Rotary Club of Hornby

Rotary Club of Hornby Meetings: 5:45 PM for 6:00 PM, until 7.30 PM Wednesdays at Hornby Club, 17 Carmen Road, Hornby We raise funds to help the community. We restore native forest.

At Hornby Rotary in Christchurch, we meet on Wednesday evenings 48 weeks of the year to share a drink, a meal some jokes and listen to speakers on an extensive range of topics. Projects include building houses, running a charity golf tournament, cutting firewood, organising the car parking for the City to Surf, helping community appeals for funding. We manage a half million-dollar trust fund which makes grants for worthwhile community projects. We send kids on the Spirit of Adventure. We help send young adults on overseas exchanges or sports trips. We support dyslexia, asthma, Bowel Liver Trust, Abbeyfields, the Hornby Daycare Centre, the Little River Rail Trail Trust, Environment Canterbury, and the Department of Conservation. We support business by convening a forum at which business owners can recognise exceptional staff members. We send money or aid overseas. We spawn other clubs such as the Lincoln Rotary Club, Darfield Probus and Halswell Probus. We support each other, club member’s wives and families. Who are our members? Men and Women who are successful in their private lives and want to give something back to the community. How do I benefit? Through the companionship the club provides. Through building your confidence, particularly in public speaking and management skills. By giving you the opportunity to participate in leadership training. By picking up ideas from the numerous club visitors and speakers and the life experience of the clubs' members. What we want to do? The club punches well above its weight for the 35 members it currently has, but we need more members to spread the workload. We want to attract a wide range of talent and use some of this to help club members in their daily lives and some to help address the needs of the community and the environment. We want to double the size of our Trust fund. We want to improve the ratio of men to women in the club. We want to reach out to other ethnic groups and encourage them to become members. If you have a clever idea for a community project, we want to support you. Where and when do we meet? At the Hornby Club,17 Carmen Road, Hornby, Christchurch 5.45pm to 7.45pm most Wednesdays. How do I join? Just come along and make yourself known to club members. It will cost you $25 for a meal. You can see for yourself how the club operates and talk to members about joining the club if what we do appeals to you. Investing some of your time with the Hornby Rotary Club will give a payback way beyond your expectations.

Rotary Club of Hornby supports this campaign!
08/10/2026

Rotary Club of Hornby supports this campaign!

This October, Rotary clubs across New Zealand are coming together to help prevent domestic and family violence — and we’re asking YOU to stand with us.

Your family. Your friends. Your workplace. Your school. Your organisation. Your community.

Why?

Because violence doesn’t start with violence.

It starts with attitudes, beliefs and behaviours that can normalise control, disrespect, jealousy, intimidation and inequality.

And that means prevention can start before violence occurs.

💜 Prevention starts with all of us.

Together, we can be a powerful community voice for change — challenging behaviours that are not okay and promoting relationships built on respect, equality, safety and kindness.

💜 JOIN THE MOVEMENT
👕 Wear purple on Fridays starting 9th October and help make our message visible
💜 Purchase and wear our campaign T-shirt
🚶 Join our community walk on 28 November 2026
🗣️ Start conversations about respect, equality and healthy relationships
🤝 Get your workplace, school, club or organisation involved
📣 Share the campaign and help us reach more people

Every conversation matters.
Every voice matters.
Every person who stands with us makes the message stronger.

Let’s start the conversation.
Let’s challenge what isn’t okay.
Let’s create communities where everyone feels safe, valued and respected.

💜 JOIN THE MOVEMENT. BE THE VOICE. HELP PREVENT VIOLENCE BEFORE IT STARTS.

This week, we welcomed Adrian Mee, the Opportunities Party candidate for Selwyn, as our guest speaker. Thank you, Adrian...
07/10/2026

This week, we welcomed Adrian Mee, the Opportunities Party candidate for Selwyn, as our guest speaker. Thank you, Adrian, for taking the time to join us and share your perspectives with our members.

It’s been a pleasure welcoming speakers from different political parties, giving our members the opportunity to hear a range of views and discuss issues that matter to our community.

We meet weekly on a Wednesday evening at Hornby Club, 17 Carmen Road, Hornby.
Email us for more information:
📧 [email protected]

Another wonderful evening of fellowship at our regular club meeting!We were delighted to welcome Tom and Mary Willnerd f...
30/09/2026

Another wonderful evening of fellowship at our regular club meeting!

We were delighted to welcome Tom and Mary Willnerd from the Spearfish-Northern Black Hills Rotary Club in South Dakota, USA. It’s always lovely to connect with fellow Rotarians from around the world and celebrate the friendships that Rotary brings us. 🌏🤝

Our guest speaker this week was Laura McCure, ACT Party list MP. We thank Laura for joining us and sharing her perspectives with our members.

A big thank you to all our guests for being part of the evening!

We meet weekly on a Wednesday evening at Hornby Club, 17 Carmen Road, Hornby.
Email us for more information:
📧 [email protected]

Red Cross Nepal Flood Appeal collectors are at Riccarton Sunday Market today. Come on down and support the cause! Thank ...
19/09/2026

Red Cross Nepal Flood Appeal collectors are at Riccarton Sunday Market today. Come on down and support the cause! Thank you!

Red Cross Nepal Flood Appeal collectors are at The Hub Hornby today. Come on down and support the cause! Thank you!
18/09/2026

Red Cross Nepal Flood Appeal collectors are at The Hub Hornby today. Come on down and support the cause! Thank you!

Rotary Club of Hornby is supporting The Red Cross Flood appeal. If you can help  collect click the link to sign up...  h...
17/09/2026

Rotary Club of Hornby is supporting The Red Cross Flood appeal. If you can help collect click the link to sign up... https://forms.gle/s8BvC5DGtyQgUDP4A
If you are at The Hub Hornby Fri and Sat (Sep 18th & 19th), Riccarton Sunday Market Sunday (Sep 20th & 27th) and *Westfield Mall Riccarton Fri & Sat (Sep 25 & 26) *TBC.
Come and say hello and also donate to the RED CROSS NEPAL FLOOD APPEAL. Thanks!

Some of the good things Rotary is doing in New Zealand.
09/09/2026

Some of the good things Rotary is doing in New Zealand.

As we head into election year, our Rotary Club is looking forward to hearing from a range of local candidates over the n...
02/09/2026

As we head into election year, our Rotary Club is looking forward to hearing from a range of local candidates over the next six weeks.

This week, we were pleased to welcome Shreejan Pandey, Green Party candidate for Wigram, as our guest speaker.

Shreejan shared his background, his connection with Rotary, and some of the key priorities he is passionate about, including affordable living, a healthy natural environment, and strengthening democracy. He also spoke about the Green Party’s approach to taxation and public services, giving our members an opportunity to hear directly about the ideas and policies being put forward ahead of the election.

It was an interesting and informative evening, followed by plenty of conversation and questions from our members.

Over the coming weeks, we will be welcoming candidates from different political parties, giving our members the opportunity to hear a variety of perspectives as New Zealand approaches the general election.

A big thank you to Shreejan for joining us and sharing his time and views.

We meet weekly on a Wednesday evening at Hornby Club, 17 Carmen Road, Hornby.

Email us for more information:
[email protected]

A great speaker joined us at our regular club meeting this week!We were delighted to welcome Reuben Woods , who spoke to...
26/08/2026

A great speaker joined us at our regular club meeting this week!

We were delighted to welcome Reuben Woods , who spoke to us about “Watch This Space” and organised graffiti art in Christchurch.

Reuben shared some fascinating insights into Christchurch’s street art and graffiti culture, including how organised urban art can transform public spaces, bring creativity into our city, and contribute to the character and identity of local communities.

Our team really enjoyed learning more about a colourful and creative side of Christchurch that many of us see every day, but may not know the stories behind.

A big thank you to Reuben for coming along and sharing his knowledge and experiences with us!

We meet weekly on a Wednesday evening at Hornby Club, 17 Carmen Road, Hornby.

Email us for more information:
[email protected]

Another fascinating speaker we had at our regular club meeting. We were joined by Vivienne Levy who is a forensic odonto...
16/07/2026

Another fascinating speaker we had at our regular club meeting. We were joined by Vivienne Levy who is a forensic odontologist (a highly trained dental professional who applies dental science to the legal and criminal justice systems. They primarily assist coroners and law enforcement by identifying human remains when traditional methods like fingerprints fail, evaluating bite marks, and estimating age). Our team really enjoyed Viv's talk, we thank her for coming along.

We meet weekly on a Wednesday evening at Hornby Club, 17 Carmen Road, Hornby
Email us for more information...
[email protected]
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