Events

Douglas Mack will tell us about the great Titanic Museum in Belfast, Ireland.

Dates and details to be confirmed.

We need  to remove surplus craft supplies from a private storage.

4 hosts will welcome up to half a dozen guest in a pot luck evening.

Who will be attending and where? find out on the day before the event.

An delightful evening with a pot luck dinner and sparkling conversation.

One of our recently inducted new members will talk to us.

Secondary school teacher and squash team coach Rod Hayes has published a book of humoroua sports poems and will entertain us by narrating a selection for us.

Details to follow

Volunteer to help this important fundraiser.

Club committees will meet and update their programmes.

Details to be advised.

Preliminary rounds of 2024 Junior Speech Contest

A long-time friend of Papanui Rotary and a stalwart of the Hanmer community, Rosemary will be a guest of the club and speak about the Hanmer Forest Park Camp.

Details to be advised.

The finals of the 2024 Junior Speech Contest

To recognise Blue September being prostate cancer month, we ask everyone to wear something blue at the meeting that night.

Meeting will be at Courtney‘s home in Leinster Road and will be a fish and chip night with a donation of $10 from payment of each meal of $25 to go to prostate cancer.

Get a team together and join the fun for this club fundraiser.

Details to be advised.

All Rotary Clubs in the top half of the South Island will gather at the Hanmer Forest Camp for a weekend of community work at the camp and around Hanmer.

Ilam MP Hamish Campbell will speak.

Details to follow

 Dr Ines Schönberger will talk about the Allan Herbarium and Plant Identification Service.

Proposed visit to Ravenscar House and Museum and lunch at the Riverside Market

Details to follow.

 Dame Anna Crighton is a New Zealand heritage campaigner and historian, and former local-body politician in Christchurch.” Next week we  hear from Dame Anna first hand. 

Jo Dodgson one of our new members will tell her story. 

All hands on deck to assist in this Annual fundraiser. Please ensure you keep as much time as you can to be available to assist with ticket sale

Meet some RYE students and enjoy a barbecue at Papanui Bush.

If you have decided not to go out of town for thai long weekend, then come along and enjoy a meal and some social time together.

Come and learn about the Trusts administered by our Rotary Club.

 James Griggs Principal of Heaton Intermediate to speak to us.

Assisting with set up and security of the Christmas tree display in St Pauls church.

Details to follow.

An opportunity to hear the Club's Annual Report.

Saturday 7 December at 9:30 am at Lois’s house, 20 Mistral Road, Northwood. All welcome. bring a small gift ($5 - $10 for Secret Santa.

Celebrate at our Christmas meeting set in the beautiful grounds and facilities of Strathlachlan, Doyleston. 

We have a treat in store!

Full details to follow.

An informal catch up at Papanui Club. Time to tell holiday or Christmas stories and catch up with each other.

We have been invited to the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) 2025 Project Presentations. Venue: College House, 100 Waimairi Road, Christchurch Date: Thursday, 23rd January 2025 Time: 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Throughout the RYLA course, the teams have been working on plans for Rotary-type projects that they consider worthy. Teams of 3-4 members will present ten projects that demonstrate creativity, collaboration, and leadership. A special afternoon tea will be available from 2:45 PM in the dining hall at a cost of $10.00 per person. We can have up to 3 attendees. If you would like to go then contact Secretary Gary Denhard email: secretary@papanuirotary.org.nz and also let him know if you will be there for afternoon tea. 

 BBQ at Grant and Jenny’s home (start time to be advised in next Club Chat) We are meeting at the lovely home of Grant and Jenny McFadden, 471 Hills Road, Mairehau for our start of year BBQ. All members, friends, widows and partners very welcome to attend. As usual, if your surname starts with A- M then please bring a salad to share. If your surname starts with N-Z please bring dssert. Bring your own drinks. We will organise the meat for the BBQ which will cost $10 per person so please pay that by internet banking or EFTPOS on the night. Hopefully some of you brave souls may go swimming in Grant and Jenny’s lovely pool! Looking forward to seeing you all there. Please reply for catering purposes to Lois by 21 January by email to loisflanagan@gmail.com or text or call 021735404. 

We will need all hands-on-deck, The Fundraising committee will give more details but save the date

Papanui Rotary Club Honorary member Doug will speak about his recently published book "More than just a Farmer"