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For those that may have missed the email sent on December 2, here is the link to the new offshore rule set for 2016. It will come into effect from January 13 and be added to the rule book and supercede the existing rule.

http://nzmpba.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c1e62dca09ac5cb61af762326&id=c3b5dc4153&e=82cedac7f7

I have heard through the grapevine that my objection was discussed in General Business and was not voted on. What sort of outfit are we dealing with when one puts pen to paper and says in black & white that if the committee can not come up with a better solution then it should be put out to the members to be voted on. If this is the way that the NZMPBA are going to conduct business then they should take a hard long look at themselves. The remit system has been taken away we were told in no uncertain circumstances at the last AGM that there would be no General Business where does a member go. No wonder we are losing members, get real let the bloody members have a say on how boating should be run.

FYI Nitro It did come from one of them before I was officially notified. So I was not bleating at all.

I'm sorry to say Peter, but by removing the remit system members were going to be kept informed and updated but this has not happened. What the committee says goes and I am afraid this is not the way the association should work. The new Off Shore rules once finalized should of gone out for every member to peruse and comment on. We all should have our democratic rights. Us as members should not be dictated to. To me these new rules leave a lot to be desired and I honestly don't think a lot of thought has gone into them, there are several items that are simply not there, especially the safety issues. Look where Auckland is and if the association keeps going the way it is heading there will be a lot more joining Auckland. I might sound harsh but I did not get where I am today by being Mr nice guy. Cheers

I am no longer a member of the NZMPBA.
And this is a classic example of why.
All members have lost their right to be heard in the very club they own.
My advice to all is the following. Dont bother to pay your fees, and the association will no longer exist. Or every member should submit or support a remit to return the constitution back to how it previously read.
Yes, everything would take longer to change. But your voice will be restored.
Now I know I'm going to get flamed for my moments. Dont bother, I'm only here today because a few members who are aware of my email to the committee about this same thing was dismissed as accusation without proof. Pitty they themselves didn't actually read my email instead of viewing it as an attack on the committee.

Regards

Fred