Clubs New Zealand Complaint to the Commerce Commission re SKY
5 May 2021
Last week Clubs New Zealand submitted a complaint to the Commerce Commission regarding the increasing costs of SKY Television subscriptions for commercial premises.
In the complaint it is argued that the anti-competitive and monopolistic behaviour demonstrated by SKY Television warrants an investigation by the Commission.
A Closer Look at the Incorporated Societies Bill - Part 3
5 May 2021
This article is the second in a series which aims to look a little closer at the Incorporated Societies Bill, highlighting areas of interest and potential change that clubs and committees need to be aware of.
This week will focus on Part 6 - Register, regulations, amendments and other miscellaneous provisions. It will also look at Schedules 1-4.
A Closer Look at the Incorporated Societies Bill - Part 2
29 April 2021
This article is the second in a series which aims to look a little closer at the Incorporated Societies Bill, highlighting areas of interest and potential change that clubs and committees need to be aware of.
This week will focus on Parts 4 and 5 which cover Enforcement and Removal from register, amalgamation, liquidation and other processes.
A Closer Look at the Incorporated Societies Bill
22 April 2021
This article is the first in a series which aims to look a little closer at the Incorporated Societies Bill, highlighting areas of interest and potential change that clubs and committees need to be aware of.
This week will focus on Parts 1 - 3 which are the Preliminary Provisions, Incorporation of Societies and Administration of Societies.
Submissions now open on the Incorporated Societies Bill
14 April 2021
Public submissions are now being called for Incorporated Societies Bill.
The bill proposes to put in place a modern framework of basic legal, governance, and accountability obligations for incorporated societies and those who run them.
Club Management Conference 2021
8 April 2021
This year the Club Management Conference will be held at Whangamata Club from Tuesday 16th November through to Thursday 18th November 2021.
An accommodation list will be released soon, but given the location clubs may wish to look at Airbnb or Bookabach
Incorporated Societies Bill Introduced to Parliament
31 March 2021
It has been a long time coming but on 17th March 2021 the Incorporated Societies Bill was introduced to Parliament.
The purpose of this bill is to put in place a modern framework of basic legal, governance, and accountability obligations for incorporated societies and those who run them.
ClubTAB Remuneration Model Changes
31 March 2021
The below memo from the TAB discusses the upcoming remuneration model changes. If you club is yet to receive a letter regarding the changes, it is not far away.
Given feedback received and after close liaison with Clubs NZ, TAB NZ have agreed to amend the ClubTAB remuneration model effective Monday 9 August 2021. These changes involve adjusting the ClubTAB remuneration model to make this consistent with that of TAB NZ’s remuneration model with PubTAB’s.
Clubs New Zealand 2021 Conference, AGM & EXPO - WRAP UP
25 March 2021
The Clubs New Zealand 2021 Conference, AGM & EXPO was held from the 19th through to the 22nd of March hosted by the Richmond 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. What made this conference so much more special was that it was our first major get together since COVID and for the Richmond Club a chance to show off the results of many years hard slog. 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 Richmond Club for being fantastic hosts. The entire Richmond Club team went above and beyond to make sure delegates and guests were welcome and we cannot thank them enough.
Easter Trading 2021
25 March 2021
Around this time of year we always get questions from clubs regarding Easter Trading Hours and how they apply to Club Licences. Below is a quick summary of any restrictions and things to consider now. For information on Employee Entitlements for Easter please visit the article Waitangi Day and Easter Public Holidays - Employee Entitlements
TAB Retail Venue Geofencing & Digital Bet Renumeration
25 March 2021
The following memo was sent to TAB Agents, Pubs & Clubs from Edward Rennell, GM Broadcasting and Operations on Tuesday 23 March 2021.
Hi All,
As previously communicated TAB NZ have been focussing on the completion of a piece of work to enable the identification of bets placed in TAB retail venues via TAB digital channels with the intention to be able to remunerate TAB contractors for this activity (similar to bets placed via physical retail terminals).
Get ready for the Clubs New Zealand 2021 Conference, AGM + EXPO
11 March 2021
This time next week delegates will begin arriving in Christchurch for the Clubs New Zealand 2021 Conference, Expo & AGM hosted by the Richmond Club.
Registrations will open from 9.30am, Friday 19th March at the Richmond Club. As always the National Office team will be on hand throughout the event to get you registered and answer your questions.
