THE DIARY | February 2017

February

Wednesday 8 Headland Sculpture Waiheke Island

Blokes Bridge starts today, every Wednesday

Tuesday 14 Valentine’s Day Dinner

Sunday 19 Land Rover NZ Polo Open

Thursday 23 Members’ Trip to Gibbs Farm

End of month drinks

Friday 24 Family Friday

Saturday 25 Bruce Springsteen at Mt Smart Stadium

March

Thursday 2 Martini Masterclass for Ladies

Cricket Dinner

Sunday 5 Members’ Trip to Connells Bay

Thursday 9 Members’ Trip to Connells Bay

Indian Whisky Tasting with Paul John

Thursday 16 Wine tasting series with Dhall & Nash - Part 1

Friday 17 Members’ Lunch with political commentator, Matthew Hooton and Dr Laurence Kubiak, CEO of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research ‘Welcome to Election Year’

Saturday 18 Justin Bieber at Mt Smart Stadium

Thursday 23 Members’ Trip to Gibbs Farm

Saturday 25 Adele at Mt Smart Stadium

Sunday 26 Adele at Mt Smart Stadium

Thursday 30 End of month drinks

April

Saturday 1 Members’ Trip to Rotoroa Island

Wednesday 19 Members’ lunch with Emeritus Professor Corballis

‘The Truth About Language: What It Is and Where It Came From’

May

Saturday 6 Members’ Trip to Brick Bay Sculpture

Land Rover NZ Polo OpenSunday 19 February, 10.30amOnly a few tickets left! Be transported out to Fisher Field in Clevedon for a day of sporting action, fashion and sunshine at the Northern Club VIP Marquee. Now in its 40th year, the NZ Polo Open has become a highlight of the summer sporting and social calendar. Members are welcome to invite their friends, family, colleagues and clients for what is shaping up to be a spectacular day. Ask anyone who has been to the Open, it is not to be missed!$250 per person for the day includes return transport, lunch and beverage package.

Valentine’s Day DinnerTuesday 14 February, 6.30pm and 7.30pm

Invite your beloved partner to a romantic dinner à deux in our beautiful Members’ Dining Room. To accompany dinner there will be live entertainment and dancing later in the evening.$112.50 per person includes a pre-dinner cocktail, three course dinner with wine and live music. Alternatively, you may wish to order wines on the night, or have a non-alcoholic option, in which case the price is $79.50 per person. Please note there will be two sittings: 6.30pm arrival for 7pm dinner, or 7.30 arrival for 8pm sitting.

S OCIALCALENDAR

MenuChicken and Pork Terrine

mushroom & pistachio, pickled peaches***

Tomato Frappé cucumber spaghetti, chilli fromage blanc

***Apple Sorbet

*** Crisp Skinned Seared Hapuka

spinach gnocchi, cockle & miso brothOr

Confit Quailduck boudin, quinoa, corn chorizo salsa,

Pedro Xeres glaze***

Cherry Silk Cheese Cake***

Coffee & Petits Fours

R E L A X , N E T W O R K & B E E N T E R T A I N E DR E L A X , N E T W O R K & B E E N T E R T A I N E D

President’s LetterHappy New Year to everyone. I hope you had an enjoyable Christmas and holiday break.

It has been a summer of extremes from weeks without rain north of Auckland to snow in the mountains of Queenstown and Wanaka. During our holiday at Omaha Beach water supply trucks were among the most common vehicles on the roads. I

confess we were regular customers!

The Club closes for most of January each year to give the management and staff a well-earned break and to enable refurbishment and maintenance to be carried out. While the Club’s re-opening day in January will be reviewed after completion of the new Bankside Extension project, the closure this year saw major works in the kitchen being undertaken where a new hardwearing fibreglass floor was put in, requiring all the equipment to be removed and reinstated. The front office and reception area was also completely re-modelled and members will notice the new layout when entering the Club from Princes Street.

May I say a special welcome back for 2017 to the 77 new members who joined the Club in 2016. We look forward to your participation at Club events and hope you become active users of the Club. It was especially pleasing that well over half were younger members and 20% were women, which are groups the Membership Committee is putting a special focus on.

Some of the outstanding Club events during summer months are the visits to Auckland’s exceptional sculpture collections and exhibitions. This summer the Club has arranged visits to Alan Gibbs’ “The Farm” on the shores of the Kaipara Harbour, to John Gow and his wife Jo’s property at Connells Bay on Waiheke Island, and to the “Headland Sculpture on the Gulf” exhibition on Waiheke Island which opened on 26 January. Having been to all three on previous occasions I cannot recommend these Club events highly enough. At the recent Gala Opening of the “Headland” exhibition, Northern Club Art Committee member Sir James Wallace described this year’s

exhibition as one of the best he’s seen there. I urge you to go with our groups to these three special venues and enjoy the superb sculptures, the world class scenery and the company of fellow club members. You are also welcome to take family and friends.

We also look forward to a new member of the Club’s management team joining us this month. Mrs Cathy Horton takes on the Member Liaison role held by Mrs Jocelyn Morgan who retired at the end of 2016. A profile appears later in this Diary. Please introduce yourself to Cathy when you get the chance.

Finally on behalf of all Club members I offer our warmest congratulations to our members who were recognised in the New Year’s Honours for their outstanding contributions. Club members were prominent recipients this New Year, including two of the country’s new Knights – Professor Sir Richard Faull and a past President of the Club, Sir David Williams QC. The full list of Club members honoured are:

Richard Aitken, Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and engineering.

Peter Kiely, Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to New Zealand's interests in the Pacific and the law.

MNZM

Alan Dormer, Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the law

Derek Firth, Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to arbitration and education.

QSO

Judge Charles Blackie VRD, Queen’s Service Order for services to the judiciary and the community.

I look forward to seeing you at the Club during the year.

Derek Nolan QC President

Headland Sculpture on the Gulf – Waiheke IslandWednesday 8 February, 4.30pmSculpture on the Gulf is New Zealand’s foremost outdoor sculpture exhibition. Focusing on the very best of New Zealand art practice, 35 new artistic concepts created specifically for the event will be shown along the stunning coastal headland route and nearby surrounds. Both highly respected senior and more recently established New Zealand artists have transformed a two kilometre section of headland from Church Bay towards Te Atawhai Whenua Reserve and Matiatia with ambitious and striking art works. After the sculpture walk, enjoy a selection of gourmet platters in the marquee before returning to Auckland on the 9pm ferry.$60 per person includes transfers on Waiheke, platters, entrance fee and welcome drink.

Bruce Springsteen at Mt Smart StadiumSaturday 25 February, 4.45pm

We still have fantastic tickets available to see The Boss at Mt Smart Stadium and a large contingent of members and their guests joining us for another of our wonderful pre-concert parties. Remember non-members are most welcome to come along to the pre-concert party!$75.50 includes drinks, pre-concert supper and return transport. Note concert tickets are not included.

Members’ Lunch - ‘Welcome to Election Year’ Friday 17 March, 12.45pmThe economic outlook is positive but the political situation is as murky as ever as we head towards this year’s election on 23 September.Members Laurence Kubiak, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and Matthew Hooton, Managing Director of PR and lobbying firm Exceltium and prominent political commentator, will be presenting about the year ahead at an election-year preview lunch.With a quarter of a century’s experience in senior commercial and strategic roles for FTSE-100 companies in Europe and elsewhere, Laurence will review what the economic forecasts are telling us about the New Zealand and international market, the likely impact of Brexit, the Trump Administration and other storm clouds on the horizon.With a quarter of a century’s experience in New Zealand politics and public relations, Matthew will forecast the likely issues that will arise over the next 33 weeks – with particular emphasis on what Winston Peters may be seeking.$45 per person includes lunch with wine.

Tasting Series with Dhall & Nash – Part 1: CaliforniaThursday, 16 March 6.30pmWorking in partnership with the wonderful team from Dhall & Nash Fine Wines, members are invited to partake in a three part wine tasting series hosted here at the Club focusing on three international growing regions. Expect further details to be confirmed in the coming weeks so watch this space!Part 2 – Wednesday 12 April, Part 3 – Thursday 11 May$30 per person includes canapés.

‘Martini Masterclass for Ladies’ with EdwardThursday 2 March, 6.00pm Wet or dry; shaken or stirred; olive or twist? Although a cocktail widely embraced, the martini is surprisingly subject to personal whim. Discover exactly how you like your martini, starting with the classic through to more modern variations. $45 per person includes 5 mini martinis and canapés.

Indian Whisky Tasting with Paul JohnThursday 9 March, 6.00pmPaul John began his career in the liquor industry in 1992 with John Distilleries and under his commanding guidance grew his business into a leading spirit company not just in India but across the globe within less than a decade. Today, the flagship brand of the company, Original Choice, is one of the top 10 selling whiskies in the world with sales exceeding 12 million cases a year. Having discovered a passion for single malts during his time in the United States, Paul John Single Malts were launched in 2012. The Indian single malts gained approval from enthusiasts and have won innumerable global awards.We are excited to offer members the unique opportunity to meet Paul John and taste a range of Indian single malts.$25 per person includes light food pairings.

Members’ Trip to Connells BaySunday 5 March or Thursday 9 March, 9.00am Members are very fortunate to have the amazing opportunity to visit Connells Bay, owned by John and Jo Gow. Catch the ferry over to Waiheke where you will be met and driven to Connells Bay. There John and Jo will take you on a guided tour of their outstanding property and sculpture park, described in Urbis Landscape as ‘an awe inspiring and thought-provoking collaboration of artist and environment.’ After the tour you will be taken to Thomas’s Bach for a delicious light lunch before returning to Matiatia to catch the ferry back to Auckland.$135 includes transport on the island, sculpture tour & lunch with a glass of wine.

Laurence Kubiak

Matthew Hooton

R E L A X , N E T W O R K & B E E N T E R T A I N E DR E L A X , N E T W O R K & B E E N T E R T A I N E D

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Mr Barry BoydenMr William Marsters

Mr Christopher Liddell

Ms Susan Paterson ONZMMr Alexander BestMr Darren Ward

Mr Bruce CouttsMr Nicholas Salter

Mr Mark Taylor

Nominees

DeathsIt is with sadness we record the death of Mr J R Michaels

Blokes’ BridgeEvery Wednesday, 9.45am Enjoy companionship and camaraderie whilst bringing your bridge skills up to speed. Member Irene Norbis has generously offered her time and expertise to help those blokes who would like to sharpen their knowledge (and keep up with their wives at the bridge table!)$22 includes morning tea and sandwiches for lunch.

Staff UpdateWe are very excited to welcome Cathy Horton to the management team, taking over the role of Members’ Liaison. Cathy has an extensive background in the publishing and event industries, including six years as editor of Style Magazine and brand management of such titles as NZ Weddings, Next and Dish magazine. Her passion throughout her career has been in creating and running memorable events which led her to have her own event company where she designed and facilitated elaborate events from black tie balls to charity auctions for the likes of NZ Sports Foundation, All Blacks, and Team New Zealand. Cathy also has a keen interest in supporting the community and is actively involved with a number of charities in particular Totara South Auckland Hospice. Cathy joins us from Fairfax Events where she has been Events & Sponsorship Manager for almost two years developing such events as the NZ House & Garden Tours, Cuisine Good Food Awards, Central District Field Days and Round the Bays.Cathy is extremely excited about joining The Northern Club, where she can combine her passion for people and her creative talent to build on and develop our extensive event programme.Cathy has two girls, Tiffany in year 11 at Diocesan and Charlotte off to study first year med at Otago. In her leisure time she loves the outdoors and adrenaline – either hiking, biking or bootcamping, or you will find her on a snow or water ski.

House RulesThe start of a new year provides a great opportunity to clarify some of our house rules and we remind members it is their responsibility to familiarise their guests with these rules so all feel at ease when visiting the Club.

Dress Code‘Business Attire’ and ‘Smart Casual Attire’, as defined below, are permitted in most areas of the Club at all times:Business Attire for men means jackets and ties and tailored pants, or suits and ties. For women; dresses, suits, skirts with blouses, tailored trousers with blouses, or evening pants.Smart Casual Attire for men means shirts with collars and sleeves or turtleneck sweaters and tailored pants. Smart Casual Attire for women means shirts with collars or blouses, collarless shirts with jackets and tailored pants or skirts. Jackets are required when having lunch in the Members’ Dining Room, and for dinner both jacket and tie. A more relaxed dress code applies when dining in Bankside – tidy dark jeans are permitted and jackets are not required.

Use of electronic devicesAll devices must be switched to silent before entering the Club. Talking on the phone is not permitted in public areas of the clubhouse. We kindly ask members and guests make all phone calls outside or alternatively our staff can find a private room where possible. If you wish to work on a laptop we have a Business Centre located on level 2.

Hosting Guests at the ClubMembers are encouraged to bring friends, family, clients and colleagues to enjoy the Club and our members’ events. If your guests wish to pay for their food & beverage by way of EFTPOS or credit card, this can be arranged at reception.

Family FridayFriday 24 February, 6.00pmOn the last Friday of each month, we invite members to bring their children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and their friends for a special dining experience in the Members’ Dining Room – the perfect setting to introduce young ones to more formal dining and share your Club with those special to you.