Welcome from our President

Tauranga Te Papa Rotary Club is a lunchtime club that meets every Thursday at Hotel Armitage & Conference Centre at 9 Willow St, Tauranga.  Our club was founded in 1981. We are a strong and vibrant club with around 53 members who are passionate and committed to engaging in projects that benefit our communities both locally & internationally.

 

We are very involved in the Rotary Youth programmes particularly International Youth Exchange & Youth Driver Awareness. We give ongoing hands-on support to the Welcome Bay School and have sponsored ACG School to form an Interact (junior Rotary Club) that also participates in fundraising for the local community.

We are also heavily involved in the ongoing development of the Kopurererau Valley Reserve with tree planting and rat baiting We have excellent Speakers at our meetings who present varied and enlightened insight into their adventures, careers, or organisations.

 

We organize exciting fundraising events during the year including, The Great Tauranga Duck Race and a Golf Tournament. Funds from events go to support local organisations as well as the wider Rotary International movement which majors on Polio eradication worldwide as well as providing aid to developing countries and those affected by natural disasters.

 

We are also a very socially active club and hold an Annual Car Rally, movie evenings, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, monthly Friday night drinks etc. with a planned bike trail ride coming up to name a few.