Zonta Club of Metropolitan Dunedin

To read about each monthly meeting or special event, go to our news page.

If you think that you would like to join us in supporting and empowering women locally and all over the world, we would like to hear from you.

On 11 October, Zonta International proudly observed International Day of the Girl, one of our four annual days of action identified in our biennial goals alongside International Women’s Day, Earth Day and the 16 Days of Activism.

International Day of the Girl highlights our dedication to amplifying the voices of girls worldwide and advocating for their rights to education, health, safety and equal opportunities. As Zontians, we unite to raise awareness and take action to that every girl can reach her full potential.

See the impact we made in 2024

Our Advocacy Committee has been working to highlight Zonta’s goal of equity for women and girls around Aotearoa and the world. Read about their work here in Ōtepoti Dunedin.

Our District Project this Biennium

Foster Hope Charitable Trust

Foster Hope is an organisation that believes every child in care deserves to know that their community cares about them. Zonta New Zealand has chosen Foster Hope as its recipient of funds and support for the next two years. Our Club in Otepoti Dunedin is very pleased with this choice as we have worked with Juanita at a local level in the past and we are looking forward to supporting her again. Read more on our news page.

Vision

Zonta International envisions a world where women’s rights are recognised as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential. In such a world, women have access to all resources and are represented in decision making on an equal basis with men.

More information about Zonta can be found at www.zonta.org and www.zonta.org.nz.

Next Meeting

Tuesday, 2 December 2025 was our Christmas dinner at Luna in Roslyn. It was a wonderful opportunity to connect, reflect, and celebrate friendship.

Please contact us by email metropolitandunedin@zonta.org.nz if you would like to join us as a guest next year, to see if Zonta is right for you.

We will be meeting again in February with a new governing Board and lots of plans for fundraising, fellowship and advocacy.

We look forward to seeing you there.

October was Zonta’s International Month, where we look at the projects that our organisation involved with worldwide. Our guest speakers this month was Dr Mai Tamimi and her daughter Rinad. Read about our meeting here.