2007 Remits
The remit round has concluded with the following results:
No 1 – to reduce the maximum length of the Street March route from 500 to 400 metres – CARRIED
No 2 – to split Grade 4 into two heats if the number of entries exceeds sixteen and prescribe how the championship final will be determined - CARRIED
No 3 – to formalise the Juvenile Event within the Contest Rules – CARRIED
No 4 – to require bands entering a Contest to be fully financial at the time of entry – CARRIED
No 5 – to decide how the points allocation will apply for the awarding of a trophy in the event of a tie – CARRIED
No 6 – to have College bands pay the same entry fees as full member bands – LOST
IMPORTANT AMMENDMENT - 11/12/07:
Nos 7, 8 & 9– Following the promulgation of the results of the recent remit round, submissions have been received in light of the significant number of abstentions in voting on remits 7, 8 & 9. As a consequence the Board has reviewed the ballot with respect to those remits and has agreed that the number of votes actually recorded for each remit shall dictate the outcome rather than the overall number of voting forms returned. By this means remits 7, 8 & 9 all succeed.
No 10 – to decide the winning band in drumming in the event of a tie – CARRIED
No 11 – to provide that, in the event of a tie, the winning band shall be decided by the Ensemble points – CARRIED
Amended Contest Rules will be issued shortly and the changes will come into effect at Papakura next March.
Election of Officers
The President, Iain Blakeley, has been nominated unopposed as President as has Board Member Jim Shepherd. Penny Wilson retains her place on the Board automatically. The present Management Group Leaders have agreed to serve a further term. They are:
Administration & Finance – Murray Venables
Contests – Jill Vincent
Education – Robyn Forbes
Publications & Communication – Chris Stevens
The leadership of the Promotions Group is currently vacant.
Annual General Meeting
Formal notice is hereby given that the next Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held at the Allenby Motor Lodge, 477 Great South Road, Papatoetoe beginning at 9.00am on Sunday 9 March 2008.
Registration of Charities
This is an important notice for all bands and Centres. Organisations wanting to keep their charitable tax exemption status must register as a charity with the New Zealand Charities Commission by 1 July 2008. Don’t leave it until the last minute - applications can take up to 14 weeks to process and as the deadline gets closer that time period could very well get longer. Do it NOW if you don’t want to risk losing your tax exempt status. For further information go to www.charities.govt.nz. If unsure what to do, seek advice.
2010 National Contest
The Board invites expressions of interest from parties wishing to organise the National Championships in the North Island in March 2010. Please have your initial submission into the undersigned by 31 December 2007
On-line Database Management
A reminder to all band secretaries to continue maintaining band detail and membership records via the on-line database. At last count, there were still approximately 30 bands that have yet to update their records, resulting in an incomplete database and mailing list. If the band secretary is not able to access the database, or does not have Internet access, please allocate the task to a fellow member of your band's management committee.
If you require assistance, the users guide can be downloaded from the Management page on www.nzpipebands.org.nz or you can contact Chris Stevens via email (editor@nzpipebands.co.nz) of by phone (Res: 03 359 7806)