Friendship & Fellowship — serving the Whitianga community since 1976.
Mercury Bay Club grew out of a 1972 initiative by the local RSA to explore a new venue and revenue source for the community. The club was incorporated in 1974 and opened its doors in 1976 — a history captured in a club poem written by long-time member Barbara Reid.
What started with 650 members in 1976 has grown to around 1,600 members today. The club remains a hub of the Whitianga community, hosting meetings and providing catering for functions of every kind.
Friendship & Fellowship
The club's crest features Captain Cook's ship, the Endeavour, at anchor in Mercury Bay — a nod to the historic 1769 observation of the transit of Mercury from the mouth of the Purangi River, which gave the bay its name.
Mercury Bay Club is run by an elected committee of volunteer members.
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Manager