GENERAL MANAGER: Stuart
Payne, 171A Fifield Tce, Christchurch 8002, NEW ZEALAND
ph/fax: 64 - 3 - 337 2275 email: nzof@nzorienteering.com
NZOF NEWS - JANUARY 2006
PRIME MINISTER'S SCHOLARSHIPS
Congratulations to the following who have been awarded Prime Minister's Athlete Scholarships for 2006, through the New Zealand Academy of Sport: Chris Forne, Penny Kane, Claire Paterson, Rebecca Smith and Jamie Stewart.
EVENT CALENDAR
Fraser Mills, with assistance from Simon Addison, on maptalk.co.nz has developed a national events calendar whereby clubs enter the details of their events and they then become part of a national listing. Users can access the calendar as a whole or filter for an area, club, or types of events such as MTBO or rogaines. However, for the calendar to be successful requires all clubs to contribute. The calendar can currently be accessed from the home page of the NZOF website.
WOC 2006
The new High Performance Strategic Plan (available on the NZOF website), adopted by the NZOF Council, proposes that NZ target the 2006 World Championships in Denmark . Accordingly I am pleased to announce the appointment of Clem Larsen as team manager.
STAKEHOLDER STRATEGY DOCUMENT FOR CLUBS
As part of the implementation of the national Strategic Plan, a document presenting stakeholder relationship strategies for clubs has been prepared by NZOF Vice-President Paul Dalton. The document appraises all those organisations which are affected in a material way (either positively or negatively, directly or indirectly) by the existence of our clubs, national body and the activities they undertake. As the document then says, “ Understanding and meeting the needs of Orienteering's stakeholders has never been more important. We need to identify who are our most important stakeholders and be very clear about what we do for them and what they expect/ need from us. ” The document is now on the NZOF website and is to be circulated to club secretaries.
NZOF AGM 2006
The 2006 Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 15 April at Nelson, in conjunction with the New Zealand championships. The venue will be the Waimea College staffroom at a time to be confirmed. One remit has been received for the meeting, from Counties Manukau OC, detailing a “high competition events season”. The remit has been circulated separately to clubs.
AUSTRALIAN RELAYS
Since 2002, for a New Zealand team to be official required all members of the team to be from the same area, that is to be representative of one of the four recognised areas: Auckland , Central Districts, Wellington or South Island . However, new eligibility criteria, recently announced by Orienteering Australia, will enable any New Zealand team to be eligible to win the title in their class.
NZOF MEMBERSHIP
Membership of the NZOF through its affiliated clubs, as at the end of 2005, reached a new high reaching 1,678. While membership was down for several clubs, these falls were more than matched by others, most notably Hutt Valley , Marlborough, Red Kiwi and Wairarapa.
KEEPING IT LEGAL
A legal resource kit is now available to guide sports clubs (and other voluntary and non-profit organisations) through the rules and regulations governing the way they operate. The Keeping it Legal kit is available online at www.nzfvwo.org.nz/keepingitlegal. The NZOF General Manager has downloaded seven of the most relevant fact sheets covering:
• unincorporated groups
• incorporated societies
• volunteers, employees and contractors
• health and safety
• the Privacy Act
• intellectual property
• insurance as a risk management tool
… and can forward these on request.
VACANCY: NOS COACHING COORDINATOR
Applications are invited for the position of Coaching Coordinator of the National Squad. This is a two year appointment 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 February.
VACANCY: MEDIA OFFICER
Applications are invited for the position of NZOF Media Officer. This is a one year volunteer appointment. The primary role of the Media Officer is to foster and promote orienteering through the various forms of media in New Zealand . . A fax machine is available and direct expenses will be reimbursed within the budget. A job description is available from the General Manager. Applications close 15 February.
VACANCY: JWOC 2007, TEAM MANAGER
Applications are invited for the position of Manager for the New Zealand team to compete at the 2007 Junior World Championships to be held, 8-13 July, in New South Wales , Australia . The team manager will be responsible for financial and logistics matters pertaining to the team's participation. The manager is expected to travel with the team and some funding is available to assist with travel. A job description is available from the General Manager. Applications close 15 February.
The NZOF acknowledges the support of
Sport & Recreation New Zealand
SILVA
David Melrose Design
The MAPsport Shop
New Zealand Community Trust
The Lion Foundation
Oxford Sports Trust
McNally Valuation (2000) Ltd
Pub Charity Inc.
Access Immigration NZ Ltd
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