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Here you will find news articles and updates relevant to the club industry. Please note that circulars are only visible to club representatives that are logged into the Clubs New Zealand website.

Email marketing mailchimp alternatives

16 June 2023

With the latest pricing structure change initiated by Mailchimp, more clubs are looking for alternative email marketing options. I did a dive into what was still available for free.

If money is no object, the leader in the email mailout space for a number of years now is Mailchimp. They are good and their system works and is generally very reliable. For free you can send up to 1000 emails total per month. So that would mean if you wanted to send one newsletter per week to less than 250 members, and don’t mind a little mailchimp branding then you could do it for free. Otherwise you would need to be on one of their paid plan options.

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MEDIA RELEASE: Clubs New Zealand calls on the Government to review Alcohol Excise Tax Increase

1 June 2023

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Clubs New Zealand 2023 Conference, AGM & EXPO - WRAP UP

23 March 2023

The Clubs New Zealand 2023 Conference, AGM & EXPO was held from the 16th through to the 19th of March hosted by the Hornby Club. The Clubs New Zealand Conference, and & EXPO gives clubs from right across New Zealand the opportunity to come together, enjoy each other’s company and learn about fantastic opportunities, new ideas and more. 

We would like to thank everyone who attended conference this year and we would like to extend a huge thank you and congratulations to the Hornby Club for being fantastic hosts. The entire Hornby Club team went above and beyond to make sure delegates and guests were welcome and we cannot thank them enough.

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MEDIA RELEASE: Clubs New Zealand introduces its model constitution to support members transition to the Incorporated Societies Act 2022

6 March 2023

Clubs New Zealand is proud to introduce the Clubs New Zealand model constitution to ensure that its member clubs are supported and prepared ahead of the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 reregistration period later this year.

"For our members to maintain their incorporated status they will need to reregister under the new Act, and that involves ensuring that their constitutions meet the new requirements, says Chief Executive, Larry Graham.

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Promoting the Clubs New Zealand - VTNZ partnership to your members

18 November 2022

Clubs New Zealand's partnership with VTNZ mean that club members can get 20% off Warrants of Fitness and Pre-Purchase Assessments and 10% off Maintenance Checks with VTNZ. It’s easy – member just need to show their membership card and quote account number 306646.

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Get your hands on the future

With the Clubs New Zealand App

Get your hands on the future with Clubs New Zealand's App which can be downloaded on both Apple and Android.  The Clubs New Zealand App is all about helping you get more out of your membership. As a member of a club you can access any of our network of 300 member clubs as a reciprocal visitor and visiting a club is a breeze with the new digital membership card.

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