On Wednesday 12th August members of Johnsonville Rotary were pleased to volunteer at Ronald MacDonald House near Wellington Hospital to bake treats for families staying and visiting children in hospital. Club members with some of the prepared food

Thanks you to everyone who has applied to be a stallholder at the Johnsonville Rotary Christmas Market on 28th November. As the number of applications is close to the market capacity all new stallholder applications will now go on our wait list. We are starting to work through the received applications and hopefully some additional stalls can still be accommodated. If you are interested in becoming a stallholder for this years market we would still love to hear from you. Fo

Johnsonville Rotary is excited to announce the 2026 Christmas Market is on Saturday 28th November. Father Christmas will be opening the market and entertainments at 10:00am. For 2026 we plan we plan to have a wide range of stalls selling everything from clothing, jewelry, cosmetics, plants, pottery, gifts, produce, take away food, and much more. As in previous years it will be located in the main car park next to the main entrances of Johnsonville Shopping Centre.

Johnsonville Rotary was delighted to coordinate the delivery of 40 Shelter Bags to the The Salvation Army Johnsonville to aid local individuals who are homeless and sleeping rough. These bags can be lifesaving, particularly during the cold and wet weather we are currently facing. The Shelterbag initiative is part of a nationwide Rotary project that we are pleased to support. More details are available using this link https://rotary9940.org/page/shelterbags If you would like

On Monday 22 June, and after 18 years of dedicated service, William Nobelen has been recognised by Johnsonville Rotary with a Paul Harris Sapphire Pin in honour of his outstanding contribution to the club and recognise the positive impact he's made in the community. Since joining Rotary in 2008, William has played a leading role in countless initiatives, including the Healthy Heroes programme, which promotes healthy lifestyles for school children, and the club's Toot 4 Tuck

Johnsonville Rotary collected donations at Newlands New World Supermarket on Saturday 16th May to support the Mary Potter Hospice. We would like to thank everyone who generously donated. We'd also like to thank New World Supermarket in Newlands for hosting our collection. Mary Potter area co-ordinator Pravind Sing (centre) meets with a couple of Johnsonville Rotary volunteers at New World Supermarket in Newlands The collection in Newlands was one of many organized by Mary Pot

We were very pleased to welcome Sofia Whiteman to our club on Monday evening. Sofia, who is one of the Head Students at Newlands College this year, came to tell us about her attendance at the 2026 Rotary National Science and Technology Forum https://rotaryscienceforum.nz/ We sponsored Sofia to this highly regarded program which has a 35-year history of providing high achieving, well-rounded year 12 science, mathematics and technology students with one of the best experiences

We are at the Community Heroes Day at Johnsonville Shopping Centre. Come and see Ellie, Jesal and William Nobelen We can tell you all about our friendly small community service group and what we do to help Johnsonville, Newlands, Churton Park and Paparangi.

Last February Johnsonville Rotary launched its “Toot4Tucker” collection in Newlands, collecting dry and canned food items (and donations if you wish) for our local Foodbanks. We’re doing it again on the evening of Tuesday 24 February 2026 from 6:00pm. You will see us coming as we will be wearing Hi Viz vests and you'll certainly hear us coming thanks to the fantastic support from the Newlands Volunteer Fire Service and their Fire Engine! The Fire Truck will lead the way with

Johnsonville Rotary thanks all stallholders, visitors, and sponsors for making the 2025 Johnsonsonville Christmas Market a success in 2025. We would also like to give a very special thanks to Johnsonville Shopping centre and their staff for hosting the Christmas market in 2025. Visitors at the Christmas Market We are pleased to confirm all the proceeds from the 2025 Christmas Market have been donated to two local community causes: Lifting the Lid; a Rotary program that enabl

The Johnsonville Christmas Market returns today - Saturday 6th December between 10:00am to 2:00pm. The location is right next to the entrances to Johnsonville Shopping Centre via the Main Car Park. The weather forecast for today is for partly cloudy skies early morning then clearing to fine weather and moderate northerly winds. We look forward to welcoming visitors and hope you have a great time. This year we have over 40 stalls selling a wide range of gifts and ideas for Chr

Eve Comber was our guest on Monday 24th November to let us know how she got on at the 2025 Innovative Young Minds (IYM) program earlier in the year. Eve spoke about the activities and meetings where she had an opportunity to explore what life working in the world of technology would be like. It included visits to the Wellington Medical School, Otago University, Ferrier Institute, Milky Way Kiwi, Indoor Planetarium, NIWA (Earth Sciences Institute), Wellington Airport, and BRAN

We would like to thank the people of Johnsonville and Churton for their generosity in supporting Toot 4 Tucker this year Over 700kg of food and additional cash donations was collected from residents in Johnsonville and Churton Park across the two collections on the 11th and 18th November respectivly, to support Kiwi Community Assistance (KCA). KCA supports local Wellington communities by rescuing surplus food and household goods and redistributing them to frontline agencies a

Tuesday 18th November 2025 Starts at 6pm at top of the hill in Mauldeath Street and finishes at New World Churton Park just after 7pm Johnsonville Rotary and Johnsonville Volunteer Fire Brigade will be running Toot 4 Tucker collecting food for families and individuals in need. The Fire Truck will lead the way with flashing lights and the siren to alert families on the route that collectors are coming on foot or in tooting vehicles. There has always been a wonderful response

Tuesday 11th November 2025 Starts at 6pm at intersection of Erris St/Tatum Way and finishing around 7pm at intersection of Kipling St & Alex Moore Park Johnsonville Rotary and Johnsonville Volunteer Fire Brigade will be running Toot 4 Tucker collecting food for families and individuals in need. The Fire Truck will lead the way with flashing lights and the siren to alert families on the route that collectors are coming on foot or in tooting vehicles. There has always been a

Johnsonville Rotary was delighted to welcome Esra Erdonmez as the newest member of our club. At our October meeting, Mana Tangata Rotary Club President Wayne Gordon officially inducted Esra, marking a warm and memorable start to her Rotary journey.

On Friday, 7 November, Wellington’s new Mayor Andrew Little celebrated the achievements of 18 students from 16 schools at the Wellington North Primary Schools Citizenship Awards. Schools from Churton Park, Paparangi, Newlands, Johnsonville, Khandallah, Ngaio, and Crofton Downs participated for the first time. The awards, initiated in 2015 by former Northern Ward Councillor Malcolm Sparrow, have been supported by Johnsonville Rotary and more recently by the Rotary Club of Well

Johnsonville Rotary is pleased to confirm the Johnsonville Christmas Market will be back and on Saturday 6th December. As in previous years it will be located in the main carpark to the Johnsonville Shopping Centre. All funds raised at the market will be donated to support local charitable activities. For 2025 Father Christmas is arriving on a Fire Engine at 10:00am and will then officially open the market. The Fire Engine will then park up and be available for visitors and t

Johnsonville Rotary extends heartfelt thanks to the Trustees of the estate of Patrick Pearse Feeney for their generous donation of $10,000 to Lifting the Lid, a local Rotary initiative dedicated to supporting student mental health in schools across the Wellington area including Johnsonville and Newlands. At the club meeting held on 13th October, Trustees Adrian Douglas and Richard Joyce shared reflections on the life and legacy of Patrick Feeney, in whose honour the bequest w