23 November - 23 December 2013

The annual NZCA Auckland Branch Inc. Golf Tournament will be held at the Manukau Golf Club   1/1 Great South Road, Takanini,  Auckland on Sunday 26th May 2013.

There will be competitions as follows:

1.      Men’s competition – Best Nett and Best Stableford 

2.      Women’s competition – Best Nett and Stableford

3.      Inter-Branch Challenge Cup – Team of four - Stableford 

Entry is on a first come first served basis .  Each player must have an Official NZ Golf Handicap.  Participants must be able to furnish their Club number and Membership number. 

Social golfers are not required to have an official handicap. They will not be eligible for the Branch competitions, or the Inter –Branch Challenge Cup.

Prizes for best nett, best stableford, longest drive, and closest to the pin.  Spot prizes.

All players must be a member of their local branch of NZCA.  The annual subscription for membership to the Auckland Branch is $10.00.

NZCA Auckland Inc sponsors the Inter-Branch Golf Challenge Cup, open to all branches of NZCA.

Each team will consist of four players,(may comprise both men and women).  A branch may enter more than one team.    The team with the highest aggregate stableford points for the three best players will win the Challenge Cup.  In the event of a tie, the winner will be the team with the lowest aggregate handicap index for the three counting players.

The Inter-Branch Challenge Cup will be held each year in Auckland in conjunction with the NZCA (Auckland) Inc Annual Golf Tournament.  Both competitions will be played concurrently over 18 holes.

Players do not have to be part of a team.

The latest Royal and Ancient Rules of Golf and normal golf etiquette apply.  For the enjoyment of all, please keep up with the group ahead.  A time target for the round is 4.5 hours.

Entry fee for each player is $45.00 which entitles them to be part of a team entry.

Entries close on Saturday 18^th May 2013.  Payment must accompany entry form.

Please post your entry form together with your remittance to:

                        Virginia Chong

                        29 Shipherds Avenue

                        Epsom

                        Auckland  1023

For all enquiries, please contact:            Virginia Chong 

                                                            Phone:   09-630-6641 (home)

                                                            Mobile: 021-982-726

                                                            Email:   This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Date: 9-17 August 2013

Theme: Chinese Culture: - Continuity and Innovation

Venue: Hong Kong & Taiwan

Application deadline: 25 May 2013

Dragon100 is an international forum aimed for young ethnic Chinese people living all over the world. It is an annual event organised by the Dragon Foundation in Hong Kong, at which 100 of these ethnic Chinese leaders of tomorrow, aged 18-35 come together to discuss significant global issues and explore the economic development of Mainland China, Chinese history, culture and tradition. They must have demonstrated leadership skills, academic ability and shown a commitment to the community. The Program is intended to honor outstanding Chinese youth in different professions, to promote Chinese culture and heritage, to generate synergy among the participants from across the world through exchange so that they work together, strengthen contacts and build up networks among Chinese youth worldwide.

For more information and instructions on how to apply, please visit http://www.dragonfoundation.net/dragon_maine.htm

Note that all applications must be endorsed by a Chinese community organisation before the Dragon Foundation will assess your application.

You need to also be a financial member of NZCA Auckland Inc for us to endorse your application.

Selection for endorsement will be based on being a financial member of NZCA Auckland and your involvement within the NZCA Auckland Inc community in the past.

Please contact one of the below people to register your interest so we know to expect your application:

Richard Leung:       This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

David Wong:          This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Applications must be received all completed by Monday 13 May 2013 to: -

NZCA Auckland Inc, P.O. Box 484, Shortland St, Auckland 1140 so that we can process these prior to sending to the Dragon Foundation.

The 2012 Winter Camp reports are now available in PDF format.

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