GENERAL MANAGER: Stuart
Payne, 171A Fifield Tce, Christchurch 8002, NEW ZEALAND
ph/fax: 64 - 3 - 337 2275 email: nzof@nzorienteering.com
NZOF NEWS - JANUARY 2004
NZ COMMUNITY TRUST FUNDING
The NZOF SuperSeries for 2003/04 is once again being supported by the NZ Community
Trust. Their sponsorship provides for air travel for competitors. The NZOF gratefully
acknowledges this generous support.
NZOF APPOINTMENTS
The NZOF is pleased to announce that:
· Paul Smith (HB) has been appointed as NZOF Webmaster for 2004, following
the resignation of Alistair Stewart. The NZOF thanks Alistair for his services
over the last few years by which he has developed the website to the highly
effective medium that it is today.
· Neil Kerrison (E) has been appointed Coaching Coordinator of the NZOF
Development Squad for 2004. Neil takes over from Ray Pratt. The NZOF thanks
Ray for his sterling efforts over the last two years.
NOVEMBER COUNCIL MEETING
At its meeting on 29 November, the NZOF Council:
· agreed to contract new webmaster, Paul Smith, to upgrade and redesign
the NZOF website;
· adopted a new Selection Policy, which is currently being discussed
with SPARC before being circulated to clubs;
· agreed to develop a Health and Safety Policy to embrace the existing
NZOF Health and Safety Guidelines, as well as circulate a statement on event
liability to clubs;
· decided that the General Manager would act as NZOF Fixtures Officer.
As a result, clubs should notify the General Manager of major events and should
also, in the fist instance, forward applications for A-level, etc events to
him, which will, in turn, be forwarded to the Technical Committee, as appropriate.
AGM 2004
The NZOF Annual General Meeting for 2004 will be held on Friday 9 April in the
Manawatu in conjunction with the National Championships. It will be preceded
by a meeting of the NZOF Council. Fuller details will be sent to clubs.
The AGM will consider a constitutional remit, required by SPARC, to take account of the establishment of the Sports Disputes Tribunal of New Zealand.
JALAS SPONSORSHIP
NZOF, and in particular the NZOF Development Squad, continues to benefit from
sponsorship courtesy of The MAPsport Shop through the sales of Jalas O-shoes.
The NZOF thanks Michael Wood and The MAPsport Shop for this ongoing support
for orienteering.
NZOF MEMBERSHIP
For the fifth year in succession, NZOF membership increased, reaching 1634 as
at December 2003, up from 1613 at the same time the previous year.
APOC 2004
The Asia Pacific Orienteering Championships (APOC) are now confirmed as 22 to
30 May 2004, with seven races (including the Kazakhstan Open Cup), plus model
events. The official APOC website is at www.lik.kz.
NZOF VACANCIES
JWOC 2004 Manager/Coach
The primary role of the Manager/Coach is to ensure all financial and logistic
matters pertaining to the team’s participation at JWOC are attended to,
and to assist the team to perform to the best of their ability and to improve
upon previous results achieved by New Zealand representative teams at JWOC.
The venue for JWOC 2004 is currently uncertain, as Russia have had to withdraw.
NZOF MTBO Committee
Vacancies exist on the NZOF Mountain Bike Orienteering (MTBO) Committee. This
committee aims to assist clubs to develop MTBO in New Zealand. Current hard-working
members, Trevor Knowles and Michael Wood, would appreciate extra heads on the
committee. Communication is by email.
NZOF Technical Committee
A vacancy still remains on the Technical Committee. Communication is by email
and applicants are required to be nominated by a club.
Job descriptions for the above positions are available from the General Manager.
This issue of NZOF NEWS is also available at www.nzorienteering.com
The NZOF acknowledges the support of
Sport & Recreation New Zealand