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Graeme Waters
President of the Rotary
Club Of Kapiti for the Rotary
year 2012-13
I joined Kapiti Rotary
1978 and since have been
a director of all the various
committees and have run
our district’s debate competition.
When serving as a committee
director it was a pleasure
to be able to help support
the community with projects
such as our Annual Run For
Fun, which supports the
local primary schools, the
Otaihanga Domain Wetlands
Restoration and helping
young people with sponsorship
for overseas exchange student
experiences through the
Rotary Youth Exchange Programme,
Rotary Young Leadership
Awards (RYLA), Rotary Youth
Programme of Enrichment
(RYPEN) and outward bound
leadership courses.
One of my most enjoyable
experiences has been hosting
Overseas Exchange Students
and showing off New Zealand
to these students who have
come from Asia, Europe,
North and South Amercia.
Fellowship among Kapiti
club members and Rotary
members at large has played
a very big and enjoyable
part of my Rotary experience.
Being a member of Kapiti
Rotary has been most rewarding.
Graeme Waters
President
Rotary Club Of Kapiti
“Understanding
the idea of vocational service
completely changed my attitude
toward my work, and toward
my own purpose in life.
I realized that the goal
of a person doing business
is not only to earn a living.
The purpose is to be a contributing
member of the community,
to make the community stronger,
and to help make other people’s
lives better. When I understood
this, and understood the
concept of Service Above
Self, it changed my life
– and set me firmly
on the path to a life of
Rotary service. That is
my Rotary Moment."
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Sakuji
Tanaka
President
Rotary
International
High Rotary Awards for Sir Noel
Sir Noel
Robinson thanks Rotary for his awards
A Valedictory address presented at the Rotary Club of Kapiti, described the background for the presentation of two high honours awarded to Sir Noel Robinson.
Approximately 100 years ago, Sir Noel’s grandparents owned the general store in the area over the railway line in Paraparaumu, and his mother was born here during that time.
As a consequence of that association with Kapiti, he has held strong ties and affection with Kapiti for a very long time, and this formed part of the driving force that tempted him to purchase Paraparaumu Airport in 2006.
Sir Noel has demonstrated a passionate desire to develop youth activities, foster the arts, and to our ultimate local benefit has promoted Kapiti both here and overseas. He has gone a long way to accomplishing that through his drive and initiative, and seeded a number of projects that have been most successful.
At
the top of the list, is
his success in bringing
Air New Zealand to
Kapiti
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Former Rotary International
Vice President
Thom Thorfinsson tells how Rotary must go back to the future
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The future of Rotary as a movement is on a cusp, according to former Rotary International Vice President, Thom Thorfinsson.
In a provocative and thought provoking speech at Rotary .
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Dr Joshu Mountjoy Speaking on local the ocean geology
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Above: Dr Joshu Mountjoy
Members enjoyed a fascinating presentation about the local ocean geology, covering topics such as tectonic plates (and how they twist and cross over along the length of New Zealand), deep underwater canyons (check out the Cook Strait!), underwater landslides, sedimentary shifts, the rhythmic alternations in sea-level depths over 100,000 year cycles, challenges in mapping the sea bed, including multi-beam bathymetry, seismic reflection and rock sampling.
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Rotary News
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Airforce Historian, RAF and RNZAF Photographer Gareth Davies details his amazing career.
Mr Davies recounted reconnaissance work he had undertaken during the ‘communist threat era’ in Norway, dangerous flying missions ...
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Rotary Club of Kapiti The First 25 Years
This publication is a summary of the Rotary Club of Kapiti's history commemorating the first twenty-five years . 
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