David It was felt that there are insufficient members in the South Island to justify having a second rep there. From memory, last time I looked we had about four! Anne NZ rep Auckland Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 04:30:11 +1300 From: Sherlock Holmes <grimason@vodafone.co.nz> Subject: Re: [G] Chairmans News Flash ( National Rep) Hi, I have reason to suspect that the reason for there being a New Zealand national Rep is that the country is not divided up into States like Australia is for example, plus also the population is not the same size either. However I would have thought that there would have been two reps one for the North Island and one for the South Island for New Zealand due to the geography of the country.

I am sure that Anne is doing a superb job as a rep in NZ but if there are only 4 members in the south island then I am still amazed that there is a call out for a National Rep. Cannot a National Rep also be construed as a second rep? Correct me if I am wrong, but my understanding was that the Guild has budgeted additional money to grow the membership in Australia/New Zealand and that was why they needed national reps for both countries - I guess to oversee how that money was spent. Obviously the Australian reps feel they are able to use the additional money without someone else involved. And I am sure that Anne is more than capable to also put any extra money to good use without the need of a national rep. So in this age of "transparency" how is the Guild able to still justify a national rep for NZ (with such small numbers) and not one for Australia? I seriously hope it has nothing to do with any extra monies that the individual state reps might gain. And my query has nothing to do with the fact that I did put my hand up for the national role for Australia (at the time I felt I could bring my work in the Australian media to the table) but was advised it was no longer a position required and I was happy with that decision (too many cooks etc). But with recent discussions relating to whether the Guild is taking the right or wrong direction with its databases, I'm concerned with how the Guild plans to grow - particularly Down Under. Jennie Fairs Edenborough ONS -----Original Message----- From: Anne Brady [mailto:anne.brady@xtra.co.nz] Sent: Sunday, 15 February 2015 8:55 AM To: goons@rootsweb.com Subject: [G] re National Rep David It was felt that there are insufficient members in the South Island to justify having a second rep there. From memory, last time I looked we had about four! Anne NZ rep Auckland Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 04:30:11 +1300 From: Sherlock Holmes <grimason@vodafone.co.nz> Subject: Re: [G] Chairmans News Flash ( National Rep) Hi, I have reason to suspect that the reason for there being a New Zealand national Rep is that the country is not divided up into States like Australia is for example, plus also the population is not the same size either. However I would have thought that there would have been two reps one for the North Island and one for the South Island for New Zealand due to the geography of the country.