Athletics New Zealand ANNUAL REPORT

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1 Athletics New Zealand ANNUAL REPORT

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3 Contents OUR PEOPLE... 2 PRESIDENT S REPORT... 4 GOVERNANCE STATEMENT... 6 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND IN NUMBERS... 7 CHAIRMAN S REPORT... 8 CHIEF EXECUTIVE S REPORT...10 COMMUNITY TEAM REPORT...12 HIGH PERFORMANCE REPORT...14 COMMERCIAL AND MARKETING REPORT...18 KEY PARTNERS...20 MEMBERSHIP - CENTRES AND CLUBS, REGISTRATIONS...23 AWARDS...24 OBITUARIES...25 PAST PRESIDENTS...26 RECORDS REPORT...27 RULES COMMITTEE REPORT...28 NATIONAL OFFICIALS COMMITTEE REPORT...30 OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION REPORT...31 OCEANIA ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION REPORT...32 FINANCIAL REPORTS...34 AUDITOR S REPORT...47 DISCLAIMER: Every effort has been made to identify and verify athletes, officials, competitions and performances. Any omissions or errors are regretted. FRONT COVER IMAGE - Tom Walsh - IAAF World Championships 2015, Beijing. Photo - Getty Images ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 1

4 Our People Board of Athletics New Zealand Pictured from left: Patrick Meffan, Henry Tudor, Roger Carruthers, Nicki Sutherland, Cameron Taylor (Deputy Chair), Annette Purvis (Chair), Chris Maister, Dean McKenzie. Athletics New Zealand Staff Chief Executive... Linda Hamersley Executive Assistant... Lisa Russell Commercial and Marketing Manager... Mark Brent (until June 2015)... Paul Scoringe (from October 2015) Communications Manager... Brett Addison Events Manager... Gareth Archer Community Manager... Amie O Brien Club Development Manager... Catherine O Sullivan Membership and Club Coordinator... Kerrie Mott (from February 2016) Coach Development Manager... Kerry Hill Officials Development Manager... Trevor Spittle Get Set Go Manager... Stephanie Cunningham Finance Manager... Phil Armstrong Office and Accounts Manager... Rachel Brown Statistician... Dr Steve Hollings Features Editor... Steve Landells Correspondent... Murray McKinnon High Performance Director... Scott Goodman HP Campaign Planning Manager... Terry Lomax HP Athlete Performance Support Manager... Michelle Wood HP Teams Coordinator... Kat Austin HP Throws Coordinator... Dale Stevenson HP Development Leader... Tim Driesen HP Para-Athlete Manager... Raylene Bates HP Para-Athlete Support... Joan Merilees HP Programme Assistant... Deb Develter HP Programme Coach... Matt Dallow HP Programme Coach... Maria Hassan HP Programme Coach... Joe Hunter HP Programme Coach... Jeremy McColl HP Programme Coach... Debbie Strange HP Programme Coach... Steve Willis Officers Patron... Arthur Eustace QSO President... Henry Tudor Past President... John Tylden Vice President... Peter Maunder Chair... Annette Purvis ONZM Ombudsman... Craig Purdy Life Members J Blair MNZM LM Blanchet ONZM IH Boyd ONZM RT Cain QSM JD Cunningham GJ Davy OBE ARP Eustace QSO B Hunt DW Mackenzie GJ McCabe A McNab QSM IM McKinnon QSM DS Norris ONZM PL Richards A Stevens MNZM Dr RWG Syme ONZM DM Taylor EA Taylor Sir John Walker KNZM, CBE, OBE 2 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

5 Auditors Staples Rodway Auckland National Selectors Black Singlet Convenor Graham Seatter National Team Consultant - Development Alec McNab Pool of Selectors used in : Sarah Cowley-Ross Warren Drought Barry Ellis Don Garland Gavin Lovegrove Graeme Jones Richard Kee John Muskett Tony Rogers Tony Sargisson Lance Smith National Officials Committee Heather O Hagan (Convenor) Ruth Liong Tony Sargisson Trevor Spittle Awards Committee Alan Stevens (Convenor) Graeme McCabe Don Mackenzie Dave Norris Board Appointments Panel Roger Carruthers John Tylden Claire Kearney Rules Committee Dr Rod Syme (Convenor) John McBrearty Don Mackenzie Andrew Orme Representatives IAAF/Oceania Valerie Adams (IAAF Athletes Commission) Maria Clarke (IAAF Legal Commission Chair) Annette Purvis (IAAF Women s Committee) Trevor Spittle (IAAF Competition Commission and OAA Vice President) Debbie Strange (IAAF Coaches Commission) Ebuka Okpala NZ Track & Field Championships, 2015 Photo - Alan McDonald ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2014/15 3

6 President s Report Henry Tudor President First I would like to thank the sport for having the confidence in electing me as the President for the last year. I can t understand where the year has gone but it has. With the attendance at the many championship meets, living at one end of the country when some of these meetings are at the opposite presents some challenges. Thank goodness for cheap air fares between Queenstown and Auckland. I have travelled to parts of the country I hadn t seen before and attended events I have not previously been to. The first event was indeed within a few hours of becoming President at the Halswell Quarry for the New Zealand Cross Country Championships. The next outing was for the Road Championships in Tauranga. An interesting event held in a nice new industrial area where the local street surfaces were all new and the event was well organised. From here it was back to the mainland and a road trip north to Christchurch for the Road Relay Championships. An early start in the Port Hills and the steep climb over and around as the event found its way to Akaroa. Auckland hosted the NZ Marathon Championships and it was good to get to a major city marathon. A few weeks later it was back to Auckland for the long distance race-walks in Devonport. I don t know how these guys do this event. The stamina to perform for all that time and the mental strength to keep it all together is something else. On 5 December, although not one of the Athletics NZ championship events, it was off to Timaru for one of the larger meetings in the country, the NZ Secondary School Track and Field Championships. This was followed by the South Island Colgate Games in Nelson. In February it was off to Wanganui for the NZ Combined Event Championships. For this event I popped a Finishlynx system in the luggage and we were able to run the sprints on the back straight to take advantage of the prevailing wind. The next, and final championship for this reporting year, was the New Zealand Track and Field Championships in Dunedin. This meeting is the highlight of the season for a great number of our athletes and I got to meet a huge number of them. A personal highlight for me was presenting my own son with a bronze medal for the U20 Men s javelin. On the administration front the year has been a very interesting one. It was the first full year of registrations under the new levy system. In the past Centre levies were based on recent registration figures and this in itself did not take into account changes in membership numbers. The change to the system was proposed and voted in by clubs. It was hoped that by keeping the new registration figure low we would see voluntary compliance Rosa Flanagan IAAF World Championships 2015, Beijing. Photo - Getty Images and full registration of all members, encouraging some of the fringe members back into the sport as full members and attracting new members. Sadly some clubs chose to retain the savings and charge members the same. Others increased their membership fees and I know of one club that even had on their website the need to increase their fee was based on Athletics New Zealand increased levy. There was a bit of flack about having to increase the member levies for the season we are now entering. Most of this was based on the late notification. Most clubs would have realised this was going to have to happen by about November - December last year. Those that didn t probably would not have listened until they got a bill, regardless of when the decision would have been made and notified to the sport. We have one of the cheapest sports in the country. What other individual sport in this country you can start in as a five year old and see a clear pathway with support right through to the Olympics. For the price of membership we get access to member services for coach and official training, club development tools and support, Athletics NZ provides public liability insurance for clubs and members and members have access to a member benefits programme that at this stage gives you discount on air fares, Cook Strait ferries, hotel accommodation and rental cars, with more benefits in the pipeline. Being present at Athletics NZ Board meetings has given me an entirely new insight into the way the sport is run. The struggles in the last year to control the expenses given the shortfall in member income has been difficult for the national office, balancing planning work towards developing better opportunities for our members with continual work to find funding sources to develop new programmes. I thank the sport for a very enjoyable year as President of Athletics New Zealand. 4 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

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8 Governance Statement Our Vision All New Zealanders engaged in Athletics. Our Mission The encouragement, enhancement and promotion of all aspects of athletic exercise in New Zealand including selecting and sending representative teams. Our Values WE ARE: Integrity driven - we act with honesty and transparency. We have the courage to make decisions in the best interests of athletics. Responsive - we are contemporary. We engage, listen and identify changing needs. We accept challenges and try new things. Connected - we reach all corners of the community. We build friendships and belonging; are inclusive, cohesive and diverse. We acknowledge our heritage. Achievement focused - we create the opportunity at all levels. We provide an environment for satisfaction and enjoyment, whether through shared experience, meeting a challenge or success on the world stage. Governance Framework The Board of Athletics NZ The Board comprises four elected members, three appointed members and the President who is a non-voting Board member. All Board members undertake their role on a voluntary basis. Athletics NZ has a Board Appointments Panel that are responsible for the appointment of Board members and make recommendations on the preferred candidates for election at the AGM. The Board Appointments Panel is made up of a member representative, a Board representative and an independent governance professional. The Board operates under a comprehensive set of Board governance policies which set out the expected standards for the Boards performance. The policies are reviewed at least annually. The policies include a delegation framework for the Chief Executive to operate to. The Board meets not less than six times per year, with a defined agenda that addresses the Board s annual work plan. A report from the Chair is provided to the sport subsequent to a Board meeting. The Board has three sub committees Risk and Audit The purpose of which is to assist the Board in discharging its responsibilities with respect to overseeing all aspects of financial and non-financial reporting, control and audit functions and organisational risk. Team Selection and Policies - This committee s role is to act for the Board in respect to ensuring that all Athletics New Zealand Team Selections and Appointments follow and adhere to the agreed policy for that team. And to further ensure that all selection policies represent the Board approved Athletics New Zealand Selection Philosophies. CE Remuneration and Review Committee - The purpose of this committee is to assist the Board to ensure that there is an effective and positive partnership between the Board and its Chief Executive. The Board is committed to continuous improvement; undertaking regular Board evaluations to ensure it is operating to best practice. During the year the Board oversaw the development of a whole of sport and safety framework and event risk minimisation toolkit to develop a Safe Sport Culture. Board Meetings 1 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 Name of Director No of meetings held No of meetings attended Appointed Elected Annette Purvis (Chair) Cameron Taylor (Deputy Chair) Roger Carruthers Chris Maister Dean McKenzie Patrick Meffan Trevor Spittle (past Member) Nicki Sutherland Henry Tudor (President) John Tylden (past President) Notes: 1 Refers to meetings held/attended while each Director was in office 2 John Tyldon left following conclusion of 2015 AGM* 3 Trevor Spittle stood down from the Board in May Dean McKenzie was appointed to the Board at the 2015 AGM* 5 Henry Tudor was appointed President at the 2015 AGM* * The 2015 AGM was held on 1 August ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

9 Athletics New Zealand in Numbers 191 Affiliated Athletics Clubs 30 Endorsed Clubs 20,076 Athletics New Zealand Members 2,397 1,019 Volunteers Officials 101 Gold Member Coaches MEMBERSHIP KIDS ATHLETICS 20,000 Kids participating in Get Set Go 16,000 Kids participating in Run Jump Throw 61 NZ International Representatives 1,125 NZ Championship Medallists 36 Carded Athletes 3,974 Participants Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon 30 Pathway to Podium (P2P) Athletes 53 New Zealand Records Set HIGH PERFORMANCE EVENTS 10,116 Athletics In Action Subscribers 135,908 Most views of a Facebook video 1,410,497 Website hits +56.1% Increase in social media following +8.2% Increase in website users 3,769 Twitter followers 3,848 Instagram followers 3,475 Performances on ranking website 19,097 Biggest day on website (page views) 8,068 Facebook page likes 1,756 Weekly Round-up Readers COMMUNICATIONS ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 7

10 Chairman s Report Annette Purvis ONZM Chairman, Board of Directors On behalf of the Board of Athletics New Zealand I have pleasure in presenting the 129th Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the period 1 April 2015 to 31 March Financial Performance This year the organisation posted a deficit of $90,577. At the beginning of the financial year we implemented the membership fee changes. In last year s report I commented on the importance for all clubs and centres to register their members to avoid major swings in fees. Especially given that the lower fee was to enable clubs to attract greater membership take up. Instead what we saw was membership numbers across a number of areas decrease, and we learnt that only a small number of clubs passed on the reduction of fees. An independent audit revealed that clubs were not declaring all members correctly, either by error or in some cases deliberately. This has resulted in a significant shortfall to the organisation. The President and I wrote to all clubs and centres advising the seriousness of the issue and the need to register their members. This resulted in some improvement but the loss of revenue could not be turned around. Efforts to reduce expenditure could only minimise the deficit being faced. It was disappointing for the Board to make changes to the membership fee after just 12 months, but the Board could not risk a second year at reduced income levels, the reality being that if we cannot achieve the $500,000 level of membership fees then we face a reduction in staff and services. It has been said that this change has been a failure and that the organisation could I urge all clubs and centres to show leadership and support the fee system. have done more. Many clubs are aggrieved that they played by the rules while others did not. My response to this is the old model was broken and the membership was clear that change was required. We all needed to take responsibility for implementing the change and doing our best to make it successful. We will only continue to improve if we are prepared to invest in ourselves so that others will do the same. I urge all clubs and centres to show leadership and support the fee system. Membership The majority of our Board strategy time is spent on how we can deliver more, attract new membership groups and create financially sustainable products. Ensuring that we provide value has been a strong theme this last year and it has been great to see the implementation of the Member Benefits Package. Delivery at the grassroots remains a huge focus for the Board... Our Community and Commercial team have shown that they are very adept at securing funding for projects. This source of funding means that we are not always in control of the priority of projects that we undertake. This year the Board commissioned an Events Feasibility Study and recommendations will flow from this. Events are often seen as an easy way to generate revenue. Using the knowledge we have from the Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon we know that this is not always true and successful events come with a significant amount of work. That said the Board is open to exploring where Athletics NZ could sit in this market and what risk and reward it may offer us. The Board and I enjoyed completing a further round of roadshows. Whilst the membership fee dominated the discussion, it was good to hear members ideas and thoughts on the issues and opportunities for grassroots participation and growth. It is important for the Board to remain connected to its community and this is particularly important as we approach a review of our Strategic Plan. I came away from the roadshows feeling that the Board and the sport are aligned in terms of what we want to achieve. We may not always agree on the detail or the execution but the critical thing is that we have shared intent and purpose. High Performance Our athletes finished the year on a real high note. We sent a team of five to the World Indoors in late March securing three medals - Gold to Tom Walsh and Bronze each to Val Adams and Nick Willis. Eliza McCartney and Jacko Gill demonstrated their future potential at their first World Indoors. The Board has provided the High Performance (HP) team its full support in the execution of their Strategic Plan leading up to Rio. We continue to enjoy high levels of confidence from HP Sport NZ in regards to our HP Strategy, programmes and our HP team. This was further demonstrated when we were able to secure further campaign funding this year. I look forward with great excitement to the Rio games as I am confident that our athletes are well prepared, motivated to succeed and will capture the hearts and minds of the NZ public. I am sure that you all join me in wishing our Rio Olympic team every success. Governance The context in which sports operates is requiring stronger governance around integrity and ethics. At the 2015 AGM it was agreed that changes could be made to regulations without the required notifiable consultation. The Board now has a regulations review project underway that will see our regulations respond to the changes to the WADA Anti-Doping Code, the IAAF Code of Ethics and the Sport NZ Anti-match Fixing and Sports Betting Policy which the Board has adopted in principle. New Zealand is seen as largely clean and corruption free and it is essential that the Board reflects this through its own good governance practise but also by ensuring the organisation and its member s work within these bounds. This year the IAAF elected a new President and Council and Athletics NZ publically endorsed Seb Coe s campaign. This support is well founded as we see Seb working to improve Athletics reputation via reforms and actions that reinforce 8 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

11 his campaign commitments. We must support initiatives that ensure athletes are competing in a clean environment and that all federations have the same development opportunities. It is pleasing to see Maria Clark heading up the IAAF Governance Reform Group and the Legal Commission. A further reflection of the level of integrity that Athletics NZ is seen to enjoy. Leadership Despite the financial challenge we continue to grow as an organisation in terms of our depth and breadth of delivery. The senior team supporting Linda is now well established and the organisation is working from operational plans that are outcome focused and are driven from the current Strategic Plan. The Board has high confidence in the national office team to deliver on these outcomes and I would like to take the opportunity to thank Linda and her team for what they have achieved in the last 12 months. A number of our people have been appointed to IAAF Commissions as mentioned Maria Clark to Legal, Trevor Spittle to Competitions and Debbie Strange to Coaching and I congratulate them on their appointments. Leadership is not just about the people who have leadership roles, all of us everyday lead by example in what we do and how we do it. I see much of this in our volunteers, coaches and officials who make our sport happen for the benefit of all athletes young and old. I thank you all for your time and dedication. In reflecting on the year as a whole, it seems that clubs and centres did not lead the membership changes as intended, yet on many other levels the sport and the national office are working and leading together more than ever. It is important that we continue to work together and again I urge you to show leadership by ensuring that the membership fees and database are treated honestly. To quote Helen Keller - Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much In closing I would like to thank the Board for their ongoing work and commitment and our commercial and supporting partners whose ongoing support is critical to the success that Athletics enjoys. From left: Rochelle Coster and Fiona Morrison NZ Track & Field Championships 2016, Dunedin. Photo - Alan McDonald ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 9

12 Chief Executive s Report Linda Hamersley Chief Executive As this report is being circulated, our high performance athletes will be in their final stages of preparation before competing in the Rio Olympic Games. I speak on behalf of the sport in wishing them every success. We are sending one of our largest teams in many years. Our athletes performed well at the 2015 Beijing World Championships, along with a range of other opportunities that our High Performance Director will expand on. Whilst our sport is certainly not only about the elite athletes, their successes do provide the opportunity to gain the attention of many New Zealanders and I look forward to rolling out our post Rio Membership Activation Programme to take advantage of the small window that all eyes are on Athletics. I move now to the business of our organisation and focus on some of the key changes that took place during the year in review. Administration In full consultation with the sport, the method of collecting membership fees was completely overhauled. The changed fee model was designed to reduce the cost of membership which in turn was intended to see an increase in club memberships. This did not occur and therefore resulted in reduced income. Membership numbers over recent years remain flat which has caused the Board and Administration to ask what is the value we provide to club members that are not engaged through our programmes? This year has seen much work in improving our value to clubs and club members and one of the initiatives that was developed and implemented through the year is our Member Benefits Programme. We cannot ignore the year-end deficit and acknowledge that, as an organisation wishing to remain financially viable, this could not be sustained year on year. This was the main presentation topic for the Regional Roadshow that Annette Purvis and I undertook with support from Board Members and the Community and Participation Manager in February and March....we gained much from the conversations we had with Centres and Clubs. Whilst the topic of the membership fees and the impending deficit was not a good news story, we gained much from the conversations we had with Centres and Clubs. A discussion that commenced at the 2015 Club Connect Conference, and continued throughout the year was around the major changes to the Work Place Health and Safety Legislation. Whilst the change wouldn t come in to effect until April 2016, it was front of mind around the Board table and many Club Committees. There are still many questions to be answered and we are now in the final stages of the development of our whole of sport risk minimisation toolkit that will be presented at Club Connect in August.... a Safe Sport Culture The Board and Administration are advocating that our key message is a Safe Sport Culture. With that in mind we also developed Safe Sport for Children Guidelines during the year. Staff From a staffing perspective we reviewed our organisational structure post the move from Wellington to Auckland and were able to do this with the financial support of Sport New Zealand. As a result of this independent review, all permanent full-time administration positions are now based in Auckland. This allows a more cohesive working relationship between staff and cross collaboration on many projects and programmes. Further there were a number of staff changes and our new staff are well settled in to the business offering a fresh perspective on our systems and processes. We continue to have a presence in the South Island with our part-time Officials Development Manager and high performance coaches based in Christchurch and Wellington while our Para Programme head coach and administrator are based in Dunedin. Regulations A large piece of work was initiated during the year to review our Regulations and update them to accommodate the many challenges facing sport today with the requirement to have an Anti-Match-Fixing Policy, changes to the WADA Anti-Doping Code and the IAAF Code of Ethics. We are close to finalising this project and I look forward to presenting this to the sport in the coming months. Financial The organisation is posting a large yearend deficit of $90,577 which can be tracked back to the reduction in income from membership fees. The Board set a very conservative budget for membership fees with the changed model and it was disappointing for the whole sport that the year-end result was a further $88,192 less than budgeted. This is the organisation s only discretional spending and is allocated to the community side of Athletics, so directly impacts our ability to service the sport in the way we would like to. Sport New Zealand was advised they would be receiving a reduction of several million dollars per year, dollars that would have been available for Community Sport funding. During the year we applied for funding and have received a reduction of 16.8% on what we had previously been funded. This is similar to the percentage reduction to their overall Community Sport allocation. Another challenge is that Gaming Trusts are focusing away from funding National Organisations and redirecting funds to the Regional level which could further impact the level of funding we can receive for our National Programmes going forward. Even with this trend, we were fortunate to have our financial support from the NZ Community Trust for our Community Team increased. This allowed us to employ a Membership and Club Coordinator who assists clubs to maximise the use of our online membership portal, ClubNet. We were financially supported by Sport NZ, High Performance Sport NZ, NZ Community Trust, The Lion Foundation, Pub Charity, New Zealand Post, New Balance, Classic Travel, Thai Airways, Massey University and the Southern Trust. With the Commercial and Marketing Manager we are focusing on what commercial opportunities can be realised which will in turn lessen our reliance on Gaming Trusts for funding our programmes that target the Athletics community and clubs. 10 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

13 Partnerships We continue to work closely with New Zealand Children s Athletics Association and I had the opportunity to attend their 2015 AGM and also to meet with the Executive after the North Island Colgate Games. The President of NZ Masters Athletics and I have spent time during this year meeting and discussing the development of a Memorandum of Understanding with regard to merging both organisations membership. This would mean that Athletics New Zealand masters aged club members would automatically be eligible to compete in NZ Masters Athletics Championships and events. We maintain a close partnership with Sport New Zealand and High Performance Sport New Zealand. Whilst acknowledging we receive more than 50% of our total income from the Sport New Zealand Group, we receive far more than just financial support, and can definitively say they play an integral role in our continuing operations. Jacko Gill IAAF World Championships 2015, Beijing. Photo - Getty Images Acknowledgements As reported earlier, there were changes to the staff this year, but the one constant was their level of passion, dedication and commitment for the best outcomes for the Athletics Community. It is a pleasure to work in a supporting and caring environment. The attributes of the staff are also reflected in the individual Board members through the time they give to prepare and attend Board meetings, and the work they contribute behind the scenes. It has been a challenging year for the Board and their agenda was dominated by the revised levy collection model and the resultant reduction in income. I thank them for the support they provide me, the Administration and the High Performance Department. Whilst it is difficult to single any one person, I would like to thank Annette Purvis separately for the knowledge she shares with me along with her support and guidance. Through the IAAF, I had the opportunity to attend the Beijing World Championships in August 2015, which was a truly amazing environment to be in and I acknowledge the work that high performance athletes and their coaches make to be able to compete at that level. I also attended our National Cross Country, Road Relay and the Track and Field Championships. Many thanks to all the volunteers that not only worked at our National Championships, but the role they play every day or weekend during the year. The sport would be facing a serious problem without their ongoing dedication and willingness to give freely of their time. ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 11

14 Community Team Report The past year has been a year of transition for the Athletics New Zealand Community Team with the changeover of a number of members of staff. The Community Team now comprises of six people encompassing Get Set Go, Club Development, Official and Coach Development and Membership. The aim of the Community Team is to deliver on our community strategy to support the growth and development of athletics from the grassroots up through building the capability of our sport system. We are pleased to report on a number of highlights and areas of progress throughout the year while acknowledging a number of areas that require further action in the coming year. Get Set Go Stephanie Cunningham came on board as Get Set Go Manager in June 2015 and has led another successful year with a number of initiatives increasing the reach of the programme within our club and school communities. Through the Club Endorsement programme, training and support has been provided to 30 clubs to deliver Get Set Go throughout Southland, Dunedin, Christchurch, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Wellington and Auckland. To support this implementation, a new Club focused resource was developed to assist club coaches and parents to implement the programme on a club night. In-school delivery has also continued through partnerships with Regional Sport Trusts in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Wellington, Tasman and Southland regions. Establishing links between schools and endorsed clubs has been a focus for recent projects in order to promote greater transition of children from our school programmes to clubs. Over 13,000 kids have participated through these programmes over the past year. In addition three major Get Set Go events were held over the course of the year in Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin with around 1500 primary school children in total engaged. Club Development It has been a busy year for Cat O Sullivan in Club Development with a range of quality development opportunities offered to clubs throughout New Zealand. The Club Endorsement programme continued delivery with expansion of the programme from 20 clubs to 30 clubs receiving support by the end of To date, all clubs involved have reported improvements in areas such as club governance, administration and programme delivery. The coming year will see the further expansion of the programme with 15 new clubs coming on board. Our Club Connect Conference was again held in August 2015 with 60 attendees from 34 clubs in attendance. A wide variety of topics were covered throughout the conference offering opportunities for clubs to upskill and learn about new ways of thinking to engage participants and deliver our sport. An in-school Run Jump Throw (RJT) pilot was delivered in conjunction with Sport Auckland in Term 3 and which saw almost 4000 primary school kids from 20 schools participate. Work also began in late 2015 on a plan for re-development of RJT to ensure its relevance to the current environment, alignment with our pathway and ease of use. We are hopeful that funding will be received to begin this project in In early 2016 a partnership was established between Athletics NZ and TempoFit, a recreational running programme, to support clubs and centres to modify their offerings in order to leverage off the popular mass participation market. An initial pilot of the programme was conducted with Athletics Wellington in March with a lot of positive feedback. An ongoing agreement will be established with TempoFit with a second season scheduled for Wellington and discussions with other centres underway for further growth of the programme. Amie O Brien Community Manager Coach and Officials Development Kerry Hill and Trevor Spittle have held the roles of Coach Development Manager and Officials Development Manager respectively over the past year covering maternity leave for Amy McClintock. Thanks to funding from IAAF, Athletics NZ is able to continue the split of this role with a Coach Development Manager in a full time capacity and Officials Development Manager in a part time capacity. Two new online modules, Starting out in Coaching and Starting out in Officiating were developed and made available over the past year to provide access to basic knowledge for coaches and officials starting out in the sport. The intention is to make more coaching and officiating learning opportunities available online in the 2016/17 year. This year has seen a full review of the coach development framework with the objective being to offer a clear and relevant pathway that is easy to access for our coaches nationwide. In developing the framework consultation with a wide range of coaches took place to determine the best way forward. Finalisation and communication of the framework is scheduled for July A number of coach development opportunities have been made available for our coaches over the past year including sprints and throws conferences, a relays camp, and 10 regional workshops hosted by Kerry Hill. Three coaches attended the IAAF Level 3 Throws course in 2015 and two coaches are scheduled 12 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

15 to attend the IAAF Level 2 Jumps course in June Four community coaches were also selected to take part in Sport NZ s Performance Coach Advance programme in 2015 with a further seven nominated to Sport NZ for consideration for the 2016 intake. Trevor coordinated and hosted a Regional Officials Coordinator (ROC) conference in September with representatives from all centres in attendance thanks to funding from the Southern Trust. The conference provided an opportunity to update and educate the ROC s on progress in the officials development space. An agreement was signed between Athletics New Zealand and the Athletics New Zealand Officials Association in June The purpose of this agreement is to establish a closer working relationship between the two organisations including a shared database of members which was established through ClubNet in May An Officials Development Plan has been developed in conjunction with Athletics Auckland for the 2017 World Masters Games. The intention of the plan is ensuring we have enough officials trained to deliver this event and to leave a lasting officials legacy for our sport as a result. Implementation of this plan began in May 2016 thanks to support from Sport NZ. Membership The use of the ClubNet database continues to increase with 24% of affiliated clubs now using the online registration component. Use of the database in this way has seen positive outcomes for members and reduced administration for club volunteers. We recognise that many clubs are still experiencing challenges with use of the system which is often exacerbated with turnover of club volunteers. A number of regional ClubNet training sessions were offered over the course of the past year to assist clubs in using the system. We are also continually working on increasing the support available to club volunteers to ensure they are able to benefit from the value of the system for their club administration. A new position, Membership and Club Coordinator, was established at the start of 2016 thanks to funding from NZCT and in February Kerrie Mott started with Athletics NZ in this position. Kerrie s focus is on offering more opportunities for support of clubs and development of how to guides, workshops and webinars to ensure clubs feel supported and can confidently use the system with ease. An online platform has also been established to increase the ease of event registrations. This system is currently being used by Athletics NZ and Athletics Otago with the intention of making it available for all centres in the near future. Other Community Activities The establishment of regional support plans begun in early 2016 with the Athletics Plan for Auckland. The development of the plan brought together Athletics NZ, Athletics Auckland, Regional Sports Trusts and Council to identify priorities and how we can work more collaboratively to achieve better outcomes for athletics in Auckland. The development and implementation of this plan will act as a pilot, with the intention of this process forming the basis for development of plans in other regions. We saw a new process in 2015 for funding distribution and a reduced pool of funds to distribute from Sport New Zealand. Unfortunately this reallocation resulted in a drop in community funding to Athletics NZ of $50,000 per annum for the next four years. Delivering the initiatives of our Community Strategy requires partnerships with and contributions from centres, clubs, regional sports trusts, councils, Sport New Zealand and a range of community trusts and we appreciate all the assistance these organisations give to us. As a team we also recognise that volunteers are critical to making our sport happen and we would particularly like to thank the thousands of volunteers and administrators, who do so much for the sport we all love we couldn t do what we do without you. KIDS PIC ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 13

16 High Performance Report Results from Black Singlet competitions reflected positively on the strategies being implemented within the Athletics NZ-HP Programme IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali (Colombia), 15-19July 9 th Olivia Burdon 1500m 10 th (200m), 20 th (100m) Georgia Hulls 100m & 200m 17 th Maddison-Lee Wesche Shot Put 21 st Ryan Ballantyne Shot Put 22 nd Kelsey Forman 2k Steeplechase 23 rd Phoebe Edwards - Heptathlete 2015 IAAF World Championships, Beijing (China), August 4 th Tomas Walsh, Shot put 6 th Nick Willis, 1500m 8 th Jacko Gill, Shot put 10 th (50k), 17 th (20k) Quentin Rew, 20k and 50k Race Walk 16 th Angela Petty (nee Smit), 800m 16 th Julian Matthews, 1500m 16 th Portia Bing, Heptathlete 18 th Alana Barber, 20k Race Walk 18 th Te Rina Keenan, Discus 23 rd Stuart Farquhar, Javelin 28 th Michael Cochrane, 400m Hurdles 30 th Siositina Hakeai, Discus 31 st Nikki Hamblin, 800m 37 th Rosa Flanagan, 3k Steeplechase 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, Doha (Qatar), October 2 nd Jessica Hamill, Shot Put (F34) 2 nd Rory McSweeney, Javelin (F42/43/44) 3 rd (Long Jump), 5 th (200m), 13 th (100m) Anna Grimaldi, Long Jump, 200m & 100m (T45/46/47) 3 rd (Javelin), 12 th (Long Jump) Holly Robinson, Javelin & Long Jump (T45/46) 5 th (100m) 6 th (200m) Liam Malone, 100m & 200m (T43/44) 6 th (400m), 7 th (Long Jump), William Stedman, 400m, 200m & Long Jump (T36), 10 th (200m) 8 th Caitlin Dore, Javelin (F37) 11 th (200m), 12 th (100m) Will O Neill, 200m & 100m (T35) IAAF 2016 World Indoor Championships, Portland, Oregon 1 st Tom Walsh, Shot Put 3 rd Valerie Adams, Shot Put 3 rd Nick Willis, 1500m 5 th Eliza McCartney, Pole Vault 9 th Jacko Gill, Shot Put HPSNZ Review of HP Programme High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) conducted a comprehensive review of Athletics NZs progress against the HP Strategy in November As a result of the review process, the HP Programme received an additional $75,000 to support our campaign athletes leading into Rio. For the 2016 calendar year, HP funding from HSPNZ totals $2,225,000. Scott Goodman High Performance Director The HP Strategy is based on six broad approaches: 1. Identifying and supporting, through ANZ-HP/HPSNZ Carding, athletes that we deem capable of a Top 8 Finish at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games or being on the podium in Creating support structures and providing Athlete Performance Support (APS) services for each of these athletes to lead them to success in Providing structural support through the ANZ-HP National Training Centres in Auckland and Christchurch. 4. Targeting our ANZ NZ-HP resources towards the Middle Distance and Throws Event group in accord with ANZ-HP Strategy endorsed by HPSNZ. 5. Improving coaching expertise and availability through the employment of Programme Coaches, supporting Carded Coaches, utilising Prime Ministers Coaching Scholarships and the introduction of the Athletics New Zealand Performance Coach Qualification (ANZ-PCQ). 6. While 2016 is our primary focus, we are equally committed to creating a performance Programme that establishes a long-term talent identification and development framework. An abridged version of the finalised HP Strategy is available on the Athletics New Zealand website. 14 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

17 Eliza McCartney IAAF World Indoor Championships 2016, Portland. Photo - Getty Images HP Philosophy We believe that if we can have world class athletes, coaches, facilities and support staff working closely together in pursuit of a common goal, then we can make a difference in our sport and the success achieved at World Championships, Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and Commonwealth Games. We have a responsibility to provide athletes and coaches with opportunities, resource and information required to meet their potential talent. Athletes and coaches have a responsibility to commit to the performance goals of the HP Programme and the pursuit of excellence. Additionally, coaches have a responsibility to act in the best interests of their athletes. We must embrace the need to always keep learning and recognise that by training and learning collectively we will all perform better as individuals. Olympic & Paralympic Games KPIs HPSNZ funding support for the HP Programme is aligned with the following KPIs: 2016 Rio Olympic Games: 2+ Medallists 5+ Top 8 performances (including the two medallists) 8+ Top 16 performances (including the 5+ Top 8) IAAF Points Table targets (i.e. 8 points for 1st down to 1 point for 8th for the Top 8 finalists) Top 20 countries overall (i.e. 20+ Pts) Top 8 countries in the 2-6 million population range Note: In 2009 NZ was 30th with 9pts, 14pts were required to be placed 25th. In 2011 NZ was 33rd with 8pts, 12pts were required to be placed 25th 2016 Rio Paralympic Games: 3+ Medallists 5+ Top 8 performances (including the two medallists) 2020 Olympic Games: 3+ Medallists 8+ Top 8 performances (including the 3 medallists) 12+ Top 16 performances (including the 8+ Top 8) ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 15

18 Carded Athlete Programme The Athlete Carding Programme represents the highest level of achievement in our sport. The athletes are the stars of our sport and critical to the success of our National Teams at global championships. The HP Programme has a responsibility to our carded athletes and coaches in providing the support that they require to perform at their very best. The Carded athletes at the 31st of March 2016 include: Level 1: Valerie Adams, Tom Walsh, Nick Willis Level 2: Stuart Farquhar, Jacko Gill, Anna Grimaldi, Siositina Hakeai, Nikki Hamblin, Jessica Hamill, Eliza McCartney, Rory McSweeney, Angie Petty, Julia Ratcliffe, Quentin Rew, Holly Robinson, Jake Robertson, Zane Robertson Level 3: Alana Barber, Portia Bing, Matt Bloxham, Aaron Booth, Michael Cochrane, Rosa Flanagan, Cameron French, Kodi Harman, Joshua Hawkins, TeRina Keenan, Ben Langton-Burnell, Liam Malone, Brad Mathas, Julian Matthews, Joseph Millar, Lucy Oliver, Tori Peeters, Kimberley Smith, Nick Southgate Prime Minister s Scholarships The Prime Minister s Athlete Scholarship Programme helps emerging athletes to pursue tertiary study and elite-level sport development at the same time. A maximum of up to $10,000 per year is available to cover study fees, as well as a living allowance. The following athletes received scholarships: Angie Petty, Nikki Hamblin, Eliza McCartney, Holly Robinson, Zane Robertson, Te Rina Keenan, Rosa Flanagan, Anna Grimaldi, Tori Peeters, Brad Mathas, Ben Langton Burnell, Cameron French, Nicholas Southgate, Aaron Booth, Joshua Hawkins, Lucy Oliver, Zoe Hobbs, Lauren Bruce, Camille Buscomb, Liam Malone, William O Neill, Hamish Gill, James Sandilands, Amanda Murphy. The Prime Minister s Coach and Support Staff Scholarship Programme, which is administered by HPSNZ and Athletics NZ staff, resources opportunities for Carded Coaches and Support Staff to develop skills and experiences that enhance their coaching, administration and service provision. The following coaches and support received a scholarship: Dale Stevenson (individual), Joe Hunter (hurdles event group), Debbie Strange (throws event group), Gareth Archer (support staff) and Scott Goodman (support staff). HPSNZ Coach Accelerator Programme (CAPs) The Coach Accelerator Programme aims to accelerate the development of outstanding coaches, capable of coaching athletes to become World, Olympic and/or Paralympic Champions. This is an individual and group programme over three years incorporating 10 residential camps, individual performance and development plans, a mentoring programme and regular performance reviews. Joe Hunter completed his third and final year of the programme in Steve Willis and Jeremy McColl are going into their third year of the programme in 2016 and Raylene Bates will be going into her second year. Debbie Strange is in the first year of the programme. Performance Coach Qualification (PCQ) The Performance Coach Qualification is Athletics NZ s highest coach development qualification and is managed and implemented within the ANZ-HP Programme. It is an invitation only programme designed to support our very best coaches through a process of self-reflection and assessment in a number of areas covering both practical and theory components. The course currently culminates in the implementation of a coach s personal development plan. The first nine graduates completed the programme during the year: Debbie Strange, Joe Hunter, Andrew Maclennan, Maria Hassan, Raylene Bates, Steve Willis, Chris Williams, Kirsten Hellier, Paul Gamble. Athlete Development 2015 saw the continuation of our athlete development programmes - Pathway to Podium and the Performance Potential Squad. The HP event group plans further cemented the approach to both able bodied and para athlete and coach development. These plans also outlined the initiatives that ANZ-HP was currently committed to delivering in order to promote each of the event groups. Coaching is the greatest influence on athlete support. Where possible, coaches were supported to attend event group activities and some were assisted to attend various competitions around the country. The purpose of this was to provide coach education and development opportunities via a range of activities, camps and conferences. They are also intended to provide opportunities to create or nurture the Spirit of the Event Group. The benefits of the event group initiatives are increasing contact and communication between coaches. Good quality planning was again reinforced as a basic necessity as a springboard for performance development strategies and this year was a continuation of supporting coaches in making this process more effective. With the establishment of Tim Driesen as the High Performance Athlete Development Leader working alongside Kat Austin with the support of Adrian Blincoe (HPSNZ), ANZ-HP is further resourced to be able to support athlete and coach development. A review of the current state of athlete development is underway and a planning process will occur in 2016 to develop and start implementing an HP Athlete Development strategy. Pathway to Podium (P2P) Programme 2015 saw our involvement in the second year of the Pathway to Podium (P2P) programme. P2P is a joint initiative between Sport New Zealand, HPSNZ and the national sporting organisations. The P2P programme consists of a series of workshops and some one on one opportunities across four services, delivered regionally for athletes and coaches. 31 able bodied athletes and 4 para athletes were selected (across all events) in 2015 based on age standards. All P2P athletes were also offered the opportunity to attend the 2016 Australian Junior Championships in Perth with Team Management support. Performance Potential Squad (PPS) The PPS was introduced by Athletics New Zealand in At that time it was known as the Rio Squad. For the year the PPS structure was revised to simplify membership by only having one level of membership with fewer numbers of athletes invited. This was to ensure greater support for members. Membership was aimed at athletes that have the potential to qualify for the Rio Olympics/Paralympics and to athletes of interest transferring into the sport. The future focus of the PPS will be determined by the direction of the HPAD strategy outcomes. The PPS will be reserved for non-carded athletes who have the potential to support ANZ-HP programme objectives. The support of staff at HPSNZ has been critical; in particular thanks are extended to Pete Pfitzinger, Adrian Blincoe, Lyn Gunson, Angus Ross, Jane Knobloch, Lou Johnson, Dan Exeter, Carolyn Donaldson, Campbell Thompson, Adam Storey, Jeni Pearce and Marty Croy. A special thanks to all our High Performance coaches and athletes who have supported the ANZ-HP Programme. 16 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

19 Para Programme Report Raylene Bates A huge year of growth both at development and elite level with some outstanding results. The results from the para athletes at the Oceania Champs in May 2015 saw some new talent being exposed at the development international level and also provided opportunities for elite athletes to gain performances towards their nominations for Rio Paralympics. An indication of the programme s growth was the increase in the team size from two athletes at the 2013 IPC World Athletics Championships to eight athletes at the 2015 IPC World Championships. Our results at this competition are a testament to the development of the programme. In the last year we have increased our internationally classified and registered athletes from 11 to 23 athletes, building the base of the international programme for the years ahead. The continued work with NZ Secondary Schools athletes has now seen 35 athletes provisionally classified and another 13 nationally classified during the year. The creation of New Zealand, South Island and North Island Secondary Schools records has given the para events more credibility. The increase in athletes competing at a national level has resulted in 19 athletes breaking 65 NZ senior para records during the last 12 months. The integration of able bodied and para sport is increasing worldwide, New Zealand is no exception with its Athletics programme. Without the support and integration of Athletics New Zealand we would not have this emerging, internationally respected programme. Medical Report Dr Dan Exeter Now in my second year in the role, I have been focusing on leading the ANZ-HP Medical Programme and liaising with our Athlete Performance Support team as well as athletes and their coaches to ensure optimal performances in Rio. I was fortunate to receive a Prime Minister s Scholarship to travel with the team to the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, and the pre camp in Saga, Japan. This gave me the opportunity to meet overseas based athletes and spend time with our key athletes and coaches prior to and during a pinnacle competition. We continue to focus on a pro-active model of minimising injury risk. The medical support team meets regularly to update progress and plan pinnacle competitions/camps with coaching and management staff to support our carded athletes. Drug Free Sport New Zealand education services are made available regularly to our athletes. In the past year there were 32 in competition tests (urine), 41 out of competition tests (urine) and 14 out of competition tests (blood) performed. This resulted in no positive tests. Our High Performance medical team will continue to strive for excellence from HPSNZ/Athletics NZ providers to ensure the very best support for our High Performance athletes. I look forward to assisting the team in Rio and wish our athletes all the best for this pinnacle competition. Nick Willis (left) IAAF World Championships 2015, Beijing, Photo - Getty Images ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 17

20 Commercial and Marketing Report Paul Scoringe Commercial and Marketing Manager Reflecting on the last 12 months, it has been a hugely busy time in the commercial, events and communications area. Here are a few of the highlights: Events and Competitions In any given year we are charged with organising 13 national championships around the country. These events range from stand-alone events like Mountain Running, to the 3000m as part of established track and field events, through to a full three-day national competition. These events form the national calendar for our top athletes competing for national titles. We also support the Classics series with staff and media coverage to ensure the top tier of the sport is ably promoted and shared with the athletics and wider communities. Our annual premier participation event is the iconic Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon, now in its 51 st year. After last year s milestone 50 th anniversary, and record entrants, it was always going to be a challenge to repeat such lofty numbers. We were very pleased with the turn out, with over 1500 marathon entrants, the second biggest marathon field in New Zealand that year and over 6250 in total, including over 1600 in the Kids mini-marathon. The race continues to be a major drawcard on the annual road runner s calendar, with plans afoot to reinvigorate the event with charities and a corporate division in future years. We re very grateful for the continued support of key partners the Lion Foundation, Rotorua Energy Community Trust, Rotorua Lakes Council, ASICS and the Lake City Athletic Club and all the other sponsors who contribute to making this event so special. Bringing international quality track and field to New Zealand to inspire young athletes and increase the profile of the sport was behind the second annual Auckland Track Challenge. Part of the Douglas Waitakere Athletics Festival on 26 Feb, the Track Challenge is the culmination of a day of athletics with a Get Set Go event for nearly 500 primary school aged children in the morning, followed by Waitakere Athletic Club s invitational event in the afternoon. Supported by Douglas Pharmaceuticals, Les Mills NZ Ltd, The Trusts, Pub Charity and The Trusts Community Foundation amongst others, the event saw New Zealand s best face off against many of Australia s top talent including a former world champion in discus thrower Dani Samuels. A balmy Auckland night saw over 1500 fans turn out to see highlights such as shot put stars Valerie Adams and Tom Walsh and Kiwi vaulter Eliza McCartney taking on Australian legend and two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Alana Boyd, 800m runner Angie Petty against Australia s Britany MacGowan and a discus field throwing bombs in perfect conditions. A 25 minute event highlights package was broadcast six times on SKY TV to an audience in excess of 15,000 people. With Olympic qualification on everyone s minds, the Lion Foundation New Zealand Track & Field Champs, 4-6 March 2016 in Dunedin took on extra meaning. Three outstanding days of competition in stunning Otago weather saw a riveting battle between Men s Shotput heavyweights Tom Walsh and Jacko Gill and the return to the national stage of Olympic golden girl Valerie Adams. Highlights included a captivating Women s U20 sprint final, Eliza McCartney s new national Women s pole vault record and Fiona Morrison breaking the NZ resident record for the 100m women s hurdles. A special thank you to key partners the Lion Foundation, Calder Stewart and Les Mills NZ Ltd for their support and Athletics Otago and the Officials Association for an extremely well run event. Officials allowed the crowd onto the track to watch the Men s Shotput competition close up, creating an electric atmosphere for fans and competitors alike. Congratulations to all the competitors, coaches, administrators, team managers and supporters for making this year s nationals so memorable. Commercial Developing sustainable revenue streams is an important part of keeping any sport alive. After the global financial crisis, sponsorship has become even more challenging with new, highly measurable marketing tools available to businesses meaning their spend is more targeted than ever towards business opportunities that can directly, positively impact their bottom line. Within this environment a member benefits programme began not only to gain income but to add additional benefits to being a member of Athletics 18 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

21 New Zealand. Initial partners Hertz, Millennium Hotels, Bluebridge Ferries and Choice Hotels, were joined by Run4YourLife athletics magazine and latterly Air New Zealand. Air New Zealand becoming our preferred airline was one of two changes in our travel partnerships with HRG International becoming our preferred travel management company after two years with Classic Travel. Further, in early 2016, we embarked on a relationship with Nice1, a member benefits programme company, who will facilitate several procurement programmes for us to provide our centres, clubs and members with discounted prices on a range of services to help reduce their overheads and free up funds for investing back into the sport. Every now and then an opportunity comes along that s too good to miss. An NZ film company working for Coca Cola s international advertising agency approached us to source technically proficient athletes in sprinting, hammer and javelin to be part of a global Rio Olympic TV campaign for Powerade ION4. Shot in late January, the commercial includes Josh Hawkins, Jack Henry, Cameron French, Ella Pilkington and Tori Peeters. The TV commercial will be shown all over the world and in NZ. We would like to thank all our commercial partners and sponsors for their ongoing support of athletics and working so positively alongside us in Communications In this day and age of social media and a rapidly changing media landscape, understanding your organisations core messages and who you are wanting to share them with, has never been so important and so challenging. Our websites (Athletics New Zealand, Athletics NZ Rankings and Rotorua Marathon) have gone from strength to strength with visitors increasing over the year, up 7%. Our Facebook presence has grown with an increase of 59% in likes in the past year, with Instagram also seeing a big increase in followers. The fortnightly Athletics in Action, Weekly Round-Up and specialist newsletters for clubs, coaches and officials have been well received, with good read rates and positive feedback from the athletics community. They continue to be an integral way we share news, information and stories to our stakeholders. A game changing agreement was signed in August 2015, with Athletics New Zealand joining eight other NSO s in a media partnership with New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME). Designed to provide more sporting content to key media outlets like NZ Herald, Radio Sport and a range of online channels under the NZME banner while enabling athletics to reach a wider audience, we have already seen an increase in online views of athletics stories of over 94% since the same time last year (Sept Jan). Staff I d like to thank and acknowledge the huge effort and passion the Commercial team - Gareth Archer and Brett Addison, along with contractors Murray McKinnon, Steve Landells and Steve Hollings - bring to their roles. Further, it s appropriate to acknowledge the work of Mark Brent, who was in the Commercial and Marketing role in the early part of L to R - Hawkins, French and Henry feature in a scene from the Powerade TV commercial. ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 19

22 Associate Members New Zealand Children s Athletics Association (NZCAA) Athletics New Zealand values the relationship with NZCAA and looks to strengthen the partnership to further develop athletics for children under 15 in the sport. New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletics Association (NZSSAA) Athletics New Zealand works closely with NZSSAA in a number of areas including promoting the sport and creating pathways for secondary schools athletes. New Zealand Masters Athletics (NZMA) Athletics New Zealand and NZMA are developing a Memorandum of Understanding to bring the two organisations closer together to develop and promote masters athletics in New Zealand. Key Partners Athletics New Zealand receives sponsorship and financial support from a number of sources and we recognise these businesses, organisations and individuals here. The support is gratefully received and sincerely appreciated. Sport New Zealand Peter Miskimmin, Chief Executive Sarah Dunning, Relationship Manager Athletics New Zealand is supported by Sport New Zealand through receipt of funding for various community sport initiatives including club, official and coach development as well as overall business improvement initiatives. The National Office continues to work closely with Sport New Zealand and we are very appreciative of their ongoing support. High Performance Sport New Zealand Alex Baumann, Chief Executive Peter Pfitzinger, General Manager Capacity & Expertise Athletics New Zealand is designated by Sport New Zealand as a Performance sport and in received its highest ever investment funding for High Performance. In addition to funding, HPSNZ provide a range of services for our High Performance carded athletes and coaches. New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) Kereyn Smith, Chief Executive Officer Athletics New Zealand works closely with the NZOC, specifically on the planning and reconnaissance work for the Olympic and Commonwealth Games. Athletics New Zealand staff work with NZOC staff ranging from travel and security logistics, to outfitting and media arrangements. Their guidance and support is greatly appreciated. Athletics New Zealand also appreciates the support from Olympic Solidarity through the NZOC in their on-going support of the Athletics New Zealand athletic scholarships. International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) Lord Sebastian Coe, President Jean Gracia, General Secretary The IAAF is the parent body for Athletics and is responsible for governing the sport of Athletics worldwide. Some of the main events that our athletes participated in were the IAAF World Youth Track & Field Championships in Colombia, the IAAF World Track & Field Championships in Beijing, the IAAF World Mountain Running Championships in Wales and the IAAF World Indoor Championships in USA. The IAAF has also initiated extensive development and promotional programmes which are aimed at building the base of the sport. Centres Athletics New Zealand works in partnership with the 11 regional centres to support the delivery of athletics in communities nationwide. Support is provided through upskilling regional staff and volunteers and developing tools and resources that can be used to improve the delivery of athletics. Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) Fiona Allen, Secretary General Athletics New Zealand works in close cooperation with Paralympics NZ, around the Paralympics and logistics involving Para-Athletes. We operate under a Memorandum of Understanding to deliver the HP para programme for athletics. Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) Geoff Gardner, President Yvonne Mullins, Executive Director The OAA is the regional entity of the IAAF and is a vital link in the overall structure of athletics in New Zealand. Athletics New Zealand is appreciative of the support and guidance it receives from OAA and the work of the Oceania Regional Development Centre. 20 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

23 Gaming Trusts New Zealand Post Charles Ropitini, Community Sponsorship Athletics New Zealand s Get Set Go programme is supported by New Zealand Post through its Health and Wellness programme called Active Post. Get Set Go targets children aged 3-8years around the country with the aim of developing their fundamental movement skills through a fun, game based approach. New Zealand Post also partnered with Athletics New Zealand for delivery of the Get Set Go event delivered as part of the Douglas Waitakere Athletics Festival. Les Mills NZ Ltd Guy Needham, General Manager Marketing Thanks to Les Mills gyms for their support of the Auckland Track Challenge and the New Zealand Track & Field Championships. New Balance Dean Howard, New Zealand Country Manager John Evans, International GM Running Sports Marketing New Balance is the official apparel and footwear supplier for Athletics New Zealand with all our teams outfitted in New Balance clothing. This partnership allows us to outfit national teams in the latest international apparel technology to help them perform to very high levels. Thai Airways International / Classic Travel Ian Peddie, Thai Sales Manager Terry Emms, Classic Travel - Director Thai Airways and Classic Travel were brought on as new Travel partners in This partnership provided a dedicated travel solutions partner with Takapuna based Classic Travel catering for all of Athletics New Zealand s domestic and International requirements. Thai Airways have been our preferred International Travel partner. Gaming Trusts Funding from Gaming Trusts has been applied to a diverse range of activities during The financial support the Sport receives from this source benefits all levels of activity and without it the task of providing events would be impossible. In many cases this support makes a major difference to the ability of Athletics New Zealand to provide for its members. On behalf of all our clubs, centres and affiliates, we thank the various gaming trusts that support our sport, and in particular acknowledge the support of the following major supporters: New Zealand Community Trust Mike Knell, Chief Executive At a national level the NZCT is a significant supporter of Athletics New Zealand, assisting with the Community team salary support Grants $100,000 The Lion Foundation Murray Reade, Chief Executive Marcus Reynolds, Relationship Manager The Lion Foundation has been a significant financial supporter of Athletics New Zealand and its affiliated centres and clubs for many years. The main area of support is the very popular Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon, now in its 52nd year Grants $80,000 Pub Charity Martin Cheer, Chief Executive Pub Charity has been a key supporter, contributing funding to support various national championships, information technology needs and the production of several annual publications and reports Grants $38,109 The Trusts Community Foundation Warwick Hodder, General Manager The Trusts Community Foundation were major supporters of the second Douglas Waitakere Athletics Festival and Auckland Track Challenge events. We are grateful for their assistance in establishing these new events and for their support of the West Auckland athletics community Grants $20,000 Southern Trust Karen Shea, Chief Executive Laurel McDonald, Funding Manager Southern Trust are a vital supporter of Athletics New Zealand and assisted with developing resources and purchasing equipment Grants $15,000 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 21

24 Centres and Clubs Northland (9 clubs) Athletics Whangarei Inc Bay of Islands Athletics Club Hatea Athletic and Harrier Club Kaitaia Athletic Club Kaiwaka Amateur Athletic Club Kamo Amateur Athletic Club Kerikeri Striders Multisports Club Inc Wellsford Athletics Inc Wellsford Road Runners Auckland (35 clubs) Auckland City Athletics Club Auckland City Triathlon Club Inc Auckland University Track Club Avondale Amateur Athletics Club Calliope Athletic and Harrier Club Inc Eastern Athletic and Harrier Club Inc Ellerslie Amateur Athletic & Harrier Club Inc Glen Eden Athletic and Harrier Club Inc Hibiscus Coast Athletics Club Inc Hibiscus Coast Harriers & Triathlon Club Inc Hillsborough Junior Athletics Club Human Performance Centre Club Lynndale Amateur Athletic & Harrier Club Inc Mangere Otahuhu Athletics Club Manurewa Amateur Athletics & Harrier Club Massey Athletic Club Inc North Harbour Bays Athletics Inc Onehunga Amateur Athletic & Harrier Club Inc Owairaka Amateur Athletic & Harrier Club Inc Pakuranga Athletic Club Inc Papakura Athletic and Harrier Club Inc Papatoetoe Amateur Athletic & Harrier Club Inc Point Chevalier Amateur Athletic Club Inc Pukekohe Amateur Athletic & Harrier Club Inc Racewalking Auckland Inc Riverhead Athletics Club Roskill South Amateur Athletic Club Inc Takapuna Amateur Athletic and Harrier Inc Te Atatu Athletic Club Technical Athletic and Harrier Club Inc The Auckland YMCA Marathon Club Waitakere City Athletic Club Inc Waiuku Districts Amateur Athletic Club Warkworth Athletic and Harrier Club Wesley Athletic & Harrier Club Inc Waikato BOP (35 clubs) Athletics Tauranga Inc Bellevue Athletic Club Cambridge Athletic and Harrier Club Inc Fairfield Athletic Club Frankton Athletic and Harrier Club Inc Greerton Amateur Athletic Club Inc Hamilton City Hawks Athletics Inc Hinemoa Amateur Athletic Club Inc Katikati Amateur Athletic Club Kawerau Athletic and Harrier Club Inc Lake City Athletic Club Inc Matamata Athletic Club Matamata Harrier Club Morrinsville Amateur Athletics Club Inc Ngatea Athletic Club Omokoroa Athletic Club Inc Orini Athletic Club Otorohanga Athletic Club Paeroa Amateur Athletics Club Papamoa Athletic Club Putaruru Athletic and Harrier Club Taumarunui Athletics Club Taupo Athletic Club Taupo Harrier Club Inc Te Aroha Athletics Club Te Awamutu Athletic Club Te Kuiti Athletic Club Te Puke Athletic Club Thames Athletics Club Thames Harrier Club Inc The Whangamata Track Club Tokoroa Junior Athletic and Harrier Club Tokoroa Track & Field Club Waihi Amateur Athletic Club Whakatane A & Harrier Club Taranaki (17 clubs) Athletics Hawera Inc Bell Block Athletic Club Egmont Athletics Eltham Athletics Club Energy City Harriers Hawera Harriers Inglewood Athletic Club Inglewood Runners and Walkers Club Kaitake Athletics Club Kaponga Athletic Club Normanby Athletic Club Opunake Athletic Club Stratford Athletic Club Stratford Runners and Walkers Club Taranaki Race Walking Club Waitara Runners and Walkers Woodleigh Athletic Club Hawkes Bay Gisborne (9 clubs) Central Hawkes Bay Amateur Athletic Club Inc Dannevirke Athletic Club Gisborne Amateur Athletic Club Inc Gisborne Harrier Club Hastings Athletic Club Inc Hastings Harrier Club United Inc Napier Athletic Club Inc Napier Harrier Club Inc Wairoa Athletics Club Manawatu Wanganui (10 clubs) Ashhurst Athletic and Harrier Club Athletics Wanganui Inc Feilding Athletic Club Feilding Moa Harriers Levin Athletic Club Levin Harrier & Multisport Club Manawatu Striders Inc Palmerston North Athletic & Harrier Club Inc Te Kawau Amateur Athletic Club Wanganui Harrier Club Inc Wellington (28 clubs) Athletics & Cycling Masterton Athletics Featherston Inc Athletics Wairarapa Inc Aurora Harriers Hutt Valley Harrier and Athletic Club Inc Hutt Valley Marathon Clinic Kapiti Running and Tri Club Inc Karori Athletics Club Kiwi Athletic Club Inc Lower Hutt Amateur Athletic Club Inc Mana Amateur Athletics Club Midvalley Athletic Club Olympic Harrier and Athletic Club Inc Onslow Amateur Athletic Club Inc Otaki Athletics Club Paraparaumu Track and Field Club Streamz Track Club Titahi Bay Amateur Athletic Club Inc Trentham United Harrier Club Inc Upper Hutt Athletic Club Inc Victoria University Athletic Club Wainuiomata Athletic and Harrier Club Inc Wairarapa Track and Field Inc Wellington Athletics Club Wellington Harrier Athletic Club Inc Wellington Marathon Clinic Inc Wellington Scottish Athletics Club Inc Wellington Triathlon Club Tasman (5 clubs) Athletics Nelson Inc Athletics Richmond Marlborough Athletics Motueka Amateur Athletic Club Inc Takaka Athletics 22 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

25 9 Canterbury (24 clubs) Ashburton Athletic Club Ashburton Harrier Club Canterbury Children s Athletics Association Canterbury Triathlon Club Inc Christchurch Anglican Harrier Club Christchurch Avon Athletic Club Inc Christchurch Boys High Athletic Club Christchurch Methodist Harrier Club Christchurch Old Boys United Athletic Club Christs College Athletic Club Geraldine Athletic Club Greymouth Athletic Club Inc New Brighton Olympic Athletic Club Inc North Canterbury Athletic Club Papanui Toc H Athletic Club Inc Phoenix Athletic Club Inc Port Hills Athletic Club Inc Selwyn Athletic Club South Canterbury Athletic Club Sumner Running Club Inc Temuka Athletic Club Timaru Harrier Club Inc University of Canterbury Athletic Club Inc Waimate Athletic Club Otago (11 clubs) Ariki (Dunedin) Amateur Athletic and Harrier Club Inc Aspiring Athletes Club Inc Athletics Alexandra Inc Athletics Taieri Inc Caversham Harrier and Athletic Club Inc Civil Service Harrier and Athletics Club Hill City University Athletic Club Inc Leith Harrier and Athletic Club Inc North Otago Harrier & Amateur Athletic Club Inc Remarkable Runners Harrier Club Inc South Otago Athletic Club Inc Southland (8 clubs) Athletics Gore Athletics Invercargill Club Inc Fiordland Athletic Club Otautau Athletics Club Riverton Athletics Club St Pauls Harrier & Amateur Athletic Club Inc Winton Harriers and Athletics Club Wyndham Amateur Athletic Club Registration Statistics B U7 G U7 B 7-14 G 7-14 M U18 W U18 M U20 W U20 M W MM MW Social Volunteer Sec Schools NTH AKL WBP TAR HBG MWA WLG TAS CAN OTG STH Social - Club only members Volunteer - Includes club administrators, coaches and officials Sec School - NZ Secondary Schools Sports Council census figures for athletics ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 23

26 Awards Paul Allison MNZM Paul Allison was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to sport. Allison was a prominent marathon runner during the 1980 s and 1990 s winning the Dunedin marathon seven times and the Christchurch marathon twice. Kelly Diprose MNZM Kelly Diprose was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to athletics. From 1996 to 2000 he was on the board of Athletics New Zealand, as deputy chair and chair. He is a life member and was president of Athletics Waikato Bay of Plenty and received a service award in He has successfully coached athletes at the Te Aroha Club to Commonwealth Games, World Junior and World Youth championships. Diprose and his wife Val were made life members of the Te Aroha Club in Geoff Henry MNZM Geoff Henry was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to athletics in the 2015 Queen s Birthday honours. Geoff has been involved with the sport for more than 40 years. He is a past president and Life Member of Athletics Wellington. He has formed or re-established children s athletic clubs in Wellington Eastern Suburbs, Upper Hutt, Naenae and Otaki and assisted the establishment of Team Wairarapa. He coaches disabled children, master athletes and adult athletes with disabilities and helps train new coaches and runs officials courses. He was awarded an Athletics New Zealand Merit Award in Kevin Hickman ONZM Kevin Hickman was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to aged care and sport. Hickman was an athletics coach for 25 years and he was coach of the year in 1999 and in 2000 coached hammer thrower Tasha Williams to the Sydney Olympic Games. He also coached a number of leading middle distance runners and sponsored a number of athletes over the years. Eliza McCartney Eliza McCartney received the emerging talent award for 2015 at the annual Halberg Awards in Auckland in February. This follows an outstanding year for the pole vaulter at the world junior championships and world university games culminating with a world junior record of 4.64m in December. Jeni Pearce MNZM Jeni Pearce was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sports nutrition in the 2015 Queen s Birthday honours. Jeni is the lead nutritionist for Athletics New Zealand high performance athlete support. She has contributed to sports nutrition for 30 years and is a recognised pioneer and world leader in the field. She has worked with high performance athletes and teams including for Olympic and Commonwealth Games since 1985 and is the performance nutrition lead at High Performance Sport New Zealand. Marcia Petley MNZM Marcia Petley was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to athletic in the 2015 Queen s Birthday honours. Marcia is heavily involved with masters athletics, having served on the board of New Zealand masters since 1994 and represented New Zealand at the world masters congress. She was a founding member and secretary of the Frankton Amateur Athletic Club in She has been a competitor at masters athletic championships since 1980 and won medals at world masters and Oceania masters championships. She is a member of the team that holds the world masters record for W75 4 x 400m relay. Trevor Spittle Trevor Spittle received the prestigious IAAF Veteran s Pin at the IAAF Congress in Beijing in August 2015 from the outgoing president Lamine Diack. Trevor is a past President of Athletics New Zealand and Athletics Canterbury and a Life Member of the New Zealand Children s Athletics Association. He is the New Zealand representative on the Oceania Athletic Association Council and is the Vice-President. He has officiated at meetings in New Zealand and Australia including the Sydney Olympics and the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. In 2005 Trevor was appointed an International Technical Official. He received an Athletics New Zealand merit award in 2007, has served on the Board of Athletics New Zealand and is currently the Officials Development Manager for Athletics New Zealand. Ashley Taylor Ashley Taylor received the life time achievement award at the annual Halberg Awards in Auckland in February. This is in recognition of 60 years service to the sport of athletics. As an official he was appointed an International Technical Official (the highest ranking in the sport) and attended three Commonwealth Games and four World Championship events as an ITO. He also held key officiating positions at six Oceania Championship meetings and four other international events. Taylor was president of Athletics New Zealand and was made a Life Member. He is also a past president and Life Member of Athletics Waikato Bay of Plenty. He was national sprint hurdles champion in 1953 and Merit Awards 1988 Ronald Cain, Ian Columbus, Colin Dickie, David Leech, Paul Luckie, Graeme McCabe, Phyllis McLean, Frank Perry, John Riseborough 1989 Jim Cunningham, Allan Potts, Peter Richards 1990 Eric Fernandez, Bill Kennedy 1991 Max Carr, Max Cooper, Barry Hunt 1992 Norm Coop, Sam Johnson, Douglas Taylor 1993 Dick Burton, Kelvin Wackrow 1994 Dennis Kenny 1995 Rod Syme 1997 Don Mackenzie, Sylvia Potts, John Smart 1998 Alf Insley, Kevin Jago, Denis Johnson 1999 Trevor Bent, Jan Cameron, Jim Tobin 2000 Dave Norris, Ray Wallis 2001 Alan Cherry, Fred Holmes, Mhyre Oman 2002 Alec McNab, Laurie O Keefe, Leon Blanchet 2003 Geoff Annear, Jim Blair, Don Chadderton 2004 Alan Adamson, Don Macfarquhar 2006 Pat Boland, Arthur Grayburn, George McConachy, Murray McKinnon 2007 Trevor Spittle, Roy Williams, Don Willoughby 2008 Pam Kenny 2009 Arch Jelley, Colin Maclachlan, Barry Magee 2010 Russ Hoggard 2011 George Caddie, John McTaggart 2012 Graham O Brien, Alan Tucker 2013 Peter Booker, Geoff Henry, Brent Ward 2014 Rodger Brickland, Peter Maunder, Annette Purvis 2015 Sylvia Maunder, Joan Rawnsley 24 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

27 Obituaries Reg Clutterbuck (89) of Gore on 17 April 2015 Reg had a continuous association with the Gore Club and Southland athletics for nearly 65 years summer and winter, as an athlete, coach, official and administrator. He was a foundation member of the Gore Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club in 1947, winning a number of Southland titles and Southland representative on the track and cross country. He received the Athletics New Zealand long service award, was patron and life member of the Gore athletic and harrier clubs and was a life member of Athletics Southland. Ian Columbus (83) of Blenheim on 16 June 2015 Ian was a Life Member and the current Patron of Marlborough Harrier Club, Marlborough Senior Athletics and Tasman Centre. He served as President of Athletics New Zealand and was an inaugural recipient of an Athletics New Zealand Merit Award in He was awarded the Air New Zealand Holidays Marlborough Medal in 2014 for his contribution to Marlborough sport through his dedication to harriers and athletics, sports which he has participated in or administered in the region since the early 1970s. In 2012 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award at SPARC volunteer awards for the top of the South. Ross Hynds (68) of Tauranga on 25 June 2015 Ross was a former president of Mount Maunganui Athletic Club and was also very involved with the Tauranga Ramblers Club for many years. However his main involvement in the area was with the children s athletics. He was a highly achieved athlete and despite being bound to a wheelchair was an outstanding official, whether it was at a relay change or at the shot put. He was a prominent member of the disabled community in Tauranga and he was involved in Para-Athletics as an official and coach. Ross was an official on the high jump, pole vault, decathlon and heptathlon at the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games. He was honoured with a Paralympics New Zealand Order of Merit in 2006 for outstanding service to Paralympic Sport. Colin Smythe (76) of Rotorua on 5 July 2015 Colin was a local Rotorua identity having the claim to fame of competing in every Rotorua Marathon since its inception in 1965 through to In May 2015 he bravely tackled the 42.2km to complete his 50th official Rotorua Marathon. He started running the course around the Lake in 1962 and became synonymous with the event and even when the race was called off in 1999 due to flooded roads he went out a week later and completed the course. He competed for the Lake City Athletic Club for 32 years, the Ngongotaha Club for 13 years and he competed in Sydney for five years. Robyn Duncan (54) of Christchurch on 25 July 2015 Robyn won the New Zealand women s marathon title in 1995 in 2:57:29 in winning the Christchurch marathon. She also won the Buller marathon twice in 1995 and set a race record of 2:55:04 in Her career best time was 2:54:36 in finishing third in the 1997 Rotorua marathon. As well as being a competitor Robyn had been a committee member, women s club captain and secretary of the Olympic Club. Murray Savage (77) of Tauranga on 29 October 2015 Murray was a former Taranaki sprinter and later a coach with the Frankton Athletic Club. He had given over 40 years of continuous service to athletics devoting many volunteer hours coaching athletes to achieve their potential. He was made a life member of the Franklin Club. He served on the Waikato Bay of Plenty Centre in various executive positions and was a centre selector and managed teams to national championships. Along with his wife Bev he coached athletes with disabilities, a number going on to compete at national and world championships. Norman Harris (75) of London on 20 November 2015 Norman was an athletic correspondent for the New Zealand Herald during the Murray Halberg and Peter Snell era. He covered the 1962 Perth and the 1966 Jamaica British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games for the New Zealand Herald. His enthusiasm for athletics was channelled into his work as a journalist and author. Books he wrote included Lap of Honour, The Legend of Lovelock, The Lonely Breed, Beyond Cooks Gardens and more recently Scottie a story on Neville Scott. He produced a Silver Fern publication after each of the Games he attended and also a New Zealand Athletics Almanac in Noel Warner (88) of Tauranga on 24 December 2015 Noel was a key administrator for the former West Coast North Island Centre. As a bank manager he was transferred around the lower North Island and at each location he became involved in the local athletics. He was treasurer and president of the Palmerston North Athletic and Cycling Club during the 1950 s and early 1960 s. He was secretary treasurer of the Wanganui Club He was president of the Levin Athletic Club before moving back to Palmerston North where he became president of the Palmerston North Harrier Club. He was vice-president of the West Coast North Island Centre for eight years and represented the Centre on the NZAAA s council. Lawrie Croxson (77) of Turangi on 15 January 2016 Competing for Wellington, Lawrie became the first New Zealand 25 foot long jumper, in winning the national title in Palmerston North in He jumped 25ft 2in (7.67m). Unfortunately it was wind assisted and unable to be claimed as a New Zealand record. Peter Heidenstrom notes in his book Athletes of the Century that he never seen anyone, even at the Olympics, spring so high in the air. Lawrie, who was a dentist, also won the 1962 New Zealand title in Auckland with 7.46m. The former New Zealand Dental Association Executive Director was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to dental health in the 2001 Queen s Birthday honours. Bob Thomas (76) of Kawakawa on 26 January 2016 At Whangarei s Okara Park on 20 January 1968 Thomas became the only New Zealander to clear eight metres in the long jump. Jumping off his favoured hard-rolled bouncy, buffalo-grass run up Thomas soared out to 26ft 5in (8.05m) with a following wind of 1.6mps. The New Zealand record has stood the test of time. The former freezing worker in Moerewa started out as a high jumper collecting two national titles in 1959 and His adviser at the time Frank Sharpley became aware Thomas potential in the high jump was restricted and switched him to the triple and long jumps. His best triple was 15.19m in 1960 but it was the long jump that he excelled at. Thomas won three national long jump titles, 1965, 67, 69. Robert Courtney (56) of Auckland on 28 January 2016 A Para-Athlete Courtney was known as the fastest man on wheels during the early 1980 s. Courtney, a pioneer of Paralympic wheelchair racing, won 21 gold, 14 silver and five bronze medals at national and international competitions throughout the 1980 s and he represented New Zealand at the 1984 Summer Paralympic Games winning gold in the 100m. He was the first disabled person in New Zealand to be honoured with being a Sports and Cultural Ambassador to New Zealand. In 2009 he received a Paralympics New Zealand Order of Merit. 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28 Past Presidents 1888 / 89 C C Corfe 1889 / 90 T Teschemaker 1890 / 91 J H B Coates 1891 / 92 F Wilding 1892 / 93 H D Bell 1893 / 94 WS Roberts 1894 / 95 F Logan 1895 / 96 F Wilding 1896 / 97 J F Logan 1897 / 98 W Empson 1898 / 99 J Sinclair Thomson 1899 / 00 H D Bell 1900 / 01 E C J Stevens 1901 / 02 E C McCormack 1902 / 03 W S Roberts 1903 / 05 J F Grierson 1905 / 09 W G Atack 1909 / 10 A Newman 1910 / 11 A Marryatt 1911 / 12 L Chaffrey 1912 / 14 A Marryatt 1914 / 18 J Pollock 1918 / 20 A Marryatt 1920 / 25 A Davies 1925 / 40 R McVilly MVO 1940 / 41 C Kitto MBE 1941 / 43 H Austad CBE 1943 / 44 C Clark 1944 / 45 H Towers MBE, OBE 1945 / 46 G Benson MBE 1946 / 47 L Tracey 1947 / 48 R Beattie 1948 / 49 N McKenzie OBE 1949 / 50 J Holley 1950 / 51 A Urquart 1951 / 52 Sir Jim Barnes MBE 1952 / 53 J Dickey MBE 1953 / 54 J Harbut QSM 1954 / 55 CJ Thompson 1955 / 56 G Leeder MBE 1956 / 57 A Malcolm 1957 / 58 J Matheson 1958 / 59 CA Blazey OBE, CBE 1959 / 60 D Hagenson 1960 / 61 N Jefferson OBE 1961 / 62 E Lunn MBE 1962 / 63 GW Jackman OBE 1963 / 64 J McManemin CBE, QSO 1964 / 65 E Prince OBE 1965 / 66 J Drummond 1966 / 67 LT Bradshaw OBE 1967 / 68 A Rowse 1968 / 69 A Melville MBE 1969 / 70 S McKenzie 1970 / 71 J Borland 1971 / 72 L O Keefe MBE 1972 / 73 G Lamb 1973 / 74 EA Taylor 1974 / 75 A Beveridge 1975 / 76 G Wiggs 1976 / 77 GJ Davy OBE 1977 / 78 ME Jackman MBE 1978 / 79 W Kennedy 1979 / 80 D Cowie 1980 / 81 N Coop MNZM 1981 / 82 L Searle 1982 / 83 DM Taylor 1983 / 84 D Synnott ONZM 1984 / 85 ARP Eustace QSO 1985 / 86 R Spence QSM 1986 / 87 Dr RWG Syme ONZM 1987 / 88 A Stevens MNZM 1988 / 89 BL Smith 1989 / 90 IH Boyd ONZM 1990 / 91 J Cornaga 1991 / 92 DW Mackenzie 1992 / 93 R Cain QSM 1993 / 94 N Read 1994 / 95 A Wilson 1995 / 96 I Columbus 1996 / 97 A Jelley OBE 1997 / 98 C Mills 1998 / 99 B Hunt 1999 / 00 IM McKinnon QSM 2000 / 01 G McCabe 2001 / 02 T Spittle 2002 / 03 A Potts ONZM 2003 / 04 D Willoughby 2004 / 05 D Chadderton 2005 / 06 C Maclachlan 2006 / 07 LM Blanchet ONZM 2007 / 08 M Oman 2008 / 09 IM McKinnon QSM 2009 / 10 J Smart 2010 / 11 J Blair MNZM 2011 / 12 A McNab QSM 2012 / 13 J McBrearty 2013 / 14 DS Norris ONZM 2014 / 15 J Tylden 26 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

29 Records Report During the period under review, work was finalised on a refined process and procedure for the ratifying of records. The process is now no longer the sole responsibility of the Statistician. The new process involves a number of stages of verification of information contained on the application form that are now undertaken by members of staff of Athletics New Zealand. The Record Application Forms have been redesigned and re-formatted to reflect the change. A change to the nomenclature of the age groups by the IAAF in October 2015, where the Junior and Youth age groups became U20 and U18 respectively, was adopted by Athletics New Zealand and came into force in January This change aligned with New Zealand s Record nomenclature, but as New Zealand s age records are established by age on the day of the performance, whilst the competition age groups are set as being the age on the 31 st December in the year of competition, some anomalies were created. One such example is the situation where Eliza McCartney s New Zealand women s U20 Pole Vault Record is higher than the women s World U20 Record for the event. Cognisance must therefore be given to the anomaly between age records and age groups in New Zealand when reporting performances. A total of 53 New Zealand open and age records were set in the period 1 April 2015 to 31 March This number compares with the 51 New Zealand open and age records set in the preceding 12 month period. All records set in (calendar year) 2015 are tabled in The Athletics NZ Almanac Whilst there were two men s New Zealand All-comers records set in , there were no new ones set in However, there were four women s New Zealand All-comers records set in (none in ). Eliza McCartney set three of these records in the Pole Vault (4.64m, 4.71m, 4.80m), whilst Julia Ratcliffe set a new women s All-comers record of 69.93m in the Hammer Throw. In the period under review, six men s National records by three athletes were set. They were: Tomas Walsh (Shot Put 21.50m, 21.58m, 21.62m, 21.78m), Nicholas Willis (1500m 3:29.66), and Michael Cochrane (400mh ). Nine individual (by four athletes) National records were set by women. They were: Nneka Okpala (Triple Jump 13.89m), Eliza McCartney (Pole Vault 4.50m, 4.64m, 4.65m, 4.71m, and 4.80m), Alana Barber (20km Race Walk 1:33:20 and 1:32:50) and Angela Petty (1000m - 2:38.54). Eliza McCartney continued her prolific women s age and women s open record breaking in the Pole Vault with three All-comers, five National, three Resident, four U20, and a National Indoor record in the period under review. My sincere thanks go to my colleagues on the Records Advisory Group; Murray McKinnon, Dr Rod Syme, and Simon Holroyd, for their counsel, support, and cooperation over the past year. Dr Stephen Hollings Statistician Full details of all records set in 2015 are listed in Almanac 2015, whilst details of all records set in 2016 will be listed in Almanac Angie Petty IAAF World Championships 2015, Beijing. Photo - Getty Images ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 27

30 Rules Committee Report Much of the work of the Rules Committee in the past year has been as a result of the most recent changes to the IAAF Competition Rules. The intended implementation of these changes from 1 October 2015, the beginning of our summer season, was complicated somewhat by a delay in formal publication of the changes by IAAF, but all the necessary information was able to be distributed by the end of October. The delay did not have any material effect on the conduct of competition in New Zealand. The Rules Committee is still awaiting legal input to a major redrafting of the Administration Regulations. A significant change in the IAAF Competition Rules for Race Walking allows for the use of a penalty Pit Lane for any race where the applicable Regulations for the competition so provide. A submission was received from the President of Race Walking New Zealand requesting the introduction of a Pit Lane for all New Zealand Championship Race Walks. The National Officials Committee indicated its support for this proposal. The necessary Regulation changes were distributed for comment in June 2015 and only one submission was received. In answering questions raised in that submission the Rules Committee were assured that Race Walking New Zealand had consulted widely with current and former competitors in formulating their original proposal. In the absence of any other input, the use of a Pit Lane for all National Championship Race Walks was recommended to the Board with details of implementation (including specific time penalties) to be finalized after appropriate consultation with Athletics Australia to ensure uniform application of the new rule in this region. Subsequent to the Board approval we have been made aware of a number of concerns by officials and coaches about this Regulation change, particularly the use of a Pit Lane for Senior competition. It seems that the recommended consultation with Athletics Australia has not taken place and that use of a Pit Lane in Australia has been restricted to age-group competition. Overall, our experience with this particular Regulation change highlights a weakness in the current Athletics NZ procedures for such changes. The current 50-day consultation process does not provide for any forum where the pros and cons of a proposal can be debated and those choosing to make comment are not necessarily aware of arguments presented in opposing views. It is also of concern that so many members of the sport somehow miss the notification of proposed Regulation changes. Other Regulation changes in the past year have been less contentious. The amendment to clarify the course measurement requirements for Road Event Records mentioned in our 2015 report has been implemented and the Men s Under 18 National Combined Events Championship was changed from Octathlon to Decathlon, in line Dr Rod Syme ONZM Convenor, Rules Committee with the IAAF change for this age group. More recently the Board has approved recommended changes to the distances for some grades in the National Cross Country Championships and clarification of the Regulations governing Centre Team substitutions at the Cross Country and Road Championships. At the time of writing a proposal for recognition of New Zealand 24-hour Championships for Senior Men and Women is under consideration. Our 2015 report expressed disappointment that an Athletics NZ submission seeking to combine the acceleration zone and change zone for sprint relays had not been accepted by the previous IAAF Technical Committee. It has recently been suggested that the newly elected Committee (August 2015) could potentially be more receptive to a change, with the suggestion that the proposal be used on a trial basis to obtain supporting evidence. It is understood that Australia is prepared to conduct such trials and it would be appropriate for New Zealand also to do so. One of the Rules Committee duties is the checking of proposed changes of Club Constitutions for consistency with the Athletics NZ Constitution. I am grateful to Andrew Orme for taking prime responsibility for this task. I thank all members of the committee for their contributions over the year and acknowledge the co-operation of the staff at the Athletics NZ office. Camille Buscomb NZ Road Champs 2015, Tauranga Photo - Alan McDonald Committee: Rod Syme (Convenor), John McBrearty, Don Mackenzie, Andrew Orme 28 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

31 Alana Barber IAAF World Championships 2015, Beijing. Photo - Getty Images ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 29

32 National Officials Committee Report Heather O Hagan Convenor, National Officials Committee The last twelve months has seen the Committee working towards supporting Regional Officials Coordinators in the work they are doing in the regions. The exam paper review continues (a never ending task with the IAAF rule changes that regularly appear), as does the preparation of the presentation material for the ROC s use. Some of the regions have some problems with lack of local assistance for the ROC s. Other regions are well placed with assistance available to their ROC. Thank you to the ROC s for their work in training new officials. Over the last twelve months the official s ranks have many newcomers. The World Master s Games to be held in Auckland in April 2017 has been a great platform to get people involved. The appointment of Trevor Spittle to the Officials Development Manager role has been of great assistance to the Committee s role. Thank you to Trevor and other staff members for their assistance over the last year. The four yearly review of officials grading is underway, and should be completed by September. With the change in the management of the Official s Association membership as well as the review, keeping track of up-to-date contact details for our officials is a mammoth task. Merging the two databases should be a big help in this area. The Health and Safety requirements for both Track and Field and Out of Stadia events have been widely discussed over the last twelve months, and the various facilities and regions have been pro-active in putting Health and Safety Management plans in place. As officials, we are all Safety Officers and need to do all we can do to ensure that all those present at all our events go home safely. Again the NOC played a greater role in the appointment of officials for the Track and Field Championships. The aim is to ensure that our officials have the widest possible experience over all tasks required at an event, rather than staying with the same familiar tasks that some do week in week out. Several of our officials have attended courses overseas, gaining experience for the benefit of the sport as a whole. In June last year Ruth Liong travelled to Italy to attend an IPC International Technical Officials course. As a result of passing, Ruth has been appointed to the IPC ITO panel. John McBrearty and Paul Craddock were selected to attend an IAAF Out of Stadia Technical Delegates course in Monaco in October. The Out of Stadia section of the sport will benefit from the knowledge they acquired at the course. In April 2016 two of our officials travelled to the Gold Coast to an IAAF Level 1 Lecturers Course. Congratulations to Louise McDonald from Wellington, and Lilian Tudor from Southland on their success. Lilian is the Southland ROC and Louise frequently assists in Wellington with official s training. The experience they gained at the course will be greatly appreciated by their regions. The new IAAF rule book was made available in November, with the Athletics New Zealand Official s Association version being printed and distributed to its members. The latest edition of The Referee is also available now. The Halberg Awards saw Ashley Taylor of Hamilton receiving a well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution towards athletics. Ashley was Chairman of the National Technical Officials Committee for many years and was involved in developing the grading system we still use. He was an International Technical Official and attended many overseas events. The Waikato-Bay of Plenty Region in particular has benefitted greatly from his experience, and he has been a mentor for many local officials. In conclusion, I would like to thank the rest of the Committee, and all the officials, for their hard work over the last twelve months. Committee: Heather O Hagan (Convenor), Ruth Liong, Tony Sargisson, Trevor Spittle 30 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

33 Officials Association Report Kathyrn Fraser Chairperson, New Zealand Athletics Officials Association This past year was no less busy than previous years for our officials across the country. I d like to extend a big thank you to all of our members for their tireless work during the year and often in trying conditions. A huge thank you as well to the officials who travel long distances on a regular basis to officiate at events outside of their region. After our AGM in March in Dunedin, there have been a few changes on the committee this year. A huge thank you to Murray McKinnon for his time on the committee as Secretary/Treasurer. Kent Phillips has taken on the role of Secretary, Paula Cole is Treasurer, and Sylvia Maunder has stepped into the Vice Chairperson position. We also welcomed Paul and Marika Naylor on to the committee joining Wendy Fox-Turnbull. It has been a busy year for the committee with our transition to an Incorporated Society and alignment with Athletics New Zealand. On top of all the paperwork involved with that, we have been very successful gaining funding for a number of key items. Around $13,000 in funding was received over the latter six months of the financial year. We have a number of projects in the mix for the coming months including further uniform pieces and various items that will eventually form a national kit of equipment to be used at all national championship events. This kit will start with some smaller items arms bands, two-way radios with ear pieces and we re also going to look at working towards EDMs and an Electronic Starting System. Not all of these will eventuate this year, but we re aiming high! Recent talks with Race Walking NZ will see us join with them to produce a full race walk judging kit. It is our joint intention that the kit will travel to all major race walking events ensuring that all judges are using the same base of resources each time. We will be in touch with the centres to assist them with the creation of their own kit so that all levels of events can be covered. Over the year we have seen the passing of a number of our fellow officials and friends. Our sincere condolences go out to those among us who have lost loved ones or friends during the past year. Our thoughts and best wishes are with you and your families. In closing I would like to thank my committee members for continuing their support into 2016 and beyond. All the best to our members as they tackle another round of winter events and I hope to see you there. Committee: Kathryn Fraser (Chairperson), Kent Phillips (Vice-Chair), Murray McKinnon (Secretary Treasurer), Anthony Curry, Wendy Fox-Turnbull, Sylvia Maunder. ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 31

34 Oceania Athletics Association Report Trevor Spittle Vice President OAA It is again a pleasure and privilege to report on the Oceania Athletics Association s (OAA) activities for OAA has several streams that it looks after. Competition This year the Area Championships were held in Cairns 8 10 May. This event was well supported and had the added privilege of hosting both Seb Coe and Sergey Bubka as they continued their respective global campaigns for election to the IAAF Presidency. New Zealand sent a good team of athletes and many NZ Officials also supported the event as part of the OAA Family. The Commonwealth Youth Championships were held in Samoa in September with many Officials and athletes attending from New Zealand. OAA took a lead role in this event not only providing many of the competition officials but also ran a special TOECS I course in Samoa in June Although this was run as a woman s event with all the overseas trainee officials being women, several local men joined in for the course. This was well received and enabled officials to be trained for the event. Following this a refresher was run with over 30 locals attending. Oceania held a special Area meeting in Beijing prior to the IAAF Congress. This was well attended by members of OAA present and was a good lead in to the items to be discussed at Congress. It is a pleasure to record that the following were elected to various roles. Geoff Gardner (NFI), IAAF Council Member (Oceania Area Representative), Brian Roe (AUS), Technical Committee. Annette Purvis (NZL), Women s Committee. Jane Saville (AUS), Race Walking Committee. Anne Lord (AUS), Cross Country Committee. Regional Development Centre (RDC) Courses continue to be organized to assist with Coaching and Officiating. As well as the TOECS I course held in Samoa, a Starters Course was held in conjunction with the Area Championships, a Course Measurers Course was held in Christchurch in May 2015 and a CECS Throws Level III was held on the Gold Coast. OAA has over many years hosted interns and this year saw Guillaume Gobin joining the Office in September 2015 as an intern from France. Prior to this Mariah Ririnui (NZL) was in the OAA office for a period of almost six weeks. OAA were also invited to send Officials to Monaco to attend an Out of Stadia seminar and we had Paul Craddock and John McBrearty attend. We know they enjoyed this and hopefully will pass on the knowledge they acquired. High Performance Training Centre (HPTC) Athletes can stay at OAA House on the Gold Coast while they train. The house has been well utilized again this year with athletes staying from a few weeks to full time for a year or more. OAA Council also approved at its February Executive meeting to employ a Competitions Manager to assist with the running of Championship events for OAA and member federations. The successful applicant for this role was Anthony Curry from Auckland. Harry Ewing Oceania Championships 2015, Cairns Photo - Alan McDonald I thank OAA for allowing me to be part of this group and again make this report. I very much enjoy working with Athletes, Officials and Administrators from around the region. 32 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

35 From right: Craig Lautenslager (Tasman), Oska Inkster-Baynes (177), Callan Moody (187) - NZ Cross Country Championships 2015, Christchurch ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 33

36 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND (INC) SPECIAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2016 Index to the Financial Statements Page Approval of Financial Report 1 Statement of Profit or Loss 2 Balance Sheet 4 Statement of Movements in Equity 5 Notes to the Financial Statements 6 Auditor's Report ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

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38 Athletics New Zealand (Inc) - Statement of Profit or Loss For the Year Ended 31 March 2016 Income Note $ $ Member Income: Club Affiliation Fees 2 18,991 18,644 Centre Association Fees - 512,881 Member Levies 2 346, , ,525 Administration Recharge 47,000 46,505 Grants Received 3 76, ,215 Interest Received 50,279 55,940 National Events 5 666,529 1,226,896 National Programmes 366, ,831 Sponsorship 86,835 26,294 Sport New Zealand Investments 4 3,512,124 3,135,285 Sundry Income 16,890 14,401 Total Income 5,188,059 5,408,892 Expenditure Association Costs Annual General Meeting 6,991 9,065 Annual Report 7 4,389 4,667 Audit Fees 12,291 13,066 Bad Debts Board Meetings 32,090 28,680 Chairperson's Expenses Legal Fees 6,784 28,432 Membership Online System 3,750 2,835 National Events 5 487, ,288 National Programmes 7 558, ,694 NZCAA Children 16,008 14,674 President's Expenses 2,507 1,971 Public Liability Insurance 5,522 10,369 Sport Meetings 1,820 1,600 Total Association Costs 1,138,314 1,712,541 This financial statement must be read in conjunction with the accompanying Notes Page 2 36 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

39 Athletics New Zealand (Inc) - Statement of Profit or Loss For the Year Ended 31 March 2016 Note $ $ Expenditure cont. Management and Administration Costs Bank Fees 5,623 2,199 Communications 22,866 25,164 Computers & Network Support 35,563 36,384 Consultants 45,550 13,574 Electricity 2,316 2,829 Finance Administration 12,125 17,293 Foreign Exchanges Losses (Gains) (6,693) (10,024) General Expenses 5,745 14,859 Office Rental 38,465 34,983 Photocopier 3,645 3,780 Postage 1,013 1,673 Printing & Stationery 6,557 8,661 Professional Development 1,732 2,798 Publicity 100,856 29,003 Rankings & Archives 7 15,957 16,347 Staffing 7 646, ,206 Staff Recruitment & Relocation 8,482 22,614 Subscriptions 2, Travel & Accommodation 21,537 34,744 Total Management and Administration Costs 970, ,007 Depreciation 18,280 26,996 Loss on Disposal of Assets 8,317-26,597 26,996 Athletics Programmes High Performance 8 3,143,624 2,721,827 Total Athletics Programme Costs 3,143,624 2,721,827 Total Expenses 5,278,636 5,279,371 Net Surplus / (Deficit) for the Year (90,577) 129,521 This financial statement must be read in conjunction with the accompanying Notes Page 3 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 37

40 Athletics New Zealand (Inc) - Balance Sheet As At 31 March 2016 CURRENT ASSETS Note $ $ Cash and Short-Term Deposits 1,349,631 1,528,288 Accounts Receivable 159, ,974 Accured Income 9,288 11,062 Prepayments 94,086 67,603 Work in Progress 9 43,500 43,500 Stock on Hand 43,270 49,702 Total Current Assets 1,699,550 1,836,129 NON-CURRENT ASSETS Intangible Assets 10 98,128 98,128 Fixed Assets 10 95, ,152 Total Non-Current Assets 193, ,280 Total Assets 1,892,891 2,034,409 CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts Payable 279, ,630 Accrued Expenses 29,560 40,058 GST Payable 24,998 13,299 Provision for Holiday Pay 131,711 91,297 Events in Progress , ,666 Grants in Advance , ,617 High Performance in Progress 13 38,747 - Income in Advance 2,543 61,421 Total Liabilities 1,489,047 1,539,988 Net Assets 403, ,421 Total Association Equity 403, ,421 This financial statement must be read in conjunction with the accompanying Notes Page 4 38 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

41 Note $ $ Association Equity at Start of Period 494, ,900 Add Athletics New Zealand (Inc) - Statement of Movements in Equity For the Year Ended 31 March 2016 Net Surplus / (Deficit) for the Year (90,577) 129,521 Association Equity at End of Period 403, ,421 Total Association Equity 403, ,421 This financial statement must be read in conjunction with the accompanying Notes Page 5 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 39

42 1 Statement of Accounting Policies Reporting Entity Athletics New Zealand (Inc) - Notes to the Financial Statements Athletics New Zealand (the 'Society'), is a society incorporated under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908, that administers the sport of athletics in New Zealand. Statement of Accounting Policies For the Year Ended 31 March 2016 (i) Basis of Preparation These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Special Purpose Framework for use by For-Profit Entities (SPFR for FPE's) published by the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. The financial statements have been prepared for: - the Societies members; and - the Societies funders. (ii) Historical Cost The financial statements have been prepared on a on a historical cost basis, except for certain assets which have been revalued as identified in specific accounting policies below. The financial statements are presented in New Zealand dollars (NZ$) and all values are rounded to the nearest NZ$, except when otherwise indicated. (iii) Changes in Accounting Policies The Society transitioned on 1 April 2015 from preparation of general purpose financial reporting in accordance with New Zealand generally accepted accounting practice ("NZ GAAP") to special purpose financial reporting in accordance with SPFR for FPEs. The transition had minimal impact on the accounting policies of the Society. All other accounting policies have been applied consistently during the year. (iv) Accounts Receivable Accounts Receivable are stated at their anticipated realisable value. Bad debts are written off during the year as they are identified, with appropriate adjustment being made at balance date for any doubtful debts that may exist. (v) Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. (vi) Income Tax The Society is exempt from taxation under section CW46 of the Income Tax Act (vii) Intangible Assets Intangible assets are stated at cost. The assets are reviewed for impairment annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the value of the asset to the Society has diminished or been lost. The assets are not subject to amortisation. Page 6 40 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

43 (viii) Tangible Assets Athletics New Zealand (Inc) - Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2016 Tangible assets are stated at cost less aggregate depreciation. Depreciation has been calculated at a rate of 33 1/3 per cent on the diminishing value method, other than for trophies and videos, which have not been depreciated. (ix) Goods and Service Tax (GST) All amounts are stated exclusive of goods and services tax (GST) except for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable which are stated inclusive of GST. GST owing to or by the Society at balance date as recorded in the Balance Sheet, has been determined on an accruals basis. (x) Revenue Recognition Club Affiliation fees, Interest, National Event income, Membership levies and Sundry income are primarily recognised on a cash received basis. Income from Grants and Sport New Zealand Group Investments is recognised when the conditions relating to that grant or investment have been met. Sponsorship income is recognised on an accruals basis, except where the sponsorship relates to a specific activity or event the revenue is recognised when the activity or event occurs. Grant, Sport New Zealand Group Investment, National Event and Sponsorship income received in advance for a specified activity or event is recorded as a liability in the Balance Sheet until the income is earned and recognised in the Statement of Profit or Loss. (xi) Lease Inducement The Society has not applied of the SPFR for FPE s Framework in relation to the initial rent-free period it received on its premises at 17 Antares Place, Rosedale, Auckland. Under the standard this lease inducement should be spread over the term of the lease. Instead the Society has classified this inducement as an offset for relocation and other related expenses it incurred at the time of the move from Wellington and has chosen to recognise the full value of the inducement in the same financial year as these expenses. 2 Club Affiliation Fees & Member Levies The following club affiliation fees were received during the year: 2016* 2015 $ $ Northland Auckland 3,463 3,442 Waikato Bay of Plenty 3,700 3,396 Hawkes Bay Gisborne Taranaki 1,486 1,565 Manawatu Wanganui Wellington 2,488 2,783 Tasman Canterbury 2,506 2,278 Otago 1,191 1,183 Southland ,991 18,644 Page 7 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 41

44 Athletics New Zealand (Inc) - Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2016 The following member levies were received during the year: 2016* 2015 $ $ Northland 7,594 N/A Auckland 94,936 N/A Waikato Bay of Plenty 58,049 N/A Hawkes Bay Gisborne 12,618 N/A Taranaki 15,902 N/A Manawatu Wanganui 14,982 N/A Wellington 51,356 N/A Tasman 11,056 N/A Canterbury 45,974 N/A Otago 23,526 N/A Southland 10,815 N/A 346,808 - *The 2016 figures represent an estimated fair and reasonable split by Centre of fees and levies received during the year from the available data in the Membership Management System. As this is the first year of the member levy system, comparative data is not available. 3 Grants Received The following grants were recorded as income during the year: $ $ ASB Community Trust - 12,828 Grassroots Trust - 4,844 Halberg Trust - 9,739 NZ Community Trust 50,000 61,500 North & South Trust 1,200 2,100 Perpetual Guardian 4,500 - Pub Charity 4,389 4,347 The Southern Trust 14,444 30,805 Youthtown Trust 1,948 13,052 76, ,215 Also refer to Notes 5, 8, 11 and 12 for further grants. 4 Sport New Zealand Group Investments The following investments were recorded as income during the year: $ $ Capability & Commercial 69,955 67,768 Coach Development 3,699 52,976 Community & Participation 275, ,617 Get Set Go 19,842 43,257 High Performance 2,960,637 2,662,481 Prime Minister's Scholarships 182,987 66,186 3,512,124 3,135,285 Page 8 42 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

45 5 National Events Athletics New Zealand (Inc) - Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2016 The following surpluses / (deficits) by championship/event were made during the year: $ $ 2015 Cross Country 1,775 2, Half Marathon 812 1, Long Distance Race Walking Marathon Mountain Running 2, Road 1,002 2, Road Relays 1,312 3, Rotorua Marathon 164, , Track & Field Championship Series Meetings 1,972 (4,579) 2016 Track & Field Championships 11,873 20,444 Generic Income (Expenses) (6,888) 2, , ,608 The following grants were recorded as income for competitions and events during the year: $ $ Constellation Communities Trust 6,000 5,000 Lion Foundation 80, ,000 NZ Community Trust - 13,276 Pelorus Trust - 1,500 Pub Charity 20,395 43,044 Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust 15,000 25,000 Trillian Trust - 3, , ,820 6 National Programmes - Community & Participation The following key areas of net surplus / (deficit) were incurred during the year under the Community & Participation sport unit: $ $ Club Development 6,099 (29,113) Coach Development 14,553 14,316 Get Set Go 123,427 (15,466) Officials Development 8,188 (22,033) Programme Management (17,831) (87,510) 134,436 (139,806) 7 Grant Subsidised Expenses Expenses that were subsidised in part or full by a grant were the Annual Report (Pub Charity), Club and Officials Development (The Southern Trust), Salaries (NZ Community Trust) and Vehicles (North & South Trust). Refer to Note 3. Page 9 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 43

46 8 High Performance Athletics New Zealand (Inc) - Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2016 The following key areas of expenditure were incurred during the year: $ $ Athlete Support 1,679,993 1,400,195 Programme Coaches 849, ,764 Programme Management 614, ,868 3,143,624 2,721,827 The following grants were recorded as income for high performance activities during the year: $ $ Pelorus Trust 2,000 - Pub Charity 13,325 - The Trusts Community Foundation 17,922-33,247-9 Work in Progress This relates to the costs incurred to date for the production of a DVD master for the Get Set Go programme. These costs will be released to the Statement of Profit or Loss as sales of the DVD's occur. 10 Intangible and Tangible Assets Cost, impairment and book value of intangible assets as at balance date were: $ $ Book Value Book Value Cost Impairment This Year Last Year Software 2,522-2,522 2,522 Intellectual Property 38,826-38,826 38,826 Websites 56,780-56,780 56,780 98,128-98,128 98,128 Cost, accumulated depreciation and book value of tangible assets as at balance date were: $ $ Accum. Book Value Book Value Cost Depreciation This Year Last Year Computer Equipment 113,538 68,783 44,755 46,063 Office Equipment 7,990 5,742 2,248 2,071 Office Furniture 14,555 7,557 6,998 6,069 Other Fixed Assets 114,300 73,088 41,212 45, , ,170 95, ,152 Page ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

47 11 Events In Progress Athletics New Zealand (Inc) - Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2016 The $213,058 (2015: $244,666) represents income less expenses incurred as at balance date in relation to the 2016 Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon. This amount includes a grant of $80,000 (2015: $80,000) from the Lion Foundation and a grant of $15,000 (2015: $15,000) from the Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust. 12 Grants In Advance The following unexpended grants were held by the Society at balance date: $ $ Auckland Council 1,436 - Aktive Auckland 37,523 - Bay of Plenty Get Set Go Project 10,024 28,144 Counties Manukau Sports Foundation Dunedin City Council 52 - Four Winds Foundation Greater Auckland Coaching Unit 4,363 4,624 Harbour Coaching Project - 3,472 High Performance Sport New Zealand Investment 391, ,256 IAAF Kids Athletics 15,605 25,048 National Teams Competition Residual Funds - 4,351 NZ Community Trust 50,000 - New Zealand Post Get Set Go Project - 108,468 North & South Trust Paralympics New Zealand Incorporated 42, Prime Minister's Scholarships 34,700 71,193 Sport Auckland 33,071 8,410 Sport New Zealand Business Improvement Investment - 15,082 Sport New Zealand Coach Framework Grant 5,200 - Sport New Zealand Coach Mentor Grant - 3,700 Sport New Zealand Community Sport 38,454 38,454 Sport New Zealand KiwiSport 15,133 21,049 Sport New Zealand Pathway to Podium 32,716 - Sport New Zealand Stakeholder Planning Grant 18,000 - Sport New Zealand Website Support 11,204 20,081 Sport Hawkes Bay Coaching Project - 2,979 Sport Northland 3, Sport Waikato 10,300 - Taranaki Get Set Go Project - 10,175 Tasman Coaching Project - 1,492 Tasman Get Set Go Project 2,292 - The Southern Trust The Trusts Community Foundation 2,078 - Wellington KiwiSport - 15,302 World Mountain Running Trophy Donation - 5,000 Youthtown Get Set Go Project 8,000 1, , ,617 Page 11 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 45

48 Athletics New Zealand (Inc) - Notes to the Financial Statements 13 High Performance In Progress For the Year Ended 31 March 2016 The $38,747 represents income less expenses incurred as at 31 March 2016 in relation to the 2016 Oceania Regional (Polynesian) Championships and the 2016 World Junior Track & Field Championships. 14 Commitments There were no capital expenditure commitments at year end. (2015: Nil) There are operating lease commitments at year end: $ $ No later than one year 64,144 72,791 Later than one year and no later than five years 94, , , , Contingent Liabilities There were no contingent liabilities at year end. (2015:Nil) 16 Subsequent Events There were no events subsequent to the balance date (2015:Nil) Page ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

49 Level 9 45 Queen Street Auckland 1010 New Zealand PO Box 3899 Auckland 1140 New Zealand Telephone Facsimile enquiries@staplesrodway.com INDEPENDENT AUDITOR S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED Report on the Special Purpose Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying special purpose financial statements of Athletics New Zealand Incorporated (the Society ) on pages 2 to 12, which comprise the special purpose balance sheet of the Society as at 31 March 2016, the special purpose statement of profit or loss, and special purpose statement of movements in equity of the Society for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information. The special purpose financial statements have been prepared by the directors in accordance with the special purpose financial reporting basis described in Note 1 of the special purpose financial statements. This report is made solely to the Society's members as a body. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state those matters which we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Society and the Society s members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report or for the opinions we have formed. Directors Responsibility for the Special Purpose Financial Statements The Directors are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these special purpose financial statements in accordance with the special purpose financial reporting basis described in Note 1 of the special purpose financial statements and for such internal control as the Directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of special purpose financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditor s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these special purpose financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand). Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the special purpose financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the special purpose financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the special purpose financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers the internal controls relevant to the Society s preparation and fair presentation of the special purpose financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Society s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the special purpose financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Other than in our capacity as auditor we have no relationship with, or interests in, the Society. Page 13 Page 13 ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 47

50 Opinion In our opinion, the special purpose financial statements on pages 2 to 12 present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Society as at 31 March 2016, and its financial performance for the year then ended in accordance with the special purpose financial reporting framework published by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand to meet the needs of members. Basis of Accounting Without further modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1 to the special purpose financial statements, which describes the basis of accounting. Other Matters The financial statements of Athletics New Zealand Incorporated for the year ended 31 March 2015 were audited by another auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion on those statements on 26 June STAPLES RODWAY AUCKLAND AUCKLAND 24 June 2016 Page ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

51 Valerie Adams IAAF World Indoor Championships 2016, Portland. Photo - Getty Images ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND - ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 49

52 Malcolm Hicks (127) NZ Road Championships 2015, Tauranga. Photo - Alan McDonald Athletics New Athletics Zealand New acknowledges Zealand acknowledges the support of the Pub support Charity of Limited Pub Charity Limited in helping meet in helping printing meet costs printing of this document. costs of this document.