Welcome to our new members

A very warm welcome to our new members: Chris and Pat Thorn, and Nini and Wayne Wooff.

Lawn closure for winter maintenance

It was good of the Wellington City Council to let us know we could continue to play another few days in fine weather, as their contractors were not going to start immediately on lawn maintenance … and, as you saw in our earlier short update, have even mown and freshly marked the lawns.

A few of you have taken advantage of the extension.

Lawns must be cleared immediately as soon as the contractors are ready to start. We will keep you updated. Watch our Calendar page as well for club open times.

Upcoming AGM 11 May

The Club's Annual General Meeting will be held at the clubhouse on 11 May. A formal advice of meeting, and the meeting papers, will be circulated to all members in early May and posted on our website. All are encouraged to attend, but only current financial members are entitled to vote, as per the Club's Constitution.

CNZ and WCA levies for 2024/25

We have been advised of the proposed Croquet New Zealand and Wellington Croquet Association levies for 2024/25.

CNZ levies will rise to $55 per member, up from $52. WCA levies will remain unchanged at $10 per member.

WCC consultation on long-term plan open

Wellington City Council's public consultation on the 2024-34 Long Term Plan is now open for you to have your say, and closes on midnight 12 May.

The Council urges Wellingtonians to Visit the website to find out more and make a submission.

Key proposals include:

Water: How much should we spend on fixing the pipes?
Waste: Do we introduce Council wheelie bins for rubbish and organics to reduce landfill waste?
Investments and insurance: Do we sell our airport shares to help manage insurance and investment risk?

Other proposed changes include introducing parking fees in suburban centre shopping precincts and for motorcycle parking in the central city, closing Khandallah Pool, and selling Wadestown Community Centre.

The following online meetings/webinars are being held:

Long-term Plan webinar – Thursday 2 May, 6-8pm. More information and registration
Wadestown proposals online meeting – Monday 22 April, 6.30-7.15pm. More information
Khandallah proposals online meeting – Tuesday 23 April, 6.30-7.15pm. More information

Prizegiving 2023/24

Our annual prizegiving was held at the clubhouse on Saturday 13 April for the 2023/24 season. Happily, most of the season's winners were able to be present to accept their trophies, with the exception of Callum McKinnon who couldn't be there on the day.

Congratulations to all winners, and thanks to all participants for providing challenging and enjoyable competition.

Golf Croquet Open Championship