PNZ Candidates for 2009

PNZ Candidates for 2009 Candidate for President – Bryan Wells Candidate for President – Lorraine Brock Director, Player Development - Graeme Morris Vice President – Paul O’Connor Director, Sport Development - Dirk Winnie Fay Doyle Diane Findlay

You can see the 2010 candidates HERE

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Candidate for President – Bryan Wells

Club - Horowhenua

Candidate Statement

I am the current CEO of Petanque New Zealand. In the less than two years I

have been in this appointment I have focussed on trying to give the sport a

sound administrative base, and taking a more professional and business-like

approach to some of its problem areas.

My primary focus has been:

 

 

1. The provision of a structure for the training and qualification of umpires.

2. A structure for the training and qualification of coaches.

3. The development of an objective and transparent process for the

selection of our national teams at all levels of our sport – the Open, the

Seniors and the Youth areas. I believe all these processes are now in place and are well on the way to being embedded into our sport in New Zealand.

 

 

At the start of my tenure as the CEO of Petanque New Zealand I signalled ^[1]

that my focus would be unashamedly inwardly focussed on the local national

scene, until I could be assured that we had the building blocks in place to

ensure that the national teams we sent overseas were well selected, well

coached and well managed. I believe we have achieved these aims, and it is

now time for us to start looking outwards to the Australasian scene and

beyond. I believe all these processes have also benefited the ordinary club

player by placing coaches and umpires at club level, to allow all players to

improve their skill levels and knowledge of the game, should they wish to do

so.

If elected to the position of President of the PNZ Board, I will continue with

these developments within NZ; and with an emphasis on the development of

the relationship with Australia and the Asian/Pacific areas in particular.

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Candidate for President – Lorraine Brock

I am a member and Treasurer of Kennedy Park Petanque Club in Auckland.

I have been involved in various petanque administration roles for many years

and feel I have the right attributes to lead Petanque New Zealand going

forward.

 

 

My roles have included

• President of the Auckland Petanque Association for 3 years – the

maximum term

• Organised and successfully run the New Zealand Open

• Represented Auckland – later Upper North Island - on the PNZ

National Council

• Currently the Chairperson of the PNZ National Council.

 

 

My husband, daughter, and “son in law” are all involved in petanque so I have

good family support.

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Director, Player Development - Graeme Morris

Club: Masterton

Candidate Statement:

Previous experience on the PNZ committee (1999-2006), during which I served

as treasurer, vice president, president/CEO (5 years), team manager to 5 World

Championships, 2 Oceania Championships and selector in 2004/2005, has given

me an excellent background for the position of Director-Player Development. I

am currently the PNZ Coaching Co-ordinator for the lower North Island.

 

 

I am passionate about our sport and I believe the experience I have listed above

gives me a great understanding of how petanque works internationally and also

have a close affinity with all petanque players in New Zealand both social and

competitive (junior and senior).

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Vice President – Paul O’Connor

Club: Herne Bay (Auckland)

Candidate Statement:

I will be looking at creating a Formal framework for Petanque NZ. This will

include looking at the current Goals and Objectives together with all policies,

procedures and internal controls, with a view to strengthening what we have

or writing new ones where we do not have such.

 

 

This will ensure that all member clubs and members separately have

knowledge of what should happen and communication (regular) to ensure that

it is happening. This will also mean that Petanque NZ will have to improve it’s

communication to ensure that the above happens and that all Regional

boards together with clubs will need to advise Petanque NZ of what is

happening within their representative regions.

 

 

Finally I intend Petanque NZ to have a much closer relationship with SPARC

so that petanque can remain an accepted, growing, successful and official

sport within New Zealand.

 

08/01/2010 editors note: It has been kept hush-hush by PNZ, but I have learned that Paul has resigned from the PNZ board over the frustrations outlined by Dirk in his 2009 Open letter. 

 

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Director, Sport Development - Dirk Winnie

Club: Park Ave & Khandallah (Wellington)

Candidate Statement:

So what is it that you want?

Honesty, transparency, open communication, innovation?

I won’t promise you that I have the power to make decisions that will keep

every player in New Zealand petanque happy, however I will listen to your

desires and attempt to work with others on the PNZ to deliver the best system

that we can.

 

 

I have been involved in the administration of the sport on a regional level for

about the last 10 years.

 

07/01/2010 Editor update: Unfortunately 2009 has been really frustrating for Dirk and the other board members (see 2009 Open Letter).

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Fay Doyle

Candidate – Director Membership Services

Club - Kapiti

Candidate Statement

I have played petanque since 1997 when we moved to Raumati. I served on

the Committee of the Kapiti petanque Club and was president for two years

and later Club captain for a year. I was elected as President of the WPA in

2006 and 2007. I was then elected to the Board of PNZ where I will serve until

the new structure comes into place after the Annual General Meeting.

 

 

I have a background in administration and would use my skills to develop the

game and encourage clubs to take advantage of the programmes being

introduced to assist players.

 

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Diane Findlay

 

Candidate – Director Membership Services

Club: Christchurch

Candidate Statement

I have one major talent – I organise. Serving on the PNZ Executive from

1999-2001 and 2008 –2009, I created and maintained the original NZ Club

database and bring commonsense to the Board.

 

My objectives are:

1. To do my best for all PNZ members fostering liaison between PNZ and

clubs, informing Clubs of current and future developments through the

website and PNZ magazine, to personally visit Clubs, listen to

members and bring their voices and visions to the Board

2. To promote and encourage the development of Senior and Youth

petanque

3. I am not interested in factions and self-interest groups. My aim is to

represent and be of value to all NZ petanque players.

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Text taken from http://www.petanquenz.com/