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Meeting - 23 June 2025 - Changeover
Jun 23, 2025 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
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Meeting - 7 July 2025
Jul 07, 2025 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
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Jul 21, 2025 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
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Bill Boyd
 
It is with deep sadness that we marked the passing of our esteemed and much loved member and past Rotary International president 2006-7.
Bill had been a member of the Rotary Club of Pakuranga since 1985.
 
However, his Rotary career spanned over 50 years beginning as a member of the Rotary Cub of Wellington North in 1971 from whence he became District Governor in D-994 in 1983. His transfer to Auckland came about through his extensive career with Gordon and Gotch.

Bill and his wife Lorna were known and loved throughout the Rotary world. Among his many international positions held were, NZ Polio Committee member, International PolioPlus Task Force and Committee member, Chair of the Rotary Foundation and Rotary International Treasurer.

Among his many accolades received throughout his career were the awarding of The Queens Service Order in 2007 and the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2013.

Apart from the many and rich personal memories Rotarians and friends will have of Bill, is the legacy left by the Bill and Lorna Boyd Charitable Trust, which has so far purchased and had distributed through Rotary Clubs over 220,000 illustrated dictionaries to children in decile 1, year 4 schools throughout the country. The remaining trustees are committed to the objects of the Trust which is also a perpetual memory to one of Rotary’s finest servants.

Throughout his careers, Bill was ably supported by his wife Lorna, who in her own right gained a reputation for her international skills and support of Rotary ideals. Bill and Lorna recently moved to Napier to be close to Lorna’s family.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
East Auckland Tourism
 
On Monday 16th the club welcomed Andrew Laing from East Auckland Tourism whose address was basically a reminder to “don't leave home until you've seen our own great part of the country.” 
 
Set up in 2013, initially as Howick Tourism, East Auckland Tourism has the role of ensuring that Aucklanders [and beyond] know and use the attractions of our local area. Those attractions are many and varied and include the many physical attractions along with cultural and heritage landmarks, art galleries, village and mall shopping,  local markets, and hospitality and food.
 
The area is also host to a wide variety of both large and small events that attract people from far and wide. From Aviation Ardmore to Wag n Walk and multiple events in-between. East Auckland Tourism supports and promotes these activities in the community, have developed interactive maps so people can explore and host an informative and innovative website.  
 
https://www.eastaucklandtourism.co.nz/about
 
Fellowship
In a world of change Rotary has also needed to change. Our club has been no exception and over the past years we have looked to adjust things such as meeting schedules and the role of committees in order to meet the new reality and in order to try to better meet the needs of current and  potential members. 
 
An unintended consequence has been a gradual reduction in the amount of socialising and fellowship. The disruption caused by Covid 19 threw into sharp focus the importance of fellowship as part of a fully functioning Rotary club and there is hopefully going to be a groundswell of support for social activities and fellowship. The notion of arranging club meetings in a way that ensures that pre-meeting food and refreshments are enjoyed as a group was discussed at the recent club assembly. These kinds of discussions are never easy, as past traditions rub up against new possibilities, but ensuring that there is respectful and well informed debate and discussion is of course what all Rotarians would expect. 
 
The above is of course a rather long winded  introduction to a very brief report on the Community Committee social get together at Gorkha a Nepalese and Indian restaurant at Eastern Beach. A fine time was had by all in an evening which raised the spirits of all who attended.  Certainly that event plus some very cordial Community Committee meetings has served to show newer Rotarians just what fun being a Rotarian can be. 
 
 
I wait in anticipation for a flood of social reports from the other Committees.  
Club Awards
Don Lawry PHF Sapphire Pin
 
Is a valued trustee of the Johnston Memorial Trust, where he adopts a clear, measured and logical approach to funding applications.
He volunteered for the Taveuni building project in Fiji.
Don did an excellent job as chair of the 2020 Carnival Committee, where he demonstrated strong leadership and excellent organisational skills. He is well organised, easy to work with, hardworking, reliable, approachable, likeable and has an enviable ability to get the best out of people. Don is a fine Rotarian who exemplifies all aspects of both the four way test and our principal motto of service above self. Pakuranga Rotary is fortunate to have such a person as a member.
 
Duncan Loney PHF Sapphire Pin
 
Duncan stepped up as President when the Club was in a difficult situation. He secured the attachment of the Satellite Club securing 18 new members for Pakuranga. He gave financial support and became a Rotary Grandpa to a uni student, assisting her to become a Rotarian. He brought a jolly and professional touch to meetings and was very active in fundraising efforts for the Club. He co- established the biggest environmental project this club has seen, since Trees for Survival, engaging with six other service clubs, Council, Enviroschools and Bio Security to establish the Trap Library across the Howick Ward. Always cheerful, energetic, pleasant and positive.
 
 
President’s Cup
 
Penelope Franca, from our Auxiliary club, initiated and ran the Plunket programme, supplying hundreds of garments for needy children. She led the Communicare Knitters programme, providing donated wool to the group who in turn, produced baby clothes. She was a member of the Carnival Committee redesigning and printing flyers and street signs and collecting field data at the event. She also worked at editing Membership material. Penelope is a hard working, pleasant, cheerful and positive Rotarian.. all this while working full time as a successful real estate agent and a young baby at home. 
 
Joe D’Ambrosio
 
Is part of our Auxiliary and a very valued member the Pest Free committee where he played a major part in establishing and running the electronic registration system, keeping track of hundreds of traps and trappers across the whole Howick Ward. This was ground breaking work, without which, the programme could not have proceeded.
Changeover with a difference
This year Covid forced us into rethinking Changeover.
 
We opted for a mid-Winter Xmas theme, with five homes becoming Xmas Bubbles with up to 12 guests around the dinner table. Half way through the evening, all locations logged into Zoom, beamed from Alison’s home, and witnessed Bart give his end of year report. 
 
Certificates were awarded to his Board members as well as Nick,  Del and Joe d’Ambrosio (of the Auxiliary) Bill Duncan and Bob Ritchie received Charter Member pins. Then came the PHFs. (all the awards had been secretly delivered to Bubbles and were presented personally, by the host… a lovely touch).  [More details in the Bulletin.] 
 
Following the handing over of the Chain, Alison briefly outlined her plans for the year… service to the community, and introduced her Board. Our thanks to our hosts Allan Vester, Alison Gilbert, Don Lawry, Kelvin Davies and Peter Armstrong. A very pleasant and inclusive Changeover.
Key Focuses and Projects
The Rotary Walkway - Building Community Assets

The Rotary walkway was built and laid in stages by members and volunteers of the Pakuranga Rotary with the assistance of Council and community sponsorship. It was completed in 2014 when some widening and replacing of older parts of the walkway also took place.

The Pakuranga Rotary shared pathway has become a very popular walk or ride stretching 9km from Prince Regent Drive in Farm Cove to the Panmure Bridge adjacent to the Pakuranga Town Centre. The path weaves past the Pakuranga Sailing Club and offers great views up and down the Tamaki River.

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Top Schools - Working with Our Kids

Top Schools is held annually, generally on a Sunday at Edgewater College in Pakuranga, Auckland Organised and supervised by the Pakuranga Rotary, teams from the local schools take part in a range of sports type activities. The emphasis is on co-operation, teamwork as well as friendly inter-school competition. Teams are mixed with students from Year 3 - Year 6.

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Rotary Dictionary Project - Furthering Education

In 2008 the Bill and Lorna Boyd Charitable Trust, in conjunction with Pakuranga Rotary, implemented a Rotary Dictionary Project for NZ. The intent was that Rotary clubs throughout NZ would supply Year 4 students (8 to 9 year olds), in low decile schools, with their own named copy of an illustrated dictionary. The dictionary chosen has proven to be superb with a huge uptake by Rotary clubs nationwide

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Catch a Top Day Out - Make our Community Safer

Pakuranga Rotary has, for 21 years, run a Charity Fishing Competition with the major proceeds going to Coastguard. Named the “Catch a Top Day Out” it is held around March each year.

Pakuranga Rotary arranges for groups of corporate guests to go out on a launch fishing competition in the inner Hauraki Gulf. Each boat is supplied with fish bait, lunch and refreshments, with the day finishing in the evening with a meal on Motuihe Island and prize giving. We are always looking for more launch owners who would be interested in making their boat available for this fun and memorable fundraising event. If you have a launch and would be keen to help both Pakuranga Rotary and Coastguard, please get in touch with us on the contact us page.

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Helping in the Pacific

The Fijian Pre-Schools projects are an ideal example of Auckland based Rotary clubs working together and matching up with an Island club to complete much needed and valuable multipurpose community assets.

In conjunction with the Taveuni Island Rotary, Pakuranga Rotary has been the lead and coordinator for building five preschools over the past 10 years, two in the village of Naselesele, one in the village of Bouma, both on the island of Tavueni plus one each on the islands of Rabi and Kioa. Pakuranga Rotary designed, arranged funding for and coordinated the construction of the preschool classrooms in those island villages. The design and specification work was completed by Stuart Thompson and the completed school rooms are multipurpose also being used as village meeting halls, housing and as refuge centres in cyclones.

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