The inaugural team for our brand-new District 112.

Front row: Patsy (a different type of Pathway guide)

Seated L-R: Admin Manager Jonathan Darby, CGD Sharon Kerr-Phillips, DD Toni Sharp, Parliamentarian Chrissy Meyer

Standing L-R: Logistics Manager John “BJ” O’Leary, Finance Manager Murray Coutts, PQD Neil Stichbury, PRM Rob “007” Wightman

Read the reformation announcement

As part of initial promotion of the new District, a large team of Toastmasters ran an event at the Waipuna Hotel, Mt Wellington to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous public speaking marathon by a team. It wasn’t easy….learn more

The inaugural District 112 conference was held at the Distinction Hotel in Hamilton in early May, 2019, to a very appreciative audience. Much more will be said about this, starting with the Conference Summary page…… Learn more

Shortly before the Awards night, honouring those who achieved during the 2018-2019 year, we learned we had a World Record from “Run the Red”! Speech marathon organiser Rob “007” Wightman proudly displays a Guinness World Record certificate gained from the April “Run the Red” event, while Murray Coutts prepares the next one….learn more

The March District Officer Training and Executive Meeting at the Waipuna Hotel would be the last such for a while. Alongside the training, Maungakiekie Toastmasters sponsored a speech marathon designed for the longer “Success-Communication” projects required to gain the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award at the time. The session added perhaps six DTMs to an impressive tally.

With only a short time to organise an online conference – including learning the software – the District was fortunate indeed to have the services of Troy Smith. While most of us were still asking “What’s Zoom?”, Troy acted as the focus of what turned into a highly innovative conference. Read more about this conference

The Rotorua Little Theatre (aka Shambles Theatre) resounded to laughter and applause recently, when Pioneers Toastmasters hosted the annual Selwyn Bennett speech contest. Mr Bennett was originally a member of Rotorua Toastmasters …… Read more

With the knowledge there was no guarantee that the conference would go ahead in person the committee forged ahead anyway. We were right, there was no guarantee – the Delta variant took New Zealand by storm, requiring a second full lockdown. That, however, did not stop us putting the conference together. After all, its only scary the first time round. Several international speakers chipped in, notably Darren La Croix, 2001 World Champion

Everything appeared organised. The venue was set for Taupo, the bulk of the planning was done , but the COVID pandemic had other ideas. Once again, the conference was called online…..Read more about the 2022 Conference

The road back to an ‘in person’ conference wasn’t easy, because many venues were nervous about cancellation at short notice. Not so the Parnell Conference Centre, who were delighted to see us…….Join in the fun

The Taupo Great Lake Centre proved an excellent place to start recovering from the uncertainty of the COVID years – not to mention hosting our International President……Read more about this event

From Lauren’s website: “You might be wondering what an Accredited Speaker is and how you become one. Toastmasters International set aside this designation for Professional Speakers who meet a strict set of criteria. Unlike most of the Toastmasters programme, it is not given lightly. To succeed, you must be rated as ‘outstanding’ in range of criteria such as speech value, audience response, subject matter expertise, structure, body language, grammar, word selection and”…… Learn more

With the centennial of Toastmasters in October, 2024, clubs were encouraged to mark the occasion by holding anniversary-themed events….Check out some examples