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1st Week - Formal Meeting: Tuesday 1st September
 
Venue:  Level 6 - Kelvin Hotel 
[In line with Covid19 - Govt directives for Alert Level 2
Social distancing & contact tracing will be in place for this meeting]
 
Election Candidates Forum
Elections in New Zealand - Wikipedia    
MC- Craig Smith 
9 Candidates confirmed:
 
Dr Winsome Aroha - Social Credit
Dr Liz Craig - Labour
Rochelle Francis - Green
Josh Honiss - New Conservative
Joshua Gunn - New Zealand First
Kurt Rohloff - Advance NZPP
Penny Simmonds - National
Basil Walker - Independent
Jackie West - ONE Party
 
Please be ready to be seated - 12.15pm
Meeting format adjusted for this meeting
 Candidates allocated / advised 3 minutes each 
 Q & A session follows after all candidates have spoken 
Planning has been done around a 1.25pm finish 
 
$20pp for light lunch & Cake & Coffee
[Please advise any dietary requirements that need to be met with RSVP] 
 
Partners & Guests welcome to attend 
 
Parking available at H & J Smith Carpark - voucher available at the meeting reception
 
Option of paying for meal / raffles by internet / online banking at meeting reception. 
 
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Numbers limited with Covid19 / social distancing  - dont delay your RSVP 
Apologies/guest details required before 9:30am on Tuesday 1st September.  RSVP/Apologies to: janna@mwm.net.nz; telephone 214-1839;
or text 027-277-2976
Members who do not send an apology & do not attend the meeting,
will be invoiced for their meal.  
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What's coming up:
[Please note there have been changes to Guest Speakers dates]
 
September  2020
3rd    Start of Month Drinks - from 5pm - Northern Tavern[Cnr Sydney & St. Andrew Sts]
8th    2nd Week - Club Forum - McCulloch & Partners Boardroom
15th  3rd Week - Formal Meeting - Level 1 - Guest Speaker: Dr Liz Craig
22nd  4th Week - Social Meeting  - Details being finalised
29th  5th week - No meeting
 

October  2020

1st     Start of Month Drinks - Details being finalised
6th     1st Week Formal Meeting - Kelvin Hotel - District Governor visit
13th   2nd Week - Club Forum - McCulloch & Partners Boardroom
20th   3rd Week - Formal Meeting - Guest Speaker:  Anna Palliser
27nd  4th Week - Social Meeting - Details being finalised
 
Zone 8 'Virtual' Conference:
19th and 20th September 2020,
11:30AM AEST and finishes 1:00PM each day.
Speakers 'zooming in'
No charge to attend - registration is required
Any enquiries to rotaryzone8@gmail.com.
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Member contribution to Bulletin welcomed: 
Reminder that members welcomed to share a contribution in the bulletin, can be a shared article, something written for another purpose you think members might be interested in or a topic you have an opinion or are passionate about.
Contributions can be emailed to: lmfkjs@xtra.co.nz - close off for contributions  is Thursday 3pm.  Publication will be subject to space. 
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Meeting Duties:
 
Duties are rostered 4 weeks in advance.
If you are not available for a duty / date - please arrange for another member to do for you and let the President know before the meeting.
 
 
1st
September
1st Week
Formal Meeting
8th
September
2nd Week
Club Forum
15th
September
3rd Week
Formal Meeting
22nd
September
4th Week
Social Meeting
Sergeant
N/A
N/A
Leon
 Hartnett
N/A
Reception / Raffle
Anna
Thomas
Bob
 Simpson
Ken
 Connell
N/A
Fellowship
Grace (Thanks) & Parting Thought
Graeme McMillan
N/A
Paul
 Goffin
N/A
Introduce & Thank Guest Speaker
N/A
N/A
Craig
Smith
N/A
3 Minute Talk
N/A
N/A
Jide
 Samuel
N/A
 
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Members on Leave of Absence
Richard King, Helen McCurdy, David MacDonald, Owen Ramsay & Brent Knight until further notice.  Michael Blomfield - Feb 2020