Email Phishing

Many club members have been receiving emails purporting to be from Jane Wimsett and asking for an urgent loan because the sender is stuck overseas.  These emails are obviously not from Jane, and you should mark them as spam and delete them.

Please be assured that this security breach has not affected the club website and your booking and membership details remain secure.

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Posted by Rob Yallop on 12 January 2012 at 10:52 AM
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2011/12 Summer Bookings

Turoa Lodge is available to members over the Summer, at $18/night self-catering.  The guest rate is $24.

To make a booking please contact Jenny Newlove (Booking Officer) by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or phone as the booking system is only for winter bookings. Jenny will be checking for messages, but do allow 2-3 days.

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Posted by Rob Yallop on 17 December 2011 at 11:22 PM
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2011 Season Closing Dates

The Turoa (Ohakune) lodge will now close on October 24th (i.e. last booking night is October 23rd).  This is because the custodians are leaving on this date.  As previously advised, Iwikau lodge is also closing on this date.

Members are welcome to stay at Turoa lodge from October 24th onwards on a self-catering basis.  Please contact the booking officer for details.

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Posted by Rob Yallop on 19 October 2011 at 09:31 PM
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Rangatira News, Vol 8, Issue 7

In this issue:

• Junior Club Races
• Spring Special
• End of Year Dinner
• Interclub Race Results

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Posted by Rob Yallop on 08 October 2011 at 12:33 AM
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Senior Prizing Giving Dinner & Dance

This year’s senior prize giving is being held at the Wintergarden Restaurant in the Auckland Domain at 7pm on Saturday, 12th November. 

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Posted by Rob Yallop on 18 September 2011 at 10:35 PM
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New Server

The club website has been moved to a New Zealand based server (it was previously served form the USA).  This move should make the website run noticeably faster for most users and may also assist with search engine rankings.

For the technically minded, the site is being hosted on a VPS provided by New Zealand owned company Rimu Hosting.

Please contact me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if you find any issues with the site.

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Posted by Rob Yallop on 11 September 2011 at 07:18 PM
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Obituary - Terry Radonich

Long term Rangatira member Terry Radonich passed away suddenly and unexpectedly aged 58yrs on the 2nd of September 2011.

Terry had been a member of Rangatira since the early seventies and was a volunteer ski patroller on the mountain in the days before it became a paid professional position. He was also one of the infamous “Harbour Board Crew”, well known by the older club members.

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Posted by Rob Yallop on 07 September 2011 at 04:31 PM
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Great Race Results for Rangatira

Rangatira teams have brought home a whopping six trophies in two interclub races, Christiania Derby and the Haensli Cup, including two first place finishes. 

Charles Dempsey also scored a very credible fourth place in the snowboarding at the Jagermeifter Masters.

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Posted by Rob Yallop on 02 September 2011 at 02:59 PM
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Rangatira News, Vol 8, Issue 6

In this issue:

• President’s Weekend
• Senior Club Races
• Senior Prize Giving
• Junior Club Races
• Christiania Derby Results
• Membership Survey
• Call for Photos
• Membership Open

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Posted by Rob Yallop on 18 August 2011 at 09:38 PM
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Club Member Passes Away

Tone Coyte, a former club member whom many longer serving members will know, has passed away after a short illness.

The committee would like to extend its condolences to Tone’s family on behalf of the club.

A funeral will be held on Friday. 

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 27 July 2011 at 10:17 PM
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