MEDIA RELEASE: Indoor limits may be the final straw for many clubs
8 September 2021
The latest Alert Level 2 restrictions which cut indoor limits for hospitality venues to 50, may be the final straw for many clubs, says Clubs New Zealand.
“Clubs have continually supported the measures put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19, however, this latest restriction, is a step to far for clubs”, says Chief Executive Larry Graham.
COVID-19 Information for the Gambling Sector - 3 September 2021
6 September 2021
Kia ora koutou,
As you will be aware, everywhere apart from Auckland has moved to Alert Level 3. Auckland remains at Alert Level 4. This will be reviewed by the Government on Monday 6 September.
Clubs New Zealand Business Partner Update
1 September 2021
Here at Clubs New Zealand we partner with businesses that add value to our members experience’s and lend a helping hand when needed. Communication from key industry suppliers to our members is paramount, especially throughout Alert Level Changes across New Zealand.
AMS Nightlife is New Zealand’s premier locally based, internationally regarded music and visual subscription service for any business and a respected supplier for many Clubs New Zealand Members.
DIA Website update: COVID-19 Information for the Gambling Sector
27 August 2021
Kia ora koutou,
The Gambling Regulator is committed to keeping everyone safe and stopping the spread of COVID-19. Operators and venues will need to make sensible and reasonable decisions about how they will meet any public health requirements and their health and safety duties at the current alert level.
Level 4 Covid Update for the Class 4 Sector - August 2021 EMS, Banking, Transfers, Surrenders
19 August 2021
EMS
EMS daily monitoring fees do not apply for the period of inactivity during the Government’s Level 4 COVID-19 response.
Fees are still owed for periods of activity (before and after the lockdown) that have not yet been debited. We will provide more information on dates and billing as it becomes available.
Venue Manger User on CONCERN to be made mandatory
18 August 2021
Clubs operating Class 4 Gaming Machines should have received an email advising you that by 1 September 2021 every venue accessing CONCERN will be required to have a venue manager user added in. After 1 September venues that do not have an authorised venue manager user added in will be denied access to their exclusion data.
Save across a range of stationery and business related products with OPD
18 August 2021
Did you know that Clubs New Zealand's partnership with Office Products Depot can help your club save across a whole heap of stationery and business related products.
Office Products Depot (OPD) is New Zealand’s largest independently owned business to business supplier of stationery and all things business related. OPD has 28 sites nationwide, located between Whangarei and Invercargill, providing product supply and support from each of their locations.
Operational Update: DIA not publishing venue level data in August 2021
17 August 2021
The below Operational Update was released by the Department of Internal Affairs on Tuesday 17 August, 2021.
Venue-level Gaming Machine Profits (GMP) will not be published with the quarterly GMP Data on 24 August 2021
Registrations for the 2021 Club Management Conference opening soon
12 August 2021
Registrations for the 2021 Club Managers conference will be opening on Friday 13th August 2021. Below you will find a quick refresher on how to register along with a draft agenda.
If you have any questions about registering for the conference or joining the Club Managers Group please get in touch with lucy@clubsnz.com
COVID19 - Are you prepared for another lockdown?
12 August 2021
With cases of Covid-19 continuing to climb in NSW, there has been a lot of talk here in New Zealand about our strategy should the delta variant make its way into the community.
Yesterday, Chris Hipkins, confirmed that the alert level settings have been reviewed and we should expect that if there was a chance of an outbreak - New Zealand would likely see a quicker move to level 4. What this means is that club committees and managers should take the time to review their processes now and put a plan in place.
Are you walking the talk when it comes to harm minimisation?
12 August 2021
We urge clubs that operate gaming machines to take time in the coming week to review your harm minimisation policy and subsequent processes to ensure that you are walking to the talk and up to date.
Get your team together and go over the responsibilities, expectations and have a refresher so that if there are concerns for a member or guest, they know exactly what steps to take and how to report it.
DIA Operational Update - 6 August 2021
6 August 2021
Class 4 Grants: Data Collection and reporting
The Department is now developing a centralised data base to capture all information on Class 4 grants distribution. We are working with KPMG on this project, and over the next week KPMG will approach your society directly to request your society’s grants data for the period 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2021. KPMG will also produce a report on the grant data which will be released by DIA (as was done for the 2019 year).
