GENERAL MANAGER: Stuart
Payne, 171A Fifield Tce, Christchurch 8002, NEW ZEALAND
ph/fax: 64 - 3 - 337 2275 email: nzof@nzorienteering.com
NZOF NEWS - AUGUST 2005
NZOF APPOINTMENTS
Derek Morrison and Julie Smith have been appointed Manager / Assistant Manager, respectively for the NZ Schools team to compete in the Australian Schools Championships, 27-28 September, in Tasmania.
ELSA MOEN
It is with sadness that we note the passing of one of the founders of orienteering in New Zealand. Elsa Moen, mother of Unni Lewis and Terje Moen, died on 9 July aged 93. Elsa took up orienteering in Norway in 1935 and with her late husband, Sverre (later to become an NZOF life member), started orienteering in New Zealand in 1971.
DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
The NZOF Council recently approved the following two development grants:
• $1,000 to Orienteering Hutt Valley, as part of the Silva Development Programme, for the promotion of its innovative City Safari Urban Rogaine to be held on 6 August, and
• $500 from the Silva Schools Development Programme to Wellington OC as hosts of this year's Silva NZ Secondary School championships.
VOLUNTEER COACH OF THE YEAR
The Wattie's Volunteer Coach of the Year is run in conjunction with SPARC. Nominations are now open. Those eligible can be anyone coaching at a club or school level. Everyone who makes a nomination goes into a draw to win $2,000 cash or one of two prizes of $500 worth of sporting gear for their school or sports club. Reward a coach; make a nomination.
SPONSORSHIP for JWOC team
Before it left New Zealand, the NZ team for the Junior World Championships received further funding by way of sponsorship from McNally Valuation (2000) Ltd. NZOF thanks team member Sam McNally's father Steve McNally for organising this sponsorship.
REGIONAL FORUMS
As part of the implementation of the new Strategic Plan, regional development forums, organised and funded by the NZOF, are to be held in each of the four recognised areas. The forums, to be held between now and the end of the year, will be led off by the Wellington Area. They will aim to align at the regional level where the sport is headed and how best to speed its development. More details soon.
GENERAL MANAGER ABROAD
Please note that the General Manager will be overseas from 11 August until 1 September. If you have matters requiring urgent attention during this period, please contact the NZOF President, Rob Crawford, phone (09) 235 5346 or email actionshotz@xtra.co.nz.
VACANCY: NOS COACHING COORDINATOR
Applications are invited for the position of Coaching Coordinator of the National Squad. This is a two year appointment commencing upon the completion of WOC 2005 through to the completion of WOC 2007. Direct expenses will be reimbursed within the budget. A job description is available from the General Manager. Applications close 15 August.
VACANCY: JWOC 2006 MANAGER
Applications are invited for the position of Manager of the NZ Team, to compete in the 2006 Junior World Orienteering Championships to be held in Lithuania, 2-7 July. A job description is available from the General Manager. Applications close 30 September.
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