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The Wellington Club
Founded 1841
July 2011
DIARY DATES
JULY 2011
Seniors’ Lunch
Wednesday 6 12.00noon for 12.40pm
Women’s Luncheon
Thursday 7 12.30pm for 1.00pm
Thursday Theme Evening:
Looking at Ourselves
Thursday 14 6.30pm for 7.00pm
Wine Appreciation Dinner with Bill Spence
of Moncellier Wines
Wednesday 20 6.30pm for 7.00pm
At Home Dinner preceding AGM
Monday 25 from 6.00pm onward
Annual General Meeting
Monday 25 8.00pm
Chess
Tuesday 26 6.15pm
Last Friday Drinks
Friday 29 from 5.00pm onward
AUGUst 2011
Seniors’ Lunch
Wednesday 3 12.00noon for 12.40pm
Women’s Luncheon
Thursday 4 12.30pm for 1.00pm
Rugby Dinner with Kit McConnell
Wednesday 10 6.30pm for 7.00pm
Thursday Theme Evening : Te Wiremu
Thursday 18 6.30pm for 7.00pm
Annual Members & Daughters Dinner
Tuesday 23 6.30 for 7.00pm
Last Friday Drinks
Friday 26 from 5.00pm onward
Chess
Tuesday 30 6.15pm
September 2011
Women’s Luncheon
Thursday 1 12.30pm for 1.00pm
Opera Package
Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci
Thursday 1 5.45pm for 6.00pm
Seniors’ Lunch
Wednesday 7 12.00noon for 12.40pm
Peter Findlay Jazz Night
Thursday 8 6.30pm for 7.00pm
Members’ and Sons’ Dinner
Wednesday 21 6.30 for 7.00pm
Chess
Tuesday 27 6.15pm
Last Friday Drinks
Friday 30 from 5.00pm onward
Thursday Theme Evening:
LOOKING AT OURSELVES – THE WELLINGTON CLUB @ 170
As Others See Us with A. W. Beasley
Time : 6.30pm Welcome Drinks
7.00pm Presentation
7.30pm approx. Dinner
8.30pm approx. Coffee/Tea
& Showing of DVD
Dress : Jacket & Tie, Evening Wear
WINE APPRECIATION DINNER
WITH BILL SPENCE
OF Moncellier Wines
Wednesday 20 July 2011
Bill Spence is one man who has definitely been
around the wine block! He and his brother
Ross were the first to produce Sauvignon Blanc
in New Zealand, the grape variety which put
New Zealand on the international wine radar.
He was the inaugural chairman of the New Zealand
Wine Guild and held a position on the board for
Thursday 14 July 2011
With the Club in its 170th year and into yet
another building project, it is time to take a look
at what the Founders hoped to achieve and how
the Club has gone about it over the years.
Former Club President Wyn Beasley will present a
Cost : $65.00 p.p.
short summary of the 170 years of the Club before
dinner and over coffee we have a “special treat”: As Others See Us is a DVD collation from the archives
of TVNZ which has misunderstood the Club for 50 of its years of existence.
A copy of this historic DVD will be available for purchase after the dinner for those who treasure
essential parts of the history of their Club.
Time : 6.30pm Arrival & Sampling
7.00pm Dinner with Moncellier Wines
9:30pm approx. Conclusion
Dress : Jacket & Tie, Evening Wear
Cost : $75.00 p.p. approx
six years. During his tenure he was responsible for establishing the New Zealand export base in the UK.
He has been General Manager for both Beringer Blass NZ and Matua Valley Wines.
With his boisterous personality and great sense of humour Bill has become a well known and respected
personality within the New Zealand wine industry. A memorable quote given by a renowned wine writer:
“Once you’ve met Bill you will always remember him!” Truly one of the great characters of the New Zealand
Wine Industry.
Bill will present his outstanding “Moncellier” wines. This celebration of excellent wines and a humorous
down-to earth vintner, combined with the talents of the Club’s chefs will guarantee a
great night of great food, great wine & fun
DUE TO ITS CONTINUING POPULARITY WITH MEMBERS,
ALFONSO’S Bluff Oyster Special
has been extended until the end of the Season!
The Club’s à la carte menu features a Bluff Oyster Special like nowhere else in town:
½ doz Bluff Oysters $13.00* • 1 doz Bluff Oysters $25.00*
*Subject to availability. This special offer is only available for à la carte lunch or dinner and is not available for functions
or the lunchtime buffet diners. The Oysters are served natural with lemon and wholemeal bread – a different method of
preparation attracts a surcharge of $5.00 per serving.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Dear Members,
Three Club functions in June have been interesting,
enjoyable and well attended. At the Irish Bloomsday
night we enjoyed an insight into James Joyce’s book,
Ulysses, some wonderful arias and traditional Irish
laments beautifully performed, and a sing-along.
The mid-winter roast warm and jovial, and a very
congenial evening and address by the Governor
General Sir Anand Satyanand providing insights
into his role.
July looks interesting too, with Wyn Beasley talking on how the Club has been
seen by others, with illustration from TV footage about the Club, an ever popular
wine evening and don’t forget the AGM with an at home dinner first if you wish.
You will have received the papers for the AGM. One item for the agenda is
the rule change relating to increases in subscriptions. It is proposed that the
amendment would leave the 10% maximum permissible per annum increase for
ordinary membership subscriptions but remove the 10% cap for other categories
where there are concessionary discounts on the subscriptions. In the future, with
the changing demographic of the membership, it may be in the interests of the
Club to change the discount for a category, and adjust the ordinary subscription,
leading to an overall increase of more than 10% in a category. The Committee
has no plans to make such an increase, but it believes there is a possibility that
in the future it may be in the interests of the Club for the rules to allow it.
Rugby World Cup: The Committee has agreed to the following being nonresident
Honorary Members from now until after the RWC.
• Bernard Lapasset (Chairman) • Bill Beaumont
• Dr Syd Millar
• Oregan Hoskins
• Mike Miller (Managing Director) • Kit McConnell
All are board members of the IRB subsidiary which runs the tournament and
are from other countries, except Kit McConnell, Tournament Director, who
has been here for three years. They will be in Wellington only for short periods
and are invited to make use of the facilities under the Non-Resident Honorary
Membership rules. If you see them please make them feel at home.
An unusual request: If any Member has a Club membership list for any year
prior to 2000, the Secretary Manager and the Committee would be very
appreciative of a copy. It would appear that all such lists were destroyed by
previous management and sometimes we have a need to review the duration
of past membership. The Secretary Manager would be pleased to make a copy
at the Club’s expense if you have such a listing.
The following Members received honours at the occasion of the celebration
of her Majesty’s Birthday:
• The Hon. Justice R. G. Hammond – Knight Companion of the
New Zealand Order of Merit
• Mr H G Broad – Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
• Mr H J Te Kauru Clarke – Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
• Mr R L Kerr – Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
• Mr B H Klap, QSO, OON – Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
• Mr C W Parkin – Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
• Ms K L Prendergast – Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
• Prof. S T Tan - Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
• Judge P von Dadelszen – Companion of the Queen’s Service Order
On behalf of all Club Members I extend my warm congratulations and thank
them for their service to New Zealand.
Enjoy the month and I look forward to seeing those of you resident in
Wellington at the AGM
On a sad note I must advise the passing of popular Club member William
Hallam-Eames in June, who joined the Club in 1975.
Ian Fraser, President
The Club in Review:
Dinner to Farewell:
H.E. THE GOVERNOR GENERAL
OF NEW ZEALAND
The last Wednesday in June saw a full dining room of Members and guests to
farewell our Governor General after five years in Office. Their Excellencies truly
enjoyed the conviviality at the Club of which His Excellency has been a Member
since 1995.
The kitchen lived up
to the expectations of
a formal dinner with
another excellent meal
and there was such a
friendly and relaxed
atmosphere to which
the cosy ambience
of the Main Dining
Room contributed
greatly. Introduced
by Club President
Ian Fraser, His
Excellency addressed the distinguished guests after
Their Excellencies were welcomed by Club President Ian Fraser
and his wife Jocelyn
the main course and former Club President Tim Olphert gave a note of thanks.
The Club is very grateful to Their Excellencies to give up their time to come to
the Club. Everyone is looking forward to seeing more of them again after August
as regular Club users.
Rugby Dinner with KIT MCCONNELL
WEDNESDAY 10 AUGUST 2011
Time : 6.30pm Arrival & Drinks
7.00pm Dinner
8.30 pm approx. Address by
Kit McConnell
10.00pm approx. Conclusion
Dress : Jacket & Tie, Evening Wear
Cost : $95.00 p.p. All Inclusive
The Committee has
been successful in
engaging Kit McConnell,
IRB’s Head of Rugby
World Cup 2011 to
give a speech at a Club
dinner on Wednesday
10 August, just before
everyone becomes too
busy or is completely “rugbied-out”! This will be a great opportunity to find out
more about the build-up and to ask specific questions relating to the biggest
event in New Zealand so far.
Please book early. The Club has already received numerous bookings and
seats are limited to 150.
THE ANNUAL MEMBERS’
& DAUGHTERS’ DINNER
Tuesday 23 August 2011
Time : 6.30pm Arrival & Drinks
7.00pm Dinner & Guest Speaker
Dress : Black Tie, Cocktail Dress, Evening Wear
Cost : $80.00 p.p. All Inclusive
Members are invited to
bring their daughters,
grand daughters,
daughters-in-law, god
daughters and, in lack
of, even “borrowed”
daughters to this annual formal event. It offers a great opportunity to show off
the Club and its wonderful facilities.
The Club Committee is currently looking at a suitable guest speaker for the night.
The Committee has decided that the dress for men to this formal dinner will
remain a black tie affair, thus adding a special note to this popular evening.
The Club’s beautiful Billiard Room will be open for a few challenges afterwards.

Health & Fitness Centre News
Incentive Programme
The incentive programme is up and running! Participants are making their way through the matches,
with some already onto bonus workouts! The programme is designed so that all participants have the
ability to complete all the matches, moving through each of the match pools. This also works well for
anyone starting the programme part way through.
Key points:
1. Aim for 5 or more exercise sessions fortnightly to complete all matches
2. There is a prize draw for each of the pools completed
3. The programme runs for 19 weeks, but can be joined at any stage
4. Participants can include exercise outside of the Fitness Centre as the key is for regular exercise
(NB. If in town then at least 1 Fitness Centre workout)
5. Exercise sessions need to be a minimum of 30 minutes
6. One 18 hole golf game per week can be included
So sign up and join the fun! All the very best!
Ski Fitness Exercises!
The weather has continued to remain mild over June! Therefore you still have time to work on your ski
conditioning. So by the time you hit the slopes there will be no excuses not to be able to keep up with
the young ones!
Continue working on and maintaining your aerobic fitness base which means aiming for a minimum
of 3 days a week of working your heart muscle, uphill walking (try with a walking pole in each hand),
jogging or cycling. This will help you last longer on the slopes, as well as your recovery.
Last month’s newsletter featured: Sitting Against the Wall & Chair Step Ups
This month let’s introduce another two exercises that can be done at the Fitness Centre or home:
Cross the
Line Jumps
Start with your feet
together on one side
of a line on the floor,
your toes pointing
slightly towards the
line, and your knees bent about 45°. Make a low
jump taking your feet to the same position on
the other side of the line (mirror image).
Try 20-40 repetitions.
Have fun getting ski fit!
Walking Lunges
Start with hands on hips and take a large step forward taking your back knee
almost to the floor and your front knee to approximately 90°. Continue taking
20-40 steps in a row. When this challenge needs to be increased add a weight
to each hand.
AT HOME DINNER
& ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
This year’s annual General Meeting of the Wellington
Club Inc will take place on Monday 25 July 2011
at 8.00pm. The Annual Report and other relevant
papers are included in this month’s mail out.
As every year, bookings are taken for a pre-meeting
At Home Dinner from 6.00pm onwards – bookings
are essential.
Time : 6.00pm Onward
Dress : Jacket & Tie, Evening Wear
Cost : 60.00 p.p. Dinner & Table Wine
THE WELLINGTON
CLUB BILLIARD ROOM
Responses to last month’s invitation to Members
to give snooker or billiards a try and to register
on a ladder system have been rather thin. Give
it a try! Snooker and Billiards are most clubable
games and our Club has one of the most beautiful
Billiard Rooms in perhaps the whole of the
Southern Hemisphere!
Tuition, introduction and support will be supplied
by more experienced players free of charge. Do not
hesitate to call the Secretary Manager to find out
more. At this time, playing snooker or billiards is
free of charge for members!
MEMBERSHIP
The following ten candidates were admitted to
membership in June:
Andrew Austin
Barrie Garnet Saunders
Lilias Bell
Scott William Weenink
Patrick Robert Kelleher
Alan Judge
Clive Andrew Holmes
Allen Stuart Mazengarb
Graeme Richard Holmes
John Bernard McCarthy
The new Members will be welcomed by
the Committee and the Club’s Trustees in
early August.
Thursday Theme Evening:
TE WIREMU - HENRY WILLIAMS: EARLY YEARS IN THE NORTH • with Caroline Fitzgerald
Thursday 18 August 2011
Caroline Fitzgerald will give a presentation to Club members and guests about her latest book which tells the story of the Rev. Henry Williams and his family
who arrived in New Zealand in 1823. Caroline is a direct descendent and will provide a fascinating account covering almost twenty years of Henry Williams’
Time : 6.30pm Arrival & Drinks
7.00pm Address by
Caroline Fitzgerald
7.30pm Dinner
Dress : Jacket & Tie, Evening Wear
Cost : $65.00 p.p.
daily life in the Bay of Islands before 1840 - his trials and successes, travels with Maori,
peacemaking actions, the relationships he built with Maori and his involvement in the
Treaty of Waitangi.
Club Member Dan Williams will introduce the guest speaker. Earlier this year Caroline
Fitzgerald was interviewed on National Radio and her most interesting experiences and
story-telling abilities gave the idea of inviting her to the Club.
Another topical Thursday Theme Evening at your Club!

JuLY wine specials
2009 Gladstone 12000 Miles Pinot Gris
Flavours of nutty pear with a long finish. Easy to drink now or cellar for
another couple of years.
2009 Gladstone Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc
A mouth filling wine with good palate weight, tropical fruit flavours,
typical minerality and a long finish.
2008 Forrest Marlborough Pinot Noir
Richly coloured with fruit flavours of raspberry, strawberry and cherry.
It has a gamey, savoury complexity with supple tannins and a soft
lingering finish.
The following great value Club Wines are always available:
last friday drinks • Friday 29 JULY
Time : From 5.00pm onward to
6.30pm approx.
supper : Available from 6.30pm
venue : The Wellington Room Level 4
Dress : Tidy Casual (no denims)
Cost : Drinks,
Supper $15.00 if requested
CASE BOTTLE
$ 132.00 $ 11.00
$ 150.00 $ 12.50
$198.00 $ 16.50
case
bottle
Grove Mill Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc $186.00 $15.50
Hunter’s Marlborough Chardonnay $191.40 $15.95
Te Kairanga Pinot Gris (Gisborne Fruit) $211.20 $17.60
Te Mata Woodthorpe Syrah $228.00 $19.00
Selak’s Central Otago Pinot Noir $230.40 $19.20
Remember that you can also purchase all your spirits and beer from your Club.
Delivery can be arranged. Allow 7-10 days for availability. Return the enclosed order form.
Come after work and check on the progress of the
renovations, before finishing off the week with a
drink or two under friends and members.
For the next two or three months this function will
be held on level 4 in the Wellington Room, where
the same dress standard applies as on level 6!
This function is open to ALL members, their friends,
family and colleagues. Being held on the 4th floor, relaxed tidy casual attire is encouraged just to see the
month out in an informal atmosphere and surroundings.
It is also a great opportunity to bring along prospective candidates for membership to show that your
Club is not stiff, formal and old-fashioned as it is so often and so wrongly portrayed.
Please note
in your diary
the 26th of August
2011 as the next
Last Friday.
NOTICES
The Committee highly recommends newly admitted Members to come to this
regular event to make new acquaintances and become comfortable using the
Club and its facilities.
For those who feel a little ‘peckish’, a light meal is served from 6.30 pm
onward. The price for this is $15.00 which is excellent value.
Please advise Jane Wells if you wish to be added to the e-mail reminder for
this function or of any additional names you would like to have included.
Earlier Food Service is available on request for those going to an evening event.
Newsletter Advanced Viewing: Members are welcome to preview the monthly newsletter before
the hard copy is being received by mail by visiting the Club’s website http://www.wellingtonclub.co.nz
Here it is normally available five or six days before.
Car Parking: The Committee wishes to remind Members that this facility is for Members only, not
for spouses, friends or colleagues. Observance of this by-law is in particular important during the
renovations on level 6 as five of the car parks are out of commission providing storage and parking
space to Fletchers Interior.
Upcoming Club Function: Opera Package Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci with drinks, dinner,
transport and premium tickets on Thursday 1 September 2011.
THE BUILDER’S LOG
Progress! Log 4:
The former Members’ Bar and the Quadrant
Room look more like a shell at present (see
picture). A roof has been built covering
the triangular shaped tiny deck outside the
Morrison Room and the wall to this deck has
been demolished freeing up even better views
than before! This area will form part of the new
bar and increase its size.
Many Members have inquired if the new
balcony will be covered-in: this will not be the
case and in response to several inquiries, it is not
intended to make it a smoking area.
Weather permitting, the weekend 30/31 July
will see the balcony craned into its position
overnight and all going well, be visible as of
Sunday morning!
The Committee is now looking at naming the
two new rooms appropriately.
The Club expects to be able to open the new
Business Centre on level 4 by the end of July.
It will be located in the former Card Room,
also known as the “Ladies’ Waiting Room” (!)
before 1993. This will centralise all office and
administrative services for Members to one floor
and the relaxed dress code applicable to level 4
will also add ease to Members’ comfort.
View from the Morrison Room toward the new bar
and north function room
Senior Members’ Lunch
The next monthly luncheon for senior Members
(65 years and over) will be held on:
Wednesday 3 August 2011, 12.00 for 12.40pm
Guests of Members are welcome.
Women’s luncheon
Every first Thursday of the month, women
Members meet for lunch. Feel free to invite
a guest or two to come along.
Please call Jane Wells if you would like to be
included in the monthly email reminder for
the luncheon.
Thursday 4 August 2011, 12.30 for 1.00pm
The Wellington Club
88 The Terrace, P O Box 10-129, Wellington, New Zealand
Telephone 04 472 0348 | Facsimile 04 472 2475 | Email info@wellingtonclub.co.nz | Website www.wellingtonclub.co.nz