On 21 February 2019, Joy Allcock presented a short summary of the Shine Literacy Project for the 2018 year together with the full report ... Keep Reading

Media are invited to attend the launch of the 2019 Innovative Young Minds programme - a pioneering initiative by Hutt City Council and Rotary Hutt City, which is changing the way young women view careers in science, technology, engineering and maths. For the first time IYM is expanding nationwide and doubling in size with opportunities provided to. Keep Reading

Graduates from Syria, Jordan, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Iran, and Myanmar, gathered together to celebrate the completion of the Refugee Connect Programme and to receive their certificates ... Keep Reading

It’s been a busy month for members of Te Awarua-o-Porirua Whaitua Committee. The group has been discussing “from hills to sea – a community thinks about freshwater” ... Keep Reading

The Parumoana Schools' cluster covers the nine primary schools in northern Porirua. It is a longstanding tradition, now stretching back over 17 years, for them to compete to see who their best young speech-makers are. The students were confident, well-practised, and astonishing in their maturity. ... Keep Reading

This was a fantastic opportunity for Rotary to provide the organisation and means of community engagement, bringing huge benefits to both the kids and the police recruits for whom assisting young children will soon be a part of their day-to-day work ... Keep Reading

New Kiwis (former refugees) settle well, but how well do they integrate? We often hear the success stories and we will tell some of those stories during the course of 2020 ... Keep Reading

Spring into Tawa 2018 was a huge success. The event was bigger than ever with more stalls, more entertainment and more food. The weather held for a few hours in the morning which saw large crowds turning up to enjoy the amazing range of stalls and food, and to enjoy great entertainment. Spring into Tawa is at it's heart about the community -... Keep Reading

In District Governor Marion’s opinion, we are a thriving club that ticks all the important boxes. We are energetic, project-focussed, and effective. The club has played its full part in District affairs ... Keep Reading

Youth has always been a strong focus for Plimmerton Rotary and it was a great thrill to see that several of the young people we have supported over the years were represented at the Partners Porirua Youth Awards on 25 October at Pataka ... Keep Reading

You don't need to book a flight all the way to the other side of the world or go back to the ancient times of the Egyptian Pharaohs.“Kai from Egypt” is bringing all the authentic Egyptian flavors to lovely Kiwis right here in the heart of Aotearoa New Zealand! We are so excited to conduct our first market research about Egyptian style food and woul Keep Reading

On 17 October, Pataka was the venue for an amazing Rotary event, a celebration of 125 Years of Women’s Suffrage in New Zealand.The organisers managed to secure four wonderful speakers and to provide a contribution from the local whizz-girls, Le Art ... Keep Reading

Embrace Design is based in Tawa and all of the products you will see have been designed and fabricated in Tawa. We hope to see you at this years Spring into Tawa and share with you our creations. Keep Reading