Meetings

We meet In Person
Thursdays at 6:30 PM
Ocean Road Community Centre
45 Ocean Road, Paraparaumu Beach
P O Box 1406,
Paraparaumu Beach, Kapiti 5032
New Zealand
Phone:
21 162 4848
Email:
secretary@kapiti-rotary.org.nz
District Site
Venue Map
Club Executives
President
Alistair Biessel
m.0275650293
Vice President
Murray Lobb
Secretary
Roderick Kinghorn (Speakers)
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Treasurer
Derek Hughes
Membership & Communications
Richard Moulton
Service Projects
Martin Henning
Youth Programmes
Ross Jordan
Club Operations & Service
Vic Hewson (President Elect)
Rotary Foundation
Chris Tchernegovski
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Speakers
Keynote Speaker Dr. Tim Sutton
Sep 29, 2022
UNICEF in Sri Lanka
Chris Tchernegovski
Oct 06, 2022
Parliamentary Protest from an Enforcement Perspective
Craig Ballantyne
Oct 13, 2022
Introducing Te Kahu Tiu
Charter and Paul Harris Night
Oct 20, 2022
Club Services Committee / Vic Hewson
Group Captain Nicholas McMillan
Oct 27, 2022
Defence Attache in Japan
Paraparaumu Golf Day Fund Raising Program
Nov 03, 2022
Kevin Stratton and Team
Keynote Speaker Dr. Greg Sherley
Nov 10, 2022
UNEP (UN Environment Programme)
Wine Tasting Evening
Nov 17, 2022
Club Services
Guest Speaker
Nov 24, 2022
Club Meeting
AGM
Dec 01, 2022
To be confirmed
Dec 08, 2022
Dorothy
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President's Message

Alistair Beissel

Kia ora and welcome to the Rotary Club of Kapiti. I feel very honoured and humbled to be elected by members as their President for the 2022-2023 and really excited about the opportunities that lie ahead of us to serve our community and participate in the fellowship that Kapiti Rotary has become renowned for. 
We are a motivated and inclusive club made up of diverse group of people with a common interest in helping our local community, whilst having fun doing it.
We are strongly committed to raising money for many worthwhile causes including the Wellington Children’s Hospital, Life Education Trust, Kapiti Youth Services, Kapiti Foodbank and others. We have a particular focus on helping those groups which support local rangatahi.
Our fundraising events are many and varied. From putting on an annual golf tournament, running a major raffle, collecting for the local foodbanks, or chopping firewood and delivering it those in need, our fundraising events are always an enjoyable time for members.
We meet weekly and welcome new members.
Please contact me if you wish to find out more about our Club and we would love you to join us for kai and fellowship.
Nga mihi, Alistair

Changeover

2021-2022 President Murray Bell handed over the chains of office after a very disruptive yet another successful year for the club where we donated over $46,000 to predominantly youth in our Kapiti community, the Wellington Childrens Hospital and a water project in Fiji. All the while managing to host meetings-many remote -and retaining great fellowship among members including new members.

Murray acknowledged the extraordinary efforts for the community from  Richard Moulton and Dave Edwards (Foodbank) and Kevin Stratton's huge work in coordinating  a record breaking golf fundraising event by awarding them Paul Harris sapphire pins.
Ross Jordan was Rotarian of the Year and awarded the Fred Burns trophy for his outstanding work with youth
The Jack Donaldson Memorial trophy for the quiet achiever of the year was awarded to Roderick Kinghorn
And finally, in turn, Alistair presented ex rooster and now Past President with the feather duster
Incoming Sergeant Tim Mikkelson relishing his new role  
Kapiti Rotary is renowned for its vibrancy and community service
New members are most welcome. 
Pop along to one of our Thursday meetings 6 pm
Community Centre, Ocean Road, Paraparaumu
The fellowship and food is marvellous
Does a speaker interest you?
We frequently have interesting and entertaining speakers  
You don't have to be member
Come along as our guest  
A Rotarian visitor to Kapiti?
You're most welcome to enjoy our warm Kapiti hospitality
Come along to any of our meetings at the Community Centre, Ocean Road, Paraparaumu, or contact us
 
End Polio Now

Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 30 years. Our goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ever.

As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we've reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979.

We've helped immunize more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries. So far, Rotary has contributed more than $1.8 billion toward eradicating the disease worldwide.

Today, polio remains endemic only in Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan. But it’s crucial to continue working to keep other countries polio-free. If all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year.

Explore the history of Rotary and polio eradication

Club News
Pride of Workmanship
Rotary clubs give boost to Pride of Workmanship.
The Rotary Clubs from Kapiti and Horowhenua are inviting local businesses and community members to nominate a committed and enthusiastic employee or a local individual who is,  they feel, displays “Pride in their Workmanship”.
The Award is intended to cover all aspects of work performance and ethics, including quality and quantity of output, customer service, safety, initiative and sense of responsibility. The Pride of Workmanship Award enables Rotarians and Managers of local enterprises to help employees and business people achieve their goal of job satisfaction.
If you would like to nominate a person who lives or works in Kapiti / Horowhenua region - please fill in the application form by 5.00pm Monday 15 August.
For more information contact: Chris Tchernegovski 021 589549
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Rotary helps moves Foobank
The Kapiti Foodbank is now located in new premises within Coastlands Off Rimu Rd beside the Vape Shop And the Laundrymat.
The move went without a hitch thanks to the combined  efforts of the Menzshed and Kapiti Rotary members well ahead of schedule..
The Foodbank will be open as usual from 10am Monday. .
Janis Grummitt-Stay young, stay sane, build your brain as you age
Building better brains is a personal, economic and social necessity in our ageing world. Janis Grummitt is a social anthropologist and brain building enthusiast well known in the field of mind development and effective thinking. After 30 years of conference speaking and facilitating workshops for corporate groups, she is now taking her message about the brain to everyone.
Janis gave an enthralling remote video presentation from her Matakana home on how to stay young's we age. Here is a link to her presentation 
KEDA plays an active role in Kapiti's economic development
Stuart Ayres, Chair of the Kapiti Economic Development Association gave an online presentation to members to explain KEDA's role in the economic development of Kapiti's economy.  Stuart thinks there is tremendous synergy between and KEDA and Kapiti Rotary, as we share a similar purpose -"serving our community", Kapiti's thriving business eco system and economic wellbeing.
KEDA was started by Rotary member and past President Liz Koh in 2017 to "address our economic issues and leverage our District’s assets and opportunities, to accelerate progress towards our shared vision for Kapiti" and that by 2020, KEDA would be a full blown independent economic development agency. Liz and other volunteer colleagues was concerned that there was insufficient leadership and collaboration among the business community and with the local authority and regional economic development agency. Liz & co. went on to become instrumental in the development of the district's economic development and implementation plan 2020-2023, and the formation of the independent  Economic Development Kotahitanga Board formed by the council to implement the strategy.
KEDA plays a lead role in the plan to......
 
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Kaleb Carter loves Rotary
"I don't even know where to start with the amount of cool stuff we got up to at Outward Bound! But I'd just like to say thank you sooooo much for helping send me on the journey of a lifetime!!! "
So says Kaleb Carter, an extremely grateful, enthusiatic and outstanding young man the club helped to get to Outward Bound.
His words say it all "The past 3 weeks have been the most challenging, action-packed, enjoyable, happy, exciting moments of my entire life!"...The course also provided an incredible amount of self development in such a short amount of time. Once I had returned to Picton from Anakiwa, I was beaming with my new found sense of confidence, leadership ability and purpose (I still am!). I really came to understand the OB phrase 'there is more in you than you think'.
So I am forever grateful to the Kapiti Rotary Club, and I cannot thank you enough for helping me go on the adventure of a lifetime!!!!"
 
We were delighted to host you and really enjoyed your presentation last evening Kaleb. Your enthusiasm is utterly infectious and we wish you al the best on your future endeavours. We love doing this stuff!