Information

This page contains general background information about Division Two and the dates, time and location of scheduled meetings.

What is Division Two:
Division Two is an administrative organization for the five active Kiwanis clubs in the Waikato. Meetings are held to elect representation to the district administration, coordinate common projects and to assist with the training of club officers. Meetings are typically attended by the division officers, the presidents and secretaries of the member clubs and by the chairpersons of the various division committees.

Our Region of New Zealand:
The Waikato encompasses some of the best agricultural land in New Zealand. The area is a major producer of milk, meat and race horses.

Divisional Meetings:
Meetings and events for the 2009/2010 year will be:
 

31 July, 2010 - Club officer training.
	Division 2 training day for the incoming president, secretary and treasurer. All club officers and potential officers are welcome. To be held in Rotorua at the Red Cross Rooms, corner of Lake Road and Rangiruru Street. Times:  09:30 to 16:30.

Meetings and events for the 2010/2011 year will be:
 

27 February, 2011 - Sunday - Divisional Conference
	Divisional annual general meeting. Normally attended by the president, president-elect and secretary. All divisional members are encouraged to attend if possible. The conference will elect a lt. governor for the 2011/2012 year. Governor Bob Reay will be in attendance. City, venue and start time still to be announced.

Major service projects of Division Two:

• 2005 donation to Waikato Hospital.
  In 2005 the five clubs of Division 2 contributed a significant amount of time and money to buying beds, chairs and bright bedding and fittings for the children's wards at Waikato Hospital (the large regional hospital in our area). Prior to this donation of rollaway beds, recliner chairs and cheerful bedspreads, parents wanting to stay with their children in hospital had to sleep on mattresses on the floor.
   
  “A most uncomfortable situation for parents who are already having to cope with the stress of their child being in hospital,” said clinical nurse leader Betsy Smith. “This is a wonderful gift to children and their parents from the Kiwanis.” Five Kiwanis clubs – Matamata, Morrinsville, Te Awamutu, Kirikiriroa, and Westside – all contributed to the purchase of 18 rollaway beds and two recliners. Thirty bright bedspreads have replaced drab hospital greens, giving the children’s wards an instant lift. A big thank you to the Kiwanis from Waikato Hospital. We appreciate the fruits of your labour - sausage sizzles, firewood sales, garage sales, and the like. Thank you also to the people at the Soft Furnishing Shoppe in Hamilton who got the fabric at discount prices and then whipped it up into fabulous bedspreads.
   
  Information about the our combined district projects in more recent years can be read here.
• The Gateway Games.
  A sports competition for intellectually handicapped youngsters was held yearly in Matamata in the Waikato from 1978 to 2004. Approximately 100 competitors competed for the medals offered for numerous events. More information about the Gateway Games can be read here.
  The games were always a highlight for the participants and the medals that they won were highly prized. The Gateway Games has been discontinued due to the changing infrastructure in New Zealand - fewer intellectually handicapped youngsters now have ties to institutions or belong to "Gateway Clubs".

• Kamp Kiwanis.
  A week at camp held annually for underprivileged children of the Waikato. The Kamp gave 15-30 children a week in the outdoors at Ngatuhoa Lodge in the Kaimai mountains. Eight to twelve adults ensured that the children have plenty of supervision and activities. The last Kamp was held in April, 2005.
  Chairman for 1995/2005 - Bette Eavestaff (Kirikiriroa).

• Australia/New Zealand Youth Exchange.
  Division Two (Waikato) of the New Zealand South Pacific District and Division Six (Melbourne) of the Australian District each sponsored a trip to the other side of the Tasman Sea for a deserving teenager selected from their respective areas. These trips normally took place in the September / October months. The project has been indefinitely suspended due to bureaucracy in Australia. The story of how this annual project got started can be viewed here.
   
  Recent exchangees:
   
  

  Year	Name	From	Comments
  1994	Rebekah Muir	Australia
  	Briar Spriggens	Matamata, New Zealand
  1995	No selection	Australia
  	Pauline Calder	Morrinsville, New Zealand
  1996	Stephen Greene	Melbourne, Australia
  	Jill McPherson	Putaruru, New Zealand
  1997	Katherine Bannon	Melbourne, Australia
  	Michelle Isbister	Morrinsville, New Zealand
  1998	Hannah Penberthy and Lisa Ellman	Melbourne, Australia	One of the highlights of their visit was an adventure caving expedition to the Haggas Honking Holes (kindly donated by Waitomo Adventures Ltd.)
  	Lisa Woolerton	Otorohanga, New Zealand	You can read all about Lisa's trip experiences by clicking here.
  1999	Stacey Redman	Melbourne, Australia
  	Michelle Wilcock	Hamilton, New Zealand
  2000	Rachel Parnes	Melbourne, Australia
  	Peter Hughes	Morrinsville, New Zealand	You can read all about Peter's trip experiences by clicking here.
  2001	No exchange took place
  2002	No exchange took place
  2003	Kerry Smallwood	Melbourne, Australia
  	Debbie Sutton	Hamilton, New Zealand
  2004	Elise Woodrow	Nunawading, Australia
  	Kani Puru and Sarah Westbury	Hamilton, New Zealand
  2005	No exchange took place
  2006	Judy Ng	Waverley, Australia	You can read all about Judy's trip experiences by clicking here.
  	Joshua Verstraten	Matamata, New Zealand

  Chairman for 1999/2007 - Grant Gardiner (Te Awamutu).