Thread: Tahr cull doc betrayal

Originally Posted by 257weatherby

If NZDA want to increase it's membership base and have more leverage to get a say or influence policy, maybe they should try changing the joining fee structure to encourage new members to join in the first place - looked at joining myself, Christchurch branch, but why the fuck should I when they have an INCREASED fee over the regular annual membership fee. Only place I have ever struck that charge you more to join.

We do need one representative organisation that can manipulate the one thing that whoever would be in government, craves about all other things: election day votes.

Right and wrong, fair or unjust, moral or corrupt, sensible or blind stupid, is all completely irrelevant - the only way to force those with private agendas (or simply brainless) to act for the greater good, is to be able to exert political pressure. One organisation accurately representing it's members could do this. Join one and get vocal. Find out who your local Mp is, and get in their face, most of them have no idea ( this type of situation even exists in the first place ).

It's not unusual for clubs to charge a higher fee to new members - it covers the cost of existing infrastructure: think gyms.... NZDA has an infrastructure footprint, and indeed some very wealthy clubs based on owning ranges/properties withing certain clubs.

HOWEVER: I agree that it is very shortsighted to cut off new members - irrespective of any sunk cost or history; if clubs do not continue to pull in new members our future interests are going to be significantly curtailed for the sake of maintaining an old boys club...