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This page has interesting statistics about Toastmasters in general, and about the District 72 Performance over the last several years.

Did you know that:

Toastmasters turned 85 on 22 October 2009.
Toastmasters International has more than 270,000 members in approximately 13,000 clubs in 116 countries.
Toastmasters chartered a record number of 1,247 new clubs for the year and added five countries to its roster: Vietnam, Slovenia, Mongolia, Rwanda and Angola chartered Toastmasters clubs for the first time.
Membership outside the U.S. surged by nearly 6 percent since 2010, now totaling nearly 111,200 members.
Countries with the most growth during this time include China, Saudi Arabia and India. Sri Lanka, Indonesia and the Republic of Korea also saw a significant jump in membership and new clubs.
Toastmasters in New Zealand turns 50 in 2012 and will be celebrated at the May Convention.
The Book of Lists says that people's greatest fear is public speaking. (They fear it more than death!)
60% of people are turned down for a job due to insufficient communication skills.
More than 5000 past and present Toastmasters revealed in a recent survey that most people join Toastmaster clubs to improve their confidence and ability to speak in front of a group.
But they remain in Toastmasters because of the outstanding leadership opportunities and the many unexpected benefits they gain, including a powerful support system, friendship/camaraderie, self-fulfillment and the ability to help others.
Famous Toastmasters include actors, athletes, astronauts, artists, authors, politicians, beauty queens, entrepreneurs and business people.
Corporate Toastmaster clubs are sponsored by government agencies, not-for-profit organisations, private companies and public corporations, educational institutions, and central and local governments.
View Toastmasters International global membership statistics and member demographics.

Source: Post on Toastmasters Newsgroup. Toastmasters International website and The Toastmaster Magazine

2010-11 District Performance Results - Highlights

There were 9793 membership payments and 241 Paid clubs
537 Competent Communicator Awards
142 Advanced Communicator Bronze Awards
81 Advanced Communicator Silver Awards
30 Advanced Communicator Gold Awards
198 Competent Leader Awards
79 Advanced Leader Bronze Awards
17 Advanced Leader Silver Awards
24 Leadership Excellence Awards
14 Distinguished Toastmaster Awards
Distinguished Club Programme:
- 22 Clubs Distinguished, 33 Select Distinguished Clubs, 60 Presidents Distinguished
- 21 Distinguished Areas, 18 Select Distinguished Areas, 3 Presidents Distinguished Areas
- 1 Select Distinguished Division (Divison D), 3 Presidents Distinguished Divisions (Divisions, E, F, G)

(Source: IPDG Report to D72 Executive Meeting Sept 2011)

2009-10 District Performance Results - Highlights

District 72 was 43rd in the world out of 81 Districts.
There were 19 Distinguished Clubs, 41 Select Distinguished Clubs and 62x Presidents Distinguished Clubs
There were 24 Distinguished Areas, 17 Select Distinguished Areas, and 4 Presidents Distinguished AReas
And there were 2 Select Distinguished Divisions (B and C), and 3 Presidents Distinguished Divisions (A, E, G)
8 new clubs were set up in New Zealand
Toastmasters New Zealand achieved three of the 5 Distinguished District goals with the following results:
- 544 Competent Communicator Awards (Met)
- 274 Advanced Communicator Awards (Met)
- 299 Leadership Awards (Met)
- 241 active clubs
- 9817 membership payments

Source: Toastmasters International District Performance Reports issued 18 July 2010

2008-09 District Performance Results - Highlights

District 72 was 30th in the world out of 81 Districts
There were 33 Distinguished Clubs, 30 Select Distinguished Clubs and 54 Presidents Distinguished Clubs
There were 25 Distinguished Areas, 123 Select Distinguished Areas, 6 Presidents Distinguished Areas
And there were 1 Select Distinguished Divisions (B) and 5 Presidents Distinguished Divisions (A, C, E, F, G)
13 new clubs were set up in New Zealand from Orewa to Invercargill.
Toastmasters New Zealand achieved Distinguished District status with the following results:
- 509 Competent Communicator Awards
- 276 Advanced Communicator Awards
- 9846 Membership payments
- 240 Active Clubs
There were also 152 Competent Leaders, and 65 Advanced Leader Awards, and 29 High Performance Leadership Awards

Source: Toastmasters International District Performance Reports

2007-08 District Performance Results - Highlights

District 72 was 29th in the world out of 82 Districts
There were 26 Distinguished Clubs, 25 Select Distinguished Clubs and 61 President's Distinguished Clubs
There are 48 Areas in New Zealand: 14 Distinguished, 14 Select Distinguished and 12 President's Distinguished Areas
There are 7 Divisions in New Zealand, with 4 President's Distinguished Divisions
There were 226 clubs as at 1 July 2007, and 233 active clubs on 30 June 2008
There were 13 new clubs during the year
There were 9546 membership payments during the year
503 Toastmasters achieved Competent Communicator Awards, and 264 Advanced Communicators, with 20 Distinguished Toastmasters (a New Zealand Record)
There were 79 Competent Leaders, 167 (old) Competent Leaders, and 43 Advanced Leaders

Source: Toastmasters International Results, 19 July 2008 and IPDG Report (13 page pdf)

2006-07 District Performance Results - Highlights

District 72 was 16th in the world out of 82 Districts
There were 542 Competent Communicator Awards, 258 Advanced Communicator Awards, and 18 Distinguished Toastmasters
There were 21 Distinguished Clubs, 38 Select Distinguished Clubs and 54 Presidents Distinguished Clubs
There were 18 Distinguished Areas, 13 Select Distinguished Areas, and 8 President Distinguished Areas
There are 46 Areas in New Zealand.
There was 1 Distinguished Division, 1 Select Distinguished Division, 5 Presidents Distinguished Divisions
There are 7 Divisions in New Zealand.
As at 30 June 2007, there were 226 clubs in New Zealand.

Source: Toastmasters International 2006-07 Results, July 2007

2005-06 District Performance Results - Highlights

1,748 people joined Toastmasters in 2005-06
There were 4,475 Toastmasters in New Zealand at 30 June 2006
There were 537 Competent Toastmaster Awards, 265 Advanced Toastmaster Awards, and 12 Distinguished Toastmasters
There were 24 Distinguished Clubs, 33 Select Distinguished Clubs and 57 Presidents Distinguished Clubs
There were 13 Distinguished Areas, 21 Select Distinguished Areas, and 5 President Distinguished Areas
There are 46 Areas in New Zealand.
There was 1 Distinguished Division, No Select Distinguished Divisions, 3 Presidents Distinguished Divisions
There are 7 Divisions in New Zealand.
As at 30 June 2006, there were 217 Paid clubs, and 223 Active clubs in New Zealand.

Source: Toastmasters International 2005-06 Results, July 2006

2004-05 District Performance Results - Highlights

District 72 New Zealand ranked 14th in the world - a Distinguished District
There were 10 new Toastmaster clubs in New Zealand: 4 in Wellington, 2 in New Plymouth, 1 in Tauranga and Christchurch, and 2 in Auckland
There are now officially over 220 Toastmaster clubs in New Zealand
8 Areas were Distinguished, 18 were Select Distinguished and 9 were Presidents Distinguished
1 Division was Select Distinguished, and 5 were Presidents Distinguished
24 Clubs were Distinguished, 40 were Select Distinguished and 63 were Presidents Distinguished Clubs
32 clubs achieved all 10 goals on the Distinguished Club Programme
There were 9374 membership payments during the year (goal 8903)
There were 537 Competent Toastmaster Awards (goal 305)
There were 276 Advanced Toastmaster Awards (goal 87)
Nineteen Toastmasters received their Distinguished Toastmaster Award
Nga Manu Reo Club in New Plymouth achieved 27 Educational and Leadership awards, Ngamotu (also in New Plymouth) 21, Taieri in Dunedin 15 and Otumoetai in Tauranga 13.

Source: Toastmasters International 2004-05 Results, 25 July 2005

2003-04 District Performance Results - Highlights

District 72 New Zealand ranked 18th in the world for the 2003-04 year.
14 new Toastmasters Clubs in New Zealand: 6 in Auckland, 3 in Wellington, 2 in Palmerston Northand 1 in Tauranga, Queenstown and New Plymouth
There are now officially 213 Toastmaster clubs in New Zealand
19 Areas were Distinguished, 7 Areas were Select Distinguished and 10 Areas were Presidents Distinguished
5 out of 6 Divisions were President's Distinguished (A, B, D, E, F)
There were 8708 membership payments during the year (goal 8680)
There were 540 Competent Toastmaster Awards (goal 297)
There were 261 Advanced Toastmaster Awards (goal 85)
Seven Toastmasters received their Distinguished Toastmaster Award
29 Clubs achieved Distinguished status, 29 achieved Select Distinguished and 49 achieved Presidents Distinguished.
23 Clubs in New Zealand achieved all 10 Distinguished Club goals. Of these 6 were in Auckland, 3 in Wellington and 4 in Christchurch. 12 were weekly clubs, 10 were fortnightly clubs and 1 monthly club. 3 clubs met at lunchtime, 2 at breakfast, 5 at twilight, and 13 in the evening.

Source: Toastmasters International 2003-04 Results, 21 July 2004

2002-03 District Performance Results - Highlights

45 out of 76 Districts achieved Distinguished or better (best annual result since 1991)
7 out of the 12 Districts from outside the United States and Canada were Distinguished or better
District 72 Toastmasters New Zealand was Distinguished District and placed 21st in the world
The number of Toastmaster clubs in New Zealand expanded from 196 to 203 during the year
500 Toastmasters achieved the Competent Toastmaster Award
257 Toastmasters achieved an Advanced Toastmaster Award
179 Toastmasters gained leadership skills by completing the Competent Leader Award
16 Toastmasters extended their leadership skills by achieving Advanced Leader Award
14 Toastmasters in New Zealand completed the highest achievement possible, the Distinguished Toastmaster Award
11 new clubs were chartered throughout New Zealand (while 4 clubs closed their doors).
New Zealand registered the 3rd highest number of Competent Toastmaster Awards worldwide, and the highest number worldwise of Advanced Toastmaster Awards
By population, New Zealand registered more awards than any other District worldwide

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How many Distinguished Toastmasters are there in New Zealand?
There are over 150 Distinguished Toastmasters, with many belonging to more than one club. This is about 3% of the total number of Toastmasters in New Zealand.

Q. How many World Champions of Public Speaking have come from New Zealand?
A. New Zealand has produced two world champions: 1996 - David Nottage, and 1998 - Brett Rutledge. Three world champions currently live in New Zealand (1994 Morgan McArthur).

Q. How many International Presidents have come from New Zealand?
A. There have been two International Presidents from New Zealand: John Fauvel 1987-88, and Len Jury 1997-98.

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