Below is a list of our more recent Guest Speakers.
One of the benefits of being a member of Rotary is the opportunity to listen to a fascinating array of Guest Speakers who visit most weeks.
Listening and learning from those pre-eminent in their field, provides a rare opportunity to gain a more in-depth and often very entertaining perspective of a broad range of topics.
Presentations last 15-20 minutes followed by question time and an opportunity to meet the guest afterwards. Reviews of past presentations and recent club activities can be found below.
We welcome visitors and new members – Contact Us for details.
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Maungakiekie Club Calendar
| Event / Report Date | Activity | Speaker / Details |
|---|---|---|
| (6:00 pm Mon, 12th Feb, 2024 tbc) | (Club Meeting tbc) | (tbc) |
| (6:00 pm Mon, 5th Feb, 2024 tbc) | (Club Meeting tbc) | (tbc) |
| Mon, 29th Jan, 2024 | (No Meeting) | Auckland Aniversary Day |
| (6:00 pm Mon, 22nd Jan, 2024 tbc) | (Club Meeting tbc) | (1st Club meeting of 2024 tbc) |
| HOLIDAY BREAK | ||
| 6:00 pm Mon, 18th Dec, 2023 | Club Meeting | Final meeting for 2023, Casual, Xmas gifts |
| 6:00 pm Mon, 11th Dec, 2023 | Club Christmas Party | (Location tbc) |
| 6:00 pm Mon, 4th Dec, 2023 | EVENT: School Awards Night | Haskell-Mckeever-Walls Awards |
| 6:00 pm Mon, 27th Nov, 2023 | Club Meeting | |
| 25th Nov: 7-9AM Early Birds $20 entry; 9AM-5PM FREE entry. 26th Nov: 9AM-2PM FREE entry | EVENT: BOOK FAIR (All proceeds to club community projects) | Onehunga Community House, 83 Selwyn St., Onehunga. |
| 6:00 pm Mon, 20th Nov, 2023 | Club Meeting | Rotary Foundation: Bill Appleton |
| 5:30 pm Mon, 13th Nov, 2023 | BBQ | Building School, Onehunga High School |
| 6:00 pm Mon, 6th Nov, 2023 | Club Meeting | PDG Lindsay Ford & Alison Ford, Keith & Margaret Day: Membership evening |
| Newsletter NL150 30th October 2023 | Club Meeting | Thornton & Campbell Williams: The Outward Bound Experience |
| Mon, 23rd Oct, 2023 | (No Meeting) | Labour Day |
| 6:00 pm Mon, 16th Oct 2023 | Community Dinner (All proceeds to Onehunga Eats) | Everybody Eats, 306 Onehunga Mall, Onehunga |
| Newsletter NL149 9th October 2023 | Club Meeting | Adele Hall, Programme Coordinator Auckland & Northland, Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA). |
| Newsletter NL148 2nd October 2023 | Club Meeting | Brent Bielby, Community Bike Hubs |
| Newsletter NL147 25th September 2023 | Club Meeting | Club Forum |
| Newsletter NL146 18th September 2023 | Club Meeting | Dillon Rungan, Dep. Principal, Epsom Normal School & Speech finalists |
| Newsletter NL145 11th September 2023 | Club Meeting | Lara Fagan, Editor, Onehunga Community News |
| Newsletter NL144 4th September 2023 | Club Meeting | Marcellin College, Maria Prescott, Principal. Head prefects |
| Newsletter NL143 28th August 2023 | Club Meeting | Forum Night - Club Planning |
| 25-26 August | Daffodil Day - Cancer Society | Collecting outside Onehunga Countdown |
| 6:30 pm Mon, Aug 21 | Movie Night Out - Charity Event | The Miracle Club, Lido Theatre, Mt Eden |
| Newsletter NL142 14th August 2023 | Club Meeting | Dominique Bonn President of the Greenwoods Corner Epsom Business Association plus Michael Jones Rotarian from Olympia, USA |
| Newsletter NL141 7th August 2023 | Club Meeting | |
| Newsletter NL140 31st July 2023 | Onehunga High School Annual Dinner | Principal Shameen Hayat |
| Newsletter NL139 24th July 2023 | Senior Citizens Health and Retirement Living - Course | Dr Richard Busfield (GP, MB ChB) and Jeanette Thorne (ex-Physio). |
| Newsletter NL138 17th July 2023 | Club Meeting | Maria Meredith, Local Board Chair, Maungakiekie-Tamaki: Local Board Draft Plan |
| Newsletter NL137 10th July 2023 | Club Meeting | Club Forum night |
| Newsletter NL136 3rd July 2023 | Club Meeting | 2023-24 RI Presedent's speech - Gordon McInally |
| Newsletter NL135 26th June 2023 Changeover Dinner | Club 2023-24 Changeover Dinner | Parkside Village |
| Newsletter NL134 19th June 2023 | Club Meeting | Ellie Fletcher & Mikey McKillop: RYLA |
| Mon 12th June, 2023, 6:00pm | Dinner out | Everybody Eats, 306 Onehunga Mall |
| Mon 5th June, 2023 | No Meeting | King's Birthday |
| Newsletter NL133 29th May 2023 | Club Meeting | Joyce Deng: Outward Bound Course |
| Newsletter NL133 29th May 2023 | Club Meeting | Derek Ion: Tonga Education |
| Newsletter NL131 15th May 2023 | Club Meeting | Cat Levine: Well Being Project |
| Newsletter NL130, 8th May 2023 | Club Meeting | Duncan McDonald: Growing Old and What to Do |
| Newsletter NL129 1st May 2023 | Club Meeting | Dr Jayaraj: My life as a Rotarian |
| Fri 28th- Sun 30th April, 2023 | District 9910 Annual Conference | Alexandra Park, Epsom |
| Tues 25th April, 2023, 11:00 | Epsom ANZAC Ceremony | Marivare Reserve, Epsom |
| Mon 24th April, 2023, 6:00pm | No Meeting | (Day before ANZAC Day) |
| https://www.norfolkislandrotary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Newsletter-NL128-17th-April-2023.pdf | Club Meeting | (TBC) |
| Mon 10th April, 2023. | No Meeting | Easter Monday |
| Newsletter NL127 3rd April 2023 | Club Meeting | Sean Marston: $$Notes for Nepal |
| Newsletter NL126 27th March 2023 | Club Meeting | Don Allan: Onehunga Community Policing |
| Sat 25th March, 2023, 12:00pm | The Big Mission Home - fundraising walk | Onehunga Cafe tbc |
| Newsletter NL125 20th March 2023 | Club Meeting | Nancy Nielsen: Retirement Village Living |
| Newsletter NL124 13th March 2023 | Club Meeting | 2023 Summer Science School Report from 3-students |
| Sat 11th March, 2023, 08:30am - 10:45am | International Womens Day Breakfast | Wynyard Pavillion, 17 Jellicoe St, Auckland CBD |
| Newsletter NL123 6th March 2023 | Club Meeting | Heni Goldsmith: Th Shaamed Life of a Maori Girl |
| Newsletter NL122 27th February 2023 | Club Meeting | Phil Aish: FFL Waikato Tractor Trek Report |
| 24-25th February, 2023 | Club Activity | Big Heart Appeal, Countdown Onehunga |
| 23rd February, 2023, 6:30pm | State of the Nation ACT Party- Charity Dinner | Sorrento in the Park Resturant, Cornwall Park |
| Mon, 20th February, 2023, 6:00pm | Club Meeting | Bowls evening (no Meeting) |
| Sun, 19th February, 2023, 6:00pm | Summer BBQ | At: Lex & Mavis, Patamahoe |
| 16 & 17 February, 2023 | SHADES Concert | Q Theatre, 305 Queen Street |
| Mon, 13th February, 2023, 6:00pm | Club Meeting (and Tractor Trek Starts - Waikato) | |
| Mon, 6th February 2023 | No Meeting | Waitangi Day |
| Mon 30th January, 2023 | No Meeting | Auckland Aniversary |
| Mon 23rd January, 2023, 6:00pm | Club Meeting | Dany Miller- Kareko: Onehunga Libarary and Oranga Hubs Manager |
| Sun 15th January, 2023, 11am | Summer BBQ & Pool Party | At: Craig and Judith Jones', Tawharanui Peninsula |
| Mon 19th December 2022, 6:00pm | Christmas Party & 70s Draw | Sorrento Resturant, Cornwell Park Domain. |
| Mon 12th December 2022, 6:30pm | Last Meeting of the Year | Informal gathering |
| Mon 5th December 2022, 6:00pm | School Awards Night | The 2022 McKeever, Haskell, Wall Student Awards |
| Mon 28th November 2022, 6:00pm | AGM | |
| Mon 21st November 2022, 6:00pm | Club Meeting | Laurie Mead. Sailing the North West Passage. |
| Mon 14th November 2022, 6:00pm | Club Meeting | 1. Frank Parker: New Zealand Warbirds 2. Espom Normal School: Speeches. |
| Mon 7th November 2022, 6:00pm | Club Meeting | 1. Shelly Green & Heather McLeish Laura Fergusson Trust 2. Royal Oak Intermeditate School: TOM Canberra Report |
| Mon 31st October 2022, 6:00pm | Club Meeting | Judy Lawley (ADG) Polio and All That |
| Mon 24th October 2022 | No Meeting | Labour Day |
| Newsletter NL113 17 Oct 2022 | Club Meeting | Stephen Lasham & Jim Jackson: Manukau Harbour |
| Newsletter NL112 10 Oct 2022 | Club Meeting | Ana Ika: State of the Nation - Measuring the Social Progress of Aotearoa |
| Newsletter NL111 03 Oct 2022 | Club Meeting | Trish Gribben: The Rose Charty |
| Mon, 26th September 2022 | No Meeting | Public Holiday to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II |
| Newsletter NL110 19 Sept 2022 | Club Meeting | Helen Charles: Tripping the South Island |
| Newsletter NL109 12 Sept 2022 | Club Meeting | Paul Jarman: Tree Planting |
| Newsletter NL108 05 Sept 2022 | Club Meeting | Rob Bloch: Motor Neurone Disease |
| Newsletter NL107 29 August 2022 | Club Meeting | David Anstice: Free Legal Service |
| Newsletter NL106 22 August 2022 | Club Meeting | District Governor Matthew McLeod with Assistant District Governor Judy Lawley |
| Newsletter NL105 15 August 2022 | Club Meeting | Committee Planing Evening |
| Newsletter NL104 8 August 2022 | Club Meeting | Angus Macdonald - New Hope |
| Newsletter NL103 1 August 2022 | Club Meeting | Tony Walker - The Future is Cloudy |
| Newsletter NL102 25 July 2022 | Club Meeting | Our year ahead - community service projects |
| Newsletter NL101 20 July 2022 | Hillsborough, Lynfield and Mount Roskill Rotary Club | Location: Maungakiekie Golf Club Address: 5 Anita Ave, Mt Roskill, Auckland Time: 6:30 pm for 7 pm start |
| Newsletter NL100 11 July 2022 | Club Meeting | 5-minute speakers. New Club members: Phil Aish, Rhett Stephens |
| Newsletter NL99, 4 July 2022 | Club Meeting | Chris Campbell, Real Estate Institute |
| Newsletter NL98 27 June 2022 | 2022/23 Club Changeover Night | Location: Parkside Village Cafe (formerly Selwyn Heights), 42 Herd Rd, Onehunga |
| Newsletter NL97 - 20 June 2022 | Club Meeting | Board members: 5-minute explainers |
| Newsletter NL96 13 June 2022 | Dinner evening: Yr12 students, Onehunga High School | School location: 24 Pleasant Street, Onehunga |
| Mon, 6th June 2022 | No meeting | Public Holiday |
| Newsletter NL95 30th May 2022 | 4:30pm: Board Meeting 6:00pm: Club Meeting | Deborah Fletcher, club's 2022 RYLA attendee |
| Newsletter NL94 23rd May 2022 | Club Meeting | Don Allan, Onehunga Community Constable |
| Newsletter NL93 16th May 2022 | Club Meeting | Rachel Blundell: Communications and Engagement Manager for CRL Link Alliance & Gerry Goodwin: Assurance Manager Tunnels & Stations, City Rail Link Ltd. |
| Tues 10th May 2022, 6:00pm | New member interest meeting. | Onehunga Community House, 83 Selwyn Street. Doors open 5:30pm |
| Newsletter NL92 9th May 2022 | Club Meeting | |
| Newsletter NL91 2nd May 2022 | Club Meeting (Meet at Royal Oak Bowls location, as normal) | QUIZ Night! Bring a pen |
| Tues 26th April, 4:30pm | Board meeting | Parkside Village Café formerly Selwyn Heights |
| (Mon 25th April 2022 - ANZAC Day) | No meeting | Public Holiday |
| (Mon 18th April 2022 - Easter Monday) | No meeting | Public Holiday |
| Newsletter NL90 11th April 2022 | ZOOM: Club Meeting | Bernie Smith: CEO Subject: Monte Cecilia Housing Trust. |
| 11am-1pm, 9th April 2022 | Onehunga’s Big Clean Up | Meet at: Onehunga Bay Reserve, Beachcroft Ave, Onehunga |
| Newsletter NL89 4th April 2022 | ZOOM: Club Meeting | Iain Hook: Maungakiekie Songbird (Bringing the dawn chorus back to Maungakiekie) |
| Newsletter NL88 28th March 2022 | ZOOM: Club Meeting | Neville Lane: SeniorNet |
| Newsletter NL87 21st March 2022 | ZOOM: Club Meeting | George Arulanantham: “This is my Life” |
| (March) | Members deliver Child Cancer Foundation appeal flyers to Onehunga & One Tree Hill letterboxes | Thanks to organiser: Peter Mayow |
| Newsletter NL86 14th March 2022 | ZOOM: Club Meeting | Rod Kestle: Feelings For Life Charity - 2022 Tractor Trek and Stuff! |
| Newsletter NL85 7th March 2022 | ZOOM: Club Meeting | Jeanette Thorne: Community Gardens |
| Newsletter NL84 28th February 2022 | ZOOM: Club Meeting | Peter Garnett - ROMAC (NZ Regional Chair and PDG) |
| Newsletter NL83 21st February 2022 | Club Meeting | Phil Sai Louie: Auckland Place Names |
| Newsletter NL82 14th February 2022 | Club Meeting | Club Forum night Future Change Decisions |
| (7th Feb, 2022 - Waitangi Day - Public Holiday) | No meeting | Public Holiday |
| (31st Jan 2022 - Auckland Aniversary - Public Holiday) | No meeting | Public Holiday |
| Newsletter NL81 24th January 2022 | Club Meeting | Elizabeth Fahey (Founder: The Next Chapter) - Managing Change |
| Newsletter N L80 17th January 2022 | Club Meeting | Mamea Wilson: To Onehunga Return. (First meeting for 2022) |
| Newsletter NL79 20th December 2021 | Club meeting | Informal meeting (last for 2021) |
| Newsletter NL78 13th December 2021 | Club Christmas Function | Host: President Robin Hulford. Venue: Royal Oak Bowling Club (Vacc Certs Required) |
| Newsletter NL77 6th December 2021 | Club meeting (Zoom) | AWARDS NIGHT: Robin & Deidre |
| Newsletter NL76 29th November 2021 | Club meeting (Zoom) | President Robin Hulford: AGM |
| Newsletter NL75 22nd November 2021 | Club meeting (Zoom) | Barry, Quentin & Tony: The Mangere Bridge Project |
| Newsletter NL74 15th November 2021 | Club meeting (Zoom) | Keith Quinn: 5 Minutes Each Way |
| Newsletter NL73 8th November 2021 | Club meeting (Zoom) | David Downs: A Mild Touch of Cancer |
| Newsletter NL72 1st November 2021 | Club meeting (Zoom) | Judge Stan Thorburn: Judging |
| 25 Oct 2021 | (No meeting) | Labour Day |
| Newsletter NL71 18th October 2021 | Club meeting (Zoom) | Cat Levine: Te Tai Tokerau Wellbeing Project |
| Newsletter NL70 11th October 2021 | Club meeting (Zoom) | Viv Beck: "Heart of the City" (CEO) |
| Newsletter NL69 4th October 2021 | Club meeting (Zoom) | Members: Rob Lyons, Tony Rayner |
| Newsletter NL68 27th September 2021 | Club meeting (Zoom) | Members: Paul Jenner, Brian Williams, Lloyd Albiston |
| Newsletter NL67 20th September 2021 | Club meeting (Zoom) | The Rt. Hon. Sir Anand Satyanand: Being Governor General |
| Newsletter NL66 13th September 2021 | Club meeting (Zoom) | Beyond Water - East Africa: Sharon Crean |
| Newsletter NL65 6th September 2021 | Club meeting (Zoom) | Club member updates |
| Newsletter NL64 30th August 2021 | Club meeting (Zoom) | Club name discussion |
| 23 Aug 2021 | (No Club Meeting) | (Level 4 COVID-19 Lockdown) |
| 16 Aug 2021 | Club meeting | Rise up Academy: Sita Sulupe - Principal |
| 09 Aug 2021 | Club meeting | History vs Heritage: Greg Smith |
| 02 Aug 2021 | FUND RAISING EVENT | Charity Dinner at: Everybody Eats, Onehunga Mall |
| 26 Jul 2021 | Club meeting | Onehunga High School, Head of History, Elliot Moka |
| 19 Jul 2021 | Club meeting | National Bowel Screening: Mathew Wallace & Anthony Petera |
| 12 Jul 2021 | Club meeting | RC Strategic Plan 2021: President Robin |
| 05 Jul 2021 | Club meeting | RC District Governor: Grant & Sarah Smith |
| 28 Jun 2021 | 2021 CHANGEOVER DINNER | Dinner at: Selwyn Heights Village |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Club meeting | IHC in the Community: Joseph Mayes |
| 14 Jun 2021 | Club meeting | ACT Political Party: Karen Chhour |
| 07 Jun 2021 | (No meeting) | Queens Birthday |
| 31 May 2021 | Club meeting | Business and Stress: Linda Walls - Consultant |
| 24 May 2021 | Club meeting | Public Health Issues: Dr Simon Thornley |
| 17 May 2021 | Club meeting | Drowning Prevention: Maddison Chang |
| 10 May 2021 | Club meeting | Book Fair Report: Robin Hulford |
| 03 May 2021 | Club meeting | Fire Protection and Safety: Blair Rowlings |
| 26 Apr 2021 | (No meeting) | Anzac Holiday |
| 19 Apr 2021 | Club meeting | Shipwrecks in NZ: Neil Reid/Bill Grayson |
| 17 Apr 2021 | BOOK FAIR | Community Fund raising event: 17&18 Apr |
| 12 Apr 2021 | PROJ PREP | Onehunga Book Fair |
| 05 Apr 2021 | (No meeting) | Easter Monday |
| 29 Mar 2021 | Club meeting | Onehunga High School |
| 22 Mar 2021 | Club meeting | Called to Write: Claire Burt |
| 15 Mar 2021 | Club meeting | Artificial Intelligence: Bradley Scott |
| 08 Mar 2021 | Club meeting | Oranga School and Rotary: Bridget Lummis |
| 01 Mar 2021 | Club meeting | NZ Fire Service: Blair Rowlings |
| 22 Feb 2021 | OPEN FORUM | |
| 15 Feb 2021 | (No Club Meeting) | (Level 4 COVID-19 Lockdown) |
| 14 Feb 2021 | CLUB BBQ | BBQ at Lex and Mavis -to be confirmed |
| 08 Feb 2021 | (No meeting) | Waitangi day |
| 01 Feb 2021 | (No meeting) | Auckland Anniversary Day |
| 25 Jan 2021 | Club meeting | Forensic Science: Ian Calhaem |
| 18 Jan 2021 | CASUAL NIGHT | INVITE NEIGHBOURING CLUBS |
| 11 Jan 2021 | (No meeting) | |
| 04 Jan 2021 | (No meeting) | |
| 28 Dec 2020 | (No meeting) | |
| 21 Dec 2020 | Christmas Break Up | |
| 14 Dec 2020 | Christmas Party | |
| 07 Dec 2020 | AWARDS NIGHT | |
| 30 Nov 2020 | ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING | |
| 23 Nov 2020 | Club meeting | Kidz need Dadz: Brendon Smith |
| 16 Nov 2020 | Club meeting | Committee Meetings |
| 09 Nov 2020 | Club meeting | Selwyn Foundation: Gary Smith CEO |
| 02 Nov 2020 | Club meeting | Your Life in Rugby and Beyond: Sir Michael Jones |
| 26 Oct 2020 | (No meeting) | Labour Day |
| 19 Oct 2020 | FUND RAISING EVENT | Charity Dinner at: Everybody Eats, Onehunga Mall |
| 12 Oct 2020 | Club meeting | Nursing in Challenging Areas: Rev. Barbara Walker |
| 05 Oct 2020 | Club meeting | OKE School Gardens: Paul Dickson |
| 28 Sep 2020 | Club meeting | Motorhome Industry: Chris Cunard |
| 23 Sep 2020 | Membership Interest meeting | |
| 21 Sep 2020 | Committee Meetings | |
| 14 Sep 2020 | Club meeting | |
| 07 Sep 2020 | Club meeting | What are young people thinking: Onehunga High School |
| 31 Aug 2020 | Club meeting | Community Policing: Constable Don Allan |
| 24 Aug 2020 | Club meeting | DG Presentation - Video and Q and A: Elaine Mead |
| 17 Aug 2020 | Club meeting | MP for Maungakiekie: Denise Lee |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Club meeting | Angel Investing for Start up Business: Craig Brown |
| 03 Aug 2020 | Club meeting | Medicine and Skin Care: Anthony Tam |
| 27 Jul 2020 | Club meeting | A Day in the life of a School Chaplain: Rev Gareth Walters |
| 20 Jul 2020 | Committee Meetings | |
| 13 Jul 2020 | Club meeting | Labour List MP: Priyanca Radhakrishnan |
| 06 Jul 2020 | Club meeting | Kidz Need Dadz: Brendon Smith |
