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Golf club shutdown brings rapid fire protests

August 4, 2023 4:58pm

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Aug 4, 2023 4:58pm

The 89-ha Gulf Harbour Country Club in Whangaparāoa. The abrupt closure of the Gulf Harbour Country Club (GHCC) two weeks ago has prompted sadness and concern in the community, reviving long-held fears that its owner may have other plans for the golf club. Dismay, too, met the suddenness of the announcement, with some members having paid the club’s substantial fees just days beforehand. Whether fees will be refunded, and staff paid monies owed, remained unclear as we went to press. Frazer Bond, GHCC director of golf from 2017 to 2022, expressed disappointment at the closure. “I was gutted for...

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