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May
22
Global Challenges Dinner
The Northern Club
18:15 – 22:00
Dear Members,
The Officers Club Committee is delighted to invite you to an exclusive Global Challenges Dinner featuring two distinguished Guests of Honour, Defence Advisers: Group Captain Andrew Hoffmann CSC (Australia) and Commander Michael Proudman (United Kingdom).
In this rare joint appearance, the Australian and UK Defence Advisers will share their perspectives on the evolving defence and security challenges shaping their regions and the wider global environment. Their combined experience—spanning air intelligence, targeting, maritime operations, carrier strike, and Indo-Pacific deployments—promises an evening of exceptional insight.
Group Captain Andrew Hoffmann CSC currently serves as Defence Adviser to New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Chile. His career includes command of 460 Squadron, leadership of the Air Force’s tactical air intelligence squadrons as Director Air Intelligence, and key targeting and systems analysis roles supporting coalition operations in the Middle East. He holds Masters degrees in Military and Defence Studies and Philosophy, specialising in systems thinking for complex adversaries, and is a recipient of the Conspicuous Service Cross.
Commander Michael Proudman was appointed UK Defence Adviser in Wellington in 2025. Since joining the Royal Navy in 2003, he has served across mine countermeasures vessels, destroyers, and aircraft carriers, including roles on HMS YORK, HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, and the French carrier Charles de Gaulle. His career includes service with the UK Carrier Strike Group during early F-35 trials, Executive Officer of HMS DRAGON, and command of HMS SPEY on the Royal Navy’s inaugural Indo-Pacific forward presence mission.
This dinner offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from two senior defence leaders whose operational and strategic experience spans multiple theatres and alliances.
We look forward to welcoming you to what promises to be a thought-provoking and memorable evening.
Date & Time: Friday 22 May | 6:15pm Arrival for 6:30pm Start
Dress Code: Mess kit with miniatures or Black tie
Cost: $149 per person – includes a welcome drink and a three-course dinner served with wines or non-alcoholic alternatives.
RSVP: Please book directly via the Northern Club website, or email events@northernclub.co.nz.
We look forward to welcoming you for an engaging and memorable evening.
Warmest Regards,
Auckland Officers Club Social Committee
Jul
03
RSA 110th Anniversary Formal Dinner
18:00 – 22:00
Aug
21
Patron and Tri-Service Cocktail Reception
18:00 – 20:00
Past events
Apr
25
Past Event
ANZAC Day Breakfast at the Club
The Northern Club
07:00 – 10:00
Saturday 25 April | 7.00am for a 7.30am start
Lest we forget.
After the Dawn Service, Auckland Officers Club members are warmly invited to return to the Northern Club for our traditional Gunfire Breakfast, honouring those who served New Zealand and Australia. This long‑standing ritual—complete with the customary rum‑laced coffee—remains a meaningful way for us to gather in remembrance.
Officers Club Sponsorship
In support of our military heritage and ANZAC commemorations, the Officers Club Committee is again subsidising the penal staff costs for this event. This contribution helps ensure the breakfast remains an accessible and enduring tradition for our members.
Guest Speaker
We are honoured to welcome Alastair Carruthers CNZM as our guest speaker. His family’s ANZAC connection is deeply personal—his grandfather, Alexander Kinloch Carruthers, served with the New Zealand armed forces in Egypt and France during the First World War.
Alastair Carruthers currently serves as Deputy Chair of the Auckland War Museum Trust Board, and has held significant governance roles across Auckland’s cultural and civic institutions, including Auckland Unlimited, the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, and most recently as Chair of the Cornwall Park Trust Board and the Sir John Logan Campbell legacy trusts.
His reflections on service, heritage, and remembrance will add a meaningful dimension to this year’s gathering.
We look forward to sharing this important morning of reflection and fellowship with you.
Cost
$49 per person, includes rum‑laced coffee, hot breakfast, pastries, juice, tea and coffee.
Reservation
Please book on the Northern Club Event Site, or contact events@northernclub.co.nz.
Warm Regards,
Auckland Officers' Club Social Committee
Apr
18
Past Event
CANCELLED: Tribute to ANZAC - Concert & Afternoon Tea
The Northern Club
14:00 – 16:00
Dear Members,
We regret to advise that the Tribute to ANZAC – Concert & Afternoon Tea scheduled for Saturday 18 April at 2.30pm has been CANCELLED due to insufficient membership support.
We warmly invite you instead to join us for the ANZAC Day Breakfast at the Club on Saturday 25 April, from 7.00am for a 7.30am start, following the Dawn Service. This traditional Gunfire Breakfast is a meaningful way to honour those who have served, and includes rum-laced coffee, a hot breakfast, pastries, and refreshments.
Bookings can be made via the Northern Club Event Site, or contact events@northernclub.co.nz.
Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to commemorating this important occasion with you.
Auckland Officers' Club Social Committee
Mar
13
Past Event
THIS FRIDAY - Young Guns Formal Mess Dinner
The Northern Club
18:00 – 22:00
Final Reminder – This Friday!
Step into an evening created especially for young Auckland Officers Club Members and young Northern Club Members to experience the very best of military mess culture. This year’s dinner is hosted by the RNZAF, with SQNLDR Shane MacGregor as Dining President—promising a night that blends tradition, fun, and youthful energy.
Ticket Prices
(Includes drink on arrival, two‑course dinner, beverages, petits fours, and Port for the Loyal Toast)
$105 – Serving Military Officers (AOC‑subsidised)
$155 – Friends, partners, and civilians
Dress Code
Mess Dress or civilian equivalent
Timing
1800 Pre‑drink
1830 Dinner begins
Please RSVP via the Northern Club website.
We look forward to a memorable night celebrating service, connection, and the next generation of officers.
Warm Regards,
Icy Guo
Auckland Officers' Club Social Committee
Nov
29
2025
Past Event
A Toast to Churchill and the Highlands Formal Dinner
The Northern Club
18:00 – 23:00
Dear Members,
We’re delighted to invite you to our last formal dinner of the year: A Toast to Churchill and the Highlands, Saturday 29 November 2025.
This unique celebration marks both St Andrew’s Day and Sir Winston Churchill’s 151st birthday, blending Scottish tradition with British charm in an unforgettable night of food, fire, and festivity.
🎩 Highlights include:
A four-course menu inspired by classic Scottish and British favourites
The famous Haggis Parade and Ode
A stirring address by British Consul General, Ms Sophie Warner-Fog
Post-dinner indulgence on the Terrace: a Churchillian stogie and a warming Highland dram by the fire
Dress in full Highland regalia or your Best of British bowtie
💂♂️ Tickets: $185 per person Includes dinner, beverages, Glenmorangie whisky toast, port and spirit tasting.
⏳ Only two weeks to go – spaces are limited! Online bookings are capped at 10 per reservation. For larger groups, please contact: events@northernclub.co.nz
👉 Register now via the Northern Club Events page.
We look forward to raising a glass with you in honour of Churchill and the Highlands.
Warm regards,
Auckland Officers’ Club Social Committee
Sep
26
2025
Past Event
World Affairs Dinner for Consuls (-General) and Military Officers
The Northern Club
18:15 – 22:00
To Serving and Retired Officers of the Services within the NZDF
The Club is again hosting a Dinner for selected Consuls-General and Consuls, to provide Officers with a congenial venue for the exchange of views on matters of common interest.
Date: Friday 26 September 2025.
Time: 1815 for 1845
Dress: Rig or mess kit; Black tie or suit for gentlemen, as appropriate for ladies.
Cost (dinner and welcome drink): NB Drinks to be sold during the meal.
1. $90.00 for Sub Lieutenant/Lieutenant/Flying Officer, & below.
2. $99.00 for every other rank.
RSVP: gthwaite@iprolink.co.nz, or 027-4220411, prior to 8 September 2025.
Aug
29
2025
Past Event
End of WWII Commemoration Formal Mess Dinner
18:30 – 22:30
Friendly Reminder – Reserve Your Seat Now!
The Officers Club Social Committee invites you to be part of a truly historic occasion — the Formal Mess Dinner marking the 80th Anniversary of the conclusion of World War II. This is more than a dinner — it’s a rare opportunity to honour a milestone that shaped our world.
We are honoured to host Air Commodore Daniel Hunt, Deputy Chief of Air Force, as our Guest Speaker. With service in East Timor, Al Udeid, and Bahrain, AIRCDRE Hunt will share unique insights into New Zealand’s military contributions and the enduring lessons of the war’s end.
Why you should be there:
Share in an evening of reflection, camaraderie, and celebration.
Enjoy a three-course dinner with wine, welcome drink, port for the Loyal Toast, and coffee with petits fours.
Experience the tradition and elegance of the Mess Dinner.
Attire: Mess Kit or Black Tie with Miniatures
Cost: $165 per person
To secure your place at this special occasion, please RSVP via the Northern Club Event Page.
