Motorcycling New Zealand Annual Report 2018 Contents
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Motorcycling New Zealand Annual Report 2018 Contents. Our People .................................................................................................................... 2. President’s Report ...................................................................................................... 3. General Manager’s Report ...................................................................................... 5. Our mission: Our Sport ........................................................................................................................ 8. Advancing the sport of motorcycling. 2018 New Zealand Champions .......................................................................... 24. Our vision: To be New Zealand’s motorsport of choice. 2018 Outcomes ......................................................................................................... 27. In The Media ............................................................................................................... 28. Our values: Keeping motorcycling fun, fair and safe. Club Statistics ............................................................................................................. 30. Hall of Fame Inductees .......................................................................................... 34. Statement of Financial Performance ............................................................... 38. 1. Our People. President’s Report 2018. President Glen Williams • Participate in strategic plans with global and Board Members regional partners (Australasia) Off Road (North Island) Mac McLeod • Recognise and give voice to lesser Off Road (South Island) Noel May represented groups in our sport, for example Road (North Island) Hamish Barham women, minority ethnic groups and those Road (South Island) Rod Price with physical disabilities North Island Representative Scott Wilkins • Grow the sport in active member numbers South Island Representative Dean James and club affiliations • Continue to utilise the tools of modern Commissioners media and work closely with stakeholders Officials Andrew Presant and promoters to raise the profile of the Road Race Greg Percival & sport wherever possible Grant Ramage • Listen to the challenges that our affiliates are Motocross Ray Broad exposed to and provide solutions to these Enduro Justin Stevenson • Ensure that good governance is in place Cross Country Chris Smyth and that our administration is accountable Moto Trials Sandra Hallie and competent. ATV Dennis Cox Dear Affiliates and Members, The introduction in 2017 of discipline-specific Life Members budgets managed by commissioners has ‘Defining the role of MNZ in a modern world’ Robin Atkins Errol Conaghan proven effective and will continue. These budgets are overseen by a board working Bob Cooke Dave Craig Motorcycling New Zealand’s broad mission, group, while the wider board retains oversight Jim Doherty Gerald Dyer Advancing the sport of motorcycling has a much of the primary organizational level budget Tim Gibbes Trevor Heaphy wider application today even than when it was and is aware of income-expenditure trends set three years ago, relating to so many facets of Noel McCutcheon Del Morgan within the disciplines. Our focus is on keeping our sport. Prioritising some of these can be quite Neil Ritchie Sandra Perry administrative costs as efficient as possible a challenge in the modern world. Murray Perry Frances Scammell and keeping competitor and affiliates event A short list, in no particular order, might include: costs as low as possible without forgetting the Operations promotional needs of the sport. General Manager Virginia Henderson • Grasp and promote any opportunities that Office Manager Jannine Curnow support grassroots or junior sportspeople This year it is again pleasing to see a number of New Zealand riders leaving us to compete Licences, Officials, Funding Mary-Anne Hall • Mentor and upskill volunteers in our sport overseas to further their sporting careers and Permits, International Licences Loren Stockley • Be the leader for best Health & Safety dreams. We consider this transition to be an practices within our sport Media, Communications, Events Lisa Wilson excellent measure of success for Motorcycling Reception Sharlene Morley • Be aware of the environment and maintain New Zealand and its affiliates. MNZ has sustainable practices for our sport continued its rider funding programme with all Bank ANZ • Ensure that MNZ is relevant and adds value funds drawn down from the allocated budget in Solicitors Gibson Sheat to our affiliate and member owners 2018. Auditor BDO Waikato Ltd 2. 3. General Manager’s Report 2018 The year highlighted the ever-increasing larger Motorsport Safety Protocol encompassing Using technology to improve stakeholder workloads of our sporting commissioners. In third parties such as WorkSafe, medical experience particular, the larger commissions of off-road, providers, other motorsport codes, event Development of the MNZ Mobile App and road race and officials have real on-going organisers and clubs. Education of our affiliates associated web portal passed some major challenges due to the drain on their time that and riders within this ever-evolving safety milestones in 2018. A phased roll-out plan was these roles demand. landscape continues to be a priority. instigated in the latter half of the year, beginning with the online permitting function, which is the The way MNZ manages this matter moving I thank all of our affiliate members clubs, life backbone of the app and the functionality on forward will be reviewed in 2019, and feedback members, and strategic stakeholders for their which everything else depends. This was rolled is being logged from our commissioners on how constructive input during 2018 I also thank out in Q3 and enables clubs to apply for permits this might best be achieved. our Governing Board, our many officials and electronically and officials to submit post-event commissioners for their dedicated voluntary reports through the app, increasing efficiency 2018 saw the administration and board of work given to MNZ for the benefit of our and timeliness of information availability. MNZ continue driving towards becoming an sport’s future. organization that is modern, forward thinking and pro-active. This is no easy task when one of With best regards to all, 2019 milestones: the primary roles of MNZ is to enforce the rules • Phase II, Q1 2019 — licence scanning of the organization, some of which have existed Glen Williams functionality will be rolled out, enabling for decades. President, Motorcycling New Zealand Inc. competitors to sign on at events simply by 2018 was very much a ‘build year’, which saw presenting the QR code on their licences for Work was completed with regard to track significant progress on existing projects and the scanning. This gives officials instant access to guidelines and spectator safety at our permitted introduction of some new initiatives aligned to up-to-date information, including registered events. This work is far-reaching and part of a Motorcycling New Zealand’s strategic plan. helmet details, any flags on the licence (e.g. Restricted Rider List) and whether or not the The MNZ Mobile App saw many of the per- membership/licence is current. sistent issues resolved and the first pieces of • Phase III, Q2 2019 — member account cre- functionality rolled out. We focused heavily on ation, which gives MNZ members access to health and safety to further support officials, their personal data and the ability to update club committees and volunteers, investing in it, will be launched, along with an events the development of new protocols to provide calendar showing everything that’s happen- guidance and protection in key H&S areas. ing around the country. Changes were implemented to officials’ training and grading structure to create clearer pathways • Phase IV, Q2 2019 — licencing via the app, and increase capabilities and competence. We which sees competitor licenses become valid worked to improve how we communicate with for 12 months from the date of purchase, various stakeholder groups, including members, instead of June to June as currently happens. clubs and officials, and we took a more proactive This represents better value for money for approach to driving public awareness and inter- members, and we’re delighted to be intro- est in our sport. ducing it. 4. 5. Increasing our focus on health and safety roles required to run various events, risk man- gate numbers were up by approximately 25% at This change in sentiment and realisation that agement, and the opportunities for progression championship events in Q1 2019. Live streaming MNZ belongs to you, our members, is something With the ever-growing focus on health and within the sport. of the 2018 NZMX and NZSBK Championships we’ve been working to encourage through all of safety in motorsport, MNZ is fully committed to attracted over 478,000 combined views and our communications and activities throughout supporting our club, officials and volunteers in Following an exhaustive review and devel- reached over 1.5m people on social media, pri- 2018 and will continue into the future. this area. opment process, a new, simplified grading marily Facebook. structure was also introduced which streamlines Thank you all for your passion, commitment and In collaboration with representatives from progression from Trainee to Club to National Proactively driving awareness and building a involvement. Together we are creating