Events

Ali is the Industry Liaison Manager at Sanford in Bluff and is passionate about the sea and keen to take the mystery out of what happens when a vessel disappears behind the horizon line and starts catching fish. Ali says "if people know where we work and why we do things the way we do, and that our industry is science based and sophisticated, it’s not such a big jump to think we take the challenge of responsible fishing seriously."   While not born into a fisher family, Ali cares deeply about the coast and the wellbeing of our communities supported by the sea.

In her job as Industry Liaison Manager at Sanford, a large New Zealand seafood company, Ali is a conduit between Sanford's people, the ocean environment and other marine users – officials, seafood companies, eNGOs, dolphins. Sanford’s goal is ocean leadership; to be the world’s best seafood company which means continually striving for excellence, looking beyond the first solution to find the best.

Sanford is New Zealand's oldest and largest seafood company - they farm salmon and mussels and hold 19.7% of New Zealand commercial fishing quota. Sanford has been listed on the New Zealand stock market since 1924, and is focused on sustainability and on maximising the value of the resources gathered from our oceans, enabling long term value creation from oceans teeming with life. Sanford sites can be found in 13 locations around New Zealand and they are a team of 1,400 staff and sharefishers across the country.  Committed to innovation, our scientists are on a mission to find new ways to make the most of the life-enhancing properties of seafood, from anti-inflammatory supplements to skin-nurturing collagen.

Book Sorting with Lunch

Lunch catered by Inner Wheel 

Lunch to be served at 12.15pm - Book Sale Chair Richard will cover off brief notices for event at 12.30pm

Sort books before, or after lunch or both into categories on tables

Chris is the General Manager and CE of NZAS, Tiwai.

Chris was previously the President of NS BlueScope Indonesia, a joint venture between BlueScope and Nippon Steel and has over 15 years’ experience in various leadership roles in manufacturing and building products businesses across New Zealand, Australia, and the wider Asia-Pacific region.

He has a strong commercial background and people focused approach to leading business outcomes and holds a BCom from Otago University.  He is passionate about the community, having previously served on the board of Youthtown, an organisation empowering young people across New Zealand.

https://www.nzas.co.nz/pages/chris-blenkiron/

Rotary Club of Invercargill  - After 5 Function

Guest Speaker:  Chris Blenkiron, General Manager and CE of New Zealand Aluminium Smelters  https://www.nzas.co.nz/pages/chris-blenkiron/

RSVP's required for catering

$10per person cash or pre-pay via internet: 06-0925-0022834-000

Cash bar - drinks at own cost

The 42nd Rotary Club of Invercargill Book Sale is all set for King's Birthday Weekend with the major recipient selected to be Youthline Southland.

Dates / times for the 2023 Book Sale are:

Last Club Forum for the 22/23 Rotary Year 

Lunch is BYO (Bring Your Own).

The objectives of a Club Forum are:

Fellowship
Opportunity for discussion
Rotary education
Update on Club activities
Member feedback

The Forum agenda is:

• The new Rotary Year - President Elect Chami
• Booksale - Richard Russell
• Donations approved by Directors at last meeting 
• Membership application(s)

If you have a suggestion for an agenda item to be included at a future forum please email President Elect Chami chami.abeysinghe.rotary@gmail.com

Brett Solvander has spent a career in media and communications, with television production being a part of this, but he is better known as a public relations practitioner, who has worked in various senior communications roles in both the public and private sectors, here and overseas. Brett has also worked for government ministers as a ministerial press secretary and established his own communications consultancy in the mid 1990’s with business partner and wife, Wilma Falconer.

In his presentation Brett will focus on the spread of misinformation in the modern age and how we as information consumers can navigate propaganda, lies and fake news to get to the truth. This  subject has meaning for everyone interested in getting to what we understand to be the undiluted facts so that we can make well informed decisions for ourselves and for those we care about

After a 2 year term President Lisa-Maree will handover the 'chains' to President Elect Chami 

More details on the Changeover event to follow