GENERAL MANAGER: Stuart
Payne, 171A Fifield Tce, Christchurch 8002, NEW ZEALAND
ph/fax: 64 - 3 - 337 2275 email: nzof@nzorienteering.com
NZOF NEWS - SEPTEMBER 2006
CHANGE OF VICE PRESIDENT
Following his decision in July to stand down as President, Rob Crawford has now resigned from the NZOF Council in full. At its meeting this month, the Council co-opted Graham Fortune (Wellington) as Vice-President to Paul Dalton.
The NZOF thanks Rob for the sterling service he has given to our sport in his lengthy term on the NZOF Executive.
FUTURE OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
The NZOF Council has decided to re-organise the administration of technical matters in our sport. Accordingly, from the beginning of 2007, the Technical Committee is to be replaced by a part-time contract Technical Director, assisted by a volunteer advisory panel.
JWOC 2007
The NZOF Council approved a change to the JWOC selection policy for 2007. The date for final selection of the 2007 team has been extended past 28 February to within two weeks following Easter.
NATIONAL EVENTS DATABASE
The NZOF has adopted the national events database, developed on the maptalk website, as an official event calendar. An agreement has been signed with Fraser Mills, owner of the maptalk website. Clubs will be contacted separately regarding using the events database (www.maptalk.co.nz) for 2007 and beyond.
CLUB AFFILIATION LEVIES FOR 2007
In line with the policy set by the 2001 AGM that club affiliation levies are to be “inflation linked”, the total levy across all clubs for 2007 will be $14,100 (up from $13,600 this year).
COMPETITION RULE CHANGES
The following rule changes, recommended by the Technical Committee, have been endorsed.
• That for the national inter-club relay championships, each team must contain at least one woman.
• That the controller accreditation process be primarily based on a “buddy system”.
• That event reporting be by the controller rather than the coordinator.
Changes involving course structure (including an additional course for older classes and changes to expected winning times) will be circulated for further discussion.
NATIONAL MTBO CHAMPIONSHIPS
A record entry competed in this year’s NZ Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships hosted by Peninsula and Plains Orienteers at Hanmer Springs, 2-3 September. Well done to PAPO and in particular Roz and Andy Clayton and Graham Frith.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The NZOF acknowledges, with appreciation, a grant from the New Zealand Community Trust to assist the NZ Schools team’s tour to Australia for the Australian Schools Championships. The team competes against the eight Australian states for the Southern Cross Challenge Trophy on October 3rd and 4th.
AGM 2007
The 2007 Annual General Meeting of the NZOF will be held on Friday 6 April at Wesley College, Pukekohe.
NZOF VACANCIES 2007
The following national volunteer positions are currently vacant for 2007.
• National Squad Coaching Coordinator
• Development Squad Coaching Coordinator
• Editor, NZ Orienteering
• Media Officer
• Selection Panel (one position, applicants must be nominated by a club)
• Ampro Liaison Officer.
If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact the General Manager for a job description.
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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