Each year the District Governor appoints a senior Rotarian to represent Rotary Down Under in their district and these representative gathered together in Auckland last weekend to be updated on all RDU activity by Editor Mark Wallace and discuss new initiatives.
A couple of these ...
Rotarians can now subscribe to a digital-only copy of the magazine (see www.rdudigitalsubscription.rotarysouthpacific.org )
- when digital subscriptions reach or exceed 50% of subscribers from the New Zealand-based districts it will be possible to localise the Cover and feature story (ie. New Zealand and the Pacific) for the digital version being sent to digital subscribers (assuming there is suitable material available). When it is possible to localise, it is likely additional opportunities beyond localising the feature story will be possible.
Since 2009 there have been 33 editions available of which 13 have featured on the Cover and as feature story New Zealand or Pacific Islands stories. The September issue of Rotary Down Under magazine features another NZ story (see below). The opportunity for even more Cover and feature stories exists if submissions can be made with great pictures AND articles as some miss out because a great picture is accompanied by a poorly written story or visa vera.
