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Ngamotu News
13th June 2022
 
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Jun 27, 2022
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Jul 25, 2022
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District Governor: Mark Wheeler     2021/22

President: Sally Morch

Secretary: Michael Archer
 
Club Website:  www.rotaryngamotu.club
 
Apologies for Meetings by 12.00 Noon Day of meeting
 
To Wally Garrett: 
Email: wal.barb@xtra.co.nz
Mobile: 027 859 7580
Home: 7550988
 
 
 
For Meeting:13th June 2022

Present:  Jan Dempsey,  Sally Morch, Stephen Bovett, Owen McCluggage,  Dennis Eales, Wally Garrett,  Michael Archer, Gary Brown,  Judy Hanline, Murray Gillespie, David Gibson, Des Friedrich, Harry Duynhoven, David Brownson
 
 
Apologies: Geoff Harding, Tony Bird, Mike Makein, Simon Northrop, Richard Handley, David Lusk
 
Guests: Dr Emily Roberts TRC Guest Speaker
 
Partners: 
 
Raffle
Birthdays:  
 
Rotary Anniversary
 
 
 
3 Minute Talk:
Forest of Peace and Remembrance;
 
Des gave a summary of the progress with the project so far.
There are 4 Rotary Clubs involved.
Planting Day responsibility as follows
 Monday's: NP West
Tuesday: Waitara
Thursday Ngāmotu
Friday NP North
There are 1053 students  wanting to be involved.
Wally and Des are ferrying students from their schools to the site using a 17 seater minibus provided by Symons at no cost.
Wednesday is for PD workers to dig holes.
Currently 833 trees planted 609 by students max 2 each and 224 by Rotarians
A record has been created of what species is planted in each hole, immediate target is 3500 trees planted by the end of June.
1100 in 6 months
1100 in 2 years
School Principal's have been supportive and very impressed with the project.
A BBQ sausage is provided for each student. There are 6 trips a day taking 45 minutes for each trip.
Des particularly thanked Wally for Minibus transportation. 
 
Des requires 4 volunteers for Thursday 16th June (Thursday is our club day for volunteering).
 
David B, Judy, Dennis volunteered.
 
Well done Des what a project!!!!
 
 
Fines:Des Friedrich Fined members on their participation or not in the F of P and R.
Also tested members on coming council elections
 
 
Parting Thought: David Gibson
Whether Rotary may mean to us to the world it will be known by the results it achieves- Paul Harris
 
 
 

 

Message from President Sally
 

Greetings Rotarians,

A very interesting speaker last Monday as you will read in Murray’s report.  I just loved her enthusiasm for what she is doing.

Another day out planting trees today and cooking sausages for me. I am becoming an expert with judging the timing to have them ready for the tamariki, children when they have finished their mahi, work.  They are all appreciative of the efforts of everyone concerned.  Though I must say I was concerned today, I really thought that Dennis was going to get stuck in the mud.

I am attending the District changeover, with Area Govenor Kay and member, Dennis, in Otaki on Saturday 25th June.  

We need a volunteer to host our July social evening, 4th July.  We could have a themed evening as it is American Independance Day.

Keep the 11th July free for our club changeover and it will be a partner’s night.  More details soon.

Yours in Rotary

Sally

 

Guest Speaker: Dr Emily Roberts: Education Officer
Taranaki Regional Council
 
 

The Guest speaker for the night was Dr Emily Roberts who has in her view The Best Job in The World and her enthusiasm for her role really showed through.

Emily is a Marine Biologist graduate from Swansea University. She spent time in Antartica studying plankton in frozen lakes for her PHD, unique environment.

She loves teaching, inspiring students she finds very rewarding

One of her students from University days she mentioned was studying Manta Rays at Great Barrier Island.

She came to Taranaki 10 years ago attracted by the unique mountain and ecology close to the sea (She's a surfer).

Her first 5 years at the TRC were as a Marine Ecologist studying the Taranaki Coastline. She's been involved with Curious Minds Taranaki( encouraging students to be involved with Science), Waitara Kaimona study, threatened species: penguins, orcas, dotteral.

In 2017 she accepted the job as Education Officer for TRC

She's been involved with sea grass reef studies with Primary school students using drones.

An interesting study was at Ngamatapouri School involving 13 students studying the quality of fresh water in the Waitotara River, also impressed by students at the school developing an early warning flood device.

Another study in the Waiwhakaio River with NPBHS and Sptswood Students has been of the threatened Large Swimming Mayfly (1 cm long) a macro invertebrate  which native fish feed on.

More recently her focus has been on Predator Free Taranaki recognising the importance of involving schools in the use of Pest detectors and safe trapping.

She supports the latest Maori initiative for a Rahui banning taking shellfish from reefs for 2 years, allowing them to recover from reef stripping sometimes by gangs from Auckland.

A very interesting  enthusiastic address endorsed by the thanker and fellow educator Judy Hanline

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Bulletin Editor
Murray Gillespie
 
 
Roster for June/July 2022
Date:
27th June 4th July 11th July 25th July 
 
Guest Speaker/
Activity
Sally Moore- Flourish
Social Evening
Venue TBA
Changeover Night
Graham Walker
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Greeter/Tidy Up
Richard Handley     Geoff Harding
Grace/Opening 
Thought
Stephen Bovett     David Brownson
Host
Jan Dempsey     Owen McCluggage
Thanks
David Brownson     Sally Morch
Fines
Geoff Harding     Wally Garrett
3 Minute Talk
David Gibson     Richard Handley
Parting Thought
Judy Hanline     Mike Makein
If you are unable to do the duty set out in the list above please contact another member to fill in for you. Please let President Sally know who has taken your place as she will be setting out the agenda for the night.  Apologies to Wally Garrett (027 859 7580, or 7550988) email:  wal.barb@xtra.co.nz by Noon  on the day of the meeting.