Rotary Club of Wanaka

10/06/2026

Don’t forget our Changeover night is fast approaching so please ensure that you register via the sign up roster. Don’t forget to make payment to our Club bank account.

After we have honoured the outgoing year, everything we accomplished, everyone who served and our outgoing President's legacy we will step back in time and enjoy a retro-themed event that’s sure to stir a sense of nostalgia among us. With your help we will recreate the magic of yesteryears for an unforgettable event.

Let’s make this night a lot of fun so if you are in the mood, dress to celebrate the 60s to the mid-80s. Be creative with your ideas for the swinging 60’s through to the 80’s which was full of vivid, psychedelic hues and we all remember the teased hair. A retro-themed event isn’t complete without the right soundtrack to whisk you back in time so we have crafted a nostalgic playlist with tunes that span these vibrant decades. Join your fellow Rotarians and see what else will be revealed on the night.

Date: Friday 3 July
Time: 5:30pm
Venue: Upper Clutha Rugby Club
Cost: $50 per person plus your drinks

04/06/2026

A huge congratulations to our honorary member, Jonathan Walmisley, on being awarded the King’s Service Medal (KSM) for his outstanding services to Coastguard and Search and Rescue.

Jonathan’s dedication, leadership, and countless hours of service have made a significant difference to our community and beyond. This recognition is incredibly well deserved, and we are proud to have him as part of the Wanaka Rotary family.

Read more about Jonathan’s remarkable contribution in the Wanaka App article below:

https://wanakaapp.nz/NewsStory/jonathan-walmisley-ksm-achieving-a-pipe-dream/6a1be82c5fedc2002e753d4d

Congratulations, Jonathan, on this well-earned honour!

04/06/2026

The Rotary Club of Wānaka Book Sale is just 8 weeks away and we need your books and jigsaws. Please drop them Mitre 10 Mega Wanaka.

14/05/2026

Last week's Wānaka A&P Foundation Winter Crop Competition raised more than $50,000! Proceeds will go to the Otago Rescue Helicopter Trust to purchase night vision goggles, the purchase of a nerve pain barrier machine for Dunstan Hospital, and providing numeracy and literacy packs for children starting school in the Upper Clutha - an initiative of the Rotary Club of Wānaka. Wanaka A&P Show, Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust. Photos: TJ Glover Media

03/05/2026

One week to go.

Upper Clutha farmers gather for the annual Winter Crop Competition and Awards Dinner, raising vital funds for rescue helicopters, hospital equipment, and local schools.

03/03/2026

Nobody tells a story as well as our honorary member Catherine Little.

03/03/2026

Great to see the literary project underway thanks to the drive of president Marie supported by the club and district.

Children starting school across the Upper Clutha have received free literacy packs from the Rotary Club of Wānaka, providing resources to build early reading, writing, numeracy and financial literacy at home. ​

12/02/2026

Well done to the club on this great initiative which helps protect our environment. An 18km trapline funded with support from Aspiring Rotary and a district grant.

An 18km Newcastle trapline from Albert Town to Luggate has been installed by Predator Free Wānaka, with volunteers and local Rotary funding helping expand predator control and boost native wildlife.

27/01/2026

Huge thanks to Cass Treadwell for speaking to the Wanaka Rotary Club tonight about So They Can. An amazing organisation making a real difference by helping so many kids access education in Kenya and Tanzania.

30/12/2025

Congratulations to club member Carol Angland who has been recognised with a King's Service Medal (KSM) in the New Year Honours.

Wānaka resident Carol Angland has received a King’s Service Medal in the New Year Honours for more than 50 years of service to community organisations and theatre.