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Date, time & Place

The Christchurch meetings always get decided upon at their first meeting after the
AGM. For obvious reasons there has not yet been one. If there is to be meetings in
Christchurch this year we will try to let out-of-town members know.

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Sunday 10 April 2011, 12.30pm Barbecue Lunch, Colin & Diane Ryder's, 20 Prospect Terrace,
Johnsonville. Telephone: 04 478 4391 E-Mail: rydercj@xtra.co.nz
Saturday 18th June 2011, 6.30pm Pot Luck Dinner, Ken & Malee Chin's, 29 Norton Park Avenue,
Fairfield, Lower Hutt. Telephone: 04 938 1488 E-Mail: Kenchin@ihug.co.nz
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Sunday 21 August 2011, 12.30pm Pot Luck Lunch at David & Rosie's, 11 Trevor Terrace, Paremata.
Telephone: 04 233 2997 E-Mail: minidavid@xtra.co.nz
Sunday 16th October 2011, 12.30pm Pot Luck Lunch, Ian Butcher's, 5 Sunburst Court, Paraparaumu.
Telephone: 04 904 3157 E-Mail: poppa.chopper@clear.net.nz
Sunday 15th January 2012, 12.30pm Barbecue Lunch at David & Rosie's, 11 Trevor Terrace, Paremata.
Telephone: 04 233 2997 E-Mail: minidavid@xtra.co.nz

Weekend of 17th - 19th February 2012 - AGM Weekend in Wellington

Programme to be confirmed later in 2011
The AGM Weekends have been very successful. All are BYO food and drink. Remember
to book your flights early to get the best deals. This is a chance to meet or catch up with
other collectors, view some great collections and obtain some new bottles.

Please E-Mail: minisnz@gmail.com to let us know you are attending.

If you want to hold a meeting please let one of the committee know.

Some Final Thoughts Regarding Avoiding Earthquake Damage

• Under no circumstances should you use open shelves
• Use Perspex (plexiglass) not glass fronts
• Do not have opening doors unless they can be and are kept locked
• Do not stagger bottles back on different levels within the same section
• Wall cabinets should be VERY firmly attached – use at least double the fixings you
think you need
• Free standing cabinets should be secured to the wall
• All your collection should be photographed and the photographs kept off site

Some of these tips may also avoid other potential problems. Using screwed on Perspex
will considerably help to avoid theft / damage in a break-in. Taking good quality
photographs of your collection will greatly assist in an insurance claim whether it be after
an earthquake, fire, flood or break-in.

You do have insurance don’t you? Make sure that the insurance company knows that you
have the collection. It should not be necessary to specify any individual items but they may
ask for proof of total value – good luck with that!