Pa Tate, Distinguished Rotarians, Members of Motuti Marae, Fellow Rotarians, members of my family and friends: Those assembled here, and many that could not attend from near and far celebrate with you. Kia mau ki Maoritanga – hold fast to your Maori culture Please allow me to explore the connection of Rotary to the events [...]

Ten of us left on February 2nd.  We landed 12 hours later in perfect weather in Auckland New Zealand.  After a day “resting” including a tour around the city and a sail on America’s Cup training boats we headed north in two vans for about 5  hours… and time slowed. The Hokianga Harbor on the [...]

What is a zone? One of 34 areas worldwide that elects the Board of Directors of RI, made up of DG’s and PDG’s and future DG’s. The Zone Institute is the annual assembly of these Rotarian leaders that create and forward the vision of Rotary.  Incoming DG’s are trained; the “best practices” within Rotary Districts are [...]