Presidents Message
President David welcomed everybody including our Guest Speaker, Ludmila Adam.
Guest Speaker - Ludmila Adam - The Alpine Fault
Ludlima is the Senior Environment Lecturer in the Faculty of Science at The University of Auckland. She is primarily engaged in geophysics, rock physics, seismic methods, geophysical well logging and fluid interactions.
Ludlima's current research programme at the PORO (Physics of Rocks) lab, aims to answer long-standing questions regarding rock and fluid processes that drive volcano seismicity, identifying from seismic data fractured geological units in geothermal reservoirs, how rocks respond to the injection of carbon dioxide and what drives rock strength in the Alpine Fault. Most of the work is experimental geophysics, supported with numerical models and borehole data.
Understanding past earthquakes is the KEY to predicting how a fault will possible behave in the future.
The Alpine Fault has created the Alps. The fault is 600km in length. It last ruptured in 1717 and ruptures approx. every 300 years. There is a 30% chance that the Alpine Fault will rupture sometime n the next 50 years. We know this because of the study of seismic waves travelling the earth and scientific drilling projects.
Ludlima also works in Schools through a programme called "Ru", which is named after the Maori God of Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Ru uses a cheap, robust and easy-to-build seismometer - called the TC1, to measure seismic displacements in the vertical direction. Assembling and running the system naturally introduces students to a number of concepts in physics and engineering, which triggers discussion about the dynamics and internal structure of the Earth. The Ru network includes High Schools, Middle Schools and Primary Schools. There are 45 Schools in the network at present.
The presentation by Ludlima was extremely interesting and inspired many questions from members. Ludlima was thanked by Michael Bernecker.
NOTICES
Directors Reports
If Directors' have not already sent their Reports to David McAuley, it would be appreciated if you could please do so as soon as possible.
Oxygen Project Contributions
Wayne Brewer has forms for those who are considering making a contribution to the Oxygen Project.
District 9920 Changeover
Date: Saturday 6th July - 5:30pm to 8pm
Where: Remuera Golf Club
Cost: $35. Please deposit this to bank account number:
01 0262 0122518 25 and use the word C'over and your name in the reference field for the payment.
Rotary Club of Auckland South - Changeover
It would be nice if a few people from our Club could attend the Changeover for the Rotary Club of Auckland South, as an appreciation of the significant contribution they made to our Oxygen Project. Changeover details are:
When: Sunday 30th June, 10am to 1pm
Where: The Alex Bar and Eatery
Cost: $35 for a two course lunch
Payment to : Rotary Club of Auckland South Inc.
Kiwibank Account number: 38-9015-0888867-00
RSVP by email to Ian or Erica at rotaryaucklandsouth@gmail.com Please also let Catherine Holden know if you are going to attend. Thank you.
ROTA PACIFIC 2019 - Team Visit
The team of six will be visiting our Club on Monday 24th June. Each Pacific Island young adult (22-28 years), has been selected by their local Rotary Club for this two week experience in Auckland. The first week is Vocational experience and Orientation and the second week will be spent attending RYLA.
Three visits have been organised for Monday afternoon:
Three ladies will visit NIWA head office with Iain Valentine: Tabitha Berg, Cook Islands; Porani Tapari-Pin, Tahiti; Priya Chand, Fiji
A visit to ASB Finance head office with Murray Weatherston and Tim Baxter are Veronica Reddy, and Shrivneel Kirpal from Fiji.
A visit to the Auckland District Cout and High Court with Ken Palmer will be Seoforan Fatiaki, a Barrister and Solicitor from Fiji.
At the end of our Club meeting, the Team will travel by train to Papakura to stay with their hosts for the week.
Sir Edmund Hillary 100th year Anniversary Dinner
Remuera Rotary in years gone by have given strong support to the Himalayan Trust, recognising that Sir Ed. lived in Remuera. In 1995, our Club formed a fund-raising Foundation, and held a number of successful events, with all proceeds going towards work with the schools and hospitals in Nepal.
Club Changeover - Monday 1st July
Thank you to those who have replied to our Club Changeover celebration. If you haven't replied, please can you send an email to catherineholden@outlook.co.nz Thank you.
