This year we took a group of twelve IYM alumnae to Silicon Valley to experience science and technology on an international scale. Our programme saw us visit the Harker School Research Symposium, Microsoft - you should have seen their cafeteria! - NVIDIA, Singularity University, where we learnt about the future of work - exciting and challenging -. Keep Reading

We were thrilled with the number of applications we had for this year's national programme. The interviews have been completed by Rotary Clubs around New Zealand who have done a fantastic job in supporting the programme. It has been a huge task and involved hundreds of volunteer hours. My feedback has been that it was hard to choose which... Keep Reading

A science, technology and innovation "deep dive" for female high school students from the Hutt Valley on a visit to Silicon Valley, California. Keep Reading

Innovative Young Minds was launched last night at The Dowse to a crowd of technologists, innovators, engineers, science and technology teachers, Rotarians and members of the Lower Hutt business community. Keep Reading

Media are invited to attend the launch of the 2019 Innovative Young Minds programme - a pioneering initiative by Hutt City Council and Rotary Hutt City, which is changing the way young women view careers in science, technology, engineering and maths. For the first time IYM is expanding nationwide and doubling in size with opportunities provided to. Keep Reading

In 2019, we will hold two sessions of the IYM programme during the July school holidays. Session 1 will run from 7th - 12th July and Session 2 will be held from 14th - 19th July. Students can indicate a preference for either session I and II and we will do our best to accommodate requests where possible. Keep Reading

For a number of years I have been subscribing to Geopolitical Futures (GF), a US based company that charts the course of the international political system. George Friedman is the Chairman and Founder of GF and is a renowned geopolitical strategist and best selling author. He recently wrote and article which I thought was well worth while... Keep Reading

The board met this last week and I thought this would be a good opportunity for me to bring you all up to speed with some of the matters the board has been dealing with. As many of our membership will be aware Pat Prescott recently requested leave of absence from the club given his wife Barbara is currently not well and Pat needs to give her his fu Keep Reading

Carole and I have just returned from Noosa where we spent three relaxing weeks in sunny warm temperatures. Just what the doctor ordered after another Wellington winter. As you do when you are holiday you have time to read, five books in three weeks for me, and to watch a bit of television. One particular morning I was watching the breakfast... Keep Reading

I was reading about the life of Annika Sorenstam who is often spoken of as the greatest female golfer of our generation. During her 16 year Hall-of-Fame career she rewrote the record books, won countless awards and changed the way women’s golf is played, viewed and covered. I was very interested to read some of her thoughts and views whilst... Keep Reading

At our last breakfast meeting we inaugurated Hini Sullivan to our club as our latest new member. This brings our membership up to 40 which is going to be quickly overtaken by Douglas Webb who has made the decision to transfer his Rotary membership from Karori to Hutt City. It is great that we have created the opportunity of welcoming both Hini... Keep Reading

Ted was a good friend, a Rotary mate, and a business associate. We were mutual customers. We shared the same birth date, and his son John and I worked together for 6 years in the motor industry. I was lucky to have been Teds friend. I, like so many of you here today was privileged to have known Ted and the positive influence that he was to so... Keep Reading

A little over 12 months ago there was a question mark over whether the Rotary Club of Hutt City would continue. Given that the club has been in existence for 76 years and has undertaken copious numbers of projects in support of our community the idea of us ‘shutting up shop’ was not one that was acceptable to all involved. Yes we have seen... Keep Reading