The Auckland Branch of the Ulysses Club of NZ Inc. covers the area north to Warkworth, south to Mercer, east to Maungatawhiri and to the coast at Kaiaua. We are a Social Club for people who have an interest in motorcycling. We welcome anyone wishing to join who is over 40 years old and who holds a motorcycle licence. Our rules allow exceptions in special cases.

Runs are organised for every weekend, with overnight runs and other events arranged occasionally.  Contact the Runs Co-ordinator or see the Runs List for details.  Out of town members and visitors are always welcome to all runs and events.

Club Night is the first Monday of every month except January at the Manukau Cruising Club Rooms, Orpheus Place, Onehunga.  There are good meals for a very reasonable cost, lots of good conversation, raffles (the main prize is a $100.00 voucher for Motomail),  at roughly 7:30pm  there are general Club announcements and entertainment from our Sherriff. Bringing the bike is optional, checking out the bikes in the car park is common (almost compulsory). Committee meetings are at the same venue the following Monday.

The main Auckland Branch charity run is the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Charity Fundraising Ride, usually held on the second weekend of February each year.   Approximately $120,000 has been donated since February 1996. We also now organise the Ronald McDonald (“Ronny”)  charity ride supporting the Ronald McDonald House, where the parents of sick children can stay while their children are in Hospital, this was a Telemarcos ride which we took over when they folded.

Our Remembrance Service Event is held the second weekend of each August. We meet at Taupo to remember old friends who have passed on. There are two main rides, the long ride leaves Auckland Saturday morning and travels via Paeroa, Waihi, Tauranga, Rotorua (lunch). Everyone then meets at the Pohutu Geyser car park for the Parade Ride to Taupo. A Parade Ride around Taupo with Police escort starts at 2:30 from the Taupo Events Centre and the non religious service is held at The Great Lakes Centre, Story Place Taupo at 3:00pm.  Badges are sold on the day. The Saturday night function is held at a venue in Taupo, starting at 8 pm  (arranged by Taupo Branch.). It is recommended that members make their accommodation bookings early as Taupo can be booked-out with this and other events happening.

Our Auckland Branch Rally is held on the first weekend of December and includes the BRONZ toy run. This is a relaxed, worry-free weekend of socialising.

We send out 11 issues of our Newsletter and Runs List (fee is $20.00 per year). This is also available for download on this web site.

For further information on anything mentioned above, [Contact Us] or get in touch with any of the people on the [Branch Committee] 

The Ulysses Club originated in Australia in 1983, so early NZ members joined through Australia.
As the NZ numbers grew a branch was formed here to look after the club. When numbers reached around the 400 mark Ulysses Club NZ Inc. was formed with a National Committee. Next, branches were established, each with a “Co-Ordinator” and many with committees, to arrange regional activities.

As of January 2001 over 5000 people had joined the Club, with active membership over 3000.
The Auckland Branch has approximately 600 members.

A number of Life Members have been recognized for dedicated service to the Club. Ulysses Club Australia Inc. & Ulysses Club NZ Inc. are at present working on the formation of a Federation of Ulysses Clubs worldwide with branches already formed in South Africa.

The name originates from a poem of the same title by Alfred Lord Tennyson. It tells how the great Greek hero Ulysses, now middle-aged and securely in charge of his kingdom of Ithaca, becomes bored and longs to go adventuring with his shipmates of old. It describes well the type of person who still has enough spark to continue riding into middle & even later years.

The full text of the poem can be read by clicking on the "Read more..." link below.