On 24th April our guest speaker was Senior Constable Lew Diamond who talked about his career and his work serving the local community in Johnsonville with an interesting presentation “My background and policing in the Johnsonville area” He explained how policing has changed over the years and how Johnsonville compares to other areas he has worked in the past including the Hutt Valley. Past President Bob Shennan thanks Lew for his interesting presentation to the club

At our club meeting on 8th May, we welcomed Bayley Puha-Harris, a student from Newlands College, who gave an interesting presentation on his experience and what he learned at the recent RYPEN (Rotary Youth Programme of Enrichment) event held in March at Kokako Lodge in Hunua, near Auckland. Bayley was sponsored by Johnsonville Rotary. Club Youth Director Geraldine Needham-Girven with Bayley Puha-Harris Bayley outined the various programs and events that involved young people

On Saturday 20th May at Aotea College, the new Wellington Interact club held a very successful fundraiser in support of Birthright. Birthright is a charity that supports single parents. The Performance Gala offered range of performance art ranging from Hip-hop dance through to string quartets, and choirs. Money was raised through Koha and the sale of cakes, drinks, and sweets. Johnsonville Rotary was pleased to offer support and sponsor the event. In between selling cakes, dr

The new Wellington Rotary Interact club is holding their first fundraising event on 20th May to support Birthright. The event is a Performance Gala showcasing youth talent from across the Wellington area. It will be in the Te Manawa Auditorium at Aotea College. Interact Club President Jessica Starke outlines the program for the Gala to members of Johnsonville Rotary New Interact Club President Jessica Starke visited Johnsonville Rotary at the club meeting on 24th April to out

Johnsonville Rotary is pleased to confirm the Winter Craft Market will return on Sarturday 3rd June at Churton Park Community Centre. We expect to have a range of stalls selling Craft items such as jewelry, cards, etc as well as food.

Lee Wilkinson, Past Assitant Governor was guest speaker at the club on 13 March and ran a interesting workshop on the subject of “Attracting people to engage with Rotary”. A key theme for all clubs in Rotary is attracting new members to join so the organisation can maintain all its work supporting the local community. Past President William Nobelene thanks Lee Wilkinson for her workshop at the club Lee explained the importance of making sure the clubs program of events and ac

Johnsonville Rotary was pleased to host the recent Wellington Northe Primary Schools Awards. Winners and their families, teachers and principles from their schools attended the awards presentation at Johnsonville Community Centre. Nine schools from across Johnsonville, Churton Park and Newlands participated in the awards that celebrate the success and efforts of students for being amazing citizens and contributing to the life of their school. Wellington Mayor, Tory Whanau pre

Kia ora The 2022 Johnsonville Christmas Market is on Saturday 3rd December between 10:00am and 2:00pm in the Johnsonville Countdown Supermarket Car Park on Johnsonville Road. There are over 25 stalls at the market. The market is on the same day and time as the Johnsonville Christmas Parade and is on the parade route too. So, come over and visit We have over 25 stalls booked at the market selling a range gifts and presents for Christmas including jewelry, books, soap and skin

Johnsonville Rotary would like to thank the residents of Johnsonville and Churton Park for their support for the Toot 4 Tucker food collection in November. Toot 4 Tucker collects food for Kiwi Community Assist (KCA) foodbanks. The club would also like to thank the Fire crews from Johnsonville Volunteer Fire Brigade for walking the streets with Rotary club members to collect the food from residents. During the collection there was an opportunity for many of our younger residen

The Johnsonville Christmas Market will return on Saturday 3rd December from 10:00am to 2:00pm – same day as the Christmas Parade. It will located in the Countdown supermarket carpark in Johnsonville Road. We would like to thank Countdown for making the space available Stalls can be booked now – please use the Contact Us for details

On 10th October Jessica Starke reported back to the club on her experience attending the Innovative Young Minds (IYM) program and how much she enjoyed it. Jessica joined other students to visit companies and organization’s in the Wellington area that are involved in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or high-tech manufacturing. Rotary’s IYM provides students with the opportunity to experience potential career paths in technology and science area. Johnsonville Rota

On the 10th October we were pleased to welcome members of Rotary Club of Karori to a joint meeting to hear from 2022-2023 District Governor; Marilyn Stevens. Marilyn updated the clubs on the planned changes in Rotary in New Zealand to modernise the organisational structure and assist clubs in their work in local communities., followed by a Q&A session. Marilyn outlines the changes in Rotary New Zealand

The Club and Johnsonville Volunteer Fire Brigade will be collecting food in Johnsonville on Tuesday 1st November and again in Churton Park on Tuesday 8th November in Churton Park to support Kiwi Community Assist Foodbank.

On 25th July the club will be holding a Social evening at Mama’s Sizzler Restaurant, Johnsonville. members and guests are welcome

Club Member Judith Gallocher has just returned from another rally organised by the NZ International Caravanning Fellowship. The Fellowship started in the UK in 1967 and came to New Zealand in 1978. Meetings are held all over New Zealand and gives a great opportunity to discover places and develop friendships. They are always keen for new people to join them If anyone is keen to join use this link to get more information

On 27th June, the club held it’s annual changeover meeting. Outgoing Club President William Nobelen reviewed the achievements and activities of the past year and then handed over his role. In 2022-2023 the President role will be split with incoming President Neil Haydon taking it on for the first half of the year before handing it on to Athula Wanasinghe for the second half. Outgoing Club President William Nobelen congrtualtes incoming Presidents Neil Haydon and Athula Wanasi

At our meeting on 13th June, Bridget Tunnicliffe; Sports Journalist and News Planner at Radio New Zealand was our guest speaker. Bridget gave a really interesting presentation on how she originally got into Journalism with a Postgraduate Diploma from Victoria University Wellington then gaining early experience with an Auckland Community Newspaper before working as a regional reported at Newstalk ZB. Later in her career she worked in London, at RNZ, and South Korea for several

On May 23 Vanessa Lyall and Sue John from Johnsonville Library gave a really interesting presentation to the club on the Library. They explained the many facets to the new Library including exhibititons and performance art along side the usual lending of books that you would expect. Vanessa explained the history and background of how much of the art and murals that decorate the Library came to be located at the Library. Club Youth Director Geraldine Needham Girven thanks Vane

Dulce Piacentini, the manager of Citizens Advice Bureau Johnsonville, happily sitting on one of the new chairs that have been kindly donated to CAB by the Rotary Club of Johnsonville, represented above by Geraldine Needham-Girven. “The office really needed new chairs as the ones we had were too old, seat and back not staying in position, which was causing some back pain for the wonderful volunteers who support our clients”, says Dulce. ​ Dulce Piacentini Manager of Citizens A

On Saturday 4th June Johnsonville Rotary hosted the Winter Craft Market at Churton Park Community Centre. A steady stream of people visited the market to visit stalls offering plants, cakes, , clothing, gift cards and a variety of artwork for sale. Rotary Club member John Apanowicz, Johnsonville Rotary Market organiser, said “Our club was very happy to host this community event as we were not able to host the Christmas market or the Children’s Picnic due to Covid. We thank th