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While it is customary to have a
Chief Executive’s Report, it
would be a little harsh to
expect
Bryan Wells
to write a report after only
being in the position for two
weeks. Therefore I have
prepared this report on the year
ended December 2006 in my
capacity as Acting
CEO
for much of that period, and as
Chairman of the National
Council.
New Zealand Champions 2006
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National Triples Champions:
Seti Mailei, Niau Ruta,
Georgio Vakauta
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National Singles Champion:
Brian
Smith
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National Doubles Champions:
Seti Mailei, Georgio Vakauta
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National Senior Doubles
Champions: Rex Hayes, Terry
Lambert
Congratulations to all the above
champions. Niau Ruta and
Brian Smith have joined
Georgio Vakauta (2001) as the
only players who have won all
three National Championships.
Rex Hayes and Terry Lambert made
a little bit of history by
becoming the inaugural National
Senior Champions in December.
International Events
Congratulations to all the
players who were selected for
representative teams in 2006.
Trans Tasman Challenge
Congratulations to the team for
their convincing win over
Australia in both the Open and
Senior competitions.
Open:
Roberta Campbell, Sharon Cannon,
Barbara Johnston, Joanne
Lippard, Laurel Priestley,
Bethne Rouse, Ian Baker,
Christian Fouquet, David
Lippard, Michael Rocks, Richard
Swaney, Dirk Winnie.
Senior:
Claire Bradburn, Marie Fenton,
Dawn Gardner, Pat Jamieson,
Margaret Maher, Jean Parley,
Doug Hay, Rex Hayes, Reed
Jamieson, Terry Lambert, Trevor
Neilson, Bill Peachey
A big thank you to the
Horowhenua Club for hosting an
excellent event. The weather
was terrible at times, but the
piste remained playable
throughout, and the support
provided by the club members was
exemplary. A special thank you
to Nyra and Geoff Bentley who
encouraged TV1 to film play on
the Saturday morning for that
night’s 6 o’clock News.
Singapore International Petanque
Championship
Two triples teams were selected
for Singapore this year: Roberta
Campbell, Joanne Lippard and
Claire Wilson competed as a
women’s triple in an Open
tournament and qualified for the
second round. Andrew Joe, David
Lippard and Andre Noel, after a
slow start, picked up some wins
in the Nations Cup.
World Petanque Championships,
Grenoble
For the first time both the Open
and Women’s Championships were
held at the same time and in the
same venue. This was also the
first time that a New Zealand
team competed in the Women’s
Championship. If nothing else,
Grenoble 2006 proved that a New
Zealand Women’s team have the
ability to compete at this
level.
Women:
Sharon Cannon, Barbara Johnston,
Laurel Priestley
Open:
Ian Baker, Christian Fouquet,
Michael Rocks, Dirk Winnie
Oceania
Championship and Asian
Championship
Unfortunately, there were
insufficient players available
to make up representative teams
to compete at either of these
events.
Sponsorship
Peugeot (Sime Darby Automobiles
NZ Ltd) and SPARC continue to be
our major sponsors. There is
much work that needs to be done
in this area and I am aware that
Bryan Wells is targeting people
to help out.
Coaching and Umpiring
SPARC have provided a one-off
grant of $4,500 to help develop
the Coaching (now Performance
Enhancement) and Umpiring
capabilities within our sport.
Neil Goodwin has done a
tremendous amount of work in
both areas during the year and
the results should start bearing
fruit over the next year.
Administration
The year provided a number of
changes and challenges in terms
of the administration of
Petanque New
Zealand.
-
Graeme Morris
resigned from the Chief
Executive’s position at the
Annual General Meeting in
March. Graeme was awarded
Life Membership by Petanque
New Zealand.
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Bryan Wells was appointed
CEO in December.
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Joanne Lippard was appointed
Deputy CEO (Operations
Manager) in March and
resigned from that position
at the end of the year.
-
Neil Goodwin took over the
vacant Central Region
Delegate position in March.
-
John Leadbeater,
Northern Region Delegate,
was replaced by
Lorraine Brock
in November.
Throughout this time, Barbara
Whittington and Brian Smith
continued to keep the ship
afloat, supported by Jean-Pascal
Cuer (Canterbury/Tasman Region
Delegate) and
Ron Thompson
(Southern Region Delegate).
Conclusion
The coming year will provide
plenty of new challenges and no
doubt many of the old ones will
be ongoing.
I would like to thank all the
administrators for their
continued involvement in the
sport, and I wish all members a
successful year on the piste,
whether they be players, coaches
or umpires.
Michael Rocks
Council Chairman |
