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NZ: The NZPGA has announces move to North Shore Golf Club

POSTED ON August 6, 2020 @ 4:51 pm

The PGA (Professional Golfers’ Association) of NZ has announced that from 1st August 2020 it will be based at Auckland’s North Shore Golf Club, relocating from the Remuera Golf Club, its home since 2018. Advising that the move to Albany is largely due to the …

NZ: Billionaire’s golf tourism vision for Mangawhai region

POSTED ON August 1, 2020 @ 5:21 pm

Build it and they will come. A US billionaire’s plan to build more golf courses in Mangawhai to attract tourists rolls on despite border closures.  A town north of Auckland which is home to around 10,000 residents is set to have four golf courses. Two …

NZ: Two more golf courses approved near Tara Iti

POSTED ON May 6, 2020 @ 5:47 pm

An American billionaire is planning to build two more golf courses at Te Arai next to an 18-hole course rated as one of the best in the world. Te Arai, just south of Mangawhai, is already home to Tara Iti Golf Club, which was developed …

GMANZ proactively work through a crisis together

POSTED ON April 30, 2020 @ 11:43 am

This week New Zealand exited a four-week national lockdown which included the closure of all golf courses. During the confinement, golf industry bodies have therefore been working closely together to keep in touch, communicate updates and prepare for the anticipated rebound. Staying engaged with members …

Coronavirus: NZ Golf courses bracing for four weeks without any upkeep

POSTED ON March 29, 2020 @ 7:30 am

Normally at the weekend, stadiums around New Zealand are full of kiwis watching rugby and cricket or for the thousands of weekend hackers, it’s time for a round of golf with their mates. But with the country in lockdown, those stadiums and golf courses aren’t …

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POSTED ON March 19, 2020 @ 10:55 am

Hire a virtual marketing assistant. Is your club needing marketing assistance but don’t have the budget for a full or even part-time position? Are you having trouble finding someone that has all the skills needed in the modern digital age to provide your marketing in-house? …

Hotel and conference centre at Pegasus Golf Club gets the green light

POSTED ON February 11, 2020 @ 6:24 pm

North Canterbury is one step closer to boasting a 50-room hotel and conference facility after consent was granted last month. Pegasus Golf Ltd last year applied for the resource consent in the township north of Woodend and a hearing was held in November. .nenhu69e744d4f1478 { margin-bottom:20px } @media …

Capital raising drive needed to help Kangaroo Island golf project

POSTED ON January 29, 2020 @ 3:37 pm

A new golf course, clubhouse and accommodation at Kangaroo Island could help save the region’s tourism industry, proponents say, as they prepare to launch a capital-raising drive. A $25 million golf course with a restaurant and accommodation could help Kangaroo Island draw 20,000 extra visitors …

The Villa on Gold Coast to be redeveloped into new residential precinct

POSTED ON January 21, 2020 @ 8:34 pm

A DEVELOPMENT that ­includes more than 1600 homes — the equivalent of three Q1 towers — along the banks of the Nerang River is about to change the face of the city’s west. Developer Nifsan has lodged an application with council to build one of …

NZ’s first golf course retirement village under construction

POSTED ON January 17, 2020 @ 3:17 pm

Metlifecare has announced plans for New Zealand’s first retirement village to be developed on an existing golf course. Earthworks have begun for Fairway Gardens in east Auckland’s Botany Downs, a $180 million job on land the business bought from the Pakuranga Golf Club. “The resource …