Calendar of events at Kelburn

All events listed below are at Kelburn unless noted.

For a wider range of events that may be of interest to Kelburn players, see the large green button on this page for a downloadable composite calendar of CNZ, WCA and Kelburn competitions.

July 2025

Winter Play
Wed 16 July: General Committee Meeting
Sat 26 July / Sun 27 July: Heretaunga Advantage Singles

August 2025

Wed 13 August: Match Committee
Sat 16 Winter Season ends
18 August - 23 October: Lawns closed (Major Refurbishment)
Wed 20 August: General Committee Meeting
Sat 23 August: GC Rules Off-side

September 2025

Lawns closed
Sat 6 September: GC Rules Faults
Wed 10 September: Match Committee
Sat 13 September: GC Tournament Management
Wed 17 September: General Committee

October 2025

Lawns closed
Wed 8 October: Match Committee
Wed 15 October: General Committee
Thu 30 October: Hoop Setting

November 2025

Sat 1 November: 9:30 am Opening Day
Wed 12 November: Match Committee
Wed 19 November: General Committee

December 2025

Wed 10 December: Match Committee
Wed 17 December: General Committee
Sat 20 December: Club Members Christmas Function
Last week of December: Hoop Setting

January 2026

Sat 17 January: 11:00 am - Have a Go Day (to try croquet)
Mon 26 January: Twilight Starts 5:30 pm

February 2026

Wed 11 February: Match Committee
Wed 18 February: General Committee

March 2026

Tues 3 March: GC level Doubles - start 5:00 pm
Wed 4 March: GC level Doubles - start 5:00 pm
Sun 8 March: GC Handicap Doubles
Wed 11 March: Match Committee
Mon 16 March: last night of Twilight - Upton Cup (9/9)
Wed 18 March: General Committee
Sun 29 March: Ingram Trophy

April 2026

Sat 11 April: Prize-giving Closing Day

Past events

June 2025

Winter Play
Sat 7 June: KMCC Annual General Meeting, 12:30 pm for a 1 pm start
Wed 18 June: General Committee Meeting

May 2025

Winter Play
Wed 21 May: General Committee Meeting

April 2025

Sat 26 April: Lawns open for winter play, starting at 10:00am. Heretaunga rules apply.
Wed 30 April: Match Committee

March 2025

4-5 March - GC Levels Doubles
9 March - Club Doubles
30 March - Ingram Trophy (Club Championship)

January 2025

Saturday 25 January 11:00 am - Have a Go day (to try croquet)

November 2024

Thursday 7 November 12.30 pm to 2.30 pm - Have a Go day (to try croquet)
Fridays 1 and 8 November 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm - Have a Go days (to try croquet)
Sundays 3 and 10 November 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm - Have a Go days (to try croquet)
19/20 November: NZCA Coaching for coaches

October 2024

Thursdays 31 October 12.30 pm to 2.30 pm - Have a Go day (to try croquet)

September 2024

1 September - 13 September: Spring maintenance closure
14 September: Summer opening (subject to maintenance completion)
21 September: Opening Day
Last week of Deptember: Hoop setting
Mon 30 September: Twilight starts

August 2024

14 August: Match Committee
17 August: Players Meeting
Sat 17 August / Sun 18 August: Heretaunga Advantage Singles

June 2024

Winter play

May 2024

Thu 9 May: Lawns open for winter play, starting at 10.00 am. Heretaunga Rules apply.
Sat 11 May: KMCC Annual General Meeting, 9.30 am for a 10.00 am start.

April 2024

Sat 6 Apr: AC Stevens Handicap Doubles 4 (start 1.00 pm).
Sat 13 Apr: Official closing day of summer season. Usual morning club play to be followed by shared lunch and prizegiving.
Sun 14 Apr: last day of play before lawns closed for maintenance.

March 2024

Tue 5 and Wed 6 March: GC Level Doubles Comp - day 1 (start 5.00 pm)
Sat 9 Mar: GC Handicap Doubles Competition
Sat 16 and Sun 17 Mar: GC Silver Badge regional play-offs at Kelburn.
Sun 24 Mar: GC Ingram Open Singles competition. (Arrive 9.00 am for 9.30 am start.)
Mon 25 Mar: last week of GC Twilight Upton Cup doubles.
Thu 28 Mar: visit by students from Clifton Terrace Model School.

February 2024

Sat 10 and Sun 11 Feb: GC Don Reyland Stars Regional Playoffs, at Kelburn
Mon 19 Feb: Booking Australian cruise ship visitors
Wed 28 Feb: afternoon invitation tournament Kelburn v Khandallah

January 2024

Sat 13 Jan: Have a Go session for new players 11 am - 2.00 pm
Sat 13 Jan: Private booking from 2.00 pm
Sat 20 Jan: Have a Go session for new players 11 am - 2.00 pm
Mon 22 Jan: 3 rounds of level singles starting 1.30 pm. Twilight 5.30 pm
Fri 26 Jan: AC Challenge McKenzie Cups 10.00 am.
Sat 27 Jan: Have a Go session for new players 11 am - 2.00 pm
Mon 29 Jan: GC Twilight doubles (Upton Cup) 5.30 pm weekly
Tue 30 Jan: GC Grade competition entries close

December 2023

Sat 16 Dec: Club Members' Christmas function
Wed 27 – Sat 30 Dec: Kelburn is overflow for WCA AC Men’s and Women’s Open at Wellington

November 2023

Wed 1 Nov: WCA GC Interclub (start 9.30 am)
Sun 5 Nov: WCA GC Sunday Interclub (start 9.30 am)
Wed 8 Nov: GC Interclub (start 9.30 am)
Sat 11 Nov: AC Stevens handicap doubles 3 (start 1.00 pm)
Sun 12 Nov: WCA GC Sunday Interclub (start 9.30 am)
Mon 13 Nov: AC Interclub (start 1.00 pm)
Wed 15 Nov: WCA GC Interclub (start 9.30 am)
Thu 16 Nov: WCA GC Handicap Singles
Fri 17 Nov: WCA GC Handicap Singles
Sun 19 Nov: WCA GC Sunday Interclub (start 9.30 am)
Tue 21 Nov: some Kelburn members invited to play at Khandallah
Wed 22 Nov: GC Interclub (start 9.30 am

October 2023

Sun 1 Oct: WCA GC Sunday Interclub (start 9.30 am)
Wed 4 Oct: WCA GC Wednesday Interclub (start 9.30 am)
Sun 8 Oct: WCA GC Sunday Interclub (start 9.30 am)
Mon 9 Oct: AC Interclub (start 1.00 pm)
Wed 11 Oct: WCA GC Wednesday Interclub (start 9.30 am)
Thu 12 Oct: Clifton Terrace Model School visit in afternoon
Sun 15 Oct: WCA GC Sunday Interclub (start 9.30 am)
Lawns closed for tournament Sat 21 – Mon 23 Oct: CNZ AC Club Championship at Kelburn
Mon 23 Oct – Sun 5 Nov: club participation in Wellington Heritage Festival
Wed 25 Oct: WCA GC Wednesday Interclub (start 9.30 am)
Sat 28 Oct: AC Stevens handicap doubles 2 (start 1.00 pm)
Sun 29 Oct: WCA GC Sunday Interclub (start 9.30 am)
Mon 30 Oct: AC Interclub (start 1.00 pm)

September 2023

Lawns are open, on summer hours.
Mon 25 Sep: First week of GC Twilight doubles (start 5.30 pm)

August 2023

Sat 19 Aug: Players’ Meeting for Members. Arrive 9.30 am for a 10.00 am start.

July 2023

Winter play at later time of 10.00 am for morning sessions. See rules and conditions for winter play, and check at the clubhouse on the day.

Playing times - Temporary suspension of play at Kelburn

From 18 August, the lawns at Kelburn Croquet Club will be undergoing major works. The existing turf will be dug up and re-sown. While we are very excited about the prospect of new lawns, it means all play at Kelburn is suspended until December 2025. Our members are able to play at some of the other Wellington region clubs by arrangement during while our
lawns are closed.

Our Inter-Club matches will all be played “away” in October and November. Our Summer Season will start on 6 December. We then plan a gradual return to our normal playing times, with no twilight Golf Croquet, individual practice, or Sunday play planned until early 2026. This means our Summer Season will initially have play at the following times:

Monday no play
Tuesday 1.00 - 4.00 pm Golf Croquet
Wednesday 10.00 am - 12.30 pm Association Croquet
Thursday 9.30 am - 12.30 pm Golf Croquet
Friday 10.00 am - 1.00 pm Association Croquet
Saturday 9.30 am - 12.30 pm Golf Croquet. 1.00 pm - 4.00 pm Association Croquet
Sunday no play

We will update our website again when play fully resumes.