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Come join us for the 32nd Anniversary of the ‘Norfolk Island Clay Target Championships’ plus spoil yourself with a holiday on beautiful Norfolk Island From From NZ$1139 NZ$1299 per person per person twin share twin share ex Auckland ex Wellington & Christchurch CondiƟ ons apply. Prices are current today & subject to change and availability. Car insurance plus petrol are addiƟ onal and payable direct on Norfolk Island. Enjoy a week full of activities with Clay Target Members from Norfolk Island, Australia & New Zealand Holiday Package includes: • Return airfare to Norfolk Island • All pre-paid airline taxes • Meet & Greet at Norfolk Island airport • Return airport transfers on Norfolk Island • 7 nights twin share accommodaƟ on • BONUS: 7 days car hire (car insurance and petrol are addiƟ onal) • Discount Norfolk Shopping Card with free giŌ • Complimentary ‘A Walk in the Wild’ - a unique rainforest walk • Complimentary Miniature Golf, “Golf your way through Norfolk’s History” Take advantage of having your consultant at your destination. We live on Norfolk and know Norfolk best! Please send me further information regarding the ‘Clay Target Championships’, February 2012 Travelling from: ______________________________________________________________________ Surname: _____________________________ First Name: _________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________________________ Phone: ________________________________ Email: ____________________________________ For more informaƟ on contact: [email protected] The Travel Centre, PO Box 172, Norfolk Island 2899 Phone: 00 6723 22502 Fax: 00 6723 23205 Toll Free / 24 Hour Voice Mail from New Zealand 0800 0088 10 www.travelcentre.nf september/october 2011 OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE NEW ZEALAND CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION INC. CONTENTS President's Column 7 Sporting Comment 28 Executive Officer’s Notes 7 New Members 29 North Island North Zone Sporting 9 Volunteers are Healthier 30 McGregor Shield and Shooters World Trophy 10 Dan Bonillas Shoot Clinics 30 Sheet Metalcraft 100 Southland 11 Mackintosh Trophy 2011 31 Beretta 100 Double Rise Trophy Shoot at Gorge Road 13 Inaugural Intercollegiate Shoot at Timaru 38 Bay of Plenty District Championships 15 Hunting & Fishing Secondary School Circuit: 41 Margaret Cook and H.H. Morris Memorial Shields 17 Central-Lower North Island-Round 1: Hawke’s Bay 41 Tauranga Club Championships 19 Central-Lower North Island-Round 2: Palmerston North 43 Reloaders Supplies 150 at Thames 21 Central-Lower North Island-Round 3: Patangata 45 Thames Centenary Update 21 Article: One More Target by Dave Robinson 46 Long Run Awards 21 Fish & Game SI Secondary Schools Championships 48 Getting One's Priorities Right! 22 Scott Shield Intercollegiate Shoot at Nightcaps 50 Little Laughs 22 Mental Training: Answering the Wrong Question 53 McKenzie Skeet at Southland 23 Around the Clubs 56 Referees’ Corner by Rules Director Blue Freeman 25 Club Information 66 Wayne Pym--30 Years Service to Hutt Valley 26 Obituary John Pickett 67 How to respond to an earthquake in New Zealand 27 Shoot Calendar 68 gunshot 5 NATIonal eXecUtIVe PATRON: EXECUTIVE POSITIONS: George Ellis Coaching: D.Da Silva (Director), D.Sheen 30 Mitchell St, Green Island, Dunedin. DTL and Skeet (plus Selection Criteria): G.Searle (Director DTL), Phone (03) 488 3499, Mobile 027 432 4377, Fax (03) 488 2137 D.DaSilva (Director Skeet) Email: [email protected] Governance: N.Winsloe (Director), K.Livingstone, I.Swale. ISSF: K.Livingstone (Director) G.Searle (SI) PRESIDENT: Legal/Constitution: G.Johnston (Director) Keith Livingstone Management/Finance: K.Livingstone (Director) G.Searle, M.Holmes Phone (07) 575 2482, Mobile 027 474 6535, Fax (07) 575 2402 Referees and Rules: B. Freeman (Director) Email: [email protected] School Shooting: G.Searle (SI), D.DaSilva (NI) Sponsorship: G.Searle (Director) K.Livingstone VICE PRESIDENTS: Sporting Clays (Plus Selection Criteria): M.Holmes (Director), Gavin Searle N.Winsloe, D.Sheen Ph (03) 383 2074, Mobile 027 454 7153 Independent Director: Vacant Email: [email protected] Michael Holmes HARASSMENT COMPLAINTS OFFICERS: 125 Kina Road, RD 31, Opunake. June Briggs Phone Pvt (03) 768 5370 Phone (06) 763 8570, Mobile 027 446 6115 Ann Paton Phone Pvt 298 8169 Email: [email protected] Gavin Paton Phone Pvt (09) 298 8169 Rick Aitchison Mobile 027 444 2085 EXECUTIVE: David Da Silva HISTORIAN PO Box 14, Whakatane. Gavin Searle (South Island) Phone (07) 308 8479 M.van de Wetering (North Island) Email: [email protected] Phone (07) 862 8146, 021 430 3345. Email: [email protected] L.B. (“Blue”) Freeman REFEREES’ CoNVENOR: Phone 04 234 1922, Mobile 027 438 5238, L.B. (“Blue”) Freeman Email: [email protected] Ph 04 234 1922, Mobile 027 438 5238, George Johnston Email [email protected] PO Box 28410, Remuera, Auckland Phone Pvt (09) 524 0918, Bus (09) 303 3295, LIFE MEMBERS Mobile (021) 948 500. Email: [email protected] · Tom Begg · George Ellis · Murray Havill · Trevor Manson Derek Sheen · Vince Peterson · Ewen Pirie · Colin Stott · Graeme Webber Phone (03) 325 4060, Mobile 021 283 3900, Email: [email protected] NEW ZEALAND Ian Swale CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 25 111, Christchurch Adrienne Sears, Executive Officer Ph (03) 365 9980, Fax (03) 365 9979, Mobile 021 377 216 PO BOX 5355, Email: [email protected] PAPANUI Neil Winsloe CHRISTCHURCH Alexandra Phone Pvt (03) 448 8264, Mobile 027 471 0010 Phone (03) 352 8577 - Fax (03) 352 0077 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] - Web Site: www.nzclaytarget.org.nz INCORPORATED SocIetIeS A reminder to clubs that are Incorporated may then take steps to remove it from the Register. Once an that you must register a copy of the incorporated society is removed from the register it will no longer annual financial statements with the be a separate legal entity. Registrar of Incorporated Societies after Once a club is “Struck Off” ie no longer registered with the the Annual General Meeting of the club. With this return you must Incorporated Societies, you cannot hold a Club Bar Licence. This also file any changes to the rules (if any) and changes to club is part of your requirements when licensing your Club. If you lose officers (if any). your Club Licence then your club will have to start from scratch – 1 If a society fails to send a copy of its annual financial statements year’s licence ($793.24) and extra fees for Resource Management to the Registrar, he may assume it is no longer operating and and Town Planning, very costly to clubs 6 gunshot PreSIDent’S rePORT Well I trust you have all been earning heaps of Brownie points, by assisting on hand, eg voice release equipment. your partners with all the menial tasks you can find, and ensuring your Your Executive is also ever mindful of family is well taken care of while you are away enjoying yourself at your problems with events clashing. E.g., the 200 Skeet Weekends, where competitors chosen sport with your mates, as we are entering the season where there are willing to travel Interisland to capture is plenty of shooting coming up to whet your appetite! a good North/South score. At our next Executive Meeting this subject has been Recently I was honoured to be to check on the shoot calendar, or better placed on the agenda for discussion. Other invited to open the new Clubhouse, and still, utilise a laptop computer to check problem clashes of events which spring improvements to facilities, to celebrate the NZCTA Website Calendar of events to mind are the Northland and Nelson/ the Club’s 35 year Anniversary at Te Kuiti/ .Some areas throughout the country, Marlborough Provincials on Queen’s Cambridge Trap-shooters’ Club. We especially in the South Island have a club Birthday weekend. Poles apart, but people enjoyed a varied competitive programme circuit programme, where a group of clubs do want to go to both venues. This event for the day, and enjoyed a magnificent meets on a regular basis to organise their will also be discussed at our next Meeting. Special Anniversary luncheon hosted by yearly programme, and to work in with one Congratulations to the NZ Ladies the club members.