Welcome to the club at the 'Centre of New Zealand'

Recognising that not all business people finish work in time to attend an early evening meeting, our club was established as a morning (or 'breakfast') club. We meet at The Rutherford Hotel each Friday from 6.45am until about 8.00am. Chartered in February 2003 with 22 members, our club has experienced steady growth.

At the start of the 2011/12 Rotary year, our members number 42. We have a high percentage of women members, and our average club member's age is younger than most Rotary clubs. Many of our members have young children, rather than having grandchildren.

Our club has not embraced some of the traditions of long-established Rotary clubs. Instead we feel our club is evolving as one more suited to the modern business environment. Our communication channels are all electronic, using either email or the club's blog and these webpages. Our fees, including meals, are paid by regular monthly automatic bank payments.

We have however embraced the community philosophies familiar to all Rotary Clubs worldwide. Our club has developed a strong focus on supporting youth initiatives in our community.

 

Rotary International

Rotary is an organisation of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all occupations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. In more than 160 countries worldwide, approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 30,000 Rotary clubs.

Rotary club membership represents a cross-section of the community's business and professional men and women. The world's Rotary clubs meet weekly and are non-political, non-sectarian, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds.

The main objective of Rotary is service in the community, in the workplace, and throughout the world. Rotarians develop community service projects that address many of today's most critical issues, such as children at risk, poverty and hunger, the environment, illiteracy, and violence. They also support programmes for youth, educational opportunities and international exchanges for students, teachers, and other professionals, and vocational and career development. The Rotary motto is 'Service Above Self'.