NZOF Newsletter May 2000

New Zealand Orienteering Federation (Inc)

By Bruce Collins

With the Nationals just over this is a good time to remind you that NZOF will pay for the engraving of any trophies won at the Nationals or National SS Champs. Just send a receipt to the Treasurer and you will be refunded. This might help alleviate the financial engraving load for some families, especially the Morrison’s of Hawkes Bay who did so well. Well done.

With the recent AGM we have a new NZOF President in Rob Crawford (WACO) and a new Treasurer in Sheryl Collins (DOC). Bruce Collins has moved sideways from Treasurer to Secretary. There has been a changing of the guard in the Council regional representatives with Rob Newbrook (Egmont) becoming the CDOA rep and Stuart Payne (PAPO) becoming the South Island Rep. Dave Glover has recently stood down as the WOA rep and a replacement process is under way. Dave Middleton (NWOC) remains AOA rep.

The AGM approved the position of paid (albeit poorly!) General Manager to replace the Secretary and Treasurer positions as from the next financial year. Also the AGM approved a position of paid Development Officer.

The next Council meeting will be held in Wellington on 20/21 May 2000. Clubs will have been distributed with an agenda beforehand. Members are always welcome to attend council meetings as an observer. For this meeting members are welcome to speak on any matter from 1:30pm until 3pm on Saturday. For meeting location contact the NZOF Secretary

At the last Council meeting it was resolved that those persons that still owe money to NZOF for debts incurred, through purchase of Silva products, be advised that they are not eligible to attend any regional or National Championships (or be eligible to represent NZ) until the debt is repaid.

The Council meeting also agreed to retain the policy that “University Clubs can affiliate full time students by paying the junior affiliation fee. Non full time students must pay the affiliation fee determined by age”. This was thought to be an incentive for active University Clubs.

The Council confirmed that the price of the national magazine NZ Orienteering will increase by $1 per issue as from January 2001

The new position of Development Officer will be advertised at a later date once proposed duties and tasks are finalised.

The Executive and Council regional representatives welcome any input into the running and future progress of orienteering in NZ. Just speak to one of us.