Ngāmotu NewsJune 22nd 2020 Meeting
at The Auto Lodge
District Governor: John Mohi
President: David Lusk
Secretary: Stephen Bovett
Club Website: www.rotaryngamotu.club
Present: David Lusk, Jan Dempsey, Mike Makein, Sally Morch, Dennis Eales, Wally Garrett, David Brownson, Murray Gillespie, Owen McCluggage, Gary Brown, Geoff Harding, Tony Bird
Guests: Warren and Diane Poehler (PE Inglewood Rotary) Nicholas Setteducato and partner Aimy.
Apologies: Des Friedrich, Chas Wilcox, Stephen Bovett
Raffle: Dennis Eales
Fines: Murray Gillespie fined everyone for varying reasons.
3 minute speaker: Gary Brown spoke about being a passionate Taupo fisherman. He's had a batch there for 45 years. He's a trustee for Advocates for The Tongariro River specifically for fishing and conservation.
between 2010-2012 the fishery decided by 30% which had a major bearing on the Taupo economy. A student David Hamilton, from Waikato University was commissioned to find out what caused this downturn, this was over a 3-4 year period towards his PHD. The cost for this was $108,000 raised through Taupo District Council, Doc and Trusts.
The findings were that the El Nino weather pattern contributed to disrupting the natural cycles of nutrient levels in the lake. This has led to an increase in catch limit 6/person/day and a reduction of the size limit to try and restore the lake to healthy stock levels.
Guest Speaker: Nicholas Setteducato.
Nicholas comes from New Jersey, USA where he was raised and educated. He studied and graduated in Visual Art at New York University.
He worked for 6 years as a digital preservation photographer for the Gilder- Lehrman Collection in New York. Digitising artefacts for use in publications, websites and collection appraisal process.
A 6 month working holiday to New Zealand led him to a 10 year job with Peter Jackson's Wingnut Films production as an archival photographer for all the companies film collections.
Interesting work involved Peter Jackson's WW1 aircraft Heritage Centre collection in Blenheim's doing digitisation of artefacts in 2011 for the centenary of WW1
Also went to Gallipoli with Peter Jackson for part of the Gallipoli Film production and colourisation of WW1 photos to be used in the film.
Following that he spent 4 years at Lucy's Place productions as the owner doing video animation, photography and short film productions.
His current job is The New Digital Systems curator for Puke Ariki.
This involves digital strategy development, digitisation projects, exhibition enhancements, application of new technologies to the museum's core functions and collection care.
Nicholas is exploring ways of connecting museum staff, doing virtual museum tours with augmented reality and using Virtual Reality in exhibitions.
He is currently looking at using the technologies for museum education in schools.
Thanked by: Jan Dempsey
6th July Social Night- Partners Night Tony Bird's
Members to advise Tony of their attendance and what Main and Deserts they will be bringing.
Address: 13A Rimu St
Contact Telephone: 759 6972
Parting Thought: If at first you don't succeed don't become a skydiver- David Brownson
June/July Roster
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June 29th
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July 6th
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July 13th
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July 27th
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Guest Speaker/
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Forum
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Social Night
Tony Bird's
13A Rimu St
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Changeover
Night
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Justine Gilliland
CEO
Venture Taranaki
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Greeter
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Owen
McCluggage
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Wally
Garrett
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Mike
Makein
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S@A
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Tony
Bird
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Tony
Bird
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Tony
Bird
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Grace/Opening
Thought
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David
Brownson
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Owen
McCluggage
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David
Lusk
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Host
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Geoff
Harding
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Thanks
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Wally
Garrett
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Fines
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David
Gibson
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Des
Friedrich
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Jan
Dempsey
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3 Minute Talk
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Mike
Makein
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Dennis
Eales
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Parting Thought
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Sally
Morch
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Murray
Gillespie
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Gary
Brown
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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 David know who has taken your place as he will be setting out the agenda for the night. Apologies to Wally Garrett (027 859 7580, or 7550988) email: wal.barb@xtra.co.nz)
