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,It's been a few years since Rotary Member Keith Walker attended Primary School, but recently he represented the Rotary Club of Bishopdale Burnside at Bishopdale Primary School. As one of a number of schools in our local area, we have supported Bishopdale Primary...

Over the years the club has often assisted our Youth in our various Rotary Programmes. We often wonder where some of these people have ended up. Hayley Westenra was one of our Primary Schools Speech Finalists and ended up on the World Stage. One of Rotary programmes...

Burnside High School Student Henry Smythe joined us last Monday to inform and give members feedback on his sponsored involvement in the 2019 Rotary Science and Technology Forum that was held in January in Auckland. This is a programme for Outstanding  all round...

It's that time of year when everyone is busy with work and personal commitments in the lead up to the Christmas break. However, Club President Garry Hampton and Charitable Trust Chairperson Alistair Coleman took time out to visit the Nurse Maude Hospice and make a...

Christchurch based Laurence Pithie is at the early stages of a promising career in road and track cycling having recently completed and won medals at the Oceania Track Cycling Championships in Adelaide. Laurence recently spoke to members on his achievements and...

Junior Speech Competition in its 32nd Year The Junior Speech Competition first run by the Rotary Club of Bishopdale-Burnside  in 1986, thanks to an initiative by one of our most endeared members Bill Chudleigh who unfortunately died some years ago, is now a highlight...