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Global Rotaract Environmental Event to Join in ON

Joined by Endplasticsoupnow Amsterdam, Rotaract Mediterranean, ERIC - Rotaract Europe and rotaractoceania are once again starting the debate about environmental sustainability. In the 2nd edition we will be exploring one of the most important topics in the part decade - Pollution! As 3 MDIOS, we are concerned about on going world issues and we want to take action before it's too late!

Join us on Saturday 27st November 2021: 10 am CET / 9 am GMT / 10 pm NZDT Please fill out the form and register for the event ➡ https://forms.gle/goSxQSDojw3fuyPK7

Follow the event for more details about the program and amazing speakers. If you would like to know about us and keep up to date with our projects or events, please check and follow our FB and IG pages!

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Zone 8 2021 - 2022 Membership Awards

ANNOUNCING NEW ZONE 8 MEMBERSHIP AWARDS

Off the back of the recent Olympics, we are pleased to announce a brand-new competition: Zone 8 membership awards.

The awards will recognise top club and district performers across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, in the areas of member growth and engagement as well as new club development. They will also recognise and celebrate innovation and best practice – elevating Rotaract, attracting younger members, transforming clubs and promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

The annual awards for 2021-2022 will be presented at the Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands Conference in October 2022.

Rotary clubs, Rotaract clubs and districts are encouraged to apply depending on the award category. You can either self-nominate or nominate another club or district.

Awards are divided into two types: District and club awards and Best Practice awards.

For District and club awards, all districts and clubs in Zone 8 will be automatically considered. No application is necessary.

For Best Practice awards, you need to fill in an online application form

Download the 2012-2022 Membership Awards brochure as well the accompanying guide.

For additional information, contact Barbara Mifsud.

Zone 8 Regionalisation Project

Many of us have heard about this project. if you have been reading your RDU magazines you will have seen several articles over the last couple of years.

Now you can read about the project, activities directly and re-read the original RDU articles.

And if you want to have a say, there is an opportunity to sign up to participate.

Click the image to the left - or look for the big menu item at the top of the page.

Planting for a sustainable Aotearoa New Zealand

In the second planting just in October, 1500 trees were planted on 14 October by a group of 70 Rotarians, Conservation volunteers and community groups at the Rotary Forest, Remembrance and Peace Park. This was the last planting day for the season so only 35,000 trees to go starting up again in May 2022. The Rotary Remembrance Peace and Forest Park in Dallington is the regeneration of vacant land badly damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes. It is exciting to see locals, businesspeople, families and children joining in to make this a beautiful place for the future.

This planting site is one of several that form part of the activity of the Rotary Trees Trust: https://rotarytrees.nz/ that aims to help create a fully sustainable Aotearoa New Zealand, and to tackle climate change by planting native ecosystems in perpetuity in every community in the nation. Pictures thanks to PDG Liz and DG9930 Nick Courtney.

You can Good Sell for Polio Now

Rotary has partnered with The Good Sell to raise $15k for our international project, ‘End Polio Now’. This has been one of our longest standing fights and for more than 3 years, wild polio cases have only been seen in two countries, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. For Rotary international and our partners to continue this hard work to eradicate polio worldwide we need your help and it is easy and very useful for you as described below:

Cure Kids 50th Anniversary

UPON OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY, WE’RE FIGHTING HARDER FOR SICK KIDS FACING HEALTH ‘LOCK DOWNS’ DAILY

Bob Elliott with a Cure Kids Ambassador

For more than a year, an extraordinary public spotlight has been cast upon the incredible work of health scientists, epidemiologists and vaccinologists in the face of a global pandemic. Cure Kids shares the same relentless drive for prevention, treatment and cures –not just for one condition, but for all of the serious health conditions affecting our tamariki.

Fiji Masks supplied from New Zealand

Rotary Club of Suva East donates 3000 Face Masks to the Ministry of Economy Data Team.

Again, Tauranga Rotary's Careers EXPO was an outstanding success

Tauranga Rotary held another successful Careers Expo in conjunction with Priority One recently. Senior students from all the local colleges attended on the Friday, exploring career options at the numerous display booths. The Armed Forces were there, as were the Universities and engineering, catering, construction and other industries and companies. Many students returned on the Saturday with their families to further investigate career options, as well as members of the public looking for new horizons. Another very successful expo.

Rotary Cambridge Garden Festival worth travelling to

When we travel, we soak up the sights and savour the experiences that relax and inspire us. With overseas travel not an option at present we are finding that some of the experiences we seek out when we are abroad are actually available to us locally at much greater convenience. Here is one such special event where you can visit beautiful and interesting gardens around Cambridge.

This includes a special 'behind the scenes tour' of Amber Garden Centre, where people can see how professional plant growers make sure that their plants survive! A project of the Cambridge Rotary, he ticket proceeds go to charity in the Cambridge area, including the Lifeskills charity that provides free counselling services for Cambridge school children.

Tickets can be purchased from www.cgf.nz, early bird until 30th September 2021 at $30, after that $40 for a normal ticket and senior $30. (this site has great information about the garden festival).

Primary School Leadership Awards

Porirua’s inspiring young students are recognised annually for their outstanding leadership and service in their schools and community through the Primary School Leadership Awards run by the combined Rotary Clubs of Porirua and Porirua City Council. The Primary School Leadership Awards took place on Monday 9 August 2021 at Elim Church Hall in Porirua, which was filled to capacity. This was the seventh year that the event has taken place and the 61 Primary School students were all recipients of a Certificate from Mayor Anita Baker and a Rotary International badge from Mark Wheeler, the District 9940 Governor.

DG Mark suggests that it is a concept that other Rotary clubs may also have a look at - his comments are below with leads to more information.

Westport Flooding Relief

The recent flooding on the West Coast has had a devastating impact on the lives of many. Rotary has been quick to respond, but such responses need to be done in an appropriate manner to be effective and the current situation is detailed in a PDF document HERE that all wanting to support the Rotary effort are referred to this.

The primary Rotary contact is PDG Gary Hopkinson hopkinson1946@icloud.com +64 27 220 3301

Westpac partners with Suva East Rotary to provide Covid Relief

Westpac partners with Rotary Club of Suva East to assist families in need Suva, Fiji – Westpac in association with the Rotary Club of Suva East has embarked on a partnership to help Fijians facing food insecurity and other related impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read more for the full press release].

“Matariki Opening” of Greerton Gardens

Tauranga Rotary sponsored the Greerton Community Garden that have now had a “Matariki Opening”. The gardens sustained many people around the Bay of Plenty Region.

Rotary Clubs in Fiji and New Zealand partner to provide face masks for Fijians

In Fiji, the daily numbers of Covid-19 are rising exponentially, and Rotary Fiji is extremely active on a daily basis helping those in dire need. One incredible initiative has seen collaboration between Lanaco Company in NZ and Rotary in New Zealand and Fiji that is the donation and distribution of N95 face masks to the underprivileged in Fiji.