Welcome from our President

 The Rotary Club of Tauranga Te Papa was chartered in 1981. The club meets every Thursday for lunch at The Fish & Dive clubrooms, 60 Cross Road, Tauranga. The meetings feature a light lunch and a great mix of club members who pack in a lot of fun, humour, and networking. We have a diverse range of entertaining & inspirational guest speakers. Tauranga Te Papa is a strong and vibrant club of around 45 active members who are passionate “people of Action" committed to engaging in projects of benefit to both local as well as international communities. 

 

Our club is involved in a number of Rotary Youth programmes, with our “Flag ship” Program being Rotary Youth Driver Awareness which sees over 1200 year 12 Students from across the Bay of Plenty attend a one day program. We provide hands-on support to the Welcome Bay Primary School and are sponsors of a junior Rotary Club (Interact) at ACG School. Interact members provide practical support as well as funding for local community projects.

 

Rotary Tauranga Te Papa is a very socially active club, organising an annual Car Rally, movie evenings, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Friday night drinks to name but a few.

 

Club members contribute locally to the development of the Tauranga Kopurererua Valley Reserve with on-going tree planting and rat baiting activities. Members also assist with the preparation of science kits  at the House of Science, for distribution to local primary schools.

 

Fundraising events feature the Great Tauranga Duck Race which raised over $35,000  this year, annual Charity Golf Tournament and many fun events such as our quiz night. Funds from these events go to support local organisations as well as our charity of choice “The Rotary Foundation” which is actively working towards the eradication of Polio worldwide, as well as providing aid to developing countries or those affected by natural disasters.

 

Rejuvenation is an essential component of any organisation, and Rotary Tauranga Te Papa is always keen to recruit new members.  We live in the best city in New Zealand and our goal is not only to maintain a vibrant Club but to do so with increased participation.

 

We look forward to welcoming visiting Rotarians and prospective new members to any of our meetings.