Changes to Regional Boundaries in the North Island THE PSNZ COUNCIL is considering amalgamating the two current regions in the North Island into a single region and is inviting comments from members that would be affected by this change.
Background New Zealand is currently split into three regions: Northern, Central and Southern. These are defined in Bylaw 9 which is focused on regional conventions. Bylaws 18 and 19 also relate to regional interclub competitions, however they do not define the regions themselves. Regional salons do not have a Bylaw of their own but instead are governed by the requirements specified in the regional salon manual. The most pertinent one is that entries are restricted to members of that region, or those who attend the relevant regional convention.
Changes already happening The current Bylaws are based around the historical arrangement of a host club organising the event on behalf of the Society. To reduce the burden of effort placed on host clubs we are moving towards a system where a central PSNZ subcommittee will organise the convention’s main activities and a local club will be contracted to provide support on the ground during the event. For the regionals this will start with a central regional convention planned in Taupo in 2021 and then the 2022 national convention. Members in the Northern Region will be well aware that a regional convention and regional salon has not been held in that area since 2014 as the planned 2015 Waiheke Island event was cancelled.
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