Rotary Gets Pumped

Four years ago, the Rotary Club of Devonport spotted an opportunity to create an action-packed space for their mokopuna (young kids). They noticed the kids were creating a rough and hazardous bike track through an unused part of the Waitemata Golf Club. A core group of Rotarians worked tirelessly with...

Community Communication Boards

Communication boards allow non-verbal children and adults a way to interact with other people sharing the same environment. The boards are developed using the resources of the site in which they are placed – they are site specific. The symbols on the boards are specific to that park/environment as well...

Literacy

Literacy plays a central role in this year’s Rotary international theme, Create Hope in the World. Without reading one cannot actively participate in job seeking, getting a driver's licence, read labels on medicine bottles, help with a child’s homework, or even readily participate on social media. Poor reading skills can...

Mentors on Wheels

The Rotary Club of Maungaturoto identified a need in the community to assist young drivers with their Learner licence to proceed to their Restricted licence. Many learner drivers do not have access to a vehicle in which they can practise driving, so the club partnered with Roadsafe Northland and the...