Welcome to the Wellington Municipal Croquet Club
Matches Booked
When you make a time and date for your match please let Gary know by email or text and he will update that booking into the website. The Matches Booked link is designed to record your booking so that other members can see it and do not arrive at the Club to find the lawn being used by other players.
annual general Meeting
Attendees at the AGM on Saturday 30 May 2026
The Club held its AGM for 2026 on Saturday 30 May. We had the biggest turnout for a number of years which was great because we were also fare-welling our President Dick Smith and our long serving Treasurer Daphne Knipe.
Dick is taking a short break in his native Australia before returning to shift himself and partner Robbie to Waikanae for the next stage of their lives. He says his new location is only minutes from the Waikanae Croquet and Golf Clubs and close to many cycling tracks so what’s not to like? However, he will be sorely missed by our Club having given many years of his commitment and knowledge for the benefit of all WMCC members. New President Chris Graham thanked Dick for his service and presented him with a gift from us all – a battery powered drill to drill the holes for the pictures in his new home.
Chris also fare-welled Daphne Knipe as our highly efficient Treasurer for the past eleven years and sent a large bunch of flowers to her home in appreciation from us all. She was unfortunately unable to attend the AGM because of ill health.
A couldn’t do it if you tried shot!
For those who didn’t see it on the day
The outcome of an attempted jump shot by Black.
The question - what next?
Winter Competitions
Entries are now open for our two Winter GC Competitions:
Event 21 - GC Open Winter Handicap Singles
Event 22 - GC Winter Challenge Ladder
Enter on the forms on the whiteboard in the clubrooms or on-line by clicking the button below.
Entries close on 10 May 2026 for both.
Winter Subscriptions
If you are playing croquet during the Winter Season you need to have paid a Winter Sub. This is a payment of $75.00 per person or if you would prefer to ‘pay as you go’ you can put $5.00 in the box in the Clubhouse each time you play.
End of the Summer Season
Summer Closing Day and Shared Lunch
Held on Saturday 18 April with an extremely good turnout of members for such a wet and gloomy day. Our new Club Patron Mayor Andrew Little joined us, and after a short entertaining speech, presented the trophies to event winners and shared lunch with us.
President Dick Smith wraps up the season in a few well chosen words
Graeme Fisher Winner AC Arthur Ross club play-offs carrying the imaginary trophy - we got the joke!
trophy presentations
Top Row: Dick Smith AC Levels Singles, Tony Sutich AC B Grade Singles, Harps Tahurangi AC Senior Hcp Singles
Middle Row: Tony Sutich AC Junior Hcp Singles, Harps Tahurangi GC Don Reyland Stars Play Off,
Gary Griffiths GC Novice Singles
Bottom Row: Dave van Os & Mike Prior GC Open Hcp Doubles, Gary Griffiths GC Open Hcp Singles,
Garry Griffiths & Lyn Kimber Joint Most Improved Players
GC Running “Two Hoops in One”
Achievers Tony Sutich and Stuart Duff receive their bottles of wine. Third achiever - Mavis Bates - was too quick for the photographer!
Handicap Reviews
Congratulations to the following members who have improved so much over the season that we have reduced their handicaps in the end of season review: Kathryn, Jennie, Leigh, Gary, Sandra G, Lyn Tony, Dave, Danny and Peter W.
WMCC Annual General Meeting
The AGM will be held at 12 noon on Saturday 30th May. Please put the date in your dairies and plan to be there to add your voice to the direction of our club for the next year. Committee Nomination Forms and the papers for the AGM will be forwarded to members by email at the end of April.
Obituary for Alan Kerr
Alan joined WMCC in 2007and quickly became a committee member, remaining on the committee for around 15 years. For most of that time he managed our Have a Go programme, developing it from a small casual arrangement into the much larger and more structured offering which has become the mainstay of the club’s finances. In addition to this very important role, he worked on several sub-committees, including the re-negotiating of the club’s lease, the organisation of the centenary celebrations (where he also acted as MC) and chaired the club committee at various times when there was no President elected. Alan organised the beautiful cabinetry where we store our mallets and other significant asset purchases such as the dishwasher, fridge, new stove and BBQ.
Alan mainly played AC, representing the club in interclub competitions, challenge matches and tournaments. Sadly, in the last couple of years, we did not see nearly as much of him on the lawns because of his health issues. Nonetheless, he was still much in evidence on social occasions, often standing at the BBQ cooking with beer in hand.
Alan’s experience, practicality and forward thinking will be greatly missed.
Our thoughts are with his wife Judy (also a club member for many years) and Alan’s family at this sad time.
WMCC Club Competitions
Members have been busy completing their various competitions in time for the Summer prizegiving at our shared lunch on April 18th. Recent competition winners:
Senior Championship Singles – Chris Graham
Open Handicap Doubles – Dave van Os and Mike Prior
Novice Singles – Gary Griffiths
Two Hoops Competition – Mavis Bates, Tony Sutich and Stuart Duff all achieved this difficult feat this month.
Congratulations to:
Baubre Murray - Runner-up South Taranaki AC Open Singles
Susan Leuchars - Runner-up Rose Gardens Triton AC 4+ Singles
Dave Van Os - Winner WCA Silver Badge Hcps 9 to 16
Graeme Fisher - Winner CNZ AC Heenan Plate Singles
Graeme Fisher & Partner - Winners CNZ AC Doubles Championship
Harps Tahurangi & Partner - Runners-up CNZ AC Doubles Championship
Graeme Fisher - Winner North Island AC Singles 0+ hcps
Graeme Fisher -Runner-up North Island AC Singles Plate
Susan Leuchars & Tony Sutich - Successful Challenge for the Gold Buttons (AC Intermediate Grade) v Plimmerton
Harps Tahurangi & Mark Huttley - Successful Defense of the Paul Skinley Trophy (GC Open Grade) v Kelburn
Dick Smith - Runner-up Marton AC Open Singles
Alison Robinson - Winner WCA Women’s Singles
Baubre Murray - Runner-up WCA Women’s Singles
Harps Tahurangi & Mark Huttley - Successful Challenge for the Pollock Stars (AC Open Grade) v Kelburn
Mark Huttley & Dick Smith - Successful Defense of the Paul Skinley Trophy (GC Open Grade) v Plimmerton
Contact
➤ LOCATION
160 Alexandra Road
Newtown
☎ Phone
Club Rooms 04 389 7071
✉ email
wellingtoncroquetclub@gmail.com
Club Hire
The club is available for hire for work or private social functions and celebrations.
For full details visit our Have a Go page
Tournament Entries
As well as our own club competitions, there are many tournaments held by other clubs plus regional and national events. We receive lots of flyers about these which are all displayed on our pin board.
Details are also in the year book - copies in the clubrooms - and on the WCA website link here
Flyers for WMCC hosted Tournaments
WMCC GC Level Singles Hcps -6 to +2
Covid-19 Policy
Please continue to follow the public health measures advised by government under the Covid Protection Framework when on Club premises, and take care of yourselves at all times.
Frequently Asked Questions
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