Stories

Slide show from the presentation by David Little at the Richmond Club

 

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In 1935 Paul and wife Jean Harris toured Australia and New Zealand. Paul recalled, “With the cooperation of Rotarians and local governments, I have planted friendship trees in the parks and playgrounds on five continents of the world and even on some of the major islands of the seas. Our trees stood as symbols of international understanding and good-will.” 

 

On 16th April 1935 Paul was in Christchurch. In a busy day having a welcome at Lyttelton wharf, had a civic reception with the mayor at 11am, a meeting with Rotary Club of Christchurch at 12:30pm and managed to plant a friendship tree in the Botanic Gardens. On the 17th he took the train to Dunedin stopping in Timaru and Oamaru on the way.

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We were excited to work with Otakaro and join with Rotary club of Hornby to completed the Kahikatea Common butterfly house and pizza oven project. The working bees were held over September and October weekends.

 

 

       

 

Christchurch Sunrise continued involvement with

the Westmorland East Valley Reserve

 

In August 1999 Sunrise Rotary joined with other

Rotary groups, Westmorland Residents and the

Christchurch City Council to plant native trees in

the Westmorland East Valley Reserve