Rotary and the Institute for Economics and Peace have signed a strategic partnership to roll out the Positive Peace framework. The partnership has already produced results, including the establishment of the Rotary Positive Peace Academy (rotarypositivepeace.org) and the IEP Ambassador Program. In 2016, before the partnership with Rotary was officially...
Making a mark on history
Money makes the world go around and Rotary has stimulated large economic benefit over the past 100 years. So, what better way to recognise Rotary’s achievements than a commemorative coin for our ‘Down Under’ centenary year! A commemorative coin was minted in 1971 for Rotary’s 50th anniversary, coinciding with the...
Peace symposium to celebrate Rotary’s centenary
On April 21,1921, 32 prominent Melbourne citizens met at Scott’s Hotel and agreed to form the Rotary Club of Melbourne, Vic. One hundred years to the day, we will celebrate the centenary of Rotary in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific with a peace symposium. By PDG Murray VersoR100 Peace...
Lessons from COVID in addressing biodiversity loss
Dr Leigh Corner says we need to address global biodiversity loss with the same urgency and manner of cooperation as the response to COVID-19. By Leigh CornerRotary Club of Plimmerton, NZ Why am I concerned with the decrease in biodiversity, not just in New Zealand but globally? We are dependent...
RNZWCS appeal for Cyclone Yasa
Rotary New Zealand World Community Service (RNZWCS) is appealing for funds to support their Fijian neighbours, following the devastation from severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa, which hit the main islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu as a Category 5 cyclone on December 17, 2020. Tragically, four lives were lost as...
kids2camp thanks to Rotary auction
A Nelson group of young people living with cancer was the first to benefit from an online auction that has raised just over $50,000 to help children attend camps at Rotoiti Lodge Outdoor Education Centre at St Arnaud, NZ, organised by the Rotary Club of Whakatu and supported by the...