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Papanui People in Action

Papanui Bush Regeneration

Papanui Funding Emergency Kits

Papanui Helping Youth

Papanui Helping the Community

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Are you someone who wants to make positive changes in your community and the world? Rotary Papanui members are friendly and dedicated people who share a passion for community service and friendship. Becoming a Rotarian connects you with a diverse and experienced group who share your drive to give back. You can achieve so much more by being part of an established worldwide organisation.

Peace Poles

Peace Poles Unveiled at Papanui Bush by Papanui Rotary Club

A great turnout on Saturday for the dedication of the two Peace Poles in Papanui Bush.

Thanks to Hamish Campbell MP for Ilam, and Councillor for Papanui, Victoria Henstock who was standing in for the Mayor for taking the time to attend and speaking with great heart and empathy about creating peace.

The Peace Pole movement began in Japan in the 1940s and since that time over 250,000 have been erected in almost every country in the world.

The words "May Peace Prevail on Earth" is their trademark with 3 other languages of your choosing on the other 3 sides of the pole.

These Poles will be marked on the world map and it is Past District Governor, Liz Courtney's wish that every club will begin installing them throughput NZ and the Pacific region.

To view a short video of the event the click here.

What we do for our Community

Posted on Feb 08, 2025

What we do for our Community

Papanui Rotary was founded in 1958 and we have contributed hundreds of thousands of hours and dollars in supporting the local and international community.

Every now and then we try to summarise our contribution to inform the community and attract prospective new members.

The illustration above is our latest poster which we will use at the Community BBQ at Mitre 10 Mega this Sunday 9 February.

The club is actively recruiting new members with new ideas to take us into the future.

Tree of Giving

Posted on Jan 16, 2025

Papanui Rotary and Northlands Mall collect toys for Xmas

From late November until Xmas Eve, Papanui Rotary collected donated gifts left by the public at our annual Tree of Giving in Northlands Mall.

This year it started off slowly but by the end of the 1st week in December we were inundated with beautiful gifts. We wish to thank the team who helped sort and deliver them to 4 different organisations and thank the Management Staff at Northlands who also collected the gifts as some had unfortunately been stolen!

This year we packed 36 banana boxes and donated them to The Presbyterian Support, Birthright, Barnardos, and Christchurch City Mission.

All organisations were very grateful to receive them. Another 4 boxes of gifts left on Xmas Eve will be delivered to The Aunties this week.

2024 Trailer Raffle Winners

Papanui Rotary Trailer Raffle Winners receive their prizes

Last Sunday was the best of the Summer so far and several people with smiling faces gathered to present the prizes to the 2024 Trailer Raffle winners. A very happy occasion for all.

Congratulations to our three prize winners.

All winners commented on how they appreciate how much Rotary does for the community.

Well done to club members Kathy and Deryn for organising another outstanding fundraiser and a special thanks to everyone in the community who supported Rotary by buying a ticket.

See you next year.

Trailer Raffle Winners 2024

Posted on Nov 29, 2024

Trailer Raffle 2024 Winners

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Papanui Rotary Trailer Raffle.

1st Prize - Ticket No. 05787 - Trailer and all of it's goods
2nd Prize - Ticket No. 06707 - e-bike
3rd Prize -Ticket No. 06734 - robot vacuum cleaner

Drawn under police supervision, Sergeant Sue Bush, Papanui Police Station.

HUGE congratulations to these winners. Enjoy your prizes!

The Rotary Club is in the process of contacting the prize winners.

The Rotary Club of Papanui would also like to again thank our partners Mitre 10 Mega, Wattwheels, Northlands Mall, Harmans Lawyers, Stihl, and All Print.

We also acknowledge the generous support from everyone who took part in this community fundraising event.

All funds raised will go to the Ron Proctor Environmental Trust, South Island Wildlife Hospital and the Papanui Children in Need Trust.

Once again, congratulations to all the winners!

RYE STudents BBQ

Rotary Youth Exchange BBQ at Papanui Bush

It was delightful to have 10 RYE students and their 2 guides visit our club last Thursday night. They are on their South Island tour and are all being hosted for the year in the Auckland and Northern parts of NZ.

It was a warm and sunny evening, and we decided to have a BBQ meal at the Papanui Bush. This turned out to be the perfect event as many of the students hadn’t experienced a NZ BBQ as they have only been in the country since July.

Denis McMurtrie had organised for them to plant a Totara tree and had them all sign their names on the cardboard protector which goes around the tree. Many had never planted a tree, and Denis took them on a short tour of the Papanui Bush to explain the history, plants and the extent of the project.

We were also joined by our local Councillor, Victoria Henstock, who talked with the students and mingled with the crowd.

It was also a great opportunity for a new family from China to come along and meet with the students which was well received by one of the RYE students from China who enjoyed talking to them in her native language.

After the meal we were treated to a presentation from the students in one of the rooms at Braintree and then 5 of our members took the students to their homes for the night. They were so grateful to have a comfortable bed for the night, catch up on some washing and many hosts took them on a tour of the city with one taking them for a swim in the sea!

The RYE programme is one of Rotary’s best youth programmes giving students a taste of international travel, developing independence, conﬁdence, learning a new language and global networking opportunities.

Lost Christchurch

Lost Christchurch - Dame Anna Crichton

Dame Anna had us recalling memories of Christchurch’s historic buildings creating much conversation within the room after showing her 15 minute video of “ Lost Christchurch” made in 2021. It documented the 2011 Earthquake and focused on the central city buildings and what has happened to the sites over the last 10 years. It was quite an emotional journey for Anna with her background in History, classics, art and architectural history which has been at the heart of Anna Crighton’s careers in the public and private sector.

Before graduating in these subjects later in life from Canterbury and Otago universities, she was registrar of Christchurch’s Robert McDougall Art Gallery for 20 years. She then embarked on a career in local politics as a Christchurch city councillor for 12 years and a member of the Canterbury District Health Board for a further 12. Over three decades, she was a trustee and director of many trusts and companies. Anna has lived in Wellington, Sydney and England but has always returned to the city of her birth. In 2020 she was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to heritage preservation and governance.

We are grateful to Dame Anna not only for her advocacy in trying to preserve many of our landmarks over the years and as a Rotarian and President of the Christchurch Rotary Club.

Dr Ines Schönberger

Lincoln University Hiberium

Dr Ines Schönberger gave us an enlightening and fascinating talk about the Herbarium where Bernadette Hunt, one of our members, volunteers on a regular basis and is involved in digitalising the plants.

The purpose of the Herbarium is to preserve plants and specimens, either dried or in spirit, to enable scientists and botanists to record and document climate change, pollution and how the plant arrived in New Zealand. There are 3,500 herbariums around the world.

The Christchurch Botanic Gardens trees and shrubs Herbarium was started by John Armstrong, a nurseryman, who had special permission and controls in place to bring in plants and specimens from around the world.

Bernadette is going to organise a trip for us to visit the Herbarium in the future so watch this space.

We meet In Person

Thursdays at 6:00 PM

The Papanui Club

310 Sawyers Arms Road
Bishopdale
Christchurch, Canterbury 8053
New Zealand

Phone:

021 224 4804

Email:

secretary@papanuirotary.org.nz

Papanui Club is our home base. We meet at 5:30pm for 6:00pm start. Check the Events Calendar for confirmation of location as we sometimes meet remotely or in different locations.. Our mailing address is: P O Box 5064 Papanui Christchurch, 8542

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