Auckland Councillor Sharon Stewart speaking to the club
 
The clubs guest speaker at the last dinner meeting was Howick's Auckland Councillor Sharon Stewart. Sharon as Chairperson of Auckland Council's Civil Defense and Emergency Management Committee related her experience of the flooding events in Auckland over Anniversary weekend and also included remarks about the Disaster Management Review carried out by ex Police Commissioner Mike Bush. A new Disaster Management and Relief Plan is being prepared for Auckland including the Bush recommendations.