1 Just a heads up on the last meeting for those not there. Pres Sue made an executive decision and rather than the women leaving the meeting for Prof Baxter's talk that they stay and hear the gory details.
2 Graham gave an update on Bob S's re-admission to hospital. Graham visited him on Friday afternoon and he was well enough to smile and say he was enjoying the nurse's company.
3 Pres Sue heard somewhere that Fred K was or had been in hospital and Graham followed up and is pleased to report that Fred is fit and well. He had a hospital visit during 'flood time' with TGA. Now you will all be asking what is TGA, well its Transitional Global Amnesia. This is where you can lose you memory for a short time, say 6 to 9 hours. Very convenient if you got 'stuck' in the pub; without your wife/partner.
Our speaker for the
22nd August
Heather is originally from North Otago where she and her late husband, Ross, farmed for 25 years. They moved to the Dunedin area and farmed for a further 10 years. They have four sons - Jamie is a Stock Agent, based in Oamaru, David is qualified in physical education and geography and lives in Sydney, Roy is an IT man with the Australian Army and Grant their youngest is a deep sea Diving Engineer based in Auckland.
Once a farmer then a teacher equipped Heather well for her current roll of a real estate consultant.
Last Week's Speaker
Professor David Baxter
Prof Baxter qualified in Ireland and London where he did his MBA in Higher Education Management. He and his wife have three daughters who are spread around the world.
There are differences in the incidence of 'men's' diseases based on ethnic backgrounds. Maori men are more likely to suffer from issues than Pacifica men or their European counterparts.
The common belief is that cardiac issues are the biggest killer of men but the real danger is bowel cancer.
Health behaviour generally, amoung men, is that they are less likely to seek medical help. Doctors rooms are feminised and the only reading matter available in the waiting rooms is Women's Day and similar mags.
Causes of male deaths; up to 30 years by suicide and up to 65 years by cancer. Men in NZ are staunch and unlikely to go to the doctor (many of whom are female). This can relate back to the Speights, 'Southern Man' image. Also the rugby roll models, people like Buck Shelford and John Kirwin.
Face your fear - love the good in us. Blue Ribbon campaign.
Men do not talk about their feelings - there is a counter-balance needed. We need to address the issues.
Government policy and research is needed. A lack of responsibility in Government for the issues. A small amount of funding is necessary and in 2005 the Ministry of Health said something should be done BUT nothing has happened.
The NZ Medical Journal stated that men's health was the health of the nation.
The key issue is the Primary Health Care.
A report done (in which our Fernanda was involved) noted that they found that "funding for men's health was NOT a strategic priority." Much much, more research is published on women's health than men's health.
Take home key factors;
50 to 70 year old men have an overall mortality rate that is 30% higher than for women.
The main cause is NOT prosrate or testicular cancer BUT colon cancer.
Prof Baxter's passing comment;
"This year thousands of men will die of Stubbornness ."
Sergeant's Session
David McL did a great job standing in for Stephen G as he took us through our knowledge of our political landscape.
The Thought 4 the Week
Was provided by Lisa
Kaua e mate wheke mate ururoa
or for those not versed in our other official language;
"Don't die like an octopus, die like a hammerhead shark."
AND to explain; Octopus are renown for their lack of resistance when being captured, however shark will fight bitterly to the end, to the point that when you fillet it fresh, its meat quivers. commonly used to encourage someone not to give up, no matter how hard the struggle is.
Some general information about our club
The Rotary Club of Dunedin Central was chartered on the 8th of March 1980.
Management of the Club rests with the President, Vice President, Immediate Past President, five Directors, Secretary and Treasurer.
The Club meets every Tuesday at The Dunedin Club 33 Melville Street (Fernhill), at 5.30pm for fellowship and a meal at 6.00pm.
Every member of the Club is appointed annually to a particular committee and it is usual for members to change committees yearly, thus providing variety of activity and also giving each member a wide experience of Rotary work.
Rotary is fun
PP Derek asks;
If you email Derek with the information required below on derek@cargill.kiwiit would be greatly appreciated.
If a member has a home and work email, both to be loaded into the bulletin mail system so that partners also get to see the bulletin and read what we are up to.
The club is making new badges for those whose current ones are past their used by date re either in appearance or ‘career’ title.
Lastly, (see below also)
The board has agreed to sponsor the Youth Shows on Otago Access radio (Supporters badge attachment above)
Proud to announce that Dunedin Central Rotary have agreed to be a sponsor and supporter of the Youth Zone on Otago Access Radio 105.4 FM. This will help the 8 to 22 years of age youth of our OARSOME city learn to work on and in radio, plus social media.
We will also look to get both our Youth Rotaract and Interact clubs to take advantage of this marvelous opportunity to be heard!
Club projects and community assistance will also be promoted so that the Dunedin community can hear of the great things we do and offer to them.
Board News ~ Tuesday 15th August
Decisions made at last night’s Board meeting:
1 Using District Governor Bruce Cowan’s $300 gift plus $700 of club funds, the Dunedin Central Rotary Club will buy a Rotary Youth Zone Supporter Package from Access Radio. This is for a year.
Rotary will be included in an on air thank you message to Youth Zone Supporters broadcast in Youth Zone weekdays
Rotary will have thanks and ad-lib mentions from young broadcasters
Opportunities for notices of Rotary youth events and projects to be promoted in Youth Zone
Thanked on www.oar.org.nz with a link to Dunedin Central’s online presence and thanked in OAR FM’s regular newsletter Hearsay
Otago Access Radio (OAR FM) is an award-winning, non-profit station, hosting programmes by, for and about our local communities.
Listen on 105.4FM and 1575AM in Dunedin – and as far north as Palmerston, as far south as Milton.
Dunedin-made programmes are available to download by anyone, anywhere, anytime, to listen to at their convenience. Listen online live and on demand at www.oar.org.nz, and free from iTunes.
More people are now listening to OAR FM via podcasts and live stream with a mighty 49% increase in the last year.
Otago Access Radio (OAR FM) is an award-winning, non-profit station, hosting programmes by, for and about our local communities.
Listen on 105.4FM and 1575AM in Dunedin – and as far north as Palmerston, as far south as Milton.
Dunedin-made programmes are available to download by anyone, anywhere, anytime, to listen to at their convenience. Listen online live and on demand at www.oar.org.nz, and free from iTunes.
More people are now listening to OAR FM via podcasts and live stream with a mighty 49% increase in the last year.
2 Directors agreed to pledge $1,000 to Casting for Recovery, if the project goes ahead.
Casting For Recovery (CFR) is currently running in the North Island of NZ and in Nelson. The aim is to set up a similar retreat in the south of the South Island.
The retreat provides an opportunity for people whose lives have been profoundly effected by breast cancer, to gather in a beautiful, natural setting and learn the basics of the sport of catch and release fly fishing.
The 2017/8 retreat will host 10 people who can participate at their own pace, take time to care for themselves, engage in self exploration and acquire new, fun skills which are helpful tools when returning to the demands of day-to-day life.
3 Sue and Brigetta will attend a national membership Seminar in Christchurch on 28th October
4Children’s books currently stored at the Atheneum will be moved to Sue’s garage for sorting. Some will go to the remote village in Vanuatu and other will be sold at the book sale. Cargill Enterprises will build a crate to secure them to Port Vila and Derek has secured a good price for the cost of the freight.
5Reluctantly we accepted the resignation of Ken Lawson as a member. Ken will be missed very much. He brought a sense of humour to the club that was unique. Hopefully Ken and Vicki can come to a meeting soon and we can farewell them in style and honour the hard work Ken has done for our club.
President Sue
Leadership in a Changing New Zealand Saturday 9th September 2017 Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre, Auckland, 8.30 am–12.30 pm
What is leadership? What leadership does New Zealand need in a changing world? What role might Rotary play?
Rotary New Zealand, together with Leadership New Zealand, invite Rotarians to attend the Future Leaders Forum - a unique opportunity for Rotarians to meet and interact with significant civic, commercial, community and Rotary leaders for an inspirational and informative forum. Presenters include: • Sir Anand Satyanand, GNZM, QSO, KStJ - Former Governor General of New Zealand. Sir Anand is a former lawyer, judge and ombudsman and a member of the Rotary Club of Wellington. • Jenny Gill, ONZM - CEO of Foundation North. Jenny has been Executive Officer of the Roy McKenzie Foundation and Trustee and Chair of the J R McKenzie Trust, both of which have close ties to Rotary. • Rez Gardi - Young New Zealander of the Year 2017. A Kurd, Rez was born in a refugee camp in Pakistan before moving to New Zealand with her family in 1998. She is now a qualified lawyer. • Penny Hulse - Councillor and Committee Chair, Auckland City Council. Penny is a seasoned local government politician and was Deputy Mayor of Auckland from the formation of the Auckland Council Super City until 2016. • Ross Buckley - Executive Chairman KPMG New Zealand. Ross is also a member of KPMG’s Global Council. • Pat Snedden, MNZM - Business Advisor and Community Leader. Pat has held numerous directorships and has been heavily involved in treaty claims work and in other iwi based organisations. • John Hewko - John is the General Secretary of Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation, managing one of the world’s largest global humanitarian service organisations.
Attendees at the Future Leaders Forum should be prepared to engage in participatory and challenging conversations with these well regarded New Zealanders and Rotarian leaders around the future of New Zealand and how Rotary can help lead that future.
The Future Leaders Forum runs on Saturday from 8.30 am to 12.30 pm as part of the New Zealand and Pacific Rotary Symposium programme that continues through to mid-day on Sunday. Rotarians are encouraged to register for the full Symposium programme which commences Friday evening. In additon to the Future Leaders Forum speakers noted above, the Symposium programme includes Deborah Lambie, a medical doctor, co-founder of LearnCoach, and a former Miss New Zealand in 2015, and Ray Davies, recently returned to New Zealand from the 2017 America’s Cup in Bermuda where he was Team New Zealand’s Head Coach, Team Tactician and the backup helmsman.
For those Rotarians not able to attend the whole weekend, there is a Saturday only registration option to attend the Future Leaders Forum and the Saturday afternoon Symposim session which will continue the focus on how Rotary and Rotarians can ‘be the future’.
More information about the Future Leaders Forum and a programme outline can be found on the Future Leaders Forum page on the Symposium website. Home hosting is available – more information on the Offsite Accommodation page on the website .
The full Symposium weekend (Friday evening, all day Saturday and Sunday morning) is open to all Rotarians to attend and we encourage you to register for that – go to the Rotary Zone 7B Symposium website and click on Register for Symposium. Enter your contact details and choose Symposium under the heading ‘Registration Packages’.
Registration for the full Symposium weekend is $210
Rotarians wanting to register for just the Future Leaders Forum, go to the Rotary Zone 7B Symposium website and click on Register for Symposium. Enter your contact information and select Future Leaders Saturday Only registration under the heading ‘Optional Add-ons’.
Registration for Future Leaders Saturday Only is $125
Rotarians attending the Future Leaders Forum are also welcome to register separately for other options, including a buffet meal on Friday night and the Symposium Dinner on Saturday night. See Optional Activities for further information, and to select your preferred options on the registration page under ‘Optional Add-ons’.
If you would like to take advantage of this seminar please speak to President Sue or Andrew H
