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Mike will share his perspective of Disability and his involvement with our "Breaking Barriers" Day
Mar 02, 2023 6:00 PM
Mike is an experienced leader with a demonstrated history of working in the Not-for-Profit Sector. Prior to a motor vehicle accident in 2008 that left him with a spinal cord impairment he was a competitive international runner and a Senior Lecturer in Marketing at AUT. Mike is a reflective thinker whose upbringing, vocation, life experience and understanding of the disability paradigms are helping him to advocate for an inclusive world for people with disabilities and their families. He is a proud husband and Dad to two teenage daughters, one of whom has a learning disability and is an advisor for The Cookie Project. He has an MCom (Hons) in Marketing and International Business from the University of Auckland. Mike was a key resource inthe instigatipon of the Breaking Barriers disability Day which Ainie Kwok ran. |
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Mar 17, 2023
Whitford Park Golf Club Supporting Dove Hospice and Rotary St Johns Youth Programmes Check-in 11:00 (11am), Finishing with prizegiving starting at 18:00 (6pm) Contact to register as a Team or a single player (who will be assigned a team) and all other inquiries: David Hartstone 021 727 393 |
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Science Forum
Mar 23, 2023 7:00 AM
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Heart Kids - explaining what they do, including their recent mission to FIJI in Feb/March
Apr 06, 2023 7:00 AM
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Eastern Bays Songbird Project
Apr 13, 2023 6:00 PM
Michelle is a Senior Conservation Advisor at Auckland Council Auckland and co-ordinates the Eastern Bays Songbird Project Inc. which aims to restore and regenerate the natural ecosystems of the Eastern Bays to create a sanctuary alive with birds, enhancing the lives of our residents and visitors. To achieve this, they mobilise the community to take action both on their properties and in local open spaces to provide environments where populations of birds and invertebrates can flourish, and work with local people and organisations already trapping pests and encourage and coordinate the local community to trap throughout the residential areas. This project will contribute significantly and be integral to Pest Free Auckland 2050 and Predator Free NZ 2050.
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New Zealand Army in WW1 regarding events at a French village - LE QUESNOY
Apr 20, 2023 7:00 AM
Philip ( Phil) Fry is an active member of the Orakei RSA . He is also a member of The Auckland Officers‘ Club, the New Zealand Military Historical Society, and the Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand. He is 84 years of age , and he arrived in Auckland from England at the end of 1961.
FROM 1958 T0 1960, he was one of the last members of the British compulsory two years National Service military system. Phil served two years with a front line Royal Artillery regiment , in Hong Kong , as part of the 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade Group, based on the border with China.
Phil has maintained particular interest in the WW2 events in Hong Kong and Singapore.
The selected subject for this meeting is to discuss one of the last actions by the New Zealand Army in WW1, and events today at a French village - LE QUESNOY (pronounced Ler Kay nwah) .
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This is about her project arranging food parcels for Hawkes Bay for those still clearing up
Apr 27, 2023 7:00 AM
Back in 2016 Charmaine coordinated a group of Auckland mums who wanted to do something to help out after the Kaikopura quake and they enlisted the help of a farmer to air drop home baking to Kaikoura residents. Now she is back organising support packages again to send to Hawkes Bay for those who are still clearing up as the issues are ongoing and she does not want them to think they have been forgotten. Charmaine talk about her project. |
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Getting our food systems fit for the 21st century.
Jun 01, 2023 6:00 PM
Boyd Swinburn is Professor of Population Nutrition and Global Health in the School of Population Health, University of Auckland. He trained as an endocrinologist but is now a public health physician and conducts research on community and policy actions to prevent childhood and adolescent obesity, and reduce, what he has coined, the ‘obesogenic’ food environment. He leads an international network (INFORMAS) in over 60 countries to monitor and benchmark the healthiness of food environments and the implementation of food policies and actions to reduce obesity. He established the World Health Organisation's first Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, at Deakin University in Melbourne and has also contributed to over 30 WHO consultations and reports on obesity. He was previously Co-Chair of the International Obesity Taskforce and then World Obesity's Policy & Prevention section. He led two Lancet Series on Obesity and Co-Chaired the Lancet Commission on Obesity. He is chair of the Health Coalition Aotearoa, which is an alliance of over 60 health organisations working to reduce harm from tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food.
He has co-authored over 500 peer-reviewed research papers, books and book chapters on obesity, nutrition and food policy.
Distinctions/Honours: University of Auckland Gluckman Medal for health and medical research, 2021 Distinguished Visiting Professor, Academy of Sciences of South Africa , 2020 Rockefeller Foundation Writing Residency Award, Bellagio, Italy, 2019 Muriel Bell Lecture, Nutrition Society, Auckland, 2018 Alfred Deakin Professor, Deakin University, 2009-2018 Patron and Honorary Fellow, Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine, 2017- George Salmond Oration, 2016 Sax Oration, 2009 Founding director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University, 2003-2014 |
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Fellowship at the Golf Club
Jun 08, 2023 7:00 AM
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Tāmaki Estuary Protection
Jun 15, 2023 7:00 AM
Clean beaches, thriving marine life and clean, clear, safe waters flowing through our neighbourhoods – could it be possible? All through the power of volunteer activities, and fun. Julie is Chair of the the Tāmaki Estuary Protection Society (TEPS) which is a registered charity whose volunteer members are committed to improving the waterways, and shorelines of the Tāmaki Estuary, and protecting and enhancing our habitat for local native wildlife. Started in 1969, TEPS members have been involved in many projects, stopping a Glendowie Council rubbish tip, establishing a bird reserve, hosting clean up projects and now, undertaking Environmental DNA testing. www.teps.org.nz
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CHANGE-OVER
Jun 22, 2023
With a lot of effort by active members, St. Johns Rotary has achieved significant success over the year. We have had our challeges, but these are now behind us as we celebrate Change-over and recognise all the good in the community that we have been resposible for. Every members attendance at changeover would show all members that we all care about eachother, as we celebrate the hard work over this past year and welcome in the New Year with our "Happy New Year" theme. Wear Bright Colours and be prepared for a fun and memorable evening. Please RSVP to Lesley asap!!
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RYPEN & MUNA Feedback
Jun 29, 2023 7:15 AM
Two for the price of one! :) Come along and hear from the St. Johns sponsored RYPEN participants., as well as the students we sponsored to participate in MUNA. Both Sacred Heart and Glendowie College students will be represented and they will be accompanied by school teachers and Ainie Kwok. These meetings are always a highlight as we bask in the satisfaction of listening to the experiences that these students have had, thanks to the sponsorship of St Johns Rotary. |
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The History of Eden Park
Jul 06, 2023
Graham has a family involvement with Eden Park going back to its earliest days. He first went to Eden Park in 1946 aged 5 years. After a career in banking, as a professional trustee and in the financial markets, he decided to leave the business scene and since 1991 he has worked at the Park in various operational roles.He headed the project to write a history of Eden Park and he is currently the Park Historian and Chief Tour Guide.
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Jul 13, 2023 7:00 AM
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Segways, AI & Diabetes!! Cluster Club Meeting Hosted by Remuera Rotary Club, 126 Market Road, 5.30pm
Jul 17, 2023 5:30 PM
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The Sometimes Missing "F Word"!! Off-Site Breakfast - Land Care - 231 Morrin Road
Jul 27, 2023 7:00 AM
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Jul 29, 2023 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Report back to Club on their recent RYLA experiences. Breakfast Meet at Sir Edmund Hillary Village.
Aug 03, 2023
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Cluster Clubs Dinner Hosted by AKL East at Good George Pub Cnr Tamaki Dr & Patterson Ave
Aug 21, 2023
Nick was a Canterbury man, educated at Christchurch Boys High, first XI Cricket and rugby. He is a local St Heliers resident and he and his wife have two children. He is a keen sportsman and single figure handicap golfer. Was a banker at National Bank, then overseas investment banking UBS Warburg, and more than ten years at Kiwibank. He has been chief executive of Southern Cross Health Insurance since 2017 |