Under Combined District 16 – Australia/NZ
- Zonta Club of Wellington was chartered on 19 May 1969
- It was the second club to be chartered in NZ with Auckland the first in May 1966.
- The club meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month except December
- Beverley Shore Bennett was District 16 Governor 1976-78
- Club hosted District 16 Conference April 1-3
- D16 Area 4 Director 1978-80 was Ann Mallinson
- Club has chartered following clubs: Palmerston North, Hutt Area, Mana Area, Port
District 16 was split into three in 1990, with Australia becoming Districts 23 and 24 and New Zealand retaining District 16 as it had the earliest chartered club (Auckland) within combined District.
Under District 16 New Zealand Only
- D16 Area 2 Directors: 1990-92 Mandy Natush/Loes Walker; 1996-98 Lynn McKenzie; 2000-02 Marj Williams (then Hutt Club); 2002-04 Annette Boddy; 2012-14 Barbara Pope, 2014-16 Janine
- Club inaugurated in 1990 Zonta Science Award – a biennial
- Club hosted or co-hosted District 16 Conferences Sept 20–22 1991, Sept 17–19 1999, 2-4 October 2009
- Club becomes involved in 2000 in Zonta International’s Young Women in Public Affairs Awards for Wellington Area Zonta
- Club becomes involved in 2002 with Zonta Design Awards in conjunction with Mana and Hutt
- Governor District 16 Lynn McKenzie 2002-04
- Club inaugurated in 2004 Zonta/Building Research
- Lynn McKenzie has held Zonta International roles as Director 2004-06, Chair of Status of Women Service 2006-08, Vice President 2008-10, President Elect 2010-12, International President 2012-14.
- D16 Foundation Ambassador 2004-06 was Annette Boddy
- Zonta Club of Hutt dissolved 2005.
- Zonta International Chairs of Committees 2012-14; Jane M Klausman-Janine Gould; Finance- Souella Cumming.
- Zonta International PR Committee member 2012-14 Therese.
- Zonta District 16 Treasurer 2012-14 Souella Cumming, also 2014-16
- Zonta District 16 Lieutenant Governor Souella Cumming 2016-2018
| PAST CLUB PRESIDENTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 Beverley Shore Bennett Charter President | 1989-90 Adele McLay | 2009 Sue Hope | ||
| 1970-71 Doreen Neal | 1990-91 Loes Walker | 2010 Barbara Pope | ||
| 1971-72 Ann Mallinson | 1991-92 Hilary Lamb (Baskerville) | 2011 Souella Cumming | ||
| 1972-73 Isabel Thomson | 1992-93 Mary Gainsford | 2012 Jen McKinlay- Birkin | ||
| 1973-74 Dame Pat Evison | 1993-94 Lynn McKenzie | 2013 Sandra Daly | ||
| 1974-75 Ilse Mackaskill | 1994-95 Beverley McGlashan | 2014 Agnes Espineda | ||
| 1975-76 Dame Margaret Sparrow | 1995-96 Joan Nicol | 2015 Dr Jan Pearson | ||
| 1976-77 Sharryn Waters | 1996-97 Janine Gould | 2015 Dr Jan Pearson | ||
| 1977-78 Sandra Moran | 1997-98 Penelope Austin | 2016 Rayoni Keith | ||
| 1978-79 Inge Woolf | 1998-99 Patricia Logan | 2017 Sarah Barclay | ||
| 1979-80 Judith Clark | 1999-2000 Elisabeth Airex | 2018 Sarah Barclay | ||
| 1980-81 Margaret Haywood | 2000-01 Olwen Taylor | 2019 Christine Cook | ||
| 1981-82 Marie Keir | 2001-02 Jan Nye | 2020 Katie Bulkley | ||
| 1982-83 Margaret Van Arendonk | 2002-03 Clare Pinder | 2021 Debbie Gee | ||
| 1983-84 Dorothy Carmody | 2003-04 Clare Pinder | 2022 Anna Jackson | ||
| 1984-85 Christine Reardon | 2004-05 Joanne Lentfer | 2023 Rebecca Bullen | ||
| 1985-86 Annette Boddy | Year changed to calendar year | 2024 Belinda Himiona (Belle) | ||
| 1986-87 Brenda Cutress | 2006 Roxanne Shaw | |||
| 1987-88 Annette Boddy/Brenda Cutress | 2007 Karen Whitiskie | |||
| 1988-89 Mandy Natusch | 2008 Therese Marie | |||
| ZONTA SCIENCE AWARD WINNERS | ||
| 1990 Dr Jean Fleming, research scientist | 2010 Dr Julia Lim, Biological Scientist | |
| 1992 Dr Pip Gerard, environmental scientist | 2012 Dr Anna Ponnampalam, Gynaecology Scientist | |
| 1994 Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, plant physiologist | 2014 Dr Laura Green, Immunologist | |
| 1996 Dr Wendy Nelson, botanist | 2014 Dr Laura Green, Immunologist | |
| 1998 Dr Helen Neil, paleoceanographer | 2018 Dr Jessie Prebble, Plant Biologist | |
| 2000 Dr Michele Prinsep, organic chemist | 2020 Dr Helen Woolner, Chemical Scientist | |
| 2002 Dr Julia Charity, forestry biotechnologist | 2022 Dr Tara McAllister, Freshwater Ecologist | |
| 2004 Dr Ursula Cochran, earth scientist | 2024 Dr Hadee Thompson-Morrison, Environmental Sustainability | |
| 2004 Dr Ursula Cochran, earth scientist | ||
| 2006 Dr Victoria Metcalf, biochemical scientist | ||
| 2008 Dr Deidre Hart, earth researcher | ||
| ZONTA/BUILDING AWARD WINNERS | |
| 2004 Helen Greenep, Plant biosystematics technician | 2006-07 Maive Hume-Nixon, Queen Margaret College |
| 2006 Caroline Shorter, Research Scientist | 2007-08 Kate Middleton-Oliver, Wellington East Girls College |
| 2008 Wendy Saunders, Natural Hazard Planner (last award) | 2008-09 Charlotte Davis, Queen Margaret College |
| YOUNG WOMEN IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS WINNERS | ||
| 2000-01 Crystal Marks, Newlands College | 2014-15 Anna Collett, Wellington High School | |
| 2001-02 Sarah Natusch, Queen Margaret College | 2015-16 Hannah Ward, Samuel Marsden Collegiate | |
| 2002-03 Kristie Richardson, St Catherines College (D16 winner) | 2016-17 Niyonzima, NaeNae College | |
| 2003-04 Cherrie Kong, Wellington Girls College | 2017-18 Michaela Judson, Hutt Valley High School | |
| 2004-05 Lauren Pratt, St Orans College | 2019 Amy Cooper, Samuel Marsden Collegiate School | |
| 2005-06 Selina Powell, Wellington High School | 2020 Nicole Singh, Newlands College | |
| 2009-10 Manidipa Das, Hutt Valley High School | 2021 Lily-Mai Foon Parkin, Wellington High School | |
| 2010-11 Katja Heesterman, Queen Margaret College | 2022 Kelly Ngan, Wellington East Girls’ College | |
| 2011-12 Camille Villa, Sacred Heart College | 2023 Anika Green, Wellington High School | |
| 2012-13 Sarah Pereira, Sacred Heart College | 2024 Josie Aitkin, Wellington East Girls’ College | |
| 2013-14 Jessica Fenton, Wellington Girls College | ||
| DESIGN AWARD WINNERS | |
| Combined Clubs of Hutt, Mana, & Wellington – $2000 award | |
| 2002 Jamie McLennan | 2003 Shelley Farrell |
| Supreme Winners | |
| 2004 Helena Webster – Industrial | 2007 Nov Amy Robinson – Industrial |
| 2005 Tessa Benham – Fashion & Textile | 2008 Ruth Browne – Textile |
| 2006 Sarah Jackson – Graphic | 2009 Andrea Bednarek, Photographic |
| 2007 May Lucy Cant – Industrial | 2010/11 Kelly Olatunji, Textile |
Design Awards & Massey University College of Creative Arts Sponsored Awards in conjunction with Weta Workshop (Industrial Design), Clemengers BBDO till 2006 then replaced by Saatchi & Saatchi(Graphic Design ), Limited Editions (Interior Design), Rembrandt Suits (Fashion Design), ES Design (Textile Design), Imagelab (Photographic Design). Originally $1,000 for section winners and $5,000 for supreme winner but were revised from 2009 to $500 for section winners plus mentoring from sponsors plus $1000 for supreme winner (sponsors Weta Workshop, Imagelab, ES Design, Limited Editions, Ruby Boutique and Saatchi & Saatchi). Design Awards were discontinued in 2012.
Club Project 2014-2015
Assistance to Sexual Abuse Assessment & Treatment Services, Wellington (SAATS).
Club Project 2016-2017
Hutt Valley Teen Parent School
Club Project 2017-2018
Wellington Homeless Women’s Trust
Club Project 2019-2021
Shakti
Club Project 2021-24
Wellington Women’s House