Thread: NZDA worth joining.

Originally Posted by Shootm

I've been a member of Manawatu branch for 24yrs. I still remember my first meeting and thought wtf is going on here lots of arguing and bitching at a monthly meeting. But wait until you got to an AGM holy f@#k. But i met some good guys my age and went hunting. Now that I'm one of the older faces and on commitee when I see a new face I say gidday. We have changed our meeting to guest speakers with 5 mins of club/commitee business. Commitee is there to sort the day to day club stuff the members don't want to know about rates and power bills. We have picked up a LOT of new members through Hunts courses range shooting and interesting speckers and a bloody good newsletter. We also try to do a hunt every month.

It's the not what you get from a club it's what you put into it......

Ps: Gong shoot tomorrow

Napier branch have tried to speed up the blah blah at General meetings ( I'm the lucky secretary for last 3 years) and I to found too much debates on general meetings nights so we've made people aware committee nights are open for all and to table stuff then, on average meetings go for 15mins, we read the last minutes then open the floor for matters arising etc, run it as basic as can be really. Members do need to know about important info that relates to them but majority is done on committee nights.

Last few meetings were good with guest speakers, Charlie janes and Dave sharpe, one before that at hunting and fishing Napier with the tatonka rep.

As above you get out what you put in,

I'll be touching base with Hastings to see how they do there meetings, if ours can be improved at. 15mins then a guest speaker seems ok, guys prob spend 15mins at a red light in Auckland traffic.

Interesting thread this one

Originally Posted by Kooza

Napier branch have tried to speed up the blah blah at General meetings ( I'm the lucky secretary for last 3 years) and I to found too much debates on general meetings nights so we've made people aware committee nights are open for all and to table stuff then, on average meetings go for 15mins, we read the last minutes then open the floor for matters arising etc, run it as basic as can be really. Members do need to know about important info that relates to them but majority is done on committee nights.

Last few meetings were good with guest speakers, Charlie janes and Dave sharpe, one before that at hunting and fishing Napier with the tatonka rep.

As above you get out what you put in,

I'll be touching base with Hastings to see how they do there meetings, if ours can be improved at. 15mins then a guest speaker seems ok, guys prob spend 15mins at a red light in Auckland traffic.

Interesting thread this one

Its hard graft thats for sure. Im no longer active with committee with Hastings but I can point you in the right direction. @jasec would be a good starting point.
Maybe even have some Napier/Hastings combo for interesting speakers or other entertainment.
I always wanted to arrange a Napier vs Hasting paintball or other fun get together across the two clubs. Anderson shield and club judging was alway too parochial so did not encourage relationship building.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Its hard graft thats for sure. Im no longer active with committee with Hastings but I can point you in the right direction. @jasec would be a good starting point.
Maybe even have some Napier/Hastings combo for interesting speakers or other entertainment.
I always wanted to arrange a Napier vs Hasting paintball or other fun get together across the two clubs. Anderson shield and club judging was alway too parochial so did not encourage relationship building.

Inter branch gong shoot would be good!!!!

Clay bird shoot even???

just talked to Dustin and ran over some topics. both clubs are working more closely now than ever I reckon, similar ideas and looking at ways of improvement etc.

Originally Posted by Kooza

Napier branch have tried to speed up the blah blah at General meetings ( I'm the lucky secretary for last 3 years) and I to found too much debates on general meetings nights so we've made people aware committee nights are open for all and to table stuff then, on average meetings go for 15mins, we read the last minutes then open the floor for matters arising etc, run it as basic as can be really. Members do need to know about important info that relates to them but majority is done on committee nights.

Last few meetings were good with guest speakers, Charlie janes and Dave sharpe, one before that at hunting and fishing Napier with the tatonka rep.

As above you get out what you put in,

I'll be touching base with Hastings to see how they do there meetings, if ours can be improved at. 15mins then a guest speaker seems ok, guys prob spend 15mins at a red light in Auckland traffic.

Interesting thread this one

We are the same committee meetings are open.
Guest speakers have been Dan Hardy, Davey Hughes so interesting but very hard to do every meeting.

Originally Posted by Shootm

We are the same committee meetings are open.
Guest speakers have been Dan Hardy, Davey Hughes so interesting but very hard to do every meeting.

Just been to hunting and fishing, Hopefully trying for dan hardy and hunters club next year, we try to start the year with a speaker or 2, need to make some phone calls.

Yeah it's often easier said than done getting the ducks lined up for a guest speaker.

Had Hughes a few years back, he can hold a room, excellent speaker.

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