in fields such as the technical aspects of climate change, development
and leadership.
Other RCW events coming up:
Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 4th November at the Museum Hotel. This is always great fun
and somehow marks the beginning of the Silly Season. Do put it in your diary. People have a
few glasses of wine, William usually runs a sweep, we watch the race and generally relax.
You can dress up if you like. Most don’t, but don’t let that put you off.
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Manfeild Park races MG Classic Race Meeting. 16 November, 9.30 – 4.00pm. Heather
Verry and her team have invited the club to their hospitality suite for this day. The races
include Central Muscle Cars, Classic cars, BMWs and many more. Eat, drink and relax.
Heather will take us on a tour of the facilities at Manfeild. $50.00 per head.
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Vocational visit to Lychgate Funeral 18 November, 5.30 – 7.00pm. Keith Newell will talk
about his business and show us the facilities at Lychgate. Email Eliza Mendzela if you are
planning to go,
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Rotary Forum 5 December, 8am 'til noon. Survive and Thrive in NGO land. The
programme is examining innovative ways of groups working together to achieve better
outcomes. It will focus on innovative governance models to enable people to work across
traditional boundaries.
District Conference. Make sure you register! You’ve got the message. An interesting and
pull-no-punches speaker will be Alan Duff who initiated the Books in Homes scheme.
Rotary out there:
Rotary provides micro-finance, business education and mentoring. You will have read a bit
about the massive downturn in the fortunes of Detroit. The Rotary District has a programme
called Launch Detroit, providing small loans, free business education, mentoring and
networking to help people set up their own businesses. Levi Johnson’s 'My-T-Fine Sauce' is
an intriguing example. Levi was made redundant and could only get a job with very low pay
and short hours. He decided to use his spare time to commercialise his hobby of making
southern barbecue sauce. He got into Launch Detroit and Rotary has helped him develop
and market his product for wider and higher end distribution.
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Last Monday's Sergeants Session: $489.00
RCW Meetings - for the next 4 meetings
20 October 2014 - 12 noon
Whitby Room, James Cook Grand Chancellor Hotel, 147 The Terrace
Alex Hannant, CE Akina Foundation - "Business for social good - a new generation of social enterprise"
27 October 2014
Labour Day - Public Holiday
03 November 2014 - 12 noon
Whitby Room, James Cook Grand Chancellor Hotel, 147 The Terrace
Lyn Brown & Pamela Kohnke RACS/ Rotary Project, "Partnering
for global Family Health"
10 November 2014 - 12 noon
Whitby Room, James Cook Grand Chancellor Hotel, 147 The Terrace
Vicki Lee, CEO of Cure Kids
17 November 2014 - 12 noon
Whitby Room, James Cook Grand Chancellor Hotel, 147 The Terrace
Professor Glynn Harper, Professor of War Studies, Massey University - "Bully beef and biscuits"
Duty Rosters
See attachment at bottom of page for a year-long Duty Roster.
20 October 2014
Starting time for duties is 12 noon. Please arrange a substitute if unable to attend.
Visitors & Guests: Bob Stannard
Greeters: Christine Hurley, Terry Shubkin
5-minute talk: Jacinda Ashley-Jones - Introduction, Youssef Mourra - Strategy
Sergeant: Graeme Hall
President's Table: Rob Davison (I&T),
27 October 2014
Labour Day- Public Holiday
3 November 2014
Starting time for duties is 12 noon. Please arrange a substitute if unable to attend.
Visitors & Guests: Bob Stannard
Greeters: Ramsey Margolis, Elisa Mendzela
5-minute talk: Olivier Lacoua - Introduction, Francis Wevers - Eureka!
Sergeant: John Boshier
President's Table: Grant Foggo (I&T), John Boshier
10 November 2014
Starting time for duties is 12 noon. Please arrange a substitute if unable to attend.
Visitors & Guests: Bob Stannard
Greeters: Ulf Ackeus, Helen Algar
5-minute talk: Dane Dougan - Autism NZ
Sergeant: Hilary Beaton
President's Table: Andrew Jackson (I&T), Hilary Beaton
17 November 2014
Starting time for duties is 12 noon. Please arrange a substitute if unable to attend.
Visitors & Guests: Bob Stannard
Greeters: TBA
5-minute talk: Richard Norman (Vocational) & Kerry Prendergast (Club Service)
Sergeant: Peter Cornish
President's Table: John Gibbons(I&T), Peter Cornish
EUREKA success in 2014
Wednesday, 15 October 2014 - The Sir Paul Callaghan EUREKA! Awards Finals were held
in Wellington on Friday 10 October. The twelve finalists showed great knowledge and passion
as they pitched their ideas which would make New Zealand the place Sir Paul Callaghan
envisaged. Dunedin neuroscience student Sam Hall-McMaster took away the Premier Award
for his presentation ... MORE
Former MP makes a humorous Sergeant
Wednesday, 15 October 2014 - Former Member of Parliament for Island Bay, Liz Tennet,
had the opportunity to test the club's sense of humour with her Sergeant's Session on 13
October. MORE
Te Papa celebrates Anzac Centenary
Tuesday, 14 October 2014 - Tracey Puklowski, Te Papa Associate Director for the Museum
of Living Cultures, took club members through a sweeping overview of the exhibitions and
events that Te Papa has planned as we celebrate the centenary of the Anzac landings on the
Gallipoli Peninsula in April 1915. The Museum also has a ... MORE
Absences, Makeups and Resignations
Monday, 30 November 2015 - CURRENT LEAVE ... MORE
Melbourne Cup 2014
Tuesday, 4 November 2014 - Gather at the Museum Hotel Agnostinii Room, Level 4, for the
running of the 2014 Melbourne Cup. Cash bar (Happy Hour prices of $5 for wine and premium
beer). Nibbles provided by Chris. Take an opportunity to be in our sweep stake (thanks
William) and celebrate the event with your ... MORE
29th MG Classic Motor Race Meeting
Sunday, 16 November 2014 - Eat, drink and relax in the Manfeild hospitality suite while
watching the action on track featuring the Central Muscle cars, Classic cars, BMW's and many
more. Cost per head $50 (includes entry ticket and lunch) Wine with lunch complementary
(thanks Heather). Personal tour of the facilities, including the stadium, ... MORE
District 9940 Conference - Wellington
Friday, 5 December 2014 - The District 9940 Conference for 2014/2015 will be held in
Wellington in conjunction with the 2014 Combined Rotary Institute for Zones 7b and 8. Further
information and registration on the Rotary Institute dedicated website. Registration costs
$285 MORE
Rotary Forum 2014
Friday, 5 December 2014 - Non-government organisations (NGOs) have a huge impact on
our lifestyle and environment. They deliver substantial social, health, economic and
environmental benefits in most communities and countries. The Forum will bring together
people with insights from significant Wellington and New Zealand NGOs, including some of
those where Rotary has had a ... MORE
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