Has MAG-NZ gone into hibernation?

[Drew]

You could not be more WRONG.



I promised myself I would say no more...

Mom was organising protests and runs, FLAME HER FOR NOT TRYING TO FIGHT THE LOSING BATTLE ANYMORE!!!

By Christ we're a useless bunch. More akin to fuckin pre schoolers, than adults in attitude.

[shrub]

MAG was a good idea but was never going to work because there was too much focus on the ACC levies and it seemed everyone was talking and nobody was listening. There is still need for a serious organisation that represents motorcyclists and works within the system using the same rules as the system to make changes to the system, but I can't see it happening anytime soon.

[Drew]

MAG was a good idea but was never going to work because there was too much focus on the ACC levies and it seemed everyone was talking and nobody was listening. There is still need for a serious organisation that represents motorcyclists and works within the system using the same rules as the system to make changes to the system, but I can't see it happening anytime soon.

Summed up, that's because most "good ideas" types, are not prepared to give up enough of their time to do it. I like to think I have some original thoughts with effective ways to battle the rider injury figures, but buggered if I want to spend most of my free time trying to implement them.

In a lot of cases, (not all, so no one take offense and just assume you're in other categories), it is a particular type of person who does try to do something. I like to think of them as "the bureaucrat" type. Good intentions get them to a position of being heard, and they suddenly run out of constructive things to say. Simply because they are of that psych profile. Politicians are exactly those type of people too.

[shrub]

Summed up, that's because most "good ideas" types, are not prepared to give up enough of their time to do it. I like to think I have some original thoughts with effective ways to battle the rider injury figures, but buggered if I want to spend most of my free time trying to implement them.

In a lot of cases, (not all, so no one take offense and just assume you're in other categories), it is a particular type of person who does try to do something. I like to think of them as "the bureaucrat" type. Good intentions get them to a position of being heard, and they suddenly run out of constructive things to say. Simply because they are of that psych profile. Politicians are exactly those type of people too.

Not really, in the case of MAG I saw the opportunity and spent some time drafting a communications strategy, and it's my job to that kind of shit for businesses, so I kind of know what I'm doing. The strategies I came up with, if implemented, would have very quickly built the membership, established MAG as a credible organisation with TPTB, gained the support of the industry and formed productive working relationships with other allied organisations (e.g. the AA). What needed to happen was for the committee to read what I prepared and give me feedback. From there I was happy (even keen) to drive the implementation of the strategies myself, and I had even been given verbal commitment from some key industry people to support the process with media time, technical resources and even potential funding.

But nothing happened beyond a few "good work" emails, and next thing you know there's great excitement about another big protest ride to Wellington, so I figured that my time was better spent elsewhere. Predictably MAG imploded not long after that.

[NONONO]

Not really, in the case of MAG I saw the opportunity and spent some time drafting a communications strategy, and it's my job to that kind of shit for businesses, so I kind of know what I'm doing. The strategies I came up with, if implemented, would have very quickly built the membership, established MAG as a credible organisation with TPTB, gained the support of the industry and formed productive working relationships with other allied organisations (e.g. the AA). What needed to happen was for the committee to read what I prepared and give me feedback. From there I was happy (even keen) to drive the implementation of the strategies myself, and I had even been given verbal commitment from some key industry people to support the process with media time, technical resources and even potential funding.

But nothing happened beyond a few "good work" emails, and next thing you know there's great excitement about another big protest ride to Wellington, so I figured that my time was better spent elsewhere. Predictably MAG imploded not long after that.

Sorry Shrub.
MAG was never meant to be a safety first organization.
You came in at the end, and bloody glad we were to have you. But the focus on ATGATT and safety was never one that MAG, in any of it's forms was meant to be about.
MAG was/is about, to quote a friend, "Being equal on the road". Oh, and having fun.
Never about, promoting prescriptions other road users don't have to bother with.
Loved your work, just not the message mate.
But I was only a member, just like you. If you had wanted to you could have took it any way you wanted, at least in your area. You could have pushed your case, built your MAG Local, and made MAG-NZ what you wanted it to be, but first you had to build your Local...that did not happen.
No criticism from here Shrub, building Locals is bloody hard graft, but lets remember what really happened eh? Rather than some half arsed memory of the facts.
The one phrase I dreaded when MAG-NZ started was;
"What's MAG-NZ doing about...............?"
I knew if we heard that phrase, we had lost, because it meant the MAG message of organize yourselves and DO IT was lost.
Local Motorcycle Action Groups, taking action locally, mobbing up for regional protests and joining together for national causes..that was what was envisioned. Not committee driven, top down legislative think tanks.
Sorry you were disappointed, but, yknow, we had a go, and MAG-NZ may spring back.