New Zealand Orienteering Federation (Inc)

GENERAL MANAGER: Stuart Payne, 171A Fifield Tce, Christchurch 8002, NEW ZEALAND
ph/fax: 64 - 3 - 337 2275 email: nzof@nzorienteering.com

NZOF NEWS - APRIL 2007

CONGRATULATIONS
Well done to the Counties Manukau club for a hugely successful national championships. The weather was excellent, the venues were attractive, the organisation was efficient and the competition was exciting with different open champions in each championship – both men and women. A big thanks to Val Robinson, Unni Lewis, Martin Peat and the rest of the team.

NZOF AGM 2007
The AGM elected Paul Dalton as President and Graham Fortune as Vice-President.
The meeting passed the following remit: That NZOF pay the race entry fees on behalf of all competitors selected to represent New Zealand at the World Orienteering Championships and the Junior World Orienteering Championships in foot orienteering.

SILVA AWARDS
The following awards sponsored by Silva, through the NZOF’s sponsorship agreement with Ampro Sales, were announced at the AGM:

Silva Award for services to orienteering in NZ: Rob Crawford (Counties Manukau).
Silva International Performance of 2006: Chris Forne & Dennis de Monchy (PAPO) for 1st at the World Rogaining Championships, NSW, Australia.
Silva Administrator for 2006: Waitangi 3-Day organiser, Greg Flynn (North West).
Ampro Compass Club Growth-Development Award: Auckland OC.
Silva Coach of 2006: Gillian & Malcolm Ingham (Wellington).
Silva Magazine of 2006: On the Run, edited by Lance Eccles for Central Districts OA.

OTHER AWARDS
The President’s Award for volunteer service at club level went to Bev & Lyndsay Shuker (Counties Manukau) and the Brighouse Trophy for the best performances across the 2006 Nationals and Area Championships was won by Patricia Aspin (Counties Manukau).

The Kapiti HAVOC trophy for best international junior performance of 2006 was awarded to Amber Morrison (Hawkes Bay) for her two top-10 placings at JWOC.

NEW SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT
The NZOF is pleased to announce an agreement with a new sponsor, Viceroy Holdings Ltd, suppliers of Inov8 clothing and shoes. The agreement, among other benefits, entitles members of the National and Development Squads to discounted terrain shoes and sports clothing.

DEVELOPMENT FUNDING
The NZOF Council approved two development grants at its recent meeting:

Wellington OA for enhancements to the NZOF event calendar hosted on the maptalk website;
Peninsula & Plains Orienteers, under the Silva Schools programme, to assist with the holding of this year’s Silva NZ Secondary School Championships.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The NZOF acknowledges, with appreciation, a grant from the Bendigo Valley Sports & Charity Foundation to support travel for round 4 of the SuperSeries held in Otago.

APPOINTMENTS
Recent appointments made:

Jeff Greenwood (Auckland), Convenor NZOF Selection Panel. Previous convenor, Marquita Gelderman, remains on the three-person panel.
Iryna Smirnova (Auckland), WOC 2007 Team Manager (assisted by Clem Larsen).

COMPETITION RULE CHANGES
The following is a summary of rule changes, recommended by the Technical Director, and endorsed by the NZOF Council at its April meeting.

That in 14- and 13-course formats a separate course is recognised for W70A and older women’s classes and M80A and older men’s classes.
That the winning time for M21E be 90-100 minutes.
That a comment be included in the preamble to the course/class combinations: when planning the lengths of courses that notice should be taken of prior events held on the map or of events of similar type terrain.
That the winning time for the Middle distance for the M/W21E classes be 30-35 minutes.
That the Sprint distance be included in the competition rules with the winning time for all classes being 12-15 minutes.
That for senior age groups, organisers have the discretion to offer ten year classes, except for the national championships.

NZOF VACANCIES
The following national volunteer positions remain open:

Media Officer
Ampro Liaison Officer.

If you are interested in either 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
Inov8
Access Immigration NZ Ltd
New Zealand Community Trust
The Lion Foundation
Oxford Sports Trust
Bendigo Valley Sports & Charity Foundation
JohnandVal Investments
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