Hi, my name is Nick Wood and I'm a Master Locksmith with the Begg Security Group. I live in Cromwell with my wife Beth and our two wonderful boys, Joseph (11) and Charlie (8) and we moved here from Dunedin just over seven years ago.
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According to Wikipedia, the Commodore VIC-20 was the computer of the future when it was released in 1982. I was 7 years old when my dad came home with one - my sisters and I thought we were the bee’s knees. We used our old TV as its screen and spent hours entering code to play games.
The Rotary Club of Waimate along with the Waimate District Council, Colorprint NZ Ltd and Stowell Motors Ltd have shown to the Waimate community a covered in Shuttle Trailer. An asset that can now be used by all community organisations, schools, all sports groups, Church groups and any other groups that have to travel out of our District and there is a need to carry along their equipment.
When disaster strikes, Rotarians around the world come together as people of action to help those in need. To support communities in their rebuilding efforts, The Rotary Foundation is proud to announce our new Disaster Response Fund.
RYLA Oamaru 2019 was always going to take a different approach. The key thing the club understood was that RYLA awardees wanted to experience leadership, not just hear about it. So Rotary Oamaru devised a programme that would provide leadership opportunities from the outset. And according to RYLA attendees, our programme delivered.
Rotary is dedicated to six areas of focus to build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever.
The Rotary Presidents’ Charity Cycle Challenge on Saturday 23 February 2019, offered cyclists the opportunity to take part in a challenging yet fulfilling cycling event with the option of taking on the 160km from Te Anau to Invercargill or a shorter ride of 100km starting from Mossburn.
To celebrate 100 years of Rotary in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands in 2021, Dr Stephen Clarke, a professional historian, has been commissioned to research and write a landmark publication on Rotary in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, 1921–2021. Dr Clarke started work on the book in last year. The book will be part of a suite of activities under what is called the Mana Tangata Programme to celebrate the Centennial.
