WELCOME
With the festive season coming up fast, we look forward to another Christmas Lunch and get together with our club member friends. This year we will have some live Christmas music to provide a seasonal vibe, and there will also be the usual Christmas Hamper raffles.
Botanic Gardens Lunch
Our recent event was the trip to Auckland Botanical Gardens, where our group of 15 were given a guided tour on the Wiri Rambler. We were fortunate with the fine weather and being the height of the spring season, the blossoms were colourful and abundant. Many visitors took advantage of the sunny day to picnic in the gardens. We enjoyed a group lunch at the Cafe, while catching up with our club member friends.
HAVE YOUR SAY IN THE CLUB'S FUTURE
Its important that as a club we have a future where we can build on the positives we have enjoyed and be confident that we are providing what our members want, in keeping with the vision and direction that Air New Zealand is working towards. Peter Elmsly reflects on the past nearly 80 years and invites you to have a say in what you want and expect from the retiree club in the future. Please email your feedback to airnzretirees@gmail.com
UPCOMING EVENTS
Christmas Lunch
WHERE: 27 Ohinerau Street, Remuera, Auckland 1050 WHEN: Wednesday 4 December 2024
WHAT TIME: Bar opens at 11:30am
Bar opens at 11.30am - Drinks voucher for 1 free drink - Free OJ and water on tables. Lunch served at 12.15pm, Xmas Raffles drawn at 12.45pm, followed by Dessert at 1pm. Jim Joll will be our Christmas musician 11:30 am to 1.30 pm
Price for Lunch: $45.00 per person Bookings close on Wednesday 27 November
SAVE THE DATE Janee Gifford
WHERE: Departs from Warkworth WHEN: Mid-March (TBA)
WHAT TIME: TBA
The upcoming event in the middle of March (waiting for confirmation of date and departure time for tides) is a river cruise on the Jane Gifford sailing boat, departing from Warkworth.
The Golden Age cost is $30.00 per person for a one hour sail.
We will not be running a bus due to high cost, so as it is an easy drive on the motorway, we suggest you car pool with your friends. Bring a picnic lunch if you wish as there are plenty of spots along the river walk to enjoy outdoors. Or if you prefer you could enjoy a lunch at the local pub. Please register below if you are definitely interested in coming on the Jane Gifford Sail.
Jane Gifford Cruise at the Golden Age price of $30 per person
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If any Club Members have events they have enjoyed and would like to suggest for our Club, please email our Secretary or President with this information.
NEW MEMBERS
For those interested, you can now keep in touch via our Facebook Groups page.
Smith, Graham 1973-2009 Engineering
Wynne-Jones, Fi 1988-2022 Wellington cabin crew
De Groot, Bob 1971-2016 Engineering Aircraft Maintenance
McLaren, Simon 1979-2024 Retail Enablement
Findlater, Bruce 1974-2014 Traffic Hamilton Airport
Campbell, Robin 1966-2013 Flight Ops Pilot - Training & Management
MYIDTravel
New Version now LIVE
The anticipated upgrade to myIDTravel is arriving in September! This means that the loadings, already enjoyed by many, will be wrapped up in a fresh new package. You will still access myIDTravel at https://stafftravel.nz, by signing on as you usually would using your Airpoints number, but you will notice that things look a little different. Air New Zealand uses myIDTravel by Lufthansa to manage staff and duty travel bookings. In 2024, Lufthansa upgraded the ‘look and feel’ of their online platform, giving it a refreshed user interface whilst retaining the functions familiar in the previous version. Although a few of the functions are accessed in a slightly different way, the majority are similar to the previous version. Download the User Guide below for a pictorial walk-through of the common processes, or watch the video.
NEW STAFF BENEFITS
AVIS RENTAL CAR DEAL
Avis Rental Cars can now provide a 10% discounted rental car rate for New Zealand and Australia.
VOLUNTEERING
Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, strengthen your ties to your community or neighborhood, and can also be very fulfilling and a lot of fun. Below are a few ideas to get you started.
Fair Food
Fair Food help rescue food waste and cook or prepare it to be redistributed for those in need. Volunteer as an individual for various upcoming dates.
Forest & Bird
Want to make a difference to our amazing reserve at Tuff Crater? Want some company on Thursday mornings? Open minded and wanting to learn? Then sign up to the Tuff Crater mailing list and keep updated with opportunities to help. Tuff Crater is a community and reserve in Northcote on the North Shore. Forest & Bird and the local community are working hard to make Tuff Crater & Onepoto Stream and surrounding properties pest free so wildlife and natural beauty can thrive. There is a regular group that meet on Thursday mornings from 9am until 12 noon, mostly focused on pest plant control. They also have monthly events on Saturdays. Their experienced team will upskill you so you will soon become an expert. They're always looking for new volunteers, so why not do join them and do some good? Access Onepoto Stream from behind Invenco on Kawana St. Cover up and bring weeding tools.
Repair Cafe
Have you ever lamented the fact that things just don't last these days? Where do we take something that needs mending, or fixing? A monthly collaborative repair café is being held by Repair Café Aotearoa NZ and Auckland Central City Library. They offer diagnosis and repair (where possible) of small electrical items, as well as mending of clothing and textiles. Small leather and jewellery items are also sometimes able to be repaired.
To accommodate everyone, the general public will be able to see a volunteer repairer for one item at a time. The Repair Cafe is held at the Central City Library, 44/46 Lorne Street, Auckland City Centre in the library's Makerspace. If you are a clever fixer or mender, get in touch by emailing nzrepaircafeinfo@gmail.com
OBITUARIES
PATON, Allan Kevin Passed away unexpectedly on Friday 24th November 2023 aged 68
EVANS, John Glynne Passed away on the 29th August 2024 aged 84.
GOUGH, Frances Viola Passed away peacefully at North Shore Hospital on September 11, 2024.
RYAN, Thomas Joseph (Tom) Passed away peacefully on 12 September 2024 aged 88
COMMITTEE NEWS
The recent email vote to update our Club Rules was well supported by club members. The SGM was held on 20 September, to amend the rules to match IRD requirements for Term Deposit tax exemption. and also to realign the rules.
Gaye Mears proposed rules be amended and Antoinette Nelson seconded.
Results of email vote were 264 in favour and 2 against, Vote carried. Amended rules are on the website and available for download below.
YOUR COMMITTEE
President / Treasurer Gaye Mears gayemears45@gmail.com
Secretary Antoinette Nelson antoinette@outlook.co.nz
Past President Jo Foged jonjosie.foged@xtra.co.nz
Committee Peter Elmsly, Jo Foged, Tanya Somerville, Maggie Willis,
Margaret Holden, Peter Burn
Contact us airnzretirees@gmail.com
Patron Richard Thomson | CFO at Air New Zealand
NAME BADGES
We encourage you to wear name badges at lunches and on any trips. It makes it so much easier when you know a face but can't quite remember the name that goes with it so please order yours now if you plan to attend any of the events coming up. Cost is $15 for pin-on badge and $20 for magnetic type. Please note that when you order your badge, from now on these will be handed out at either the Christmas lunch, the Mid-year lunch, or the next event you attend.
CURRENT PAYMENT OPTIONS
You must be a fully paid up member to attend club events.
Annual membership fees are $ 15.00 per person. You can pay into our bank account online banking (direct debit or direct credit), by phone banking, or at a Smart ATM.
Air NZ Retirees Club
Account: ANZ 06-0222-0851695-00
Particulars: Your Surname
Code: SUBS
Reference: Your phone number
**IMPORTANT
Any transaction assisted by staff like paying at the counter, will incur extra fees that will be on-charged to you. However you may receive free assistance with a deposit at a Smart ATM
COMPANY NEWS
Regular media releases are published online by Air New Zealand and you can access these from our website under the heading Links.
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