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Category: Committee Musings

Committee Musings April ’25
AGM
The committee has begun preparations for the forthcoming AGM and the formal Agenda for this meeting.
Included with the agenda are a number of Notices of Motion that relate to proposed changes to our club rules. The reasons for these changes are also set out in the attachment.
Thank you
We also continue to be delighted and thankful of everyone’s help with set-up of the hall for our gatherings, and then the pack down at the end of the evening, thank you.
Looking Ahead
- May – AGM and Notice of Motion to Amend the Club Rules
- June – Gibbston Valley [Provisional]
- July – Midwinter Dinner – venue to be confirmed
Look Out for Each Other
As always, please if you are feeling unwell, do not attend the evening’s presentation. Thanks.
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2025 Events Coming Up
Note
- Please remember there is no BBQ in January 2025
- February – TBC
Committee Musings
Your committee would like to acknowledge how the Club works for and on behalf of everyone in the wine industry.
We are a sought-after Club for the wineries, especially the ones that have presented in the past, and are wanting to present to us again.
This is down to everyone who attends and orders at our monthly events.
Lets continue this into 2025.
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A big thanks
It is great to have everyone help with the tables and chairs at meetings and taking the same down at the end. Also, please remember to take your table’s spittoons/water jugs/cracker plates back to the kitchen.
PLEASE NOTE: We can’t arrive to do the setting up activities any earlier than 7:30pm as we interrupt the cleaner(s) schedule, the cleaners are in the hall until 7:30pm.
Looking Ahead
- December – Christmas Dinner, Le Marche –your committee has decided that this evening will have a larger than usual subsidy, plus corkage, with the usual glass of bubbles on arrival to start off the festivities. An order form for the meal, plus payment will be sent out separately.
- January 2025 – Reminder: Currently, there is no function planned for January.
- February 2025 – tbc
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Committee Musings Oct ’24
Are you missing out on great presentations?
The committee expressed a little angst at only 22 attending for Misty Cove.
We hope that people will support the committee’s work, especially with the Central Otago vineyard Peregrine for October.
Thanks for your support
It is great to have everyone help with the tables and chairs at meetings and taking the same down at the end. Also, please remember to take your table’s spittoons/water jugs/cracker plates back to the kitchen.
PLEASE NOTE: We can’t arrive to do the setting up activities any earlier than 7:30 pm as we interrupt the cleaner(s) schedule, the cleaners are in the hall until 7:30 pm.
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Membership growth
Anne & Wayne, with 27 bags of screwcaps for Kidney Kids, one of the many things the club does.
We are still focusing on growing our member numbers. If you know someone who would like to come out once a month and taste some really great, different, and sometimes otherwise inaccessible wines, please pass on our flyer to them when you mention us.
View and download the flyer.
Thanks Again
It’s great to have everyone helping set up and take down the tables and chairs for our meeting. Thanks.
Also, please support the committee by returning spittoons, water jugs, and cracker plates to the kitchen.
Looking Ahead
- October – Peregrine, Central Otago
- November – Bubbles Evening, tbc
- December – Christmas Dinner, tbc
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Committee Musings Aug ’24
Membership
Membership is still at the top of mind for your committee members. Can all members please endeavour to seek out new members. Bring along fellow wine enthusiasts, neighbours or friends that want to join in our monthly evenings, emphasizing that this is a very good value proposition and a great exposure to wines you may never have known about, or tasted!
Please remember to promote that as a bonus for potential members, our meetings are held in close proximity to both the Johnsonville Train Line and the bus station.
The committee is formulating a short pamphlet for anyone who wants one to hand out to explain our Club a little bit.
Thanks
Thanks again to everyone who helps with the tables and chairs at the start of our evenings and taking the same down after the meeting. Also taking the tables contents: spittoons/water jugs/cracker plates back to the kitchen.
Looking ahead
September – Misty Cove, Blenheim with presenter Carlos Rojas Stiven
October – Peregrine, Gibbston Highway Queenstown
November – Bubbles Evening, tbc
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Committee Musings July ’24
Membership
Membership is at the top of mind for your committee. We want to encourage all members to seek out new members and to help you do this, we are currently preparing a small handout for you to use when explaining who we are and what we do. This will not only highlight what a great value proposition we are, it will also mention our range of activities and promote our closeness to both the Johnsonville train line and the bus station.
Please remember to promote that as a bonus for potential members, our meetings are held in close proximity to both the Johnsonville Train Line and the bus station.
The committee is formulating a short pamphlet for anyone who wants one to hand out to explain our Club a little bit.
Thanks again
Thanks again to everyone who helps with the tables and chairs at the start of our evenings and taking the same down after the meeting. Also taking the tables contents, spittoons/water & jugs/cracker plates, back to the kitchen.
Looking Ahead
- August – Wairaki, Hawkes Bay
- September – Misty Cove, Blenheim
- October – TBC
Spotted
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Committee Musings June ’24
Growing membership
Your committee has been discussing growing our Club’s membership numbers. If you know of anyone who would like to join our club with the wonderful opportunities for wine appreciation and education, please bring them along to one or two of our monthly evenings. They can experience the members evening, how we operate, and may want to join us.
Appreciation from the committee
Thanks again to everyone who helps with the tables and chairs at the start of our evenings and taking the same down after the meeting. Also taking the tables contents: spittoons/water jugs/cracker plates back to the kitchen.
PLEASE NOTE: We can’t arrive to do the setting up activities any earlier than 7:30 pm as we interrupt the cleaner(s) schedule, the cleaners are in the hall until 7:30 pm.
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Committee Musings May ’24
Winetopia
Happening again, 7-8 June at TSB Arena in Wellington: NZ’s Largest Wine Celebration | Winetopia Events 2024. Go into their website to purchase your tickets if you want to attend.
New Routine
It was great to have everyone help with the tables and chairs at the start of last months’ meeting and taking the same down after the meeting. Also taking the tables contents: spittoons/water jugs/cracker plates back to the kitchen. Could we please continue this new routine.
Reminder
We can’t arrive to do the setting up activities any earlier than 7:30pm as we interrupt the cleaner(s) schedule, the cleaners are in the hall until 7:30pm.
Looking ahead
- June – Brockenchack, South Australia
- July – Midwinter Club Dinner, Featherston Tavern, Featherston Street, Wellington
- August – Wairiki Wines, Hawkes Bay
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Committee Musings Apr ’24
AGM
“On reflection, I’m all about reflecting on the things people haven’t done before or say can’t be done.”
At the upcoming AGM in May, we are still looking for nominations to welcome someone to be the Secretary of the Committee. Please think on this. We are using templates for the Minutes now, and rosters are done at the beginning of the year only once, so the job is not arduous.
Hall setup
We also continue to be delighted and thankful of everyone’s help with set-up of the hall for our gatherings, and then the pack down at the end of the evening.
Looking Ahead
- 8th May – AGM
- 12th June – Brockenchack, South Australia
- 10th July – Midwinter Christmas-themed Dinner, Featherston Tavern
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Committee Musings ‘Mar 24
Role of Secretary
Your committee continues to review the way in which it operates, particularly in respect of trying to work out which tasks need to remain with the committee, and which can be delegated.
We need to ensure that we have a good match of skills to match with the roles being vacated and in relation to this your committee is looking for someone to take on the role of Secretary.
This role is not arduous but includes attending the monthly committee meetings and taking minutes. The process of minute-taking has largely been templated to lighten the load on the person in this role.
Hall setup
We also continue to be delighted and thankful of everyone’s help with set-up of the hall for our gatherings, and then the pack down at the end of the evening.
Please remember: We can’t arrive to do the setting up activities any earlier than 7:30 pm as we may interrupt the cleaner(s) schedule, who have the hall until that time.
Upcoming events
April – Gold Medal Wines from the New Zealand International Wine Show, hosted by Michelle Fraser (Clearview Wines and Wine Judge). This tasting includes a number of trophy wines and so is a best of the best tasting, not to be missed.
AGM – Checkout AGM posts.
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Committee Musings, Aug ’23
SGM
Reminder: At the August Monthly Meeting, for the first 10 minutes, we will hold an SGM to discuss and pass some small changes to the Club’s Constitution. Please ensure you are up to date with the contents of an earlier email sent on 21 July in relation to these changes.
Evening support
It was great to have everyone help with the tables and chairs at previous meetings and take the same down at the end. Also, take the spittoons/water jugs/cracker plates back to the kitchen. Could we please continue this new routine?
PLEASE NOTE: We can’t arrive to do the setting up activities any earlier than 7:30 pm as we interrupt the cleaner(s) schedule; the cleaners are in the hall until 7:30 pm.
Looking Ahead
- September – Clearview, Hawkes Bay
- October – Maison Vauron, Auckland
- November – Bubbles Evening, tbc
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5 August, 2023