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Inspiring & Unifying Inspiring & Unifying NEW ZEALAND RUGBY ANNUAL REPORT 2016 2016 WAS A YEAR IN WHICH WE ACHIEVED SOME GREAT THINGS TOGETHER 30 E TU RANGITAHI QUICK RIP COURSES PROVIDED 239,220 LAUNCHED TEAM ALL BLACKS 21% MEMBERS GROWTH IN % DIGITAL AUDIENCE OF 63 SUPER RUGBY 79/100 INCOME PLAYERS ARE FORMER U20 SCOREBOARD RESULT 11,000,000+ FIRST YEAR OF BLACK FERNS SEVENS SILVER MEDAL NEW ZEALAND RUGBY VISITED SEVEN CITIES IN SEVEN DAYS WON IN RIO HOSTED 7 2020 85,000+ ALL BLACKS & 2 200+ BLACK FERNS TESTS CHILDREN PLAYER EDUCATION PLAY RUGBY WORKSHOPS DELIVERED 3 REFEREES AT THE RIO OLYMPICS CONTENTS Directory ................................................................................................................. 2 2017 Scoreboard ........................................................................................... 25 Sponsors .................................................................................................................. 2 New Zealand Rugby Bereavements 2016 .......................... 28 3% GROWTH Inside New Zealand Rugby ................................................................... 3 2016 ASB New Zealand Rugby Awards ................................ 29 IN AUCKLAND New Zealand Rugby Board .................................................................. 4 Other recognition ...................................................................................... 30 PLAYERS New Zealand Rugby Executive ....................................................... 5 On Field Results From the Chair & CEO .............................................................................. 6 All Blacks .......................................................................................................... 31 2016 Scoreboard ............................................................................................ 10 Black Ferns .................................................................................................... 32 Priority Report - Strength in the black jersey ............. 13 Mäori All Blacks ....................................................................................... 33 1,262 He Tängata - Rugby's success depends New Zealand Under 20 .................................................................. 34 on being respectful and responsible ..................................... 14 DROP IN ACC New Zealand Heartland XV ...................................................... 35 Priority Report - Rugby’s healthy heart New Zealand Schools ...................................................................... 35 CLAIMS FOR supports participation in the game ........................................ 15 All Blacks Sevens ................................................................................... 36 INJURIES He Tängata - Enabling Players to be at their best on and off the field ...................................................... 16 Black Ferns Sevens ................................................................................ 37 FROM 2015 Priority Report - Innovation key 2016 Competition Results ................................................................. 38 to connecting with our fans ............................................................. 17 Financial Statements .......................................................... ................ 42 Priority Report - Joining New Zealand and Auditor’s Report ........................................................................................... 66 the world together .................................................................................... 18 155,934 He Tängata - Historic week in Chicago excites our fans .............................................................................................. 19 REGISTERED Priority Report - Strategic focus underpins Wider Auckland growth ...................................................................... 20 PLAYERS He Tängata - Rugby wants to be a game for everyone ................................................................................................................. 21 Priority Report - Plans are in place to welcome The British & Irish Lions ....................................................................... 22 New Zealand Rugby 2020 Guiding Principles .............. 23 Ensuring a great future for rugby .............................................. 24 Illustrations: Getty Images, Dave Lintott, Marc Weakley NEW ZEALAND RUGBY ANNUAL REPORT 2016 1 DIRECTORY SPONSORS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2016 AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2016 NEW ZEALAND RUGBY AUDITORS LIFE MEMBERS Deloitte, Wellington Peter Burke Rob Fisher Richie Guy Sir Graham Henry SOLICITORS Andy Leslie Sir Brian Lochore Simpson Grierson, Wellington Sir Colin Meads John Sturgeon AJ Park, Wellington Eddie Tonks NEW ZEALAND MÄORI Principal Partner of New Zealand Major Global Sponsor of Official Broadcasting Partner of NEW ZEALAND RUGBY BOARD Rugby & Principal Sponsor of the New Zealand Rugby New Zealand Rugby All Blacks REPRESENTATIVES TO Farah Palmer (Chair) WORLD RUGBY Bernard Te Paa Steve Tew Mark Robinson Jim Wetere COMMERCIAL PARTNERS NEW ZEALAND Arapeta Gibson REPRESENTATIVES TO SANZAAR Val Morison Steve Tew Brent Impey Howard Peeti Eru Waiti NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVE Peter Goldsmith TO OCEANIA RUGBY Brent Anderson ASSOCIATE MEMBERS APPEAL COUNCIL New Zealand Colleges of Education Rugby Football Federation Rob Fisher Richie Guy Sir John Hansen John Pringle New Zealand Deaf Rugby Stephen Ward Football Union CITING COMMISSIONERS New Zealand Defence Force Steve Hinds Mike O’Leary Sports Committee John Wootton Martin Harris New Zealand Marist Rugby Tony Duffin Ian Dallas Football Federation (Inc) David Gray Keith Brown New Zealand Rugby Foundation (Inc) JUDICIAL OFFICERS Nigel Hampton, QC New Zealand Schools Rugby Council Roger Drummond New Zealand Universities Chris Morris Helen Morgan Rugby Football Council (Inc) CHARITY PARTNERS Sue Sytants Rugby Museum Society of Judge Phil Recordon New Zealand (Inc) 2 NEW ZEALAND RUGBY ANNUAL REPORT 2016 INSIDE NEW ZEALAND RUGBY INSIDE NEW ZEALAND RUGBY Throughout New Zealand Rugby, the roles and responsibilities of our people vary and recognise the scale and breadth of the game’s priorities. We’re a diverse group of people with a positive mix of different backgrounds, experience, gender and ethnicity. As well as the 142-strong corporate team, experienced people in many specialist areas – including coaches, managers, trainers, referees and players – are also part of the wider NZR team. As at the end of 2016, our Executive Team had three female members, which is the highest number we have ever had. Women also make up 24 per cent of our Leadership Team and 49 per cent of our overall employee group. These numbers may be positive, but we recognise that we have work to do to increase the diversity of our people so that we better reflect the communities in which we operate. We pride ourselves on ensuring NZR is a great place to work and our engagement scores reflect this. This year, for the third year running, the rating our people gave us saw us recognised as one of the best places to work in New Zealand through the IBM Kenexa Best Workplaces Survey. In 2016, we saw our engagement score increase by 1.2 to 82.4, when compared with our 2015 result, and in 2017 we aspire to further increase this. As at 31 March 2017 we employ 142 people, of which: 108 are permanent and 34 are fixed term contractors Of our 142 employees, 11 people work part time hours (8 per cent) We employ 72 males and 70 females Our people work from a range of locations outside of our main offices in Auckland and Wellington, including: 112 – Wellington 14 – Auckland 16 – Regional New Zealand Rugby staff helping out at the 2016 Air New Zealand Rippa Rugby tournament held in Wellington NEW ZEALAND RUGBY ANNUAL REPORT 2016 3 NEW ZEALAND RUGBY BOARD 2016 BOARD COMMITTEES Rugby Committee Mark Robinson (Chair) Steve Morris Glenn Wahlstrom Andrew Golightly Farah Palmer (seconded) Commercial Committee Peter Kean (Chair) Richard Dellabarca Andrew Golightly Steve Morris Julie Christie (seconded) Strategic Relationships and Planning Committee Stewart Mitchell (Chair) Farah Palmer Richard Dellabarca Glenn Wahlstrom NEW ZEALAND RUGBY BOARD 2016 Brent Impey (Chair) Kereyn Smith (seconded) (Left to right) Richard Dellabarca Audit and Risk Committee Andrew Golightly Maurice Trapp (Vice President) Richard Dellabarca (Chair) Mark Robinson Peter Kean Steve Tew (CEO) Peter Kean Mark Robinson Steve Morris Stewart Mitchell Farah Palmer (Mäori Representative) Glenn Wahlstrom Ex-officio for Board Committees David Rhodes (President) Chair of the Board - Brent Impey Chief Executive Officer - Steve Tew Stewart Mitchell 4 NEW ZEALAND RUGBY ANNUAL REPORT 2016 NEW ZEALAND RUGBY EXECUTIVE New Zealand Rugby is made up of six teams who work closely together to lead, support, grow and promote rugby: Rugby; All Blacks; Strategy and Operations; Corporate Services; Commercial; and Communications. People in these teams are spread around New Zealand. NZR is headed by a Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who is supported by an Executive Team (known as ‘The Exec’), Senior Leadership Team and other management. The Exec is responsible for the day-to-day running of NZR, while the CEO is ultimately responsible for ensuring that NZR strategy is implemented and that the organisation achieves its objectives. The CEO and Exec work closely with the NZR Board and provide a link between staff and the Board. For more information about the Exec, go to nzrugby.co.nz/about-us/our-people/
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