MAG-NZ launches in New Zealand

**mashman** · 30th August 2010, 10:41

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Dude - we have some people on a web site that 95% of the motorcycle owners in NZ don't belong to - with all good intentions - basically undermining the potential of the the existing organisation.

I think it's a lamentable state of affairs.

I'm out of politics for good.

What do you want to have happen

? or more over, what hasn't happened that's steeled your resolve so?

**Bald Eagle** · 30th August 2010, 11:09

Originally Posted by Mom

Having a Wellington MAG_NZ is all part of the grand plan. You may just have got yourself a little job

Plse advise time/date/venue for Wellington MAG-NZ meeting ?

**Lucyloo** · 30th August 2010, 11:17

Running to catch up with all of this as I have just read the e-mail!

Woohoo - Go Anne, Mark and all the rest of you wonderful folks!
You have my $20.00 and I'm proud to a part of MAG-NZ.

Having seen most of you in action with the ACC levy campaign I totally respect who you are and what your aims are - and I am coming along for the ride!

Cheers
Luce.

**Maha** · 30th August 2010, 13:34

Originally Posted by Bald Eagle

Plse advise time/date/venue for Wellington MAG-NZ meeting ?

Christchurch is underway, Wellington is gathering momentum. Central Districts needs to be covered and two more regions in the South Island would be great. All this and we only launched on Saturday.

Originally Posted by Lucyloo

Running to catch up with all of this as I have just read the e-mail!

Woohoo - Go Anne, Mark and all the rest of you wonderful folks!
You have my $20.00 and I'm proud to a part of MAG-NZ.

Having seen most of you in action with the ACC levy campaign I totally respect who you are and what your aims are - and I am coming along for the ride!

Cheers
Luce.

Thank you Luce, see you the 3rd?....our expectations of MAG so far have been surpassed.

**Maha** · 30th August 2010, 13:35

Originally Posted by avgas

So now all the crappy admin stuff is done.

When do we burn down the beehive?

No firm date as yet but a Month has been set aside, flame throwers not required though...

**oldrider** · 30th August 2010, 16:03

You have my pledge of support, membership money will follow! (Secret confession! I'm not fond of Nick Smith!

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**BuckBuck#1** · 30th August 2010, 16:35

Hello Mom and my personal comment of welcome to the Motorcycle Action Group MAG-NZ. I trust that down the track MAG-NZ will inject positive and constructive input for and on behalf of motorcyclists it represents. As well I similarly encourage organisations such as BRONZ and Ulysses that they too will significantly contribute to the overall motorcycling community’s wish for improvement.

My recent blogg entry focus was the Motorcycle Safety Levy - MSL and the newly formed ‘establishment group’. In general I am supportive of strategies that will meet common objectives within the motorcycle community. How strategies are developed and implemented I believe will require a collaborative effort between numerous motorcycle organisations, be these recently established and or long standing entities.

How the MSL is used, and used effectively, will to a large extent depend on how well organisations can come together and develop constructive lines of communication with the MSL establishment group, and indeed for the MSL establishment group to be proactive in promoting a very good communications protocol.

The extent of MSL funds will be such that constructive motorcycle initiatives incorporating safety, training, licensing, public awareness, etc should be probable and possible in what I would like to think will be a relatively short time – and of course from the political arena one may anticipate this to be seen to be done as quickly as possible by the current government before the next election, else the ballot booth/box may be a place of serious reflection. A definitive MSL move must be seen sooner rather than later.

Of course organisations will have their own ‘agenda’ on how they may want to operate and form affiliations etc. I just hope and pray that down the track we will arrive at a better place than we left whereby the whole concept of motorcycling and motorcycle safety will be an improvement within and by the whole community.

**Mom** · 30th August 2010, 17:47

Originally Posted by BuckBuck#1

Of course organisations will have their own ‘agenda’ on how they may want to operate and form affiliations etc. I just hope and pray that down the track we will arrive at a better place than we left whereby the whole concept of motorcycling and motorcycle safety will be an improvement within and by the whole community.

Thank you for your words of support and encouragement. I have absolutely no doubt that all what you are hoping for will infact be the reality. I am sure I speak for all of us when I say we are all about getting what is best for our members, the motorcyclists of NZ.