Events

Mark Douglas

Maritime Domain Analyst

Starboard Intelligence

Our speaker this week is our very own Jo Douglas's son! Heather suggests that he may be doing some cool stuff re shipping in the Straits of Hormuz :)

His topic is, “Starboard Intelligence: Essential data for maritime defence and safety.”

Please register yourself and any guests for next week's meeting no later than 6pm Sunday 3 May with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. 

Please note - if you register after the cut off 6pm 3 May or just turn up - there will not be any breakfast available. You are able to have tea ad coffee.

Duties for the meeting (please see sheet attached for an outline of each duty):

Desk - 6.45am                    Marc Rands                         

Greeter - 6.45am                Steve Lawton

Kaikohau                             Brad Weekly

Opening Thought                Heather Lucas

Introduction                         Rob Whitney

Thanking                             Hadleigh Petherick

Set up/Pack up - 6.45am    Spencer Petherick

Parting Thought                   Lindsay Chitty     

Club Reporter                      Rick Hughes

Photographer                       Yon Yi Sohn

Guardian Angel - 6.45am     Paula McKnight

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 3 May, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, please note them in the comments section of the registration
• Include your email address and mobile phone number in the response
• If you wish to bring guests/spouse/partner, please add them when you register
• Remember to click "Save" at the bottom of the page
• If you do not receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.

Our Speaker this week is

Andrew Little

Mayor of Wellington

Wellington City Council

Andrew Little (born 1965) is a long‑serving figure in New Zealand public life. Before entering Parliament, he led the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union for over a decade.

He became Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition (2014–2017), stepping aside shortly before the 2017 election—a move widely credited with helping Labour’s resurgence under Jacinda Ardern.

He then served as a senior Cabinet Minister (2017–2023) across portfolios including Justice, Health, Defence, and Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations.

After Labour’s 2023 defeat, he left Parliament and later returned to public office as Mayor of Wellington in 2025.

Please register yourself and any guests for next week's meeting no later than 6pm Sunday 24 May with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. 

Please note - if you register after the cut off 6pm 24 May or just turn up - there will not be any breakfast available. You are able to have tea ad coffee.

Duties for the meeting (please see sheet attached for an outline of each duty):

Desk - 6.45am                    Jeff Lee                         

Greeter - 6.45am                Mike Selvadurai

Kaikohau                            Jeff Lee

Opening Thought                Fiona Smith

Introduction                         Heather Lucas

Thanking                             Jane Paterson

Set up/Pack up - 6.45am    Geoff Smith

Parting Thought                  Tori  Treigaadt    

Club Reporter                      Mark Rand

Photographer                       Aparna Dubey

Guardian  - 6.45am             Tony Herring

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 24 May, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, please note them in the comments section of the registration
• Include your email address and mobile phone number in the response
• If you wish to bring guests/spouse/partner, please add them when you register
• Remember to click "Save" at the bottom of the page
• If you do not receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.

Reminder for those who haven't registered but want to check out the new walkway from Ngarunga to Petone with the fabulous Port Nic Perambulators! !!

Just reopend the registration - sorry!

Many thanks to Peter who let me know from afar!

Perambulation - Te Ara Tupua

The Petone to Nga Uranga walkway

After a good chat, Jo and I thought a walk along the new walkway - Te Ara Tupua and then lunch at Gear Street Union Petone, might be a lovely idea. It is a flat easy walk and the scenery is great.

Our plan is for us all to meet at Nga Uranga (after doing the walkway we both noted the spelling for Ngauranga) at 10am on Sunday 14 June. It is easy to access by train (Hutt line) or by bus from the city. There is also limited parking at Nga Uranga.

The plan would be to walk to Petone - noting the views and information on the way and then walk to Gear Street Union for lunch. Those who wish to can walk back to Nga Uranga from Petone, or we can catch a train either to Nga Uranga or into Wellington.

NZ Transport Waka Kotahi have published the following tips for using the pathway:

Hopefully see loads of Rotarians there.

Lou and Jo

You are invited to a Port Nicholson Rotary Club

Fundraiser screening of 

LOLLIPOP

A Daisy-May Hudson film

Light House Cuba

29 Wigan Street

Sunday 5 July at 5.45pm (arrice from 5.15)

Tickets $30 - includes raffle

Pay online for tickets:ref Name and Movie

Rotary Club Port Nicholson Charitable Trust

03-0502-0407484-00

Let’s plant more trees! 

Sunday 12 July - 1pm to 3.30pm

Please join us for our annual tree planting on Sunday 12 July at 1.00pm with The Friends of Tawa's Bush Reserves for our eighth year.  We’ve already planted over 5200 trees in total!  This year we will be in Caribbean Drive Reserve (Tawa) a bit further up than last year so there will be a bit of walking from where we park our cars to get to site.

Tree planting regenerates our native Bush to provide habitat and food for the increasing numbers of native birds, provides walking areas for us all to enjoy, and helps slow down climate change.  This is open to everyone including family and friends so please invite lots of people to help.  Interact and Rotaract members are very welcome to join us so please let them know about this opportunity. 

You don’t have to be super fit to join.  There are many jobs you can do such as:  digging holes; planting trees, setting out trees for planting, picking up the tree packets for reusing, and / or contributing to the afternoon tea. 

If you would like to take part, please accept this invitation by Monday 22 June and provide your contact phone number and email address.  Also advise details for family and friends attending.  Lisa King is coordinating the Club’s participation and can be reached on 021 265 6220 or email lisaandmalkingnz@gmail.com

Lisa will be in touch with further details toward the end of June.  Postponement date will be the following Sunday.    

See you there

Lisa