Events

Please reply if you can help or if you know of anyone who can please ask them to contact me

John Hawke

021804922

hawkeyecleaning@gmail.com

Thank you

I have been contacted by Jenny Alison (021-503-060) who is looking for volunteer supports for the Annual Grocery Charity Ball on Saturday 7^th September at the Viaduct Events Centre.

Dementia NZ will receive the proceeds.

Currently :

I)13 volunteers are still needed for the evening shift of 5pm – midnight assisting with the live and silent auction proceedings and re-stocking small volumes periodically, as well as packing up after 11pm. While this is a pretty tall ask for many club members it may be something that appeals to RYLArians and a few younger members. 

II)2 volunteers are required for the 1:30pm until 5pm shift setting up tables and seating etc

All volunteers will have supervision and a full briefing for their shift. A continuous food will be supplied in the evening and we hope to have Uber vouchers for their transport!

We will be starting early so we can hear the 2 Science Forum Students before dinner then 

Roger Partridge.

Roger Partridge is chairman and a co-founder of The New Zealand Initiative and is a senior member of its research team.

Meeting is in Room on Right Side of Main Entrance

Please pay the $22 on the EFTPOS machine

RAP programme and Trade Academy,
with visit to the Kainga Ora house

This will be a very interesting meeting when we are privilaged to hear from Bruce Watson and David Jack about their interesting pasts.

Please Confirm or Decline before 2pm on Friday for catering purposes.

New Speaker

Professor Metson is currently managing the development of the Newmarket Innovation Campus at the University of Auckland after 7 years as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Vice President) Research at the University. At the University of Auckland he was co-founder of the Research Centre for Surface and Materials Science and of the Light Metals Research Centre and was a founding member of New Zealand’s MacDiarmid Institute for Materials Science and Nanotechnology. He has also led the University’s engagement with university networks such as the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU).

He has worked extensively with international industry, particularly in aluminium reduction technology, gas dry-scrubbing, and alumina refining and is a recognised authority on industrial aluminas and environmental performance of smelters. This has led into an interest in global materials futures and decarbonisation pathways for major industries.

Professor Metson has served in a range of national and international roles including as the Chief Science Advisor to New Zealand’s Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment. Previously he was the chair of the MoRST Research Infrastructure Advisory Group and NZ Government representative on the Australian National Science Advisory Committee that oversaw the development of the Australian Synchrotron and has chaired the International Advisory Committee for the facility. He is a Director of The New Zealand Synchrotron Group, and the Research and Education Advanced Network of New Zealand (REANNZ) and chairs the Board of Auckland UniServices Ltd, the commercialisation company of the University. He is the author of over 250 publications and an inventor on a number of patents.

Please Confirm or Decline before 2pm on Friday for catering purposes.

Please register or decline before 2pm on Friday 4th October

Meeting Tuesday 8th October 2024
Remuera Golf Club 6-30pm

Our keynote speaker is Dr Helen Murray from the University of Auckland. Helen,
who is based in the Centre for Brain Research (CBR), is one of the country’s
leading experts on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a form of dementia
associated with repetitive head injury. Although CTE can be categorically
diagnosed only after death, neurologists can give a ‘probable’ CTE diagnosis
while people are alive, using an informed process of elimination.
The disease has received greater public attention in recent years as former
professional sportspeople with probable CTE, such as ex-All Black Carl Hayman,
have spoken out about the toll their sports careers have taken on their health.
She has played for the Ice Fernz ice hockey team since 2013, captaining the
side from 2016 to 2022 and also represented New Zealand in inline hockey.
Helen has seen many teammates suffer concussions and has also experienced
her own share of knocks to the head, including a mild concussion this year.

We will also be having a short talk from Sryana Sukhdev who is the 2024 Rotary
Club of Newmarket John Burton Heart Research Awardee. Sry’s work is on brain
blood flow and stroke and how to prevent reperfusion injury.

Don’t know what reperfusion is -come along & find out!!!

Meeting at the Rotary Grove

Corner Carlton Gore Road and Park road

Henry is the next generation of young aspiring builders servicing the wider Auckland Region. He finished his education at Kings College in 2014 – thoroughly enjoying his time, at Kings the careers department encouraged surgeons and lawyers – being a builder was somewhat secondary. Henry completed his building apprenticeship with BCITO in about 3 years, then started Concept Carpenters in 2017, arguably what he was distended for after mowing lawns for people’s money while at primary school.

Fast-forward to today, Henry has established Concept Carpenters to a team of 14, specialising in quality residential projects.

Henry recently connected with Charlotte and Paul at One Tree Hill College to assist with their gateway programme, he has chatted to the graduates of 2022 and 2023 - hopefully inspiring their future endeavours.

Henry and his team have also more recently been assisting with transforming the ex-state house.

This is a great opportunity for budding wine connoisseurs to taste wines from various regions of France and order the ones you like.

See attached invitation.

Numbers are limited so be in quickly

RSVP David Bradshaw

021 688359

dwbradshawnz@gmail.com

This will be an informative meeting as we will hear from Angus Fletcher & Jim Espie.

Please confirm before 4pm on Friday 

Don't forget to tell your friends that the Coastguard is running a

bar crossing seminar at 6.30 at the

Titirangi War Memorial Hall on th 5th November

500 S Titirangi Road Auckland 0604

No Charge

Rotary Youth Driver Awareness

We need leaders to be with each class during the day.

6 informative sessions, 2 breaks

No a lot of stairs in comparison to helping at Go Media staium.

Please register soon as this is going to a huge event

Fellow Rotarians,

You are invited to the Presentations on Rotary Youth activities and events that have taken place over the past twelve months in the Auckland area. THE INVITATION IS ATTACHED

This event involves young people giving short presentations on how they have benefited from their experiences in attending events such as RYPEN, MUNA, RYDA and the National Science Forum as well as gaining an understanding of some other High School programs such as the Rotary Enrichment Program , Post High School study scholarships and the Walsh Flying School Scholarship to name just a few.

The evening is run and facilitated by a team of RYLA Alumni drawn from participants over the past 4-5 years.

We are confident that you will gain a good understanding of how these programs are benefitting young people in our district and be entertained in the process.

This is a dinner event and places will be limited, so if you are interested in attending, please reserve the date and RSVP as soon as you decide you wish to attend.

speaker Lincoln Jefferson, Warriors CEO – but NCEA exams compel us to use a different venue in the middle of the school.

Dr. Enrico is very interesting.

We are also going to have Leonie Blake talk about the REP (Rotary Enrichment Program) 

Dr Enrico Haemmerle, a Mechatronics Engineer, was a Trustee of the Rotary
International Science Summer School Trust of New Zealand and has been the Director of
the Rotary Science and Technology Forum for the last two years.
Originally from Freiburg in Germany, Dr Haemmerle has a long history of Academic and
Technical Leadership, with a focus on Mechatronics Engineering Design for Medical and
Sports Devices for the last 15 years.
Previously, he was Associate Dean of Research at the University of Auckland's Faculty of
Engineering and more recently, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Dean of
Engineering and Head of Auckland University of Technology’s School of Engineering,
Computer and Mathematical Sciences. He is interested in innovation and growth through
supporting and empowering others. He is experienced with research, strategy creation
and implementation, budget management and forecasting, quality management and
continuous improvement.

Please Confirm or Decline before 2pm on Friday for catering purposes.

Brain is our speaker, he is the past CEO of the Employment Manufactures association.

This is our last meeting of the year with a spaeker.

Next meeting is our christmas Party hosted by Jill and Alastair Macfarlane.

10th December 

Please confirm or decline before Friday. 

This will be a fun night when we all can celebrate a great year with a club that is the best to belong to.

Please wear a Christmas Theme

BYO drinks, Nibbles provided $65p.p.

If you register and you do not receive and email confirmation please email John at Hawkeyecleaning@gmail.com.

Please confirm of decline before 27th November 11am, Thanks

Our speaker for our first meeting in 2025 is Katina Conomos, Programme Director The Mussel Reef Restoration Trust which was formed in 2013 to "Revive our Gulf" by restoring the lost mussel reefs in the Hauraki Gulf.

Please confirm or decline by Friday

Speaker: Dennis Millard

Topic: "Peddling for Parkinsons - 3,000kms for me; a longer journey for a mate"

On 5th Feb last year Dennis Millard started out on the Tour Aotearoa – a 3,000km bike trail from Cape Reinga at the top of the North Island, to Stirling Point, Bluff, at the bottom of the South Island. The route was designed by the Kennett Brothers and includes many of New Zealand’s famous bike trails. He will recall his experiences of the ride: the highlights, lowlights, pics of great New Zealand scenery and stories of awesome camaraderie. Along the way he successfully raised donations for Parkinson’s NZ.

Dennis is a member of the RC Auckland East.

This is a reminder that we have Sam Stubbs as our guest speaker for our evening meeting next Tuesday. We need a good turn-out so please feel free to invite friends & family and reply no later than 3pm on Friday 7 February.  

Sam Stubbs is the CEO of Simplicity Kiwisaver. Previously he was the CEO Of Tower Investments, and before that Managing Director of the Hanover Group He spent 10 years working for Goldman Sachs in London and Hong Kong. He previously worked for Natwest Markets, Fay, Richwhite and IBM New Zealand.

He has been a Board Member of the Financial Services Council, and a member of the Government Taskforce on Financial Services.

Sam’s topic for the evening is “Auckland’s Housing Predicament: a 2025 Perspective.”

This is a reminder that next Tuesday's meeting is a breakfast meeting with Penrose Rotary where it would be great if you are able to attend.

There is plenty of parking accessed from the main entrance to the College and the three One Tree Hill College Students who attended the Summer Science Forum will be speaking. This includes the student who has been selected to attend the London Forum which in itself is a major achievement.

If you are attending you just pay on the day with efpos.

Join us at Rotary Newmarket next week as we welcome Tushar Shamar, founder of IMAgEN8, a purpose-driven innovation agency focused on sustainability, regenerative design, and community engagement. One of IMAgEN8’s standout initiatives encourages children to explore nature through photography, fostering creativity, environmental awareness, and a deeper connection to the natural world. Tushar will share how this program not only nurtures young minds but also inspires the next generation of environmental stewards. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear how simple tools like a camera can empower kids to see, appreciate, and protect our planet!