BEST WISHES TO GRAHAM TEAHAN
NZOF wishes immediate past NZOF president Graham Teahan a speedy recovery. Graham recently underwent major surgery and is now recovering at home.

CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Stu Barr, Kate Bodger, Lisa Frith, Penny Kane and Lara Prince, recipients of Prime Minister’s athlete scholarships for 2003.

THANK YOU

Thank you to Malcolm and Gillian Ingham for coordinating a very successful NZOF Junior Training Camp at Wanganui in December.  The camp was a “sell out”.

APPOINTMENTS
At its November meeting, the Council confirmed the following new appointments for 2003:

·         D-Squad Manager:  Hazel Oates.

·         JWOC Coach:  Ray Pratt.

·         JWOC Manager:  Symon Mitchell.

The Council also re-contracted Stuart Payne as General Manager for a further two years.

RESIGNATION
David Nevin is standing down from the Technical Committee in 2003 because he will be working in China. NZOF thanks David for his time on the committee.

VACANCIES
The following positions remain vacant for 2003:

·         Coaching Director
A contract appointment, remunerated for approximately one-day a week, for which the primary role is to identify the needs and priorities of orienteering coaching within New Zealand.  A dedicated “coaching” email address is provided.

·         Primary School Coordinator.
The main role of this position is to foster and promote the Kiwisport orienteering programme in primary and intermediate schools. The emphasis is on establishing and maintaining a network of people who will train teachers to implement the programme.

·         Technical Committee.
One position, in lieu of David Nevin.  Communication is by email and applicant is required to be nominated by a club.

Job descriptions available from the General Manager.

OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS & ANZ ELITE TEST SERIES
The NZOF and Orienteering Australia have proposed to the IOF that the ANZ Challenge be the basis for a recognised regional championship and be renamed the Oceania Championships.  The two federations have also agreed to inaugurate a regular Trans-Tasman test series between our respective elite teams (M&W21E) with the first to be held in Australia in May.

NATIONAL SQUAD FOR 2003

WOMEN:  Jenni Adams (PAPO), Kate Bodger (PAPO), Lisa Frith (NW), Penny Kane (D), Lara Prince (PAPO), Tania Robinson (CM), Natalie Rouse (CM), Rachael Smith (PAPO), Rebecca Smith (A).

MEN:  Michael Adams (PAPO), Darren Ashmore (A), Greg Barbour (E –o/s), Stuart Barr (W), James Bradshaw (W), Alistair Cory-Wright (PAPO), Bryn Davies (RK), Karl Dravitzki (E), Brent Edwards (CM), Greg Flynn (H), Michal Glowacki (WACO – o/s), Robert Jessop (A), Neil Kerrison (E), Alistair Landels (A – o/s), Mark Lawson (NW), Jason Markham (PAPO), Aaron Prince (PAPO), David Stewart (A), Jamie Stewart (D), Phillip Wood (WACO).

 INTERIM JWOC SQUAD
The interim squad for the 2003 Junior World Orienteering Championships to be held in Estonia, 6 – 13 July is:  Women: Claire Paterson (RK).  Men: Bryn Davies (RK), Ross Morrison (HB), Todd Oates (HB), Tim Renton (A), Bryan Stokes (PAPO).  The selectors advise that Todd, Tim and Bryan are required to trial in order to confirm their place in the team.

NZOF BADGE SCHEME BECOMES AWARD SCHEME

The NZOF Badge scheme is to be renamed the NZOF Award Scheme.  Badges will be replaced with certificates and will be awarded automatically, rather than having to be applied for as previously.  All A-level events will automatically be included.  B-level events can be granted Award status upon application by the organisers and approval by the Technical Committee.  Credits for the scheme will be calculated by the NZOF Statistician, Bryan Teahan.  It is event organisers responsibility to ensure results are sent to Bryan.  The new scheme will be operative from 1 January 2003.

GOVERNMENT POLICY ON VOLUNTEERING
Because of the vital contribution volunteers make to social development, the economy and the environment, the government has endorsed a policy on volunteering.  The NZOF also endorses the policy, which you can find on the nzof website.

 HEALTH AND SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT AMENDMENT BILL
The initial draft of this bill appeared to sweep volunteers and sports clubs into employer/employee relationships with consequent exacting health and safety obligations.  Following submissions by national sports organisations (NSOs), including the NZOF, SPARC lobbied on behalf of NSOs for changes to the legislation.  The result is that volunteers who assist with sport and recreation for a sports club will not be covered by the Act.  There will, however, be a general duty of care covering all volunteers excluded from the enforceable provisions but this duty will not be enforceable.

AGM 2003

The NZOF Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 18 April at 7:30pm in Auckland.

Two remits have been received for discussion.

Policy remit (from PAPO): “That the 25% NZOF event levy be capped at $1000 per event and that for multi-day carnivals the cap be applicable in total across the carnival as $1000 times the number of days. The cap to be reviewed annually at the general meeting of the NZOF.”

Constitutional remit (from NZOF Council): “That the current constitution of the New Zealand Orienteering Federation be repealed and replaced with the constitution as appended.”

Your club secretary has more details.

The NZOF Council is also recommending to the meeting that to mark the 30th anniversary of the incorporation of the NZOF that Bruce Collins, John Robinson, Graham Teahan and Michael Wood be made life members of the federation.