In total, there will be 6 Northlanders, playing at the Penrith Panthers in 2014!!

James Dean Fisher-Harris

Corey Naera

Corey Selwyn

Sam McKendry

Hamish Pomare

Elijah Taylor

Elijah Taylor will join Sam McKendry in the NRL team. Alongside the two NRL stars, four Northlanders will be making a start with their NRL aspirations as they join the Penrith Panthers SG Ball (U18s Team) and the NYC Holden Cup U20s Team.  The players are James Dean Fisher-Harris, Hamish Pomare, Corey Selwyn (Penrith SG Ball) and Corey Naera (NYC Holden Cup U20s).

Corey Naera and James Fisher-Harris left for Australia last Friday and Hamish Pomare will leave toward the end of this week.  All three boys will join the Penrith Panthers, on two-year cadetship deals.  While Corey Selwyn, who played one game in 2013 for the Northern Swords 17s moved to Australia to join his parents, has also received a contract offer from the Panthers.

The deal will see the three linking up with current Northlander NRL stars – Elijah Taylor and Sam McKendry.  “Elijah in particular is great, I have spoken with Elijah at length about the boys coming over to Penrith and he is excited to be able to work in a mentoring capacity for the boys.” Alex Smits RLN GM said.  “It was important for the boys that we found them somewhere where they would be looked after and not just another number.  Having both Elijah and Sam at Penrith couldn’t have worked out better”

James Fisher-Harris and Hamish Pomare both played in the Northern Swords successful 17s team this year. Both were also named in the NZRL 18s wider training squad earlier this year.  James is a hard running backrower while Hamish is an outside back.

The contract is especially rewarding for Corey Naera, as he was at risk of missing out on the opportunity.  Corey was named in the NZRL Merit U17s team in 2012.  He completed his schooling at Opononi Area School and moved to Auckland to join the Warriors Academy as an unsigned player.  Although Corey was unwanted by the Warriors, RLN drafted him into the Northern Swords premier squad from Auckland where he was a standout performer as an 18 year old in a much improved Premier team which resulted in him getting picked up by the Panthers.

James, Hamish and Corey have all been signed by SFX Sports, Australia’s Premier Rugby League management agency.  Daryl Mather from SFX met Jim Larkin at the NZSSSC Secondary School Rugby League nationals where he saw Hamish and James play.  Daryl and Jim rekindled a friendship that spanned back to when Daryl signed Sam McKendry and as result took an interest in the “Untapped Potential” in Northland.  SFX currently manages some of Leagues greats, including retired Darren Lockyer, current Kiwis Stars, Kieran Foran, Sam McKendry, Russell Packer, Kevin Locke and Jason Nightingale.

The cadetship will have James, Hamish and Corey Naera living and working at the multimillion dollar Fernhill Farms – a 1,750 acre estate built in the early 18^th Century.  Fernhill is a play ground for Australia’s rich and famous as it is also an exclusive Party Hire venue and Equestrian facility.

Rugby League Northland will keep a close eye on the boy’s development and will look to be able to bring the boys back for the Northern Swords 2014 Campaign to play in the NZRL Pirtek Premiership.

MEMORANDUM

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Date:                     21 February 2018

To:                         All Rugby League Northland Clubs

From:                    Walter Wells

Re:                         Notice of Constitutional Meeting

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In accordance with the Rugby League Northland Zone Constitution rule 15.3 – Notice of Constitutional Change, the Board formally advises that a Constitutional Meeting will be held as follows:

Date:     26 March 2018

Venue: ASB Northland Sports House

97 Western Hills Drive, Whangarei

Commencing:    Following the Annual Meeting (AGM commences at 6.30pm)

2. Purpose of Constitutional Meeting

The purpose of the Constitutional Meeting is to consider and vote on adopting the following amendments to the current Rugby League Northland Zone Constitution. The amendments are in bold italics.

Amendment 1

The Zone wishes to change its financial year end to be aligned to New Zealand Rugby League. The current Zone financial year end is 31 December and it wishes to change to 31 March.

Proposed Resolution:

The current clause 24.2 would be amended to read:

24.2        Financial Year:  The financial year of the Zone will commence on 1 April and end on the following 31 March.

The change in financial year will mean that when effective, the first financial year will be for a fifteen month period (1 January 2018 to 31 March 2019), before reverting back to a twelve month financial year.

Amendment 2

The close off date for Life Member nominations is tied to the financial year end. Therefore the date needs to be changed from 31 December to 31 March

Proposed Resolution

10.2        Nominations:  Nominations for election as a Life Member must be made in writing by a Member, signed by the chairperson/secretary of the nominating Member, and received at the offices of the Zone by no later than 31 March preceding an Annual Meeting.

Amendment 3

The date for holding an Annual Meeting be extended from three to four months.

13.1        Annual Meetings:  The Zone must hold Annual Meetings of the Members once in each calendar year on a date to be fixed by the Board and which is within four (4) months of the end of each financial year of the Zone.

Yours faithfully

Rugby League Northland of NZRL inc.

Walter Wells Chairman

cc:  NZRL Board

NOTICE OF CONSTITUTIONAL MEETING

MEMORANDUM

________________________________________________________________________________

Date:                     21 February 2018

To:                         All Rugby League Northland Clubs

From:                    Walter Wells

Re:                         Notice of Constitutional Meeting

_______________________________________________________________________________

In accordance with the Rugby League Northland Zone Constitution rule 15.3 – Notice of Constitutional Change, the Board formally advises that a Constitutional Meeting will be held as follows:

Date:     26 March 2018

Venue: ASB Northland Sports House

97 Western Hills Drive, Whangarei

Commencing:    Following the Annual Meeting (AGM commences at 6.30pm)

2. Purpose of Constitutional Meeting

The purpose of the Constitutional Meeting is to consider and vote on adopting the following amendments to the current Rugby League Northland Zone Constitution. The amendments are in bold italics.

Amendment 1

The Zone wishes to change its financial year end to be aligned to New Zealand Rugby League. The current Zone financial year end is 31 December and it wishes to change to 31 March.

Proposed Resolution:

The current clause 24.2 would be amended to read:

24.2        Financial Year:  The financial year of the Zone will commence on 1 April and end on the following 31 March.

The change in financial year will mean that when effective, the first financial year will be for a fifteen month period (1 January 2018 to 31 March 2019), before reverting back to a twelve month financial year.

Amendment 2

The close off date for Life Member nominations is tied to the financial year end. Therefore the date needs to be changed from 31 December to 31 March

Proposed Resolution

10.2        Nominations:  Nominations for election as a Life Member must be made in writing by a Member, signed by the chairperson/secretary of the nominating Member, and received at the offices of the Zone by no later than 31 March preceding an Annual Meeting.

Amendment 3

The date for holding an Annual Meeting be extended from three to four months.

13.1        Annual Meetings:  The Zone must hold Annual Meetings of the Members once in each calendar year on a date to be fixed by the Board and which is within four (4) months of the end of each financial year of the Zone.

Yours faithfully

Rugby League Northland of NZRL inc.

Walter Wells Chairman

cc:  NZRL Board

DO YOU HAVE A VISION FOR THE FUTURE; Are you able to lead a champion culture for the Rugby League Community in Northland?

The future for Rugby League in Northland is exciting with a solid foundation in place; the position of Rugby League Northland (RLN) Community Manager has become available, can you deliver?

RLN COMMUNITY MANAGER:

RLN was created in 2010, as one of seven Zones formed as part of the restructure of the domestic game in New Zealand. 

Accountable to the Zone Board, the CM will plan, deliver, and implement innovative initiatives that support the overall strategic direction of Rugby League Northland.  The CM will also work closely with NZRL and their national strategy.

To provide the level of leadership necessary to be successful in this role, the Community Manager will possess the following attributes:

• An appreciation of the strategic issues facing sport and the potential for Rugby League to add value to the communities the game serves.
• The ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with diverse stakeholder groups including core membership, commercial partners and the wider community.
• A commitment to continuous improvement and an organisational culture where accountability to stakeholders is measured by achievement of clearly defined outcomes.
• Sound working knowledge of financial reporting and performance management processes in order to provide competent management of Zone operations.
• Able to maximise revenue generation opportunities via understanding of the sponsorship and/or funding sectors (marketing experience would be an advantage).
• A strong work ethic and willingness to ‘roll your sleeves up’ to get the job done with limited resources.

This will be a ‘hands on’ role with the primary objective of developing the game within the Zone. Experience and proven performance as a senior manager will be complimented by a management style that reflects RLN’s core values of:

• Tuakiritanga – Identity
• Kotahitanga – Unity
• Rangatiratanga – Leadership
• Manakitanga – Responsibility of hosting, caring, sharing and giving of our best.

Please forward your application with a support cover letter to admin@rln.co.nz or alternatively you can apply on seek here

Applications close Friday 23^rd April 2022