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Contents:
- Upcoming Important Dates
- 75th Jubilee Celebration and Rose Bowl
- Exciting Announcement
- September Events Wrap Up
- Coaching
- Junior Club Night
- Interclub
- Upcoming Events
- Membership, Gate Codes and Fobs
- General Reminders
- Member Specials
- Sponsors
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Please note, this is a long Newsletter due to the level of activity during September! You may need to select the [Message clipped] View entire message link at the bottom of the page to see all content.
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1. Upcoming Important Dates
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2. 75th Jubilee Celebration and Rose Bowl
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With just a few weeks to go we're putting on the final touches to make our 75th Jubilee an unforgettable night.
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This will be a fabulous night at a spectacular Venue (with comfortable seating for those who need it), with Canapes, Platters, Open Bar (until until the Bar tab runs out!), reminiscing the wonderful History of our Club, and with Live Music from 8pm.
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We encourage you to contact your MBTC friends, old and new, and make it a night to remember - together!
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If you haven’t grabbed your ticket or hoodie yet, please use the QR Code below or visit
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Please Note: We now have samples of the hoodies at the Club House for you to see and try on.
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If you think there is someone we may have missed off our contact list please get in touch with us.
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Special thanks again to our main sponsor Tonkin Financial Services.
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We look forward to seeing you there!
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RAYC Lounge
8-10 Tamaki Drive
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But wait, the fun doesn't finish on the night!
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Join us for a Very Special 75th Jubilee Rosebowl Tournament on Sunday 3rd November at Mission Bay Tennis Club.
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This is our longest running tournament at Mission Bay Tennis Club, hosted since 1951. Register from 11.30am for a 12pm Start to become part of the history. Imagine winning on such an auspicious occasion!
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3. Exciting Announcement: New Club Sponsors: Helloworld Travel
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We are excited to announce a new Club Sponsorship from Helloworld Travel in St Heliers. Helloworld Travel join our existing Sponsors who continue to support us at the Club.
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A warm welcome to everyone at Helloworld Travel and we hope to see you at the Club sometime soon. We're a very welcoming and social Club, where the Tennis is Optional.
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Helloworld Travel will soon have a windbreak with their logo soon on Court 2!
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Meanwhile, see the below for information on the Travel Expo they are running at St Heliers Bowling Club next week.
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Please head down and show your support whilst you find your next Holiday opportunity!
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4. September Wrap Up
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Annual General Meeting and Prize Giving: Friday 30th August
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Thank you to everyone that attended our Annual General Meeting and Prize Giving on Friday 30th August, including our special guests Sarah Powrie, Scott Milne, and Angus McPhee from the Orakei Local Board. The support and interest that the OLB has shown in Mission Bay Tennis Club has been amazing and much appreciated.
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It was a successful and fun evening with the approval of the Club's Annual Financial Statements and appointments to open Committee roles.
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Thank you to Nancy Parker for her contribution as Secretary for the Club for the past few years and we wish Alana Podbielski (Secretary), Vaughan Podbielski (Stakeholder Relations) and Amy Chrichton (Junior Convenyor) all the best in their new appointments (in addition to any existing Committee responsibilities).
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Congratulations also to all of our Prize Winners and their success in 2023-24. Wishing you continued success in the 2024-25 season!
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US Open Club Night: Wednesday 3rd September
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We had a fun night of US themed events at our US Oopen Club Night on Wednesday 4th September where we listened to Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA all night and contested the following Team events:
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Basket-Tennis-Ball (Basket Ball with Tennis Racquet and Ball)
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American Tennis Ball (American Football with a Tennis Ball!)
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No-Ice-Max-Touch-Tennockey (Ice-Hockey on the Tennis Court)
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Congratulations to the Champion of the Night, Rod Wallace (we won't mention that this was by default!)
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MBTC on TVNZ+ Breakfast: Friday 6th September
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Mission Bay Tennis Club appeared on the TVNZ+ Breakfast show to promote Love Tennis on Friday 6th September at around 8.55am.
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What a whirlwind of excitement!
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Thank you to all of our volunteers that helped to decorate the Club and fill the Courts and Club House for the segment.
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In case you missed it Live, and to immortalise everyone who made it there, you can find the link on our website.
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Love Tennis: Sunday 8th September
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We had a fabulous Love Tennis Day at Mission Bay Tennis Club this year on Sunday 8th September.
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This was one of our busiest Love Tennis Days in the history of this event ever and it was wonderful to see so many people and families from the community.
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This was an important day to celebrate and promote Mission Bay Tennis Club, our new Head Coach Nelson Cuellar and introduce the Community to Tennis.
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We hope all of our Members, New Members and Guests all enjoyed the on-court fun with our new Head Coach Nelson Cuellar, and the off-court activities like the bouncy castle, photo booth, face-painting, ice-cream, coffee, and kids’ corner.
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So much thanks goes to all of our volunteers that worked so hard throughout quite a few stressful moments yet made the day super fun and memorable for everyone.
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Thank you also to our Sponsors and Suppliers, with special mention to We Bliss You for providing the FREE Massages and New World Eastridge for donating some of the Sausages and Bread!
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We're still overloaded and catching up from the day but hope to report back with more details about our successes from the day in due course!
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Meanwhile, Congratulations to our Competition Winners!
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Please note: Prizes winners will be contacted directly for delivery of Prizes (if not already received).
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Thank you to our Event Suppliers
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Love Tennis Merchandise Offer
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Selected Love Tennis merchandise is back by popular demand!
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An opportunity has been opened up to order Love Tennis T-shirts and Hoodies.
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If you would like to order a quality Tee or Hoodie that sings ‘I just LOVE tennis’ either for yourself or for your friends or family for Christmas, then...
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Please submit a request for us to bulk order by 3rd November via the following link:
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5. Coaching: Head Coach Nelson and Tennis One NZ
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We are pleased to announce that our new Head Coach Nelson Cuellar who joined us in late August is proving to be a hit!
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We were so lucky to have Nelson join us in time for Love Tennis Day and our TVNZ+ Breakfast appearance to help promote the launch of his new Coaching Programmes for players of all ages and abilities including some super new exciting opportunities for our MBTC Members and Guests including:
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- Adults Challengers Squads
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- Adults Friday Night Social Match Play and Beach Tennis!
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- Kids Holiday Programme, including Kids Beach Tennis!
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He has also revamped all of our Adult and Kids Programmes and is now hosting our Wednesday night Club Nights/Social Match Play and also Friday Nights for Junior Club Night and Adults Social Match Play
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He has also arranged new Sponsorships with HEAD and free Dumplings for selected Social nights from Sumthin Dumplin!
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Make sure to be at next week's Wednesday's Senior Club Night, for Social Match Play Social Match Play Racket Demo Night!
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We hope you are enjoying all of the fun with Nelson!
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Coaching Programmes:
Please see Tennis One's Coaching Programmes at: TennisOneNZ where you can also Book Online!
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You can also Book these as One-Off sessions, so you can attend Cardiio Tennis whenever you can make it!
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Dear Community: Training Programme
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Mission Bay Tennis Club is collaborating with Dear Community, a non-profit organisation designed to help women with their depression and loneliness through connecting them to others through monthly events, by hosting a 6 week Coaching Program at Mission Bay from Tuesday 15th October.
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Similar to Tennis NZ and the Mental Health Foundation, Dear Community believe that connecting with others helps with mental health but also understand that moving the body and being outdoors helps as well.
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This is a great opportunity for us to help the Community, promote ways to wellbeing and a potential opportunity for Membership growth which helps all of our Members!
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About Dear Community.
Dear Community is a non-profit organisation dedicated to making the lives of young females aged 18-35 better and more fulfilling through hosting monthly events to meet new friends, hang out and have heaps of fun! With a huge focus on Mental Health, Dear Community assists women minimise depression through offering connection to other women.
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Dear Community currently have over 33,900 women following Dear Community on Instagram @dearcommunitynz with over 5000 attending their monthly events over the last two years across New Zealand.
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Dear Community was born out of this idea that making friends for young women can be so hard! As an adult, if you aren’t in a club, church group, gym or have a cool workplace, it is pretty much near impossible to meet people. Dear Community host over 40 events per month, across 17 different cities in New Zealand. We have 80 incredible volunteer leaders that help us connect people together through events such as pottery, painting, workshops, brunches, cocktail evenings, weekend away trips and so much more.
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6. Junior Club Night
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Junior Club night is starting on Friday 18th October. This year we are doing things a little different:
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🎾FRIDAY NIGHT JUNIOR CLUB NIGHT🎾
🔥FREE Tennis for Junior Members
😎With Head Coach Nelson on Court with the Kids.
🟥🎾5-6pm Red and Orange Ball Kids, Pizza at 6pm
🟩🎾6-7pm Green and Yellow Ball (Interclub Players), Pizza at 7pm
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On arrival please place your orders for 🍕 Calimero Pizza . $5 gets you Two Slices. Choose from Cheese, Hawaiian, Pepperoni
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The Clubrooms will be Open from 5pm and the Bar is Open from 6pm. 🍺🍷
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This is a nice relaxed evening and is a chance for the kids to get some extra hitting in while parents can mingle overlooking the courts on the deck.
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We look forward to seeing you there.
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Please note we are no longer running Community Play on a Saturday morning.
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7. Interclub:
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Saturday Senior Interclub
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Senior Interclub started on Saturday 7th September and we are now into Round 3!
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There has been some tough competition so far, including during our warm ups! If you haven't seen already on our Socials pages, the result of Round 1 saw Club Manager and Head Coach, with injuries on the same day, two Interclub matches, two tennis balls, two broken pinkies, four combined days at Middlemore and two surgeries!
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There have been a few hotly contested competitions with a number of 3-set matches and competitions lost on game count after ties on matches and sets! Unfortunately there has also been a few defaults due to injuries or availability.
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Good luck for upcoming Rounds and the Season!
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A summary of the current standings and results based off what has been played and scores submitted so far as of Round 3, Week 1 is below.
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Our Open Mens 4 Team are currently at the top of their Competition standings. Well done so far guys!
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Junior Interclub:
We are excited to have submitted 5 Junior Interclub Teams for this season.
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Tennis Auckland is working through the Draws and hopefully we will receive them by Friday 18th October before the first Round on Saturday 2nd/Sunday 3rd November.
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Thank you to Amy Crichton our Junior Conveynor for all of her hard work recruiting players and pulling the teams together. Thank you also to the everyone who has agreed to Captain or Manage a Team.
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Twilight Senior Interclub
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We have a few players interested in Twilight Interclub, which is a Weekday evening competition, played on Mondays and Tuesdays at 6.30pm, and hope to submit a Team by Sunday 13th October.
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The Competition starts on Monday 4 November and Tuesday 5 November, at 6.30pm, likely for 6 weeks of play before Christmas and then restart on Monday 17 February for up to 6 weeks of play after Christmas (depending on entry numbers received).
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Please note we have not had a Twilight Team for a number of years so we are excited to put forward a Team.
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Player Responsibilities and Code of Conduct
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Please be reminded of Player Responsibilities and the Code of Conduct when playing Interclub.
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- Players must accept the Team Captain is responsible for the organisation and management of the Interclub Team and you will abide by decisions made by the Team Captain in respect of the performance of the Team.
- Players will turn up to the scheduled venue on time and be ready to play as determined by your Team Captain or that of the opposition Team. As an Interclub player, yourself, the Team, the Club and indeed the opposition Team expect you to try your best.
- Players are expected to adhere to the Tennis NZ Code of Behaviour on and off the court, namely being respectful, fair and honest in all dealings with players. You represent Mission Bay and we zealously protect our image and reputation. Any behaviour which brings Mission Bay Tennis Club, the game of tennis, or the Team into disrepute will not be tolerated. This includes unsportsmanlike behaviour, foul language, equipment abuse and physical altercations.
- Players will advise the Team Captain at the earliest opportunity of any scheduled days where you are unavailable, or if there is an instance where you are suddenly unavailable.
- We expect all of our Teams to be good hosts. Please remember that when hosting Interclub you are expected to: Arrive ahead of the start time to ensure the Club house is open and suitable for guests.
- Welcome the opposing Team and ensure they can access the courts for warm up.
- Provide after-match food for the opposing Team, appropriate for having played several hours of tennis.
- All home Teams are responsible for tidying the Club house and courts This includes ensuring the following is completed before leaving:
- Courts are clean and tidy, which includes, bringing in chairs and rubbish from the courts
- Court gates are locked
- Club House is clean, dishes are washed and away, wiping tables, vacuuming the floors and tidying chairs (including bringing chairs in from the balcony), and all rubbish is removed from the Club House (transferred to outdoor collection rubbish and recycling bins) and the dishwasher is emptied, drained and turned off (refer to instructions by the dishwasher).
- Club House bar, windows and doors are all locked, and alarm system activated. If you do not have a code for the alarm system inform the Club President or Club Managers to activate the alarm for you.
If you are the last to leave it is your responsibility to ensure all of the above has been completed, and ultimately the Captain’s responsibility to ensure Team compliance.
If we do not do this, we will need to pay a cleaner to do it, which will increase subs for everybody.
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Thank you and enjoy your Summer Senior Interclub season!
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8. October and November Events Coming Up:
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9. Membership, Gate Codes and Fobs
Thank you for your loyalty with Mission Bay Tennis Club and ongoing participation in our Tennis Tournaments and Social Events throughout the Calendar year. Welcome also to New Members for the 2024-2025 Tennis Season.
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We are pleased to offer our Mission Bay Tennis Club Members the following enjoyment:
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- A great FUN atmosphere and lots of social Tournaments and Events
- Competitive Membership Rates
- Competition Tennis (Singles, Doubles and Mixed Grades) and Friendly and Competitive Tournaments Year-round for all Ages and Abilities
- Social Membership for those who want to be part of our social buzz
- Junior Programmes for Juniors and Coaching for all Ages and Abilities
- Table Tennis and Darts (Ideal when Matches are Rained Off)
- Free Wi-Fi Internet
- A Licensed Bar
- Parking in the heart of Mission Bay should you need to Dine out, watch a Movie or go for a walk along the Beach.
Please be reminded that we have changed our Gate Codes. We have emailed the new Gate Code to all New Members and Members that have Renewed and Paid their Membership. Fobs which have been ordered as part of the Membership Renewal or New Member sign up have also been Activated and can be collected from the Club for those that have ordered them. Please do get in touch if you have not received the Gate Code.
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If you have not received a request for your Membership Renewal during September, then please do let us know so that we can rectify this ASAP!
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10. Reminders
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Social Media Engagement: Social Media plays a significant part in the success of the Club by increasing our brand awareness, community engagement and search engines also consider social signals (such as Likes, Shares and Hashtags) when determining website rankings. So, your engagement can indirectly boost our visibility and in the long term, that can only help us to make the Club better for you! We encourage you to react (preferably with a Like or Love) on our Socials Media posts please! Thank you!👍
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Reviews: Reviews also play a significant part in the success of the Club too. Please also give your Club a plug by adding a review on Google and Facebook. This will be a great help to MBTC. Thank you! 🙏
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Lights: The Lights for the Court come on automatically for all evening bookings. If you cannot make your booking or cut your booking short for any reason please cancel in ClubSpark so lights aren't left on when no-one is playing. We have had a number of community complaints regarding the Lights being left on when there is not tennis played, so appreciate your efforts to address this. It also allows others to use this booking if it’s peak hours.
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Guests: Please remember all guests to the courts should be paying a $5 court fee. We have noticed a lot of members are bringing guests but not adding them to your booking. To avoid us having to shoulder tap you and to save the committee time please add them at the time of our booking. Maintaining the courts are the clubs largest expense and the $5 fee is to make sure everyone using the courts is contributing to wear and tear - not just our members.
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Court Gates: If you are leaving and there is no one else playing on your set of courts please close the gates behind you.
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Super Soaker: Thanks to the generous support of our local board, Ōrākei Local Board, we are now the proud owner of a Bowdry surface water remover. @orakeilocalboard have been great supporters of MBTC, not just financially but also attending our AGM’s (where almost the entire board was represented) and to the ribbon cutting ceremony to open the new floodlights. Thank you #orakeilocalboard, making a difference in the community.
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Sand Drag Mat: If you notice an uneven build-up of sand or too much sand in one particular area on a Court you are about to play on, (this can be caused by water ponding after a rain shower), it is recommended to use the Drag Mat to distribute the sand to minimise the risk of a fall. The drag mat can usually be found hanging on the fence of one of the courts.
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Club Room Hire: Did you know our clubrooms are available to hire? If you are interested, please contact us to find for more info.
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We Bliss You massage boutique Mission Bay is excited to welcome Members from Mission Bay Tennis Club.
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Mission Bay Tennis Club Members Offer:
$35 off on your first Massage Therapy session!
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We Bliss You massage boutiques, local family owned wellness centres of Mission Bay, Glendowie and Remuera would like to invite Mission Bay Tennis Club Members to experience Premium Massages and Contact Therapy.
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Enjoy $35 off on your first Massage Therapy visit.
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Promo Code for Online Booking: MBTennisClub
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www.weblissyou.co.nz
224 Kepa Road, Mission Bay
239 West Tamaki Road, Glendowie
2A Upland Road, Remuera
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12. Sponsors: Thank you to all of our Sponsors
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Thank you to all of our generous and loyal sponsors. Please help us to support them.
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Calimero
St Heliers, Sandringham, Ponsonby & Devonport.
Since 1992 Calimero Pizza & Pasta kitchen has served fresh, authentic Italian cuisine seven nights a week. For your convenience 'Order Online' with takeaway pickup and delivery options available.
www.calimero.co.nz
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CARJAM
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https://www.carjam.co.nz/
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Tonkin Financial Services
John has been in the industry since 1982. He deals mainly with Doctors at the DHB’s in Auckland concerning DHB subsidised superannuation, insurance and investments.
https://tonkinfinancial.co.nz/
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Paula Izzard @ Barfoot & Thompson Mission Bay
Paula Izzard has many years of experience marketing and selling homes in and around the Eastern Bays and Central Auckland.
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https://www.barfoot.co.nz/our-people/p.izzard
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Helloworld Travel St Heliers
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A well-travelled team that would love to help you plan your next escape. Between them they have almost 100 years experience in providing exceptional customer service and superior knowledge! They strive to ensure your holidays are memorable by designing the perfect trip to suit every taste and budget, exceeding your expectations.
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https://helloworld.co.nz/stheliers
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Lara Boyd, Club Manager
Mission Bay Tennis Club
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