Rotarians Named in New Years Honours List
We are pleased to advise of five District 9940 Rotarians who have been named in the New Years Honours list.
Rotarians in District 9940 extend their warmest congratulations on their New Year Honours.
Jenny Gill, formerly of Wellington, received the ONZM for services to philanthropy. Jenny became the Executive Officer of the Roy McKenzie Foundation in 1985, set up by the late Sir Roy McKenzie, President of the Rotary Club of Wellington in 1967-68. Jenny was later a trustee of the JR McKenzie Trust in Wellington which was set up by Sir Roy’s father and Rotarian, the late Sir John McKenzie, back in 1940. Jenny Gill is CEO of Foundation North ,formerly known as the ASB Community Trust in Auckland. Jenny recently retired from the board of Philanthropy New Zealand after 20 years’ service.
Hewitt Humphrey, QSM, JP, a long serving and highly respected New Zealand broadcaster, has received the MNZM, for services as a broadcaster and to the community. Hewitt, has trained and mentored young journalists for many years. He is the longest serving Judicial Justice in the Wellington and Porirua District Courts since being appointed in 1998. He has served as the Justices of the Peace Court Panel Manager and is a past President of the Wellington Justices of the Peace Association. He is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Wellington, 2012-2013.
Former New Zealand Minister, Hon John Luxton, has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in the New Year Honours List for services to the dairy industry.
A Cabinet Minister holding several portfolios, including agriculture, from 1990, he retired from politics in 2002. He oversaw the development of Dairy New Zealand and became its chairman, stepping down in 2015.
John is a member of the Rotary Club of Wellington.
A Cabinet Minister holding several portfolios, including agriculture, from 1990, he retired from politics in 2002. He oversaw the development of Dairy New Zealand and became its chairman, stepping down in 2015.
John is a member of the Rotary Club of Wellington.
John May, of Wainuiomata, has received ther QSM for services to the NZ Fire Service and to the community. John joined Rotary in 1995 and was President of the former Rotary Club of Wainuiomata in 2006-07.
He is a senior station master of the Wainuiomata Voluntary Fire Brigade and has given 48 years service to the NZ Fire Service. John was President of the NZ Fire Brigade Institute in 2000-2001 and is a Life Member of the Brigade.
Mrs Kerri Graham is the General Manager of the Naenae Youth Charitable Trust (NYCT) and the Cannons Creek Youth Charitable Trust (CCYCT). Mrs Graham and her husband established the Naenae Boxing Academy (NBA) in 2006 and NYCT took over operation of the Academy in 2007. The Academy operates a strategic youth facility to assist male youth in developing life skills through the discipline of boxing and physical fitness. The Trust has worked with youth referrals from schools, the Police and Juvenile Courts, dealing with problems such as learning disorders, relationship difficulties and drug/alcohol abuse. CCYCT was set up in 2014 to provide the same service to the Cannons Creek community. The effectiveness of these programmes have contributed to a decrease in youth crime in Naenae and the greater Hutt Valley area. Mrs Graham manages the complete administration function for NYCT and CCYCT, raises funds, and liaises with the Police, government and major supporters such as the Tindall and Vodafone Foundations. She has been akin to a foster mother at times for boys in the gym programmes who have lived with her and her husband for short periods. Mrs Graham has been instrumental in developing the vision and strategy for expanding the NBA programmes across New Zealand.