NZVMC Membership
Meet the Owners
The Membership
Members of the New Zealand Vintage Machinery Club receive many benefits:
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A magazine issued 11 times per year
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Access to the club library containing an extensive range of books, magazines, and technical data
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Assistance with obtaining spare parts
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Hire of storage space (conditions apply)
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Discounted products at selected outlets
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Discounted camping at the Keating Heritage Park club grounds
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A share of the camaraderie, the experience, and the skills of other members
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You will also help to promote the preservation of vintage machinery in New Zealand.
Joining our club is easy:
Fill it out
Get the form to the club secretary
As per our rules the committee will consider the application and once approved we will have it notified in our club magazine.
Our History & Meetings
Keating Heritage Park: In 2003 the club established Keating Heritage Park, named after our patrons Pat and Joan Keating. It is leased from Environment Canterbury and is at McLeans Island in the Waimakariri River Regional Park. Other facilities in the area include the Vintage Car Club, Steam Scene, and Orana Wildlife Park. Keating Heritage Park is about 20 km from the Christchurch city centre.
The site was initially a weedy and unkempt area but the club rallied around and cleaned it up. The club grounds now have storage sheds, a workshop, club rooms, water supply and sewage treatment, and mains power.
The club rooms are a former unused scout hall relocated from Hoon Hay in Christchurch. It has been refurbished by club members and it contains a meeting room, kitchen, library, toilets and showers. It suffered from some damage during the Christchurch earthquakes but has since been repaired.
Keating Heritage Park is now home to an impressive range of vintage machinery and memorabilia. Some of the machinery is fully restored and there is even more that is awaiting restoration. The collection currently has a strong focus on agricultural machinery but there is also industrial machinery such as concrete mixers, a lathe, a crane, and a number of woodworking machines. Our display sheds also house stationary engines, Lake Coleridge power generating equipment, Tuhoe artifacts, household items and related memorabilia.
Ongoing development and maintenance of the 14 hectare club grounds is done by club members young and old, male and female. The expansive grounds and facilities can be made available to other groups by arrangement.
Meetings
As well as a variety of events we also hold regular meetings. The club meets eleven times per year on the fourth Wednesday of the month at our club rooms in Keating Heritage Park and often a speaker with a topic of interest to the club is invited along.
The club AGM is held in June to elect the new committee and transact any other relevant business. It is usually a social event with lunch served before the meeting.
The committee meets on the second Wednesday of the month and sub-committees meet as required. Committee meetings are open to all members but do not have voting rights on any decisions.
Working bees for both machinery restoration and maintenance of the grounds are held every Thursday, unless they fall on a public holiday.
Core Values
Innovation
Our company works “smarter not harder” to find innovative solutions for our clients.
Transparency
The key to our success being, the pride we take in our staff, their abilities and commitment to every job undertaken.
Accessibility
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