The NZOF acknowledges the support of
Sport & Recreation New Zealand
GENERAL MANAGER: Stuart
Payne, 171A Fifield Tce, Christchurch 8002, NEW ZEALAND
ph/fax: 64 - 3 - 337 2275 email: nzof@nzorienteering.com
NZOF NEWS - JUNE 2004
SCHOOLS DEVELOPMENT GRANT
The NZOF has granted The Rotorua club $500 towards the cost of hosting this
year’s Silva New Zealand Secondary School Championships.
SUPPORT FOR NZOF COACHING AND DEVELOPMENT
The NZOF acknowledges with appreciation a grant from The Lion Foundation to
part-fund the positions of Coaching Director and Development Officer during
2004.
MTBO WOC APPOINTMENT
NZOF is pleased to announce that Michael Wood has been appointed manager of
the NZ team to compete at the World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships
in Australia in October.
A-NZ TEST TEAM ANNOUNCED
The New Zealand team to contest a return A-NZ Test Match against Australia in
September has been announced. Full details of the team are available here.
KIWISPORT FUNDING
In a new initiative, the NZOF will fund Kiwisport development for the following:
• Teacher training, done in conjunction with (or with the acknowledgment
of) the local Regional Sports Trust
• Kiwisport school mapping, done in conjunction with (or with the acknowledgment
of) of the local Regional Sports Trust.
Expenses that can be claimed are for ‘out-of-pocket’ expenses and
include:
• Return travel to the school
• Teaching resources
• Mapping resources
• Child care if tutor/mapper is a parent and has to arrange this while
tutoring/mapping.
Expenses can be claimed in lieu of the club paying them but cannot be claimed if they are reimbursed by the Regional Sports Trust. For more details contact the General Manager.
ASSISTANCE FOR MANAGING LIABILITY & RISK
The Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector (OCVS) advises that a resource
to help community and voluntary organisations identify and manage liability
and risk will be available in August. The Office is part of the Ministry of
Social Development and can be contacted by phone (04) 918 9555 or
email: ocvs@msd.govt.nz.
REMINDER: STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP
The NZOF is hosting a workshop to set its direction for the next four years
on Saturday 31 July in Wellington. NZOF will pay travel and accommodation for
one delegate per club. With this in mind, why shouldn’t your club be there?
Is your club?
NZOF VACANCIES
NZOF High Performance Director
This is a newly established part-time, paid position.
The primary role of the High Performance Director is to assume overall responsibility,
within guidelines established, for the high performance operation of NZOF. This
will include, and is not necessarily limited to:
• strategic and annual planning;
• management of elite/junior elite competitions (eg WOC, JWOC, elite test
matches with Australia, SuperSeries). Specifically excluded
is any involvement with non-elite/junior elite competitions (eg ANZ Challenge,
NZ Secondary Schools team), and elite MTBO / Rogaining;
• management of National and Development squads;
• financial management of high performance activities, including the preparation
of funding applications (eg to Gaming Trusts)
Applications close 30 June. A Job description is available
from the General Manager.
NZOF Schools Tour of Australia Team Managers
(2)
Applications are invited for the positions of:
• Pre-tour Manager
• On-tour Manager
for the New Zealand Schools team to this year’s Australian Schools Championships,
to be held in NSW, 28-29 September.
The Pre-tour Manager
will be principally responsible for seeking funding for the tour (eg
from Gaming Trusts), as well as organising travel, accommodation and other logistical
details for the team.
Applications close 15 June.
The On-tour Manager will be responsible
for management of the team in Australia, including representing the team (eg
public speaking duties), attending to technical matters and liaising with officials,
team morale and discipline, as well as providing ancillary support.
Applications close 30 June.
Job descriptions for both positions are available from the General Manager.
Expressions of interest are also invited from people who would be interested in acting as Assistant Managers on tour.
The NZOF acknowledges the support of
Sport & Recreation New Zealand
This edition of NZOF news also available as a pdf file suitable for printing : 0406.pdf