New Zealand Orienteering Federation (Inc)
GENERAL MANAGER: Stuart Payne, 171A Fifield Tce,
Christchurch 8002, NEW ZEALAND
ph/fax: 64 - 3 - 337 2275 email: nzof@nzorienteering.com
Orienteering On-line at www.nzorienteering.com
NZOF NEWS - JULY 2003
The NZOF is pleased to announce that:
· Graham Peters (North West) has been appointed Manager of the NZ Schools team to compete in the Australian Schools Championships at Bendigo on 30 September & 1 October.
· Alistair Coulter (Rotorua) has been appointed to the NZOF rogaine committee (RogaineNZ).
The NZOF Council has approved a grant of $500 to the Nelson Orienteering Club as part of its Silva Schools Programme. The grant will assist Nelson to host this year’s Silva NZ Secondary School Championships.
Clubs should now be aware that the NZOF is actively pursuing funding for high performance activities. Successful applications this year have been to:
· the New Zealand Community Trust, $6,500 for the 2003 SuperSeries – air travel.
· the New Zealand Community Trust, $2,400 for the NZ women’s WOC 2003 team - Rachel Smith’s travel.
· the Southern Trust, $5,930 for the JWOC team – travel and uniforms.
The NZOF thanks the New Zealand Community Trust and the Southern Trust for its support of high performance orienteering.
Furthermore if any club is pursuing gaming trust funding for any purpose, it is suggested that it keep the NZOF informed so that we all can better coordinate who is applying to whom, for what and when.
New Zealand lost the inaugural (elite) Australia-New Zealand Test Match in Australia, 24-25 May, by 105 to 39. However, coach Wayne Aspin reports: “The results reflected the ability of the two teams. Although Australia won the test our experienced members were well pleased with their placings. Those with less experience at this level managed well and this was evident on comparison with the Australians also at a similar stage in their careers.”
David Melrose Design kindly sponsored the team’s travel to Australia and the NZOF thanks David Melrose for this very generous support.
Following the withdrawal of Jason Markham and Aaron Prince, Andreas Haldi has been added to the NZ team to compete at the World Championships in Switzerland in August. NZ-born, Andreas joined NW earlier this year and competed in the team trials in April. The team is now:
Men: Greg Barbour (Egmont), Chris Forne (PAPO), Andreas Haldi (North West), Rob Jessop (Auckland).
Women: Claire Paterson (Red Kiwis), Tania Robinson (Counties Manukau), Rachel Smith (PAPO).
Manager: Rolf Wagner (North West), Coaches: Dieter & Ursula Wolf (Switzerland).
After reconsidering their priorities for 2003, as well as their lack of experience with MTBO, Rotorua decided they were unable to host the 2003 NZ MTBO Championships. It is now most unlikely that there will be a national MTBO championships in 2003.
National Squad Manager
This is a two-year appointment through to the World Championships in 2005. The manager is responsible for finance and logistic matters pertaining to the squad and elite New Zealand representative teams and would normally be expected to travel to the world championships with the team. Direct expenses will be reimbursed within the budget. Applications close 31 July.
National Squad Coaching Coordinator
This is a two-year appointment through to the World Championships in 2005. The coordinator is responsible for raising the performance levels of the squad and would normally be expected to travel to the world championships with the team as team coach. Direct expenses will be reimbursed within the budget. Applications close 31 July.
Technical Committee
A vacancy exists on the NZOF Technical Committee. This is a two-year appointment. Applications must be supported by the nominee’s club and regular access to email communication is essential. The committee is responsible for producing a calendar of major events and the maintenance of technical standards by way of competition rules, event controlling, mapping and course planning.