Issue 139 : 8 October 2023
Talofa Lava, Kia Orana, Malo E Leilei, Tena Koutou, Hello ...
... and welcome to the latest issue of “For The Love Of The Game”, the official e-zine of the New Zealand Amateur Sport Association Inc., founded in Wellington, New Zealand in 2017.
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CSO Income Tax Seminar Next Tuesday, 10 October ...
There’s still time to register for next Tuesday’s free ZOOM seminar on income tax obligations for community sport organisations (CSOs), presented by Sharon Greenhalgh from FINDEX. The seminar commences at 4.30pm and will conclude by 5.30pm. A comprehensive income tax guide will be provided to all seminar participants.
(Register to attend here: https://www.asa.org.nz/community/events)
There is an additional seminar planned for Saturday, 21 October at 4.00pm for those unable to attend next week. An on-line registration form available here, (or by copy/pasting the link below into your web browser: https://www.asa.org.nz/community/events).
Election Day Looms : A Reminder Of Sport & Recreation Policy ...
In the weeks leading up to the 2023 General Election, the Association has attempted to receive and report the sport and recreation policies of all political parties. With Election Day less than a week away, a summary of key political party policy positions is outlined below.
(Sport and recreation policy has had a low profile in the 2023 election)
The ACT Party believes every New Zealander should have the opportunity to participate in sport, especially youth and children and is happy to work with the Association to address any regulatory barriers or other issues facing community sport.
The Green Party says it will ensure that everyone who wants to participate in recreation or sport in the community is supported to do so, including by making recreational and sporting facilities accessible and affordable.
The Labour Party states it supports funding that reflects equitable outcomes for New Zealanders. This includes participation, particularly from under-represented groups.
The National Party advises it has not released specific policy in this area.
New Zealand First says that it will pass legislation to ensure any publicly funded sporting body that does not have an exclusive biological female category, where ordinarily appropriate, is immediately ineligible for any public funding.
Te Pati Maori and TOP have not announced any sport and recreation policy.
The Lord’s Colonial Taonga ...
The general disquiet and disbelief expressed by New Zealanders following recent damage to the iconic “Ranfurly Shield” reflects a great respect for this country’s colonial history. The Shield recalls the colonial governorship of New Zealand’s thirteenth Governor, Lord Ranfurly, who held his post from 1897 to 1904.
(Lord and Lady Ranfurly were active patrons of New Zealand sporting codes)
When Lord Ranfurly (known commonly as Uchter Knox) from Dungannon Park in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, the fifth Earl of Ranfurly was appointed Governor of New Zealand at 40 years of age in 1897, he remarked, “I am going out to the colony determined to perform my duties to the Crown to the utmost of my ability and do the best I can for the interests and the happiness of the people.”
(Hawkes Bay RFU won the Ranfurly Shield from Wellington RFU in a gritty encounter)
The Shield which bears his name represents the ideals and values that he brought to New Zealand in the late nineteenth century, which are still celebrated on the rugby field today, and by communities throughout New Zealand in our national game.
You can read more, here.
“Adams Walsh Cup” Won By The Dentists ...
Among the many sporting trophies played for in New Zealand’s tertiary education institutions, the 54-year history of the Adams Walsh Cup acknowledges the good-natured rugby union rivalry between the Dental and Medical Schools at Otago University.
The Cup remembers Professor William Edgar Adams, Dean of the Otago Medical School from 1968 to 1973 and Sir John Walsh, Dean of the Otago Dentistry School from 1946 to 1971.
(Professor William Edgar Adams (left) and Sir John Walsh (right)
The Cup was first played for played for in 1970 and was won by the medical students. For various reasons, the annual match has not been played every year. However, this year, the two schools met at Opoho Park on 24 September, with “the tooth doctors” winning by 39 points to 10. “Dentistry” has now won the Cup 14 times, while “Medicine” has won 10 times.
(The victorious 2023 Dentists and the Adams Walsh Cup)
New Zealand Sikh Games To Be Held In Auckland ...
The New Zealand Sikh Games Organising Committee has extended an invitation to all athletes, sports clubs, cultural participants and members of the Sikh community worldwide to participate and attend the New Zealand Games, which will be held on 25th and 26th of November 2023 at Pulman Park in Takanini, Auckland.
(The New Zealand Sikh Games will be held in Auckland in November)
The New Zealand Sikh Games is a celebration of sport and Sikh culture in New Zealand to promote wellbeing and community values. The Games commemorate over 125 years of Sikh presence in New Zealand and the Organising Committee expects to attract over 20,000 spectators and over 1,500 sports and cultural participants in New Zealand and across the world.
Upcoming Incorporated Societies Act Seminars : Taranaki & Manawatu ...
A reminder that the Association, in conjunction with Sport Taranaki and Sport Manawatu, is presenting seminars on the new Incorporated Societies Act 2022 in New Plymouth, Hawera, Lvein and Palmerston North later this month and early in November.
(Seminars on the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 are scheduled this month and next)
Seminars are planned in New Plymouth on 25 October and in Hawera on the following day. Seminars in the Manawatu (in Palmerston North and Levin) are planned for 8 November. Further details can be found at www.asa.org.nz. Please contact Sport Taranaki and Sport Manawatu directly to register your attendance.
From The Archives ...
ATHLETIC SPORTS
NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME XLIX, ISSUE 15087, 2 SEPTEMBER 1912, PAGE 9
‘On Saturday evening, at the Auckland Training College, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. E. Milnes entertained the visiting teams on behalf of the Auckland Ladies' Hockey Association at a very enjoyable musical evening. During the evening His Worship the Mayor, Mr. O. Parr, president of the Auckland Ladies' Hockey Association, in a happy speech, extended a hearty welcome to the country visitors, and referred to the merits of hockey as a healthy recreation for young ladies.”
Herbert Albert Edwin Milnes was born on 6 March 1875 in Beeston, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, the son of Christopher and Mary Malvina Milnes (nee Barlow). He attended Borough Road Training College, at Isleworth from 1893 to 1894, achieving a certificate in art and success in theoretical mechanics and theoretical chemistry. He competed in rugby union for the college. “More athletic than academic”, Herbert persevered with his studies despite numerous setbacks and was eventually rewarded with a BSc from the University of London.
(Herbert Albert Edwin Milnes emigrated to New Zealand in 1905)
He believed in “a doctrine of muscular Christianity” where athleticism and physical health would permeate all areas of life and generate a strong sense of civic duty. Becoming a schoolteacher, he encouraged his students to play sport and he led by example on the rugby field.
Herbert emigrated to New Zealand, aboard the Manuka with his wife Louisa Heath (nee Haler) on 19 December 1905, following his appointment by the Auckland University College Council as the first Principal of the newly established Teacher’s Training College in Auckland.
He believed in an educational system founded on “broad general lines” and he was reported to be unusually successful in the system he introduced at the Training College. He was acknowledged by many for the keen interest he took in most kinds of sport. He believed, for example, that no boy or girl should pass “the sixth standard” (Year 8) without being able to swim. He was the founder of the Auckland Basketball (netball) Association and President of the Auckland Ladies' Hockey Association.
(Milnes enlisted in World War One at at the age of 41 years 8 months)
Secretary of the Auckland Croquet Club, his wife Louisa unexpectedly died at the age of 33, on 21 October 1913. In 1916, at the age of 41 years 8 months, Herbert enlisted in the army achieving the rank of Second Lieutenant in the Auckland Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion and was sent fight in Egypt and Europe. As an officer he was popular with the men who called “Dad”. When asked why they called him that, they replied “because he looks after us like a father”.
Herbert Milnes died on 4 October 1917, killed in action on the Passchendale Ridge, Ypres, in Belgium. He's buried in the Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, which contains more New Zealand First World War graves than any other cemetery.
Herbert Milnes' contribution to sport end education is remembered in the "Milnes Memorial Bowl" which was created in 1919 for the annual athletic sports tournament between the Auckland and Wellington Teacher Training Colleges.
The Final Word ...
“Keep smiling to the last.”
(Herbert Albert Edwin Milnes)