Our speaker, Lynda Knight de Blois focused on new thinking in the teaching of traumatised and stressed students, we had a viewpoint with a difference, learned about the outcomes from the Book Fair and heard about the many up and coming activities ... Keep Reading

Tonight, Principal of Glenview School, Lynda Knight de Blois talked to the club, focussing on new thinking in the teaching of traumatised and stressed students. This is especially relevant to Glenview, because it has students who are refugees from Myanmar and Syria, many of whom have very troubled backgrounds ... Keep Reading

Denise Trail gave us her Viewpoint tonight. She said, 'My viewpoint is to appreciate the opportunities we have as guardians of future generations and be sure the lessons we pass on enable forever learning.' Keep Reading

A fascinating talk about the challenges facing Porirua Harbour, an amusing Viewpoint and lots of information about what's coming up in the next month. Keep Reading

This week’s speaker was Nigel Clarke, senior advisor to the Porirua City Council on harbour and catchment. Porirua is defined by its spectacular two-armed harbour, but keeping it healthy has become a serious challenge. It is surrounded by roading and housing, and there are fifteen catchments feeding into it ... Keep Reading

David Pine gave us the Viewpoint tonight about something unexpected last time he went to the Sharing Shed for a haircut ... Keep Reading

We heard from our returning student from the Science and Technology Forum, enjoyed a Mystery Evening with three unexpected speakers, and caught up with what's coming up soon ... Keep Reading

Philip Whearty gave us a short talk tonight. He said ... 'One of the things I love most about real estate is the lack of absolutes. More often than not it is not a matter of being right or wrong but a matter of perspective ... Keep Reading

Jim Dearsly gave a short talk this evening. He enlarged on the following themes, one of which was to suggest that the reason we have global warming is that the world population has gone unchecked? More people means more production, more food, more resources, more demand, more growth ... Keep Reading

Chris Garrett gave us his Viewpoint tonight, saying, Covid 19 will be with us for many more years to come There is no easy solution… so enjoy being in New Zealand and feel fortunate that we live in one of the most beautiful countries in the world ... Keep Reading

Tonight was the first opportunity of the year to continue with the planning for the future ideas for the club, as well as an opportunity to enjoy a great dinner and time to chat ... Keep Reading

The first guest speaker of 2021 was Dr Anna Sullivan, a doctor in the Emergency Department at Wellington Hospital ... Keep Reading

There were lots of visitors wanting to hear what Anna had to say and to hear from our RYLA 2021 candidate. There was also news about many events in the offing, including the Annual Conference and the Book Fair ... Keep Reading

Joe Perera gave us his Viewpoint tonight. He said that his parting wish was that our own lives be a joke and that they have punchlines ... Keep Reading

This was a purely social get-together to welcome the New Year so there was no speaker - just lots of great conversations. Those who came enjoyed a relaxed and relaxing time ... Keep Reading

My client is looking for a part-time (20 hours a week) Licensed Cafe Assistant for their large production environment north of Porirua. We are looking for a passionate and responsible person who can: serve café style food to customers make stunning coffees and working with the serving of alcohol work hard as a reliable and loyal team... Keep Reading