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 2008/2009 year will be:

15 January, 2009 - Thursday - Divisional project committee meeting.

The committee for organization of the Division 2 Charity Golf Tournament will meet at Yvonne Joynes' home (22b McCraken Ave., Hamilton) starting at 17:30.

 

9 February, 2009 - Monday evening - 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 2009/2010 year. Governor Robert Lecoq will be in attendance. Location will be at the Waikato Diocesan School for Girls, 660 River Road, Hamilton. This will be an evening meeting and include dinner. Exact starting time still unknown.

 

27 March, 2009 - Friday - Kiwanis Waikato Golf Fundraiser.

At Walton Golf Course. This is a Division 2 project to raise funds for Autism New Zealand (Waikato Branch) to go towards buying a car for their second field officer so she can visit and support families with Autistic children.

 

1 March, 2009 - Sunday - Divisional council.

Normally attended by the president and secretary. To be held at Ruakura, upstairs in the Ngahere Café, entrance thruogh East Street Gate. Start: 14:00.

??, 2009 - Club officer training.

Division 2 training day for the incoming president and secretary. All club officers and potential officers are welcome. Date, location, venue and starting times still unknown.

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). You can read about this project on the Waikato Hospital web pages 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".

• Mid-April, annually Kamp Kiwanis.
  A week at camp held yearly for underprivileged children of the Waikato. The Kamp gives 15-30 children a week in the outdoors at Ngatuhoa Lodge in the Kaimai mountains. Eight to twelve adults ensure that the children have plenty of supervision and activities. No Kamp was held in 2002 or nor will one be held in 2006 or 2007.
  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).