Submissions should be sent to: Suze Jones, Secretary, Maori Affairs Select Committee

Suze.Jones@Parliament.govt.nz

or posted to; Maori Affairs Select Committee, Parliament, Wellington (No stamp required).

SPARC Application for Recognition as a National

Sports Organisation by NZ Four Wheel Drive Association.

On 18 April this year, NZFWDA applied to Sport and Recreation NZ (SPARC) for recognition as a National Sports Organisation. SPARC have advised us that the application is still on hold pending the completion and approval of their recognition review.

This review was originally due to be completed in March this year.

The SPARC Policy team has advised me that that current time-frame they are working to, is for the matter to go to the Board in November. Therefore, depending on the outcome from that, the earliest a decision will be made, will be the end of November.

We look forward hearing from them before Christmas.

Tony Burgess, Northern Zone President

4WD advert being shot in alpine bog?

This photo was taken a few days ago in the area of Otago's Nevis Valley by a pilot, who commented in an email...



"A photo of what I presume is a 4wd vehicle commercial being filmed. The vehicle is intentionally bogged in a once pristine alpine wetland.  I imagine that the NZFWDA, like me, hates this sort of behaviour. Even worse is to see it "promoted" by the adverts we often see on TV. It makes us 4wd owners cringe. 



"I am certain that the farm is actually leased by Pioneer Generation (www.pioneergen.co.nz) and the land is Pastoral Lease and managed by LINZ. My understanding is that a permit or licence is required to undertake any other

commercial activity (other than farming) on this land."



"I was thinking the best outcome would be to get the commercial "canned", I'd hate to see this on TV. It must not appear on TV overseas either (probably its destination audience, another great advert for NZ)"

Central Zone PRO Report of activity for September and October 2010

WAC mapping system - In September Grant Purdie (CCVC Land Access Officer) and I were invited to Walking Access offices in Wellington for a preview of the mapping system that we now mostly all have heard about so I won’t go on too much about that. Basically it’s a mapping system that shows unformed and formed legal roads in NZ the idea being to give farmers an idea of where public could legally go, and public an idea of where to go talk to farmers about how access might be available. Walking Access put this meeting on just for Grant and myself so it was fantastic. There was a follow up meeting last week that I had to miss but was a review of how the introduction of the mapping system is going. Grant did attend and he has arranged a presentation by WAC at the next CCVC Club night so Club members can get a better understanding of how it works.

This service is available to 4WD Clubs and I can provide the contact.

This week was another DOC forum meeting for Recreation Clubs and environmental groups (NGO’s). Both Max and I were unable to attend, however after checking the agenda I did put in apologies as there was nothing of interest to us on the agenda. NGO meetings are largely unproductive but on the other hand essential that we have a face of two involved.

As part of my efforts to be involved in outings with other Clubs I was trip leader for a sleep-over in Whiteman’s Valley for Tararua Club. I have to report that my super motor in my Club truck broke the camshaft outside the lunch shop on the way to the event so it was a quick trip back home and much help from Kane and Antony to get Mitch’s old trials truck for me to use. A few Valley Club members came to participate as well to add to the mix and catch up on mates. Saturday we drove over the mountain to the valley play area. Tents and camping equipment were put together and let the fun begin. By about one, we were ready to drive so we did a round of tracks of varying style. That night I went home but the campers enjoyed a couple of beers and a few gusts of wind that took out the tent. Morning was a drive up the mountain with Antony Hargreaves and Neil Blackie being chief explorers.

Trial Season - is upon us mid November so much rushing around by most competitors that I have seen getting prepared. For us at Central Zone it’s a bit of a trek up to Kerikeri for round one so preparation needs to be done to avoid a long drive for not much fun.

Central Zone meeting Saturday 20th November at Palmerston North so come along.

Roger Seymour, Central Zone PRO

Proposal to stop Higham Road, South Head 

Rodney District - referral of objections pursuant to 

Section 342 and Schedule 10 of the Local 

Government Act 1974

1. We act for Rodney District Council (Council) in 

relation to the above matter.

2. The Council has proposed to stop two portions of 

unformed (paper) road known as Higham Road, 

pursuant to section 342 and Schedule 10 of the Local 

Government Act 1974 (LGA).

3. The Council received 161 objections to the proposed 

stopping, and 30 submissions in support. The Council 

wishes to lodge these objections with the Court pursuant

 to clause 5 of Schedule 10 of the LGA.

4. Copies of the objections and submissions are enclosed

 in three separate folders, tabulated and tiled in 

alphabetical order. We would be happy to provide additional

 copies of the objections and submissions if required.



Background

5. Under clauses 1 and 2 of Schedule 10 of the LGA 

the Council prepared and notified a plan to stop parts of 

Higham Road, being sections 1,2 and 3 on Survey Office

 Plan 422172. A copy of the plans approved under clause

 2 of Schedule 10 of the LGA and the public notice are 

attached as Appendices A and B. As shown on the plans

 it was intended to provide an B0 metre wide pedestrian 

right of way easement in gross along the southern 

boundary of Lot 3 DP 26061. This would allow the Council

 to form an accessway within the easement area to a width 

not greater than 4 metres

6. The Council established a Sub-Committee to hear 

objections and make a recommendation to the Council, 

The Sub-Committee recommended to the Council that it 

resolved to progress with the road stopping and a 

revised alternative road option. The revised alternative road

 option still involves the same road stopping, but a 20

 metre wide road corridor within the 80m wide easement 

area is proposed (rather than the proposed accessway).

7. The Council accepted the recommendation of the Sub-

Committee and resolved:

(a) not to uphold the objections received to the proposed 

closure of those parts of Higham Road, and the provision 

of the alternative public walkway easement;

Please allow me to introduce myself, my name is Eric Morey and was just recently voted in as President of 4WD-Australia.

I attended my first conference at Hobart in 2007 as delegate representing 4WDA, and I found that quite daunting. As conferences came and went it was good to see the participation from delegates giving their support and the sharing of knowledge to help with complex issues around the nation and how to deal with them. Up until recently I had no thoughts of becoming  President, I feel honoured and privileged to be able to serve  4WD-Australia.

I have been a participating member of 4Wheel Drive Association of Western Australia for a number of years now. I have been four wheel driving throughout Western Australia for around 20 something years.

Rob Kelly is an invaluable member of 4WD-Australia and hadbeen president since 2002 and will be a hard act to follow.

Being elected as President of 4WDA will certainly have its challenges and that I can assist 4WDA to achieve it’s objectives and implement it’s strategies with support from the delegates, and hopefully I will be able to maintain the high standard that has been set.

Some of the challenges facing 4WDA are; VSI50 and Bullbars;

Ongoing National Park, track and environmental issues.

I am aware that NZ is following the VSI50 closely and let me know of anything that I can help you with or be of value in some way, so that we can resolve conflicting issues that may affect us in general.

Eric Morey, President of Four Wheel Drive Australia

Whangarei Four Wheel Drive Club are in the process of organising an Association Jamboree to be held at the end of March 2011 in conjunction with the Hukerenui School.

Any proceeds to go to the school.

 For further information contact Roy Brickell at brickell4@xtra.co.nz