THE MARQUE OF FRIENDSHIP           THE MARQUE OF FRIENDSHIP          THE MARQUE OF FRIENDSHIP

 

NOTICES

 

1. 2025 MG Car Club Calendars - member photos.

$10 - cash only. Leonid has available at coming events.

 

2. 2025 Calendar - see below

and first details of the 2026 MG National Rally - February 7th to 14th 2026. Dunedin, Invercargill and Cromwell.

 

CALENDAR EVENTS

 

#. NELSON RUN - Sun. 1st Dec. - Alpine Lodge, St. Arnaud

See emails - dmkeclausen@xtra.co.nz

 

1. CHRISTMAS DINNER - Sun. 15th Dec.

An MG evening of Fun, Festivity and Socialising

Richmond Club - Xmas buffet (below) 

From 5.30pm for pre-dinner drinks.  Meal 6.30.

Payment by 8th Dec.

$55p.p. to club account 02 0865 0020158 00

Dress - Christmas theme/colours or holiday.  Prizes!

Raffle - bring $2 for a ticket or $5 for 3.

 

Christmas Buffet Menu:

Mains

* Maple glazed Champagne Ham ...

* Creamy Basil Pesto Chicken Thighs ...

* Slow Roast Canterbury Beef ...

* Gourmet Potatoes with Olive Oil, Mint

* Cauliflower & Broccoli Cheesy Mornay

* Stir Fry Vegetables ...

* Seasonal Green Salad

* House Coleslaw ....

* Potato & Crispy Bacon Salad ...

Desserts

* Plum Pudding with Brandy Custard

* Mini Pavlova with fresh fruit ...

 

Paul McWilliam 022 166 4578

 

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2025 - for the calendar

 

1. VCC Picnic - Wed. 1st Jan.

Little River Domain - 11am but most there earlier.

Not an MG Club event but many members attend.

A lovely day picnicing under the shade of trees - joining hundreds of other classic cars, and their owners.

 

2. MMM Run - Wed 15th Jan. - from The Peg

$5 donation p.p. which will go to the Waikari FENZ.

David & Maryon Beer,  021 024 09163

 

3. President's BBQ - Fri. 24th Jan.

Girl Guide Centre, Cracroft.

Concours &, all being well, the MG Cyberster will be with us.

Paul McWilliam 022 166 4578

 

4. Club Night - Fri. 31st Jan.

Richmond Club

 

5. MMM Run - Wed 19th Feb.

Stuart & Crystal Munro,  022 164 1004

 

6. Sunset Run - Sun 2nd Mar.

Paul & Serena McWilliam,  022 166 4578

 

7. Club Night - Thurs 6th Mar.

ARA - catered by students/staff 

Leonid & Elena Itskovich  022 088 0937 

 

8. MMM Run - Wed 19th Mar

Andrew Moss

 

9. Levels Raceway - Sat. 22nd March

Timed track events - circuits, motorkhana

Bob McIntosh,  021 0871 8057

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Pre-56 MG Rally - 1st - 6th March

Palmerston North

Pat Widdup 022 368 3128, Lynette Love 027 244 5806

pre56mg25@gmail.com

 


NOTICES


1. 2025 MG Car Club Calendars - member photos. $10 - cash only. Leonid Itskovich will have at coming events.

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2. Like to receive your club MaG by email?

An option in the near future - rather than by post. If so please email Secretary Miles. Thanks.  mgcccanterbury@gmail.com


3. 'Federation of Motor Clubs' Survey Results

Click here - the numbers & costs Bob had on screen on Club Night - incl.:

369,600 - estimated nos. of historic & classic vehicles in NZ.

3,700 - Annual average distance travelled by each

26% - Proportn of NZ popn. who would love to own an historic/classic vehicle

$6,355 - average annual spend per historic or classic car: insurance, running costs, servicing etc.

Click here - more survey results - incl. classic motorcycles, campervans, military vehicles & more. Final 7 pages summarise.


4. Pre-56 MG Rally - 1st - 6th March

Palmerston North pre56mg25@gmail.com

Pat Widdup 022 368 3128, Lynette Love 027 244 5806


COMING EVENTS


1. MMM RUN - Wed. 20th Nov. (next Wed.)

10.30am from the Yaldhurst Hotel

$12p.p. (reduced) entry to lovely Cassa Rossa Gardens.  Morning tea café stop. Bring your thermos and picnic lunch.

Ken & Kathy Frost 021 147 1706


#. NELSON RUN - Sun. 1st Dec. - Alpine Lodge, St. Arnaud

See emails - dmkeclausen@xtra.co.nz


2. CHRISTMAS DINNER - Sun. 15th Dec.

An MG evening of Fun, Festivity and Socialising

Richmond Club - Xmas buffet (below) 

From 5.30pm for pre-dinner drinks.  Meal 6.30.

Payment by 8th Dec.

$55p.p. to club account 02 0865 0020158 00

Dress - Christmas theme/colours or holiday.  Prizes!

Raffles - bring $2 for a ticket or $5 for 3.


Christmas Buffet Menu:

Mains

* Maple glazed Champagne Ham ...

* Creamy Basil Pesto Chicken Thighs ...

* Slow Roast Canterbury Beef ...

* Gourmet Potatoes with Olive Oil, Mint

* Cauliflower & Broccoli Cheesy Mornay

* Stir Fry Vegetables ...

* Seasonal Green Salad

* House Coleslaw ....

* Potato & Crispy Bacon Salad ...

Desserts

* Plum Pudding with Brandy Custard

* Mini Pavlova with fresh fruit ...

* Whipped Cream

Paul McWilliam 022 166 4578


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2025 - for the calendar


1. VCC Picnic - Wed. 1st Jan.

Little River Domain - 11am but most there earlier.

Not an MG Club event but many members attend.

A lovely day picnicing under the shade of trees - joining hundreds of other classic cars, and their owners.


2. MMM Run - Wed 15th Jan. - from The Peg

$5 donation p.p. which will go to the Waikari FENZ.

David & Maryon Beer,  021 024 09163


3. President's BBQ - Fri. 24th Jan.

Girl Guide Centre, Cracroft.

Concours &, all being well, the MG Cyberster will be with us.

Paul McWilliam 022 166 4578


4. Club Night - Fri. 31st Jan.

Richmond Club


5. MMM Run - Wed 19th Feb.

Stuart & Crystal Munro,  022 164 1004


6. Sunset Run - Sun 2nd Mar.

Paul & Serena McWilliam,  022 166 4578


7. Club Night - Thurs 6th Mar.

ARA - catered by students/staff 

Leonid & Elena Itskovich  022 088 0937 


8. MMM Run - Wed 19th Mar

Andrew Moss


9. Levels Raceway - Sat. 22nd March

Timed track events - circuits, motorkhana

Bob McIntosh,  021 0871 8057

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Pre-56 MG Rally - 1st - 6th March

Palmerston North

Pat Widdup 022 368 3128, Lynette Love 027 244 5806

pre56mg25@gmail.com


Welcome!

The MG Car Club Canterbury Centre has its roots in the original 'MG Car Club of New Zealand', formed in 1952 when many of the country's motorsport enthusiasts drove our favourite marque in the shape of TCs, TAs, Ps and Js.

From those early beginnings the NZ Club has devolved into four major Centres, two in the North Island and two in the South.  Each of these Centres is autonomous, organising competitive and social events for members within its regions. Like the 'Crusaders' our region includes Nelson, Marlborough and the West Coast as well as Canterbury. There are also a range of inter-Centre and national activities you are able to enjoy.  And of course, if you are visiting another region you will be most welcome to participate in any of their events, competitive or social.

Like most MG Clubs around the world we are affiliated to the MGCC UK ensuring access to badging, logos and so on.  We also maintain regular contact with a number of Centres in NZ, Australia, the US and the UK to help ensure we offer the best possible benefits and MG enjoyment for all of our members.​

For more detail of what we do, please visit the 'About Us' section.

You'll see our most recent News items below the Slide Show of our current Sponsors .

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SPONSORS

Click for website (not MGSC)

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SLIDE SHOWS AND VIDEO

Below we have images from - 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​* 2025 Calendar For photos Click here - select '2024' and then 2025 Calendar

​​​​​​​*  2024 Track Day   More photos: Click Here. - Select '2024' and then 'Levels' For video, Click Here - try casting to TV.

*  Broadoak MMM. More  photos Click Here - select '2024' and then 'February MMM"​​​​​​​ 

*  Fire Service MMM. More  photos Click Here - select '2024' and then 'June MMM"​​​​​​​  

 *  Winter Woolies. More  photos Click Here - select '2024' and then '"Winter Woolies"​​​​​​​ 

*  Ruapuna MMM. More  photos Click Here - select '2024' and then 'August MMM Ruapuna"​​​​​​​ For video, Click Here - try casting to TV.

​​​​​​​* Maniatoto Run.  More Photos Click Here - Select 2024 and then "Maniatoto"

CLUB LIBRARY


Our Club Librarian, Judith Schroder, has catalogued our collection on line. Click Here to see the current list.

You can get in touch with Judith to request, or offer, books through our CONTACTS link in the Menu at the top of this page.

The Club's scheduled events for each two-month period are here, along with details of other Events we hold.

The Activities the Club holds at a similar time each year are listed here.

You can see and print out a membership form to send or give to our Secretary here.  

Photos from Club events are here. Please send any you'd like to see on the site to David Provan at CONTACTS, above

Website Links

You'll find direct links to several MG organisations here, plus some others we hope will interest you.  Please let the Site Manager (see Contacts) know if you'd like to suggest more.  

If you want to find YouTube videos on your own car (you'll be surprised how many there are), go there and enter the model into the search box.