A MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD (Post AGM) at the Bay Plaza Hotel 40-44 Oriental Parade, Wellington on Sunday 27th April commencing at 8.30 am (or immediately following the AGM on Saturday 26th if time permits)

A G E N D A

Item 1 Attendance & Apologies

Item 2 Election Chairman Election of Vice Chairman

Item 3 Allocation of Portfolio’s  Business/Administration & Finance  Information Technology  Shows  Publications/Marketing  Registrations  Breed Standards Advisory Council  Judges

Item 4 Meeting Dates

 2014 Meeting Dates  2015 Meeting Dates

Item 5 Any Other Business  Appointment of Breed Representatives  Show Dates – approval of the 2015 show date calendar (Attachment 1)  Tasman Isle of Man SH & LH standard (attachment 2)  Amendments to Judges Manual Part 1 Clause 7,8 & 9 (Attachment 3)  Toygers – acceptance for preliminary status (Attachment 4)  Financial – accounts for payment (Meeting expenses etc.)  Confidentiality document  Classicat – name change to Classic Ocicat  Microchipping proposal (Zena Pigden)  World Cat Congress  Complaints  Application for Membership

Attachments: (1) 2015 Show Calendar (2) Tasman Isle of Man SH &LH Standard of Points (3) Amendments to Judges Manual (Part 1) (4) Toyger Standard & Notes

Attachment ‘1’

Show date calendar 2015

SHOW DATES AFFILIATE CLUB NAME RING LOCATION

Shorthair Cat Breeders (Pedigree SH Canterbury Sunday 1st March 2015 4 Domestic & Companions)

Sunday, 15th March, 2015 Canterbury All Breeds 4 Canterbury

Saturday, 28th March 2015 Dominion Shorthair (All Breeds) 4 Wellington

NZ Siamese – All Shorthair (3 rings) Christchurch Domestics & Companions Saturday 18th April 2015 4

Siamese specialist – (1) ring

WCC WEEKEND AND RING 1 NATIONAL WORLD CAT Saturday 25th April 2015 SHOW + 3 AUCKLAND Cat Club All 4 Breeds Rings CONGRESS AUCKLAND

Palmerston Nth Sunday 3rd May 2015 Palmerston North (All Breeds) 4

Saturday 2nd May 2015 TOSCA (Specialist & SH Guest breeds) 3 Auckland (change of date)

16TH May 2015 Taranaki Cat Club 4 TARANAKI

Sunday, 14th June 2015 Canterbury All Breeds 4 Canterbury

Saturday 4th July 2015 Sacred Temple Specialist Birman & 5 Companions Wellington

Sunday,12th July, 2015 Hamilton Cat Club (all breeds) 4 Hamilton

Saturday 18th July, 2015 Wellington Pedigree Persian Cat Fanciers (All Breeds 4 Domestics & Companions)

Sunday 26th July 2015 Geyserland Cat Club (All Breeds) 4 TBA

Sunday 26th July 2015 Nelson Cat Club (All Breeds) 4 Nelson

Patches & Pointed Inc (All Breeds, TBA Sunday 9th August 2015 3 Domestics & Companions)

Shorthair Cat Breeders (Pedigree SH Canterbury Sunday, 9th August 2015 4 Domestic & Companions)

Sun 13th September,2015 Canterbury All Breeds 4 Canterbury

Wellington & Pedigree Persian Supreme TBA Saturday,19th Sept 2015 4 (All Breeds)

Attachment ‘2’

BREED CODES –TRS: TASMAN ISLE OF MAN SHORTHAIR, TRL: TASMAN ISLE OF MAN LONGHAIR

GENERAL TYPE STANDARD

The Tasman Isle of Man Shorthair and Longhair are the tailed equivalents of the Tasman Manx and Tasman Cymric. The Tasman Manx is the result of a recessive curly coat mutation which appeared in litters of Manx in both NZ & Australia, hence the name Tasman Manx. As with the Tasman Manx, the overall appearance should be that of a medium-sized compact, muscular cat with a moderately curly coat. The coat is unique, forming very loose waves, with some hairs being corkscrewed from the base of the shaft. The overall impression of the Isle of Man cat is one of roundedness. The constant repetition of curves gives the appearance of great substance, a cat that is powerful without being coarse.

The Shorthair coat is well-padded with a crisp texture, which varies with coat colour. Sparse furnishing in the ears and no tufts between the toes exemplify the Tasman Isle of Man as a shorthair cat. By contrast the Longhair has a medium/semi long coat with a silky texture. The britches are full and curly coated, and some tufting of hair between the toes and some furnishings in the ears can be a distinguishing difference between the Shorthair & Longhair.

Head: Round head with prominent cheeks which is slightly longer than it is broad. Moderately rounded forehead. pronounced cheekbones and jowliness enhance the round appearance. Definite whisker break with large round whisker pads. In profile there is a gentle nose dip and a well developed muzzle with strong chin.

Ears: Ears wide at the base, tapering gradually to a rounded tip, with sparse interior furnishings. Medium in size whilst in proportion to the head widely spaced and set slightly outwards.

Eyes: Slightly oval tending to round, set at a slight angle towards the nose with the outer corner slightly higher than the inside corner. Eye colour to confirm to requirements of coat colour.

Body: Solidly muscled, compact and well balanced, medium in size with sturdy bone structure. The short back forms a smooth arch from shoulders to rump, curving at the rump to give the desirable rounded look. The flank has greater depth than other breeds which emphasises the shortness of back and length of hind leg.

Tail, Legs and Feet: Tail should be medium in length and width, tapering to a rounded end. Legs are medium in length but well boned with forelegs set well apart to emphasise the broad deep chest. Hind legs may be slightly longer than front legs but not to the degree of the Tasman Manx. Paws are neat and round.

Coat Length: Shorthair: Double coat is short and dense with a well-padded quality due to the longer, open outer coat and the close cottony undercoat.

Longhair: The double coat is of medium length, dense and well padded over the main body, gradually lengthening from the shoulders to the rump. Breeches, abdomen and neck-ruff is usually longer than the coat on the main body. Cheek coat is thick and full. The collar like neck-ruff extends from the shoulders, being bib-like around the chest. Breeches should be full and thick to the hocks in the mature cat. Lower leg and head coat (except for cheeks) should be shorter than on the main body and neck ruff, but dense and full in appearance. Toe tufts and ear tufts are desirable. All things being equal in type, preference should be given to the cat showing full coating.

Coat Texture & Curl: The curly coat is the major feature of the Tasman Isle of Man. Curling should be apparent all over the cat, but will be less apparent on the head and lower legs and down the centre of the spine. The coat should show a gentle rather loose wave falling away from the spine on the body. The wavy coat should form a loose marcel wave on the neck, chest and belly. Some hairs gather together to form a corkscrew wave and this is especially apparent around the neck and ruff and sometimes on breeches.

Eyebrows and whiskers may be shorter than normal and curled or crimped. There is generally a lack of ear furnishings, but may be curly coated behind the ears.

On Longhairs, the coat on the underbelly may appear shorter, almost as if it has been clipped. There should be no penalty if this is the case.

Shorthair: texture of outer guard hairs is somewhat hard, appearance is glossy and shows signs of a crystalline effect with glistening of the outer hairs. A softer coat may occur in whites and dilutes due to colour/texture gene link but should not be confused with the silky texture found in the Longhair.

Longhair: Coat is soft and silky, falling smoothly on the body yet being full and plush due to the double coat. Coat should have a healthy glossy appearance, and may show signs of a crystalline effect with glistening of the outer hairs. Allowance to be made for seasonal and age variations.

Note: On the Tasman Isle of Man Longhair, the coat should show an even loose wave from tail base to tip, with the individual curls being slightly corkscrewed.

Coat Colour and Markings: Coat colours acceptable in all recognised British colours.

SCALE OF POINTS

Head and Ears 25

Eyes 10

Body 25

Tail, Legs and Feet 20

Coat 15

Coat Colour and Markings 5

Total 100

Faults: 1. Absence of double coat. 2. Noticeable dip in back between shoulder and rump. 3. Extreme type tending towards Exotic. 4. Weak chin.

Attachment ‘3’

Amendment to Judges Manual Party 1 Clause 7 8 & 9 7 JUNIOR PANEL

A Trainee Judge who has successfully completed the Secondary Panel Requirements may:

(a) Judge in New Zealand only, all Sections under supervision and subject to the Supervising Judge’s power to withdraw the award or a Challenge Certificate. Two or more Sections judged on the one day are counted as one assignment. A two day show when the Junior Judge officiates on both days counts as two assignments. One specialist breed show may be included in the 6 assignments.

(b) After judging at least 6 times satisfactorily under supervision, with a minimum total of 200 exhibits, at least three times on Male/Female Cats, twice on Neuter/Spay Cats and three times on Male/Female Kittens, and received satisfactory reports from at least four separate Supervisors, to be eligible for promotion to the Intermediate Panel.

(c) Unsatisfactory supervision reports will be referred to Judges Portfolio Manager & Lead Tutor.

(d) Junior Judges will send a full show report to the Tutor Judge within 21 days of the show.

(e) Junior Judges travel subsidy is only payable for each Junior Judge once in one show season. Clubs should make application for reimbursement to the Treasurer and must supply a tax invoice or a GST tax receipt.

8 JUNIOR PANEL (TRANSFER TRAINEES)

A Transfer Trainee Judge who has successfully completed the Transfer Panel requirements, and after admission to the Junior Transfer Panel (Transfer Trainees) may:

(a) Judge in New Zealand only, all Sections under Supervision and subject to the Supervising Judge’s power to withdraw the award of a Challenge Certificate. Two or more sections judged on the one day are counted as one assignment, a two day show when the Junior Judge officiates on both days counts as two assignments, one specialist breed show may be included in the 4 assignments.

(b) After judging at least 4 times under Supervision, with a minimum total of 135 exhibits, at least 3 times on Entire cats, receiving satisfactory reports from at least 3 separate Supervisors will be eligible for promotion to the Intermediate Panel.

(c) Unsatisfactory supervision reports will be referred to Judges Portfolio Manager and Lead Tutor.

9 INTERMEDIATE PANEL A Judge who has successfully completed the promotion requirements of the Junior Cat Panel.

(a) Judge in New Zealand only, any Section in the appropriate Division, at least once every 2 years to remain on this Panel, unless a Leave of Absence has been granted. (b) Take Student or Trainee Judges for Practical Assessment.

(c) Undergo a minimum of one Peer Assessment Review, of his/her practical judging skills, by a Judge of equal or higher status, every 3 years

(d) After judging 4 assignments in any Section (or as determined by the New Zealand Judges Council), on Intermediate Panel, at least 3 times on Male/Female cats in that Division, to be eligible for promotion to Senior Panel.

(e) Be eligible for admission to the Transfer Panel.

Attachment 4 – Toyger Standard & Notes

INFORMATION TO ACCOMPANY DRAFT PRELIMINARY STANDARD FOR TOYGER

The name 'Toyger' comes from the words Toy and Tiger. Essentially the Toyger is a new breed, still in development but aiming for a miniature tiger look.

Suggested NZCF Breed Code [TYG] The Toyger was founded by Judy Sugden of EEYAAS Cattery in the USA, and is the result of a cross between a striped Domestic Shorthair and a Bengal Tabby This resulted in a striped cat which after many years of hard work resembles a 'mini Tiger'. [Refer to ‘History’ section below for more detail].

The Toyger is a designer breed and currently still being developed. Breeders are striving to give this stunning breed the true look of a mini tiger over the coming years. Many of the features proposed have never been seen in a domestic cat. Progress is slow but steady and it could be several years before the Toyger truly resembles the wild tiger. With a few more years of breeding, Toygers will look even more like the real thing, with ears that are shorter, smaller eyes, a bigger chin and a wider nose tip.

History People often refer to mackerel tabby cats as tigers or tiger stripes and yet their pattern is a far cry from the bold braided patterns of the real tiger. In the late 1980s, Judy Sugden was working to improve the clarity of the mackerel markings in these tiger cats. She noticed that her cat Millwood Sharp Shooter had two spots of tabby markings on the temple and realized that this could be a key to developing a cat with the true circular pattern on a tiger's head. The temples of domestic tabbies do not usually have such markings on the head. Two cats that formed the cornerstone for the young Toyger breed were a striped domestic shorthair named Scrapmetal and a big-boned Bengal named Millwood Rumpled Spotskin. In 1993, Judy also imported Jammu Blu, a street cat from Kashmir, India, who had all spots between his ears rather than the regular tabby lines. Judy embarked on her program to develop these toy tigers with a firm picture in her mind of the characteristics that would be needed to replicate the tiger in this miniature form: a large, long body to display the bold vertical patterns; a stretching and branching of the tabby patterns and rosettes found in other cats that would break up and elongate those patterns; the circular head markings found in no other domestic cat; the vivid glittering colors; and most importantly a laid-back temperament to make the Toyger a delight to live with. Joining Judy early on in this pioneering work were Anthony Hutcherson (JungleTrax) and Alice McKee (Windridge). In 1993, TICA accepted the Toyger for Registration and in 2000 advanced them to the new breed exhibition classes, finally granting them full recognition as a championship cat in February 2007.

The Toyger coat pattern is unique in the domestic cat. Instead of the vertical stripes of the mackerel tabby or the rounded rosettes of some spotted tabbies, the Toyger has broken, or branched, bold vertical stripes in a random pattern. Some of the stripes resemble rosettes that have been stretched vertically. The goal of the facial markings is to have a circular pattern. As with the tiger, the colours being sought are dark markings on a vividly bright orange background on the outer to top portions of the cat with a whited ground colour on the undersides and insides. These beautiful dramatic patterns, each of which is unique to the individual like a fingerprint, are enhanced by the scatter of gold glitter over the top to enrich the coat pattern even further. This distinctive new breed of cat has other attributes than coat that help it resemble the tigers of the wild. The long, deep rectangular body has the low slung powerful look of the tiger along with big bones and high shoulders that give the domestic Toyger the rolling gait of the large wild cats. Like the tiger, the Toyger is a very muscular cat with a long inverted heart shape to the face. These medium-sized, living room tiger replicas weigh in at 10-15 pounds for the male and 7-10 pounds for the female.

Most of the showing done around the world is at TICA Shows. Ancats Australia recognises them, WFA, and TFA Australia.

There is an Official Society – The Toyger Cat Society - which was set up with the original breeder Judy Sudgen. In more recent times, as the Toyger has moved around the world, there has evolved another group as it was felt with the limited gene pool, there needed to be opportunity to expand a little.

Countries that have official Toyger Breeders include: USA, Canada, South America, UK, Italy, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Russia, Hungary, Japan, France, Australia, Switzerland, and Malaysia.

BREED CODE: TYG – TOYGER

GENERAL TYPE STANDARD

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Toyger is a designer cat: shorthaired, medium in size with a glittered, mackerel-patterned coat; a domestic feline reminiscent of the big cats in pattern, type, confidence and movement. Designed with the experience of active cat ownership in the modern urban setting foremost in mind, this cat must be a uniquely beautiful and engaging companion, willing and able to thrive in a human- centred life. Thus, companionability traits, such as, but not limited to: dependability, quiet temperament, laid- back personality, intelligence, easily trained and handled, good athletic ability, stately movement, excellent health and longevity are all important and desirable, and must be considered an integral part of the breed profile.

HEAD: Shape: Medium-sized. Long, broad and deep. Side view: half-hexagon as defined by angle change points of chin, nose, forehead and back skull. All contours well-defined, muscular and rounded. Ears: Rounded. Small preferred. Set as much on the side as on the top. Thickly furred temples and ears preferred. Lynx tipping undesirable. Eyes: Small to medium, round with gentle hooding of upper inside. Set back into face, and on slight bias toward base of ear. Rich deep colour preferred. Chin: Very strong. Deep, wide. Bite must be correct. Muzzle: Medium to long and deep with well-defined, rounded muscular contours. Full face view: a long inverted heart shape from forehead to rounded whisker pads. Nose: Muscular, long, and rounded, widening toward end to at least as wide as the space between the eyes. Greater nose leather width is preferred, depth is shallow. Profile: Biplanar with angle change above the eyes. A slightly concave nose line acceptable. Neck: Long and muscular.

BODY: Torso: Medium to deep, long and muscular with rolling contours; strong and robust but not blocky. Strength is in the forequarters. Shoulders may interrupt top line. Chest is broad and deep, without interrupting neckline from head to foreleg. Legs and Feet: Medium length such that the space between the ground and the body is equal to the depth of the torso. Legs as long in back as in front. Long toed, well knuckled feet appear large. Tail: Very long and muscular with blunt, rounded tip; rope-like. Set and carried low. Boning: Very large, dense, robust; never delicate. Musculature: Very muscular and athletic looking, especially in young males.

COAT: Length: Coat is short except: markings fur may be slightly but uniformly longer than ground coloured fur on body for a sculpted effect. Longer temple and jowl ruff fur is preferred. Texture/Density: Fur is thick, luxurious and unusually soft, plush but resilient. Glitter: Some glitter required. The more the better without undue loss of contrast or whited ground.

COLOUR: Tabby markings shall be virtually black to brown or even tan. Very dark markings on a richly colored rufoused ground is preferred. Markings uniformly dark from tip of hair to skin are preferred. Mouse coloured undercoat is acceptable. Whited ground colour shall be as uniformly light to as white as possible and appears as per pattern requirements below. Contrast: All colours next to each other should be as different in contrast as possible. The visibly noticeable difference in colour and contrast between two coat colours should be great or high between the tabby markings and the background colour; high between the dorsal orange background ground colour and ventral whited background ground colour; high between the dark ear colour and the lighter "thumb print"; and high between the whited ground colour of parts of the face and its modified tabby markings. Pattern: Brown Mackerel Tabby ONLY.

Markings: Ground pattern: A modified dorsal (upper and outer) coloured ground with a ventral (inner and under) whited ground as described and excepted below. Edges of ground areas should be distinct with contrast. Body: Body stripes shall generally be vertically aligned with encircling markings on neck, legs and tail. Bold, braided, non-uniform stripes including stretched rosettes are preferred. Some stretched spots are acceptable. Belly and inside of legs must be marked. Whited ground shall include ventral areas of belly, underside of base of tail, insides of legs, and chest. Spillage or wrap of whited ground onto lower sides, backs of legs and sides of chest for a greater amount of visibility is desirable. Paw pads and tail tip must be black. Face and Head: Facial stripes and markings shall be circularly aligned around the face. Preference shall be given to forehead butterfly markings and to encircling jowl markings. Traditional tabby markings moving radially away from the face for any distance are undesirable. Whited ground areas shall include throat, chin, outer parts of jowls and cheeks, and lower part of whisker pads as well as areas around and over eyes, spilling upward onto temples and forehead. Ears have dark backs, with lighter to virtually white "thumbmarks" desirable. Black mascara, lipstick and whisker spot markings and white spectacles are desirable.

SCALE OF POINTS

Head and Neck 23 Ears 6 Eyes 6 Body 17 Legs & feet 4 Tail 4 Coat Texture and Length 5 Coat Colour 15 Pattern 20 TOTAL 100

ALLOWANCES: Females may be somewhat smaller and less muscular than males and may exhibit no head ruff. Well-muscled males may lack shoulder to neck definition. Kittens may be somewhat longer coated, be less rufoused and be rather uncoordinated. Colour may vary somewhat in intensity seasonally.

PENALIZE: Classic alignment of mackerel stripes on body (strongly suggesting a bulls eye or curved lines). Substantially darker markings on points. A dorsal stripe. Traditional tabby face markings ONLY. No glitter. Narrow nose leather. Excessive size or unmuscled bulk. Lockets Challenging temperament.

WITHHOLD CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE OR FIRST PLACE IN KITTEN CLASSES FOR: Ticked fur that obscures markings. Belly or chest not marked. Tail tip not black. Blue eyes. Incorrect number of toes on any foot

DISQUALIFY: Mouth alignment not proper.