12 June 2025
Key Messages from March and May 2025 Board Meetings
March
May
- The Board has agreed to the next set of priorities from the Strategic Plan to work on over the next few months:
- An assessment of our cost reduction and revenue opportunities and in particular, whether our registration fees reflect the value of our offering.
- An increase in our focus on bringing through new instructors, by continuing to work with the technical committees to ensure our “offering” is relevant and ensuring the member experience is central to what we do, improving our understanding of how our club-based model can evolve, and by bringing our younger cohort together to discuss barriers to opening clubs.
- The Board and CEO are looking forward to having some of the above discussions with instructors and members at this year’s Roadshow and the Nationals.
- The Board discussed the implementation of JustGo and has agreed a set of priorities going forward. The Board is aware that there are things that are going well with JustGo and things that will need continual finetuning. Instructors can expect to hear more about next steps soon, including a survey of experiences so far and how you would like to see the system evolve. We are on a journey, and while there are always things that we can do better, overall the implementation of JustGo is going well. The Board continue to acknowledge the expertise, commitment and generosity of those involved in establishing and implementing JustGo, without whom we would not be where we are today within the budget constraints we have. This includes Mr Lloyd-Evans, Mr Neil Breen, Mr Kraiger, Grand Master McPhail, Mrs Pygott and Mr Tolley. Our organisation has been very fortunate to benefit from the leadership and expertise of this group of people.
- Other discussions at the Board meeting included:
- Financials: Year to date financials are in line with budget for Quarter 1; Grant funding of $6,500 has been received towards the cost of sending two officials to the World Championships in Croatia, however grant funding for the management team has been declined; and the Board approved an investment approach for reserves as recommended by the Audit and Risk Committee.
- Recruitment for a Child Protection Officer is underway. The Board acknowledges and thanks the service of Nicole Kettings in this role over the last couple of years.
- The President Master Patterson provided the Board with updates on his engagement with the ITF, including sending a proposal to amend GM promotion age restriction, which is currently 60. We look forward to hearing from the ITF on this proposal. The Board also got an update about 70th anniversary celebration of Taekwon-Do on April 11th with 24 hours of online sessions. Our own Mr Doogan and Mrs Brenda Trotter delivered sessions – thank you.
- Last but not least, the Board and President acknowledge and congratulation the promotion of Master Rimmer to Grand Master, effective on the 31 March this year. An incredible and highly deserved achievement that ITFNZ is lucky to benefit from, alongside our other Grand Masters.
The Board will next meet in July.
Following a restructuring of our advisory panels, ITFNZ is calling for applications from members who wish to be involved in the future Technical direction of the Art.
We have been fortunate to have had a core leadership group steer Taekwon-Do’s technical development over many years. While many of these leaders will remain involved in the technical development of our Art, the current Technical structure is being opened to allow greater participation of our future leaders. Our future leaders will engage with and work alongside Grand Masters and Masters, enabling a transfer of technical knowledge and to introduce new ideas to ensure Taekwon-Do remains an attractive proposition for many years to come.
This initiative aims to address some of the key challenges identified in the Strategic Plan – ensuring Capability, Capacity and Sustainability.
75% of our current membership is aged 18 years and under. We are focused as an organization on growing our future leaders so that the Art of Taekwon-Do thrives into the future.
In the past our Technical Advisory Group has led development across the syllabus and grading requirements, and the requirements instructor and examiner education. These technical areas are being split across three new advisory panels.
There are opportunities within the following advisory panels:
Terms of Reference are attached for each Panel outlining how they will operate. These are ‘living’ documents, open to amendment as the new structure develops. A Position Description is provided for each Panel.
The future success of the Art is dependent upon your commitment today.
Please register your interest by email to ceo@itkd.co.nz. Applications close 10th May 2024. Your email should include an explanation of your interest, the skills and experiences (both in and outside Taekwon-Do) that you can contribute, and what you hope to achieve.
Education Panel Position Description | Education Panel Terms of Reference
Examiner Panel Position Description | Examiner Panel Terms of Reference
Qualifications Panel Position Description | Qualifications Panel Terms of Reference
3rd February 2021
New Appointment: Chief Executive Officer – Alex Hayton
The ITKD Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Hayton as Chief Executive Officer.
Alex comes to us with extensive experience in both the private and sports sectors. His sport’s experience comprises senior roles within football and more recently as CFO then CEO at New Zealand Rugby League.
Starting immediately, we're confident Alex will come up to speed quickly. One of his key initial tasks will be driving the development of a new Strategic Plan for the next five years. In the meantime please support the Board in welcoming Alex to the organisation.
Alex will lead the existing Executive Team and work alongside the various Advisor Groups, Executive and Board.
Alex can be reached directly on ceo@itkd.co.nz or 021 288 8822.
Any additional information, please contact the Board Chair Nick Lourantos.
The ITFNZ Board is pleased to advise that the ITFNZ Board Appointment Panel have selected Master Kane Raukura and Ms Sheryl Chase as Appointed Board Members to the ITFNZ Board.
Board Chair Nick Lourantos said that both Master Raukura and Ms Chase bring strong governance, policy development and leadership abilities that will compliment skills already on the Board. “We are extremely lucky that we have exceptional people in our community that are willing to assist and further develop ITFNZ to ensure we provide services and Governance that are relevant to our membership.”
Congratulations to Master Raukura and Ms Chase.
For further information, please contact the Board Chair Nick Lourantos directly on boardchair@itkd.co.nz or 021439482.
The Board of Directors met on 19 July 2020 via Zoom. This email contains a summary of key points from that meeting. If you have any feedback, please contact our Chair, Mr Nick Lourantos.
The Board of Directors met on 10 May 2020 via Zoom. This email contains a summary of key points from that meeting. If you have any feedback, please contact our Chair, Mr Nick Lourantos.
The Board of the International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand met on 1 March 2020. This is a summary of that meeting. If you have any comments, questions or ideas, please contact our Board Chairman, Mr Lourantos on 021 439482 or boardchair@itkd.co.nz. Here are some notes from the meeting:
The Board of Directors met on Sunday 24 November in Christchurch. Here is a summary of some of the key items discussed. If you have any feedback, please email our Board Chair, nick.lourantos@gmail.com.
Operations: The Board of Directors seek to engage a part-time Chief Operating Officer, responsible for streamlining and improving our national operations. Responsibilities will include overseeing our IT infrastructure, improving our administrative processes, and overseeing our staff. We are working with a recruitment company owned by one of our members to identify suitable candidates. Watch our vacancies page if you are interested in applying.
IT summit: on Sunday 17 November, a group of our IT volunteers and staff met in Wellington to discuss risks and our broader IT strategy. The group included our incredible Master Paul McPhail, Mr Neil Breen, Mrs Shirley Pygott, Mr Craig Hannah, Master Gray Patterson, Mr Scott Sutherland, Mr David Lo, Mr David Blackwell and Mr Morgan Lloyd. It was facilitated pro bono by IT strategy consultant Mr Ajay Blackshah. It was a fantastic first step, identifying our key risks and agreeing a workplan to document and progress our IT infrastructure. We seek to establish an IT management team, and we will shortly advertise for someone to lead the team – ideally someone with IT architecture experience. Watch our vacancies page for details, or contact ceo@itkd.co.nz.
Anti-bullying: you may have seen Mr Josh Hart in a fantastic segment on Seven Sharp on 22 November. If not, watch this Facebook link. Following this segment, Mr Barry Hart approached the Board with an opportunity for International Taekwon-Do to support anti-bullying in New Zealand. The Board are pursuing the opportunity.
Community funding: the Board of Directors believes we can improve our success rate with community funding applications. We would be very grateful for offers of help, from those with expertise in the area, and those without (students, instructors or other volunteers). Contact ceo@itkd.co.nz for details.
Financial systems: Mr Morgan Lloyd, currently operating as our volunteer “Chief Financial Officer” will be contracted to review our financial systems and processes, including budgeting and administration. We expect to see improvements in reporting and administration processes within six months.
South Island: Masters Patterson and Banicevich met with South Island instructors on 23 November 2019, with a training seminar and instructor meeting. The South Island is presently without a Regional Director. It was a productive meeting, and outcomes included South Island instructors establishing a communication medium for themselves (such as a WhatsApp group), a summer social and training event for them, and possibly a South Island seminar series with one of our fantastic senior instructors.
Kiwisport: Messrs Lourantos and Thompson, and Master Banicevich are getting together in December to plan a proposal to establish new Taekwon-Do classes in schools following Kiwisport programmes. The idea is to administer the schools centrally, and pay local instructors to teach the classes. High performance athletes are great candidates for these positions, because there are benefits for those spending larger sums of money to train and compete in Taekwon-Do. If you have any black belts who would make great class instructors, please email ceo@itkd.co.nz.
Sport NZ are changing their strategy to focus on youths, rather than younger children. Their data show a large drop in activity participation after physical education becomes optional at school. Our Board and Management will follow these changes closely to ensure that our strategy aligns with the national strategy, to obtain funding and recognition benefits.
Special ITF event in Seoul, Korea: the ITF are hosting a very special event in Seoul, Korea, 10-15 April 2020 to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Taekwon-Do. Details are available on the ITF website, with further details on Facebook. It includes an IIC, and elements of an International Do Course, International Kids Course, and International Adapted Taekwon-Do Course. There will also be two days of sightseeing for Taekwon-Do enthusiasts, and a gala dinner in the hotel where Taekwon-Do was named! All at a very reasonable price! Places are strictly limited, so book early. If you have trouble logging on to the ITF online system to register, email Mr Tolley.
Finally, we would like to wish all of our International Taekwon-Do family a safe and merry Christmas, and a prosperous and happy New Year.
The International Taekwon-Do Board met in Wellington on 9 June 2019. Here is a summary of key points that may interest instructors. Our next meeting will be on 24 September.
The Board met on 25 November 2018. This was our final meeting for the year. This is a summary of the key matters we discussed. Please send feedback to the Board Chair.
Our 2019 year will begin with a day devoted to strategy and prioritising operations projects.
As 2018 comes to a close, we wish everyone a very merry Christmas, and a safe and happy New Year.
The Board met on 11 March 2018. Here are my notes from our meeting.
Remember that the AGM is on 29 April at MMC in Ellerslie, Auckland. Mr Graham is not re-standing for his board position, and Master Davidson is not re-standing as president. Get your nominations to Mr Tolley before Saturday 31 March. Who do you think could help us achieve our goals?
The 2018 budget was approved. This is a good time to comment on our finances, because many instructors wonder where the money goes. Our financial accounts are released every year, this is just a few interesting points to note for the year to 31 December 2017:
Here are some notes from the Board meeting on 12 November. If you have any comments or questions, email Mr Thompson or Mr Burns.
Mr Thompson will undertake an operational review, with recommendations by the end of March 2018. Presently we have eight part-time contractors working for the organisation performing various jobs. What work will we need performed over the next few years? Do we have the right mix of skills and enough capacity in our operational team? Are we doing the right things, or can we improve our processes? We discussed a few specific issues that will be included in the review:
Next year will be our busiest KiwiSport year so far. We want to open permanent Taekwon-Do classes in many of the target schools, using the Plus500 idea. Mr Graham and Mr Kevin Matsuoka are presently running a pilot in St Francis School. Mr Banicevich and Mr Thompson will expand this concept, including a standard school launch pack, and administration processes. We may develop a similar pack that existing schools can use to run promotions for new students at the start of each school year.
Mr Lloyd is working hard to create regular financial reporting systems. The goal is for the Board to access a quarterly financial reporting pack that clearly shows our financial position. Mr Lloyd will meet with Mr Thompson, Mrs Pygott and Mr Banicevich to design the processes and reports.
Our new website is up! If you haven't seen it, visit www.itkd.co.nz now! The goal of the new website is to direct prospective members to their nearest International Taekwon-Do location. The site is running a little slowly on some operating systems and browsers, and Ms Tse will follow up with the designers.
Ms Tse will undertake a review of school retention. This may include some standard reports for instructors (if you haven't seen your student retention report on the national database, check it out!). We are also identifying the processes required to run a successful school, with a view to offering training and tools to help instructors. We would like to include sessions for instructors to cover these topics at national gatherings, such as camps, seminars, and possibly even tournaments.
Over the years, many people brought great ideas to the Board or management team. We agreed to improve our follow up process as we haven't consistently returned to the person to tell them what happened to the idea. We love receiving ideas - good ideas that fit with our national strategy help us all. All ideas are considered and evaluated. Not all ideas are implemented - some don't fit with our strategy, some cost more than the benefits they deliver, and with limited resources, we can't do everything. In future, Mr Thompson will keep track of every idea that comes to the Board or management team, and he or the Regional Directors will also notify the person about the outcome. Please bring your ideas forward - to your Regional Director, our CEO, or the Board.
We do many things to keep our members safe. One thing we haven't done in the past, and we will start doing now, is periodically police checking all instructors and assistant instructors. Where there is a cost, this will be borne by International Taekwon-Do. It's a small thing, and an important thing to be able to include in our marketing material - "All of our instructors are qualified black belts who are police vetted and hold current first aid certificates". With that in mind, some instructors have expired first aid certificates. These are important for your students' safety.
Finally Master Davidson and the Board wants all instructors and members to support the ITF World Cup in Sydney in September 2018. This is open to blue belts and above, and will be a fantastic tournament. Master Daher (the tournament host) is a strong supporter of International Taekwon-Do, and this is our opportunity to support him. Start saving! Even if you are not competing, come along, have a holiday in Sydney, and watch some of the best Taekwon-Do in the world on display in our corner of the globe!
Have a safe and merry Christmas, everyone. Thank you for your fantastic involvement in 2017, and we look forward to an excellent 2018!
What are the board doing?
At the board meeting on 5 June, we agreed that we would provide quarterly board updates on high level activity relating to the organisation's strategic priorities. These will be brief - something you can read quickly and if you have any concerns, comments or ideas, you can send them to the Board Chairman.
What are the board and management teams doing?
Seeking Help
We need your help, there are some one-off tasks within specific areas that we aim to improve. In future, the board or management team may email all members to see if anyone would be willing to help develop some discrete projects. We want to tap into the highly skilled members in our organisation who are willing to help us achieve more.
A new growth pilot project
This pilot aims to help our future instructors open new clubs by leveraging existing programmes and opportunities like Kiwisport. The project aims to address some of the barriers associated with setting up a new club:
Further details will follow once we have worked out the scope and logistics and in the meantime, here are a few questions:
Reply to me by email, and let's grow our instructors, students and membership together!
Regards
Mark Banicevich.
On behalf of the board.
The May Board meeting was held last weekend, and in addition to my re-election by fellow board members as Chair for another year, we welcomed Master Bhana’s re-election and the reappointment of Ms Elaine More. We also took the opportunity to congratulate Master Davidson on his continued Presidency.
We started the day on the alignment of our Strategic values with the Operational Business Plan prepared by CEO Mike Thompson. We then discussed and signed off on a reshuffle of roles within the Board. Prior to the meeting we had identified a need to fill the gap left by Mr Herbison’s departure. Thankfully, Mr Peter Gudsell has stepped up and agreed to be an advisor to the Board.
Our roles at Board level are:
| Mr Dennis Burns Master Bhana Mr Peter Graham Mr Peter Gudsell (Advisor) Ms Elaine More Mr Vince Pygott Ms Nicola Tse |
Board Chair (and liaison with CEO & Operations) Advisor Group Liaison Volunteers; support training & succession Finance, Risk, Audit and Accountability Sport NZ Liaison & Strategic Alignment Health & Safety and iTKD Polices Marketing & Growth Support |
Other areas covered were:
Health & Safety
As a key focus area for our organisation, we took the opportunity to thank Operations and Mr Tolley in particular on the work done on the templates for clubs to use in setting up their own individual Health & SafetyRisk Management Plans. However, it is was of concern to the Board that nearly two months following Mr Tolley’s email, some clubs have yet to start putting this into place.
I will take the opportunity to re-state the last paragraph in Mr Tolley’s email;
“If you do not have a plan in place and something goes horribly wrong the consequences are stiff fines and even incarceration”
And of course even more importantly we want to keep our members safe. It is not an option to do nothing. If you need help, as a first step please contact your RD or fellow instructors in your region and failing that, please contact Mr Tolley in Operations. Email operations@itkd.co.nz
Marketing
The Board and Operations are working together on a redesign of our Website. This is a targeted Marketing Strategy looking at how we can integrate our current Database/website and financial systems. The latter is to try and streamline processes where in some cases the same information has to be entered several times.
Board Risk Register
Master Bhana and I will be working with Mr Gudsell to put in place a Board Risk Register. This will be a tool we can use to identify and monitor areas of risk for our organisation, rate importance level and then prioritise action as appropriate.
Should you have any questions, in regards the items noted above, please do contact me
Regards
Dennis Burns
boardchairman@itkd.co.nz
Board Chairman
International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand
The Board gathered in Auckland on Sunday for the first Board meeting for 2016 and we are already 3 months into the 2016-2019 Strategic Plan.
In addition to business as usual, we discussed how the Board and Operations are going to monitor and measure success against the plan. Step one was to simplify the way we communicate the Strategic Plan i.e. “our one pager”. Now we need to simplify how we collate reliable evidence to support progression against measurable targets, i.e. 'how do we know we are doing well’?
This background work is in progress and in conjunction with Mike Thompson, our CEO, aim to have a new quarterly dashboard, available to us for our next board meeting in May. This will then be made available to all members.
On a personal note, whilst on the plane home, I was reviewing the meeting and looking over our “one pager”. Having missed out on a lovely Wellington Day and time with family, my thoughts turned to the myriad of volunteers, who like the Board, take the time out from family and friends to help our organisation be a success. Why? Speaking for myself, it is because it is what I enjoy doing. I am constantly learning new things, the role as Board Chair is challenging, and in the end it is that combination that makes it very rewarding. We would love to know what motivates others. Because finding this out will, in the end, help us all achieve one of our focus areas. To “Attract and retain the staff and volunteer base that are the cornerstone of effective and sustainable delivery”.
As always, I look forward to any comments you may have. The board is constantly challenging ourselves to be more open and available. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can make International Taekwon-Do enrich our lives and teach valuable physical, ethical, and moral skills.
Kind regards,
Dennis Burns
(Board Chairperson)
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At the recent AGM Master Mahesh Bhana was re elected for a three year term and will continue in his role as Advisory Panel liaison with the Board. Congratulations to the re-appointment of our Board Chairman Mr Dennis Burns, and welcome to our new Board Member Elaine More.
The Board appointed Elaine recently as Ms Sheryl Chase stood down as board member. A huge thanks to Ms Chase for all her valuable input to the Board over the last two years. Ms Chase continues her role as co-instructor at Khandallah and key driving force in the Wellington region.
Elaine has had a long history in the health sector before making the life-changing decision to move to sport in early 2002. She currently holds a senior leadership role at a Regional Sports Trust (RST) in Auckland providing strategic and operational support to the organisation. Elaine’s current contribution is primarily in the area of Community Sport (including KiwiSport) and is focused on successful win-win outcomes in the complex and uniquely challenging sport sector.
Elaine has a Bachelor’s Degree in Sport and a Post Graduate Diploma in Social Sector Evaluation research. Elaine has a passion for Taekwon-Do and although forced to retire due to injury, practiced for many happy years to a Second Degree Black Belt level.
We are well into 2013, the schools are back, and we’re looking forward to another year that will be as busy and successful as the last.
In these notes, I’ll be explaining the work that happens away from the dojang, what takes up my time, and sharing the successes we achieve.
Kiwisport was a big feature of 2012. The pilot schemes were launched in the early part of the year in Counties Manukau. Some of these have completed their first year and been extended to a further course this year. As a result of this success, three new clubs have been started in schools – Redoubt school for example.
This success has let us expand the scheme to other regions, including Auckland, Waitakere, and Wellington. This involves going out and talking to the schools, getting them interested, and bringing together the school, enthusiastic instructors and the Sport New Zealand funding. In short, it’s exactly what Sport New Zealand are for – to get more young people out doing sport. For International Taekwon-Do, this all provides us with a great way of getting more people to see our martial art. We have received over $150,000 in funding for the programmes, with a large percentage of that going the instructors themselves. The feedback has been nothing but positive, from both instructors and students.
At the other end of the scale, the high performance athletes have been busy preparing for the 2013 World Championships. The New Zealand team trials have just completed, with over 60 of our top people competing for a place. The trials weekend was the final phase of months of training and hard work from the competitors and team managers. There has been training sessions every week, monthly regional training sessions, and two full national camps over December and January.
The role of the CEO in this is to assist with support and funding where possible, work with Sport New Zealand, and bring top people from around the world over to help our top people.
We now have the highest membership we have ever had, growing 10% per year. We get regular comments from trusts and outside organisations about the quality of our organisation and what we provide. 2012 was a very successful year, and 2013 will be even better.
Questions for Mr Thompson
Q1. You have been involved with other sports organisations in New Zealand, how does Taekwon-Do compare in terms of the size of the organisation.
I have been involved in some very well developed sports like cricket, football, squash and in Secondary School Sport. Those sports organisations varied in size from 22,000 members to 96,000 participants so you could say that International Taekwon-Do and Martial Arts in general are relatively small in comparison, but every organisation has its own advantages so while those organisations might have been larger and had more resource, Taekwon-Do has the benefits of being nimble and quick to act (sometimes) so we can drive change more quickly. I have also been impressed by the quality of the volunteers I have met in my three years in this role, and believe that they also have the opportunity to see the effects of their contributions quicker that in the larger sports.
Q2. Rugby and Netball seem to be the only sports that get regular television coverage. What are the possibilities of getting Taekwon-Do on the small screen ?
This is a real challenge for us and other sports, but the World Champs in 2011 showed we can get on the news if we have something to talk about that interests the media. So we have to keep on winning internationally, have great stories to tell about our people, and know who the right people are to talk to. This is a work in progress but last year we were on TV3 as well. If we got on telly every month it would be a major achievement for us. Baseball are good at it and I am also talking to them and Aussie Rules about leveraging activity to create profile.
At the recent AGM held in Auckland, Master Davidson was re elected as President of ITKD and Mr. Peter Graham was re elected to the Board for a further 3 years term. Mr. Kris Herbison was re appointed by the Appointment Panel to the Board for further term of 3 years also.
Congratulations to everyone.
At the recent AGM held in April 2011, Mr Pygott was voted in for a further three year term on the ITFNZ Board - Congratulations to Mr Pygott.
On the 3rd of May 2011, the ITFNZ Appointment Panel comprising of Mr Russell Preston, CEO Counties Manukau Sports, Mrs Lynette Adams, CEO Waitakere Sports, Master Davidson, International Taekwon-Do President and Master Bhana, Board representative and Panel Co-ordinator, conducted interviews for an appointed board position with a term of three years. The successful applicant was Ms Sheryl Chase. Ms Chase is a Senior Policy Analyst for the Ministry of Economic Development and has held various role within government agencies as an Analyst. She has numerous academic achievements to her name, including a Bachelor of Management degree with Honours in Economics. She has also been a director of her own company, is a keen and enthusiastic Taekwon-Do practitioner and was a core member of the leadership group who organised the recent ITF World Championships in Wellington.
Ms Chase brings valuable skills and perspective to the Board - we wish Ms Chase all the best as a Board member.
Board Chairman Mr Dennis Burns with ITFNZ's new CEO, Mr Mike Thompson
Board communique 8 - March 2010
Board Decision Paper - Rebranding 09 11 03 Issued
ITFNZ Taekwon-Do is going through some exciting changes, strengthening our ability to promote and deliver the original Taekwon-Do throughout New Zealand whilst preserving the philosophy, moral character and quality of the Art.
Adopting a more professional and commercial approach to the running of the organisation, a Board has been elected in place of an Executive. We are now seeking a strong people leader with demonstrable business management success, ideally within the Sports sector, to act as Executive Officer to the Board.
A senior management position, this role is responsible for the successful overall management of ITFNZ Taekwon-Do and will work closely with the board to build and deliver the strategic direction for ITFNZ.
To achieve success, you’ll bring your strong business and financial management experience along with an ability to think strategically and act locally, delivering against initiatives that support the strategic plan, annual business plans and annual budget. With exceptional organisational skills you’ll excel at delivering results against deadlines and will manage policy and processes, system enhancements and continuous improvement initiatives.
A credible and articulate communicator, you’ll be at comfort relating to a diverse audience, leading external and internal stakeholder engagement, building advocacy for the organisation, whilst providing authentic leadership and direction to staff, the board and the membership.
We are fortunate to have secured funding to support this role through Sport New Zealand and NZ Community Trust and as such, the position is a part-time salaried position for a fixed term of 12 months.
To apply for this rare opportunity, please send an electronic copy of your resume along with a covering letter to Dennis Burns, ITFNZ Board Chairman.
Applications close Friday 27 November 2009.
Board communique Jul/Aug 2009.pdf
The Board Appointment panel conducted interviews on 7 July 2009 for an appointed position which was up for renewal this year on the ITFNZ Board.
The panel would like to congratulate Mr Kris Herbison on his appointment to the Board for a term of three years. Mr Herbison will be well known to many of you and brings with him a diverse range of skills that will be beneficial at Board level.
Mr Herbison replaces Mr Krishna Reddy who served on the inaugural Board for just over a year.
We would like to thank Mr Reddy for his valuable input and contribution during his time on the Board.
The appointment panel consisted of Master Paul McPhail, nominee of the ITFNZ President, Master Mahesh Bhana, representing the ITFNZ Board, Mr Russell Preston, CEO of Counties Manukau Sport and Ms Sarah Dunning, a Relationship Manager at SPARC.
The Appointment Panel would like to thank all candidates who applied for the appointed position.
The ITFNZ Board of Directors would like to thank Mr Preston and Ms Dunning for volunteering their time to be on the appointment panel for the second year running and providing invaluable assistance, resources and guidance in the interview process. The level of support has been exceptional and most appreciated.
Also, our congratulations to Mr Peter Graham who was re-elected for a further three year term on the ITFNZ Board at our recent AGM held in Auckland on 28 June 2009.
Board communique July 2009.pdf
Board communique February 2009.pdf
Board communique October 2008.pdf and 2011 World Champs brochure
The new ITFNZ Board of Directors had their first meeting on Sunday 29th June and have issued this communique. The Board Chairman Mr Denis Burns has indicated that they want to keep things pretty much “Steady as you go” until we get a chance to really get moving.
Board communique July 2008.pdf
Mr Dennis Burns
Chairman of the Board
P O Box 27032
Wellington 6141
New Zealand
The Board Appointment Panel for ITFNZ met on the evenings of 27 and 28 May to interview five candidates for appointed Board Members. It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of the following members:
The Appointment Panel would like to thank all candidates for coming forward to help ITFNZ into the future. The candidates were of high calibre, and the decisions were difficult.
Prior to advertising for appointed members, elected members analysed their own skills and experience to identify gaps in the team. The Appointment Panel sought to appoint Board Members with complementary skills to fill the existing gaps. It was important to ensure the resulting team will work well together to govern ITFNZ, and to ensure the team has the overall skills required to work on the strategic challenges facing the new Board.
The appointment panel were Mr Mahesh Bhana, representing the Board, Mr Russell Preston, CEO of Counties Manukau Sport, Ms Sarah Dunning, a Relationship Manager at SPARC, and Mr Mark Banicevich, nominee of the ITFNZ President.
The existing members of the Board of Directors, elected by ITFNZ members, are Mr Mahesh Bhana, Mr Peter Graham and Mr Vince Pygott.
We look forward to following the progress of our Board of Directors over the ensuing months.
The Board of Directors would like to thank Mr Preston and Ms Dunning for their invaluable assistance interviewing and selected appointed Board Members.
Congratulations to Mr Graham, Mr Bhana, and Mr Pygott on being elected to the ITFNZ Board.
Download the minutes of 28th AGM of the ITFNZ Council here 
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We have a lot to do now that we have a new structure. The very next item is to appoint 3 more board members to the ITFNZ Board. We also need to appoint a Chief Executive Officer and Secretary. So NOW more than ever we need people to stand up and put themselves forward to take on new challenges within our organisation. Please consider putting your name forward for these positions. Or maybe you have a family member with experience and expertise in areas that can help our organisation?
Please consider seriously taking on a position or seeking good people to take on positions within the new and exciting ITFNZ.
Read more about ITFNZ's Governance and Structure.
Applications (including CV’s) for Chief Executive Officer and Secretary may be made by anyone.
The ITFNZ Board will be appointing the CEO’s position first, with Applications and CV’s needing to be received by the Secretary P.O.Box 38-842 Howick Auckland .
A Job Description for the Secretary’s position can be downloaded here .
The CEO’s Job Description will be affixed soon.
The due dates for these applications will be advised soon.
Read more about ITFNZ's Governance and Structure.
