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ISSUE: VOL 36 No. 1 JANUARY 2018 in this issue: > North Island T&F Championships Vetline > South Island T&F Championships Official magazine of New Zealand and Oceania Masters Athletics > NZ Half Marathon Championships ISSN 1173 - 1265 CONTENTS Open Women’s Throws Pentathlon competitors at the North Island Championships PHOTO: Michael Wray Mark Lett leads out the Men’s Pentathlon 1500m at the North Island Chanmpionships PHOTO: Sharon Wray ww Official Magazine of New Zealand and Oceania Masters Athletics REGULARS ARTICLES FOUNDED IN 1970 President’s Report 3 North Island Masters T&F Championships Michael Wray 6 Committees / Contacts 4 ISSUE: VOL 36 No. 1 Cover Photo JANUARY 2018 in this issue: South Island Masters T&F Championships Derek Shaw 12 > North Island T&F Championships Veronica Gould takes up the baton for Wellington in the 4x100m relay Calendar/Coming Events 40 Vetline > South Island T&F Championships Official magazine of New Zealand and Oceania Masters Athletics > NZ Half Marathon Championships at the North Island Championships Race Walking - The Master’s Issue George White 16 Photo - Sharon Wray NEWS WMA Best Athlete of the Year Awards Derek Shaw 18 Inside Back Cover Northland Margaret Crooke 27 Lucy Andrews (NTH) in the 800m at the North Island Championships John Waite - Obituary Bob Schickert 19 Photo - Sharon Wray Auckland Chris Thompson 28 Coaching Corner Mike Weddell 19 Hawke’s Bay/Gisborne Merv Dudley 30 Back Cover Taranaki Vicky Jones 31 Graeme Adams leads Murray Clarkson followed by Des Phillips and A Kiwi Goes To Rugao, China Tuariki Delamere 20 Colin McLeod Deverell (WBP) at the North Island Championships Wellington Michael Wray 32 Photo - Sharon Wray Round Raro Claire Giles 22 Waikato/Bay of Plenty Murray Clarkson 33 Canterbury Andrew Stark 34 David Leech (A Personal Tribute) Barry Rait 23 ISSN 1173 - 1265 Tasman Derek Shaw 43 NZ Half Marathon Championships Michael Wray 24 Southland Dwight Grieve 36 Into the Sunset George White 26 Otago John Stinson 38 Vetline - January 2018 1 Editorial President’s Report by ANDREW STARK - NZMA President Welcome to the new year. Since my last report, a friend who can help you enter, as you do when both the Island track & field championships have entering OMA or WMA events. been held. Thank you to both the Canterbury and We have decided to retain four issues of Vetline Taranaki centres for hosting these two events. Going during 2018. The biggest concern and I have through the results, while there were some great mentioned this before, is putting the magazine performances, overall participation seems to have together. So please consider helping by provide dropped since last year. I note that during the winter articles, photos or joining the production team to season there were also fewer entrants at the non- ensure we can continue creating our magazine. stadia events, which is of concern going forward. During the past year, the NZMA Board has Coming up at the end of January we have the Oceania continued working on improving how we do things. Masters Track & Field Championships, being held in All of our key documents are now held in a Dropbox Dunedin. There are 350 entries in total, with 224 that is accessible from anywhere in the world via New Zealanders. Of these, I have identified 187 who a computer. We have worked more closely with belong to Athletics NZ clubs Sixty-three or 33.6% of Athletics NZ to promote what we have to offer and these members were not members of NZMA prior all of our events are now on their website calendar. to the MoU with Athletics NZ being signed in August Having updated our Constitution & Handbook, our 2016. It is not to say that some of these athletes next challenge is to identify key roles and create job might have joined NZMA anyway, but by removing the descriptions for these roles, as part of the succession Bernie Portenski’s pals from the past don the Scottish shirts in memory of Bernie PHOTO: Sharon Wray barrier of a double fee structure, it has made it easier planning required to ensure that when we step for them to join. For the future of master’s athletics in down, it easier for new board members to take our New Zealand, this is a positive outcome. As we work place. more closely with Athletics NZ to promote what is available to master’s athletes, I am sure we will attract If you have any bright ideas as to how we can more club athletics to NZMA, OMA or WMA events improve how we operate and what we can offer our EDITOR & ADVERTISING REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS PUBLISHER in the future. Of the 37 NZMA Competitive members members, please let me know. John Campbell John Stinson Mike Weddell New Zealand Association of Masters Athletics Inc. entered, there were only four new members. Given [email protected] Ron Stevens Lynne Schickert www.nzmastersathletics.org.nz that Dunedin is not the easiest place to get to from Finally, I look forward to seeing many of you in Bryan Thomas John Waite overseas, overall the number of entries is more than Dunedin and then again in Whangarei. ASSISTANT EDITOR George White Karen Gillum-Green PRINTERS Derek Shaw Andrew Stark Derek Shaw the OMA Council was expecting, which a great. I PO Box 602 Michael Wray Dwight Grieve have no doubt that the Otago centre will run a very Nelson 7040 Vicky Jones Wilma Perkins successful event. Thank you in advance to all officials 03 548 7537 Ray Laurie Stan Perkins NZMA e-mail [email protected] who will help make this event possible. NEW ZEALAND VETLINE Database Is published quarterly in January, April, July and October. For the first time, the Northland centre is hosting the GRAPHIC DESIGN REGULAR PHOTOGRAPHERS NZMA are intending to use e-mail as a Gemini Design Ltd John Campbell The deadline for material is the first day of the preceding month. NZMA Track & Field Championships in Whangarei. All advertising and letters to be sent to the Editor and all articles, photos method of contacting our members. [email protected] Sharon Wray Northland is small centre and it will be a challenge. As and other material to be sent to the Assistant Editor. If you have not supplied your centre MAILING LIST is the case for our events, I know that members from secretary with your e-mail address DISCLAIMER Please advise immediately, other centres have been helping in the background Opinions and comments printed in Vetline are those of the author or if it has changed, changes of address to - and not necessarily those of the publisher. and will step up to help during the weekend. We are Andrew Stark please e-mail Andrew Stark using the Athletics NZ online entry system this year Tel: 03 338 0516 NZMA is a member of (NZMA Database Conveyer) [email protected] which will streamline the process. I know this will World Masters Athletics (WMA) [email protected] Oceania Association of Masters Athletics (OMA) be frustrating for some, but I am sure you will have Council of Athletics New Zealand (ANZ) 2 Vetline - January 2018 Vetline - January 2018 3 Committees / Contacts Committees / Contacts Centre Committees Centre Committees District Contacts NZMA Board Oceania Masters Council WMA Committees World Masters Andrew Stark Andrew Stark Athletics (OMA) Competition Athletics (WMA) Northland President Wellington Northland 12 Highcrest Heights Lynne Schickert Australia Ian Calder President 12 Highcrest Heights (Secretary) Michael Wray President Len Field Westmorland Wilma Perkins Australia Stan Perkins 53 Abbey Caves Rd Westmorland Jim Blair MNZM Patron President 7 Navigation Drive, Whitby 5 Johnson Road Christchurch 8025 Bob Schickert Australia RD5 Whangarei Christchurch 8025 4/39 Kiln Street 4 Lawnton St Porirua, Wellington Kawakawa 0210 [email protected] 03 338 0516 Silverstream 03 338 0516 Daisy Hill QLD 4127 04 234 7972 09 404 0989 Womens [email protected] Upper Hutt 5019 [email protected] Australia [email protected] tba Margaret Crooke +64 4 528 2992 +61 7 3209 1131 Secretary/Treasurer Margaret Crooke 1236 State Highway 10 [email protected] 1236 State Highway 10 Chris Thompson Vice President Mike Weddell Records RD3 Kerikeri 0293 Albert Van Veen Secretary RD3 Kerikeri 0293 10 Toledo Avenue Lynne Schickert President 1 Haggart Street George White Australia 09 4077551 95 Kamahi Street Margit Jungmann 09 4077551 Henderson and OMA Representative to WMA Council RD2 Mosgiel 9092 Executive Vice President Stokes Valley Organisational Advisory [email protected] Auckland 0612 11A Dandenong Road 03 474 6413 bus Germany Lower Hutt 5019 Lynne Schickert Australia 09 8378053 Attadale WA 6156 03 489 4887 hm [email protected] 04 563 8450 Waikato/Bay of Plenty Australia [email protected] 03 474 6352 fax Law and Legislation Auckland [email protected] Trevor Ogilvie +61 (0) 8 9330 3803 H [email protected] Bob Schickert Australia Brian Keaveney Vice President Competition 10A Otonga Road Canada Stewart Foster MBE (MIL) Secretary/Treasurer +61 (0) 438 38 6563 M [email protected] Chris Thompson Secretary/Treasurer Graham Gould Treasurer Rotorua 3015 PO Box 8002 Urlich [email protected] Anti Doping and Medical [email protected] 10 Toledo Ave, Henderson PO Box 5887 Lambton Quay 07 347 8181 Hamilton 3245 George White Roger Parrish Australia Auckland 0612 Wellington 6145 Statistician 09 837 8053 07 843 6121 David Lobb Vice President 12A Gulfview Road María Alfaro Secretary Telephone 04 973 6741 Heather O’Hagan Race Walk Panel 021 210 7067 [email protected] c/- PO Box 814 Blackwood 5051 Mexico [email protected] PO Box 106 Marion Buchanan Australia Rarotonga [email protected] [email protected] Paeroa 3640 Australia Cook Islands 07 862 7163 ph/fax Directors +61 8 8178 0639 Tasman +682 26335 Waikato/Bay of Plenty [email protected] John Campbell [email protected] Derek Shaw President [email protected] The information provided here, is correct at the time Murray Clarkson President PO Box 116 of printing.