Club Officer Training starts soon – with in-person sessions! The first round of club officer training for 2024 begins on 15 July this year.  As the list of club officers for 2024-2025 is not yet available at Toastmasters International, please pass this email onto your incoming officers for their early notice. Refer to the table … Read more

The Area Director team needs YOU!! Toastmasters does not run itself;  the Area Directors are the most important roles AND your best chance to grow as a leader. Do you have five to seven minutes? If so: Watch this three minute video from Richard Perkins, our Program Quality Director Read more about the role and about being … Read more

Where To Stay In Taupo? Special Offer from the Quality Inn The address of the hotel is 19, Rifle Range Rd, Taupo The reference code for bookings is 416892. The rate is $165.00 per night. Quality Inn can do a package which includes a cooked breakfast at $205 per night. Quality Inn breakfasts are usually … Read more

Have a speech to give? Do it on World Speech Day! For more details, watch this one-minute video then visit our Special Events page. New Zealand’s contribution to World Speech Day will be two three-hour sessions on March 15, 2023. What will your contribution be?

Finding Club Central and Base Camp During November 2022 there were several upgrades to the Toastmasters International website, www.toastmasters.org. The purpose of these was to help the site become more “mobile-friendly”. The upgrades were done in several stages, resulting in rapid change to the site. As a result, some have said they cannot find features … Read more

District 112 Awards Dinner – September 17, Alexandra Park Saturday, Sept 17 , 2022 6:30pm Mix and Mingle 7:00pm Dinner and Presentations Register for this event RSVP to Marlene Krone at marlene.krone@xtra.co.nz or 021 228 3209 The cost is $60 per person Payment to District account 02-0480-0047317-004 Use your name as a reference Limited to the first … Read more

“I can’t log on to toastmasters.org!” NOTE: You will always be able to log in with your member number as long as you pad it with zeros on the left. For example, 12345 becomes 00012345. However, if you set up a user name, that is no longer valid after the recent upgrade – and if … Read more

Keynotes and Workshops During Conference 2022 This post was first published on May 13. If you don’t see your session of interest here, check back over the next few days; the intention is to publish them all right here. “Don’t Dis My Ability” – Accessibility Workshop Presenters: Mike Diggins DTM, Carolyn Peat PM3, and Toni Sharp DTM PDD QSM.Introduced … Read more

In Memoriam, David Nottage CSP 31 May 1959 – 12 April 2022 It is with deep sadness that we inform you that David Nottage passed away on Tuesday, 12 April 2022, at the Hibiscus Hospice, after a short and unexpected illness. David Nottage CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) was the 1996 World Champion of Public Speaking … Read more