NZOF NEWS - NOVEMBER 2001
APPOINTMENTS
NZOF is pleased to announce the following appointments:
Robyn Davidson (Red Kiwis), Media Officer,
Bruce Henderson (Hutt Valley), Technical Committee,
David Nevin (Whangarei), Technical Committee,
Geoff Mead (North West), Selectors Panel,
John Doolan (Red Kiwis), ANZ Challenge Team Manager, following the
resignation of Graham Frith for personal reasons.
Re-appointments for 2002 include:
Lindsay Smith, Primary School Coordinator; Geoff Morrison, Secondary
School Coordinator; Andy Clayton, Convenor MTBO Committee; Bryan Teahan,
Statistician; Alistair Stewart, Webmaster and Michael Wood, Ampro Liaison
Officer.
VACANCIES
NZOF thanks for their services the following who are not seeking re-appointment
for 2002.
Jean Cory-Wright, Coaching Director; Shaun & Madeleine Collins,
Development Squad manager/coach; Jim Barr as Editor “New Zealand Orienteering”
and Michael Wood, Mark McKenna and Jean Cory-Wright, Technical Committee.
Michael has, however, agreed to continue in an acting capacity until further
committee members are appointed.
As a result there are the following vacancies. See Situations
Vacant, later in this news, for more details.
Coaching Director
Development Squad Manager & Coordinator (2 positions)
Editor, “New Zealand Orienteering”
JWOC Manager and/or Coach, 2002
Technical Committee
NATIONAL MAGAZINE
The NZOF Council at its November meeting agreed to reduce the number
of issues of “New Zealand Orienteering” to four a year and to increase
the editor’s stipend from $120 per issue to $250.
It was also decided to fund a free copy of the December issue to all member households (affiliated & non-affiliated) not currently receiving the magazine, as a promotional exercise to increase circulation in 2002 when, with club affiliation to NZOF rather than individual affiliation, most members will be offered voluntary subscription.
DEVELOPMENT FUNDING
Four applications for assistance with the development of Permanent
Orienteering Courses were approved at the November Council meeting.
These were:
25th ANNIVERSARY
Congratulations to the Dunedin club who, as the South Island’s oldest
orienteering club, mark their 25th anniversary over the weekend of 1st/2nd
December.
JALAS SPONSORSHIP
NZOF continues to benefit from sponsorship courtesy of The Mapsport
Shop through the sales of Jalas O-shoes. NZOF thanks Michael Wood
and The Mapsport Shop for this ongoing support for orienteering.
ORIENTEERING IN SCHOOLS SCHEME
Clubs and members are reminded NZOF still has funds ear-marked for
this scheme. Under the scheme, schools receive a free colour map of their
school plus a resource pack if they agree to buy in an NZOF tutor for 4-6
sessions (age range: 8-18 years). The cost of each map is funded
by NZOF at the rate of $150 (fieldwork) and $50 (cartography). If
you are a fieldworker without OCAD skills, don’t worry – there are people
who will do the cartography for you. Full details of the scheme are
on the NZOF website.
The scheme provides you with the chance to promote our sport and earn some income at the same time. If you are interested in following this up, contact Lindsay Smith (03) 481 1474 or orienteering@paradise.net.nz.
KIWISPORT MANUAL
The manual is now on line, and comments on its revision are welcomed.
Check it out on the NZOF
website.
COMMUNITY PURPOSES TAX?
The Government has conducted a review on its role in regulating gaming
in society. One of the proposed changes to the Gaming Act is the
introduction of a community purposes tax on all non-casino gaming (poker)
machines. While one for the tax is to fund assistance for problem
gamblers, such a tax would seriously affect the amount of money available
to sports clubs from what is know as “pub charities”.
The NZOF Council intends to write to the government concerning the proposed tax. If clubs would like to know more or take their own action, please contact the General Manager.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2002
The 2002 Annual General Meeting of the NZOF will be held in conjunction
with the National Championships on Good Friday, 29 March at Tekapo.
To date, one remit for the meeting has been received.
The Taupo Orienteering Club proposes that Rule 2 of the Travel Equalisation
Rules be amended to read;
“2. For the AGM, all clubs must participate in the equalisation of
travel costs. For other seminars, costs will be shared by those clubs
with members present.”
Explanation: Under the present Rule 2, clubs which do not have
a delegate at and do not appoint a proxy to, the AGM are exempt from the
equalisation of travel costs. This can act as a disincentive for
clubs (especially those close to the AGM venue) to attend the AGM. The
adoption of this remit would make it an incentive for clubs to have a delegate
at the AGM.
This remit will also be sent separately to clubs along with any other remits received before the due date of 30 November.
COACHING BONANZA
The 2002 National Championships, as was the case this year, will be
followed by a Coaching Bonanza, to be held in conjunction with two days
of events at Naseby organised by Dunedin’s YODA. Orienteers are invited
to make a full week of their southern adventure: Nationals at Easter, Coaching
Bonanza during the week and the South Island Championships at Southland
on the following weekend.
NZOF COACHING DIRECTOR
Applications are invited for the position of Coaching Director.
This is a one-year appointment for which the primary role is to identify
the needs and priorities of orienteering coaching within New Zealand.
This is a remunerated position responsible for coordinating NZOF’s coaching
services including the National Squad, Development Squad, Primary School
Coordinator and Secondary School Coordinator. The applicant should
have coaching experience and qualifications but the emphasis is on identifying
needs and coordinating services to meet them. The Coaching Director
is therefore encouraged to contract in specialised services rather than
trying to undertake all coaching delivery themselves. Position starts
1 January 2002.
NZOF DEVELOPMENT SQUAD MANAGER & COACH
The primary role of the Development Squad Manager is to ensure all
financial and logistic matters pertaining to the Squad are attended to,
so that the Development Squad Coaching Coordinator and team members can
concentrate on their own activities aimed at maximising their performance.
The Development Squad Coaching Coordinator is primarily responsible for raising the performance levels of a selected group of young orienteers, with a view to improving the results achieved by New Zealand age-group representative teams and identifying suitable candidates for advancement to the National Squad.
Both positions are for one year. Position starts 1 January 2002.
EDITOR, “New Zealand ORIENTEERING”
Applications are sought for the position of Editor of the NZOF’s national
magazine. The primary role of the Editor is to foster and promote
orienteering through the production of a quality magazine devoted to orienteering.
In 2002 the magazine will be quarterly. The position is remunerated,
see NZOF News, and starts on 1 January 2002. Position starts 1 January
2002.
JWOC MANAGER / COACH
Applications are sought for the position(s) of manager and / or coach
for the New Zealand team to the Junior World Orienteering Championships.
The 2002 championships will be held in Spain, 8-13 July. A budget
for partial funding of travel and accommodation is available. Applications
close 31 December.
NZOF TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
Applications are still sought for outstanding positions on this five-person
committee.
The Committee is responsible for ensuring that major events are organised
in compliance with the NZOF Rules; that recommendations are made on competition
rule changes; that training and information is provided in the areas of
event controlling, mapping and course planning; that grading of existing
and new controllers is carried out; that major events are allocated to
clubs, and a calendar of major events is produced.
Applications must be supported by the nominee’s club. As the
committee operates mostly by email, regular access to email communication
is essential. Appointment is for two years, starting 1 January 2002.
Job descriptions for all above positions are available
from
NZOF General Manager, Stuart Payne, 171A Fifield
Tce, Christchurch 8002.
Ph 64-3-337 2275
Email: nzof@nzorienteering.com