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Beyond Water
Sep 09, 2021 7:00 AM
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MP for Tamaki
Sep 16, 2021 7:00 AM
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Rotary Reading Enrichment Programme (REP)
Sep 23, 2021 7:00 AM
Do you know about the Rotary Reading Enrichment Programme (REP)? REP is a programme that has been running for 20 years – but somewhat under the radar! It aspires to raise student literacy levels by offering professionally supervised one-on-one sessions with students, at set times, and worked within the school timetable. The programme was set up at One Tree Hill College by past principal Ann Dunphy and businessman Harvey Alison, representing the Penrose Rotary Club. Students are paired with volunteer reading tutors, who give up their time to coach students to help them with basic literacy principles and gain more understanding (and therefore more enjoyment and motivation to read) from the texts they work on. REP is now offered at seven high school. Our club member Alex Gatt has been a Tutor for this programme for many years and can’t speak more highly of it. This week we are delighted that Ann Dunphy will be joining us to tell us about the programme, along with Libby Barrett who has been the volunteer-REP coordinator at One Tree Hill College for 20 years; and our own club member Alex Gatt will also share his experience as a Tutor there. |
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Auckland Councillor
Sep 30, 2021 7:30 AM
Desley is an Auckland Councillor representing the Orakei Ward. Prior to that she was Orakei's Local Board chair, a role she held unopposed for 6 years since the formation of the super city in 2010. Desley is known to many of our members and most recently 'entertained' us as a member of the RC Auckland East Debating team during our annual interclub debate. We look forward to hearing what is keeping Desley super busy in her role as Councillor.
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New Zealand’s Housing Crisis: An overview of the real stats and state of housing in NZ
Oct 07, 2021 7:00 PM
An overview of the real stats and state of housing in New Zealand, and a discussion on some of the solutions needed to tackle New Zealand’s greatest social crisis since the Great Depression. James Palmer, BA, LLB - Chief Executive, Community Finance and Christian Savings. Christian Savings is New Zealand’s only registered charity that is also licensed by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand as a non-bank deposit taker. Christian Savings manages over $225m, with over $180m in loans to a range of not-for-profits and Community Housing Providers. James identified a need to grow impact investing to help meet New Zealand’s significant housing crisis. He founded and launched Community Finance in 2019. Community Finance is now New Zealand’s largest open impact investment intermediary established to facilitate investment into affordable housing. The core focus is on permanent solutions delivered by reputable organisations who are equipped to take care of our most vulnerable New Zealanders. Community Finance has already advanced over $50 million to Community Housing Providers such as The Salvation Army and Community of Refuge Trust. In 2021, Community Finance launched the Aotearoa Pledge to raise an additional $100m for impact investing through the housing sector. By April 2021, $71m had already been pledged from a range of fund managers, KiwiSaver providers and community trusts and foundations. At the Institute of Financial Professionals of New Zealand Gala event in May, James won the coveted Emerging Leader Award for 2021. |
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Working through Lock Down
Oct 14, 2021 7:00 AM
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Bonneville Speedway Utah - home of land speed records
Oct 21, 2021 7:30 AM
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Brice Gaudin - City Rail Link
Oct 27, 2021 7:00 PM
We have been invited to join RC Auckland Harbourside for their Wednesday evening meeting. Brice Gaudin has 8+ years' experience working with BIM (Building Information Management) on various building and infrastructure projects such as Crossrail in the UK, Québec Airport in Canada or Femern Link in Denmark. Brice is coordinating with all Link Alliance partners to plan and manage implementation of digital engineering processes and tools. He is currently the BIM Manager for the Link Alliance, leading a team of 20 people for the digital delivery of the City Rail Link. This application is quite new to NZ and Brice and team is leading the way for NZ. |
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Combined meeting with RC Auckland Harbourside
Oct 28, 2021 7:00 AM
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Scott Brown Carpentry
Nov 04, 2021 7:00 PM
Scott Brown Carpentry is a small building and renovations business owned by Scott Brown and Jessica Bell. In 2018 Scott started creating YouTube videos following his work on the building site. Three years on, with an audience of 279,000 followers and averaging 100,000 views per video, Scott and Jessica now work full time managing their building company and growing local and international YouTube audience. Jessica and Scott will share how they grew an audience through their digital marketing platforms, as well as the challenges and successes of operating a unique business model in a growing digital world. |
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Will Primary School students return this year?
Nov 11, 2021 7:30 AM
Our 'historically' short AGM will take place at the start of this meeting, followed by a catch up with club member Chris Herlihy. Chris is the Principal of Glen Taylor School (Glen Innes) and will share how they have been dealing with lockdown and his projections for children returning to the real classroom. |
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Living With Volcanoes
Nov 18, 2021 7:30 AM
The study of volcanoes and their eruptions has taken on renewed significance over the last 40 years as major eruptions around the world have impacted communities and disrupted patterns of human activity. In parallel with that, there has been an extraordinary development of techniques focused on understanding of how volcanoes work and how the potentially dangerous impact of their eruptions can be mitigated. Ian’s research has focused on volcanoes of the ’Pacific rim of fire’ particularly the southwest Pacific islands and New Zealand. Dr Ian Smith has worked as volcanologist at the Central Volcanological Observatory in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. He then took up a research fellowship at the University of Toronto in Canada studying some of the oldest volcanic rocks on the planet and their role in the formation of the Earth’s early crust. In 1980 Ian began a teaching position at the University of Auckland where he remained until retirement. |
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Nov 21, 2021 9:30 AM
Remember when we could actually meet together?? (photo below as evidence!)
As our first opportunity to meet up post-lockdown, please join in a 2-hour Working Bee at Apirana Reserve - outside, physically distanced, masked up
Please RSVP Peter Buchanan by Tuesday 16 Nov. so that Ken, Nanda, and Roger (coordinators at Apirana Reserve) can plan our activities Limited to 22 from St Johns. |
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IT - Helpful Technical Tips
Nov 25, 2021 7:30 AM
As computer programmer for over 20 years, Robert Wheadon has learnt a few helpful things in dealing with IT. This presentation has ideas to help people in their daily use of computers.
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Rocket Lab Ambassador
Dec 02, 2021 7:00 PM
Sarah Blyde is a project engineer at Rocket Lab, a space company that builds and launches the Electron rocket in New Zealand. Sarah grew up in Auckland and went on to study engineering at the University of Auckland before moving to Western Australia to work as a petroleum engineer. While there, she became fascinated by the growing space industry and decided she wanted to be part of all the action so went to France to do a masters degree in space studies. The pandemic kicked off halfway through and she came home to New Zealand to finish her studies remotely before ending up with her dream job at Rocket Lab! Space isn't her only passion though - you'll often find Sarah out training for her next marathon, on the water kiteboarding, or hiking up a mountain somewhere. |
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Dec 11, 2021 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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Tamaki Regeneration Company - Update
Feb 10, 2022 7:00 AM
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Fresh Water - Not what it always seems
Feb 17, 2022 7:00 AM
Terry Beckett is a retired marine biologist, a very keen recreational fisherman and he is deeply involved with Waikato University in investigating the water quality of Lake Tarawera. He is presenting on lake ecology and New Zealand's issues. (Terry is the Brother-in-law of member John Lewisham). Bio:
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Rebound (returned) Rotary Youth Exchange Student on life back in NZ
Feb 24, 2022 7:00 AM
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