ABOUT US

BEGINNINGS

CATZ Inc was born out of a desire by a small group cat of breeders and fanciers wishing to create a 'centralised and service orientated ' New Zealand National Registry. This registry would be a part and parcel of the greater organisation, which would embrace a new 'inclusive' philosophy on breeding and showing. From conceptualisation in January 2001, to the initial founders meeting and subsequent writing of a founding constitution in February, then to a second meeting and incorporation as a Society, was undertaken in only two months. The Society became a reality on March 5th, 2001. This marked the birth of a new Cat Fancy in New Zealand.

FOUNDATION POLICIES

The 'primary' policies, which would provide both the direction and framework upon which the Society would be built, expressed the perceived needs of a modern cat association. The founders asked of themselves,- "What is it that we wish to preserve?" and "What will help to create an environment conducive to a personal pursuit for excellence, while enhancing friendships, stimulating innovation, as well as building and maintaining integrity?" The answer in part, was to formulate and adopt a set of foundation policies, which would give direction to and be a driving force behind every process within the new organisation. And as these policies were considered 'central' to the principles behind foundation, they were written into the society's Constitution, with the rider that they were non negotiable and could never to be changed.

(excerpt from the Catz Inc. Constitution)

19. STATEMENT OF FOUNDATION POLICIES

19.1 CATZ Inc. has been established by individuals wishing to preserve the freedom of individual cat fanciers , to self determine the shape and type of Cat Society best suited to achieve the objects which they hold in common, based upon the principle of ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE.

19.2 CATZ Inc. has been established by individual cat fanciers, wishing to preserve the basic principles of a genetic registry, while adopting a policy of inclusion, and not exclusion.

19.3 CATZ Inc. has been established by individuals who believe that their Society should be pro-active in presenting cats in a positive public image, in promoting the benefits of sharing life with companion cats, while preserving the rights of responsible breeders registered with the Society.

19.4 CATZ Inc. has been established by individual cat fanciers, who believe in the principle that all cats are created equal and are therefore entitled to fair and equitable treatment by individuals, the Society, companies and local and central government.

19.5 CATZ Inc. has been established by breeders who believe in the principle that the CATZ. Inc."Standards of Excellence" for breeds, should not be altered without due process of consultation with ALL breeders who elect to join a Breed Council established for this purpose.

19.6 CATZ Inc. has been established by individual cat fanciers who believe that the Administration, Selection and Licensing of Judges should be managed by an Independent Guild of Peers, within the framework of the Society.

19.7 Policies may be added to those herein, or the wording of these policies may be amended at the discretion of CATZ in General Meeting, BUT the basic tenor or intent of these six original policies shall be deemed to be PERMANENT and may NOT be repealed.

 

STRUCTURE

The voting membership of CATZ Inc. is made up of Individual Full Members, who pay an annual membership fee, and life Members. The Society is managed by a Board of Directors.These Board positions are broken into three Categories, the Executive Officers, the Portfolio Directors and Directors-At-Large.

Executive Officers:

National Chairman Lee Williams trell.iddi@clear.net.nz

Vice-Chairman

 

Sandi Mackay

General Secretary

Debbie Beaman
P.O.Box 100823
North Shore Mail Centre,
Auckland

 secretary@catzinc.org.nz

Portfolio Directors:

Strategic Planning Christine Tracey fjordlanz@clear.net.nz
Corporate Services June Mateer rakesha@xtra.co.nz
Finance John Maclean  
Judges John Smithson tohunga@xtra.co.nz

Directors at Large:

Director-At-Large Heather Moyle heathertmoyle@clear.net.nz
Director-At-Large Helen McCaig helen.mccaig@xtra.co.nz
Director-At-Large Irene Brooks kiwie@xtra.co.nz

Central Registry

 June Mateer
101 Ti Rakau Drive, Pakuranga		 registry@catzinc.org.nz

Officials

Awards/National Scorer Sandi Mackay secretary@catzinc.org.nz
Newsletter Editor Fiona Peters peterstribe@gmail.com
Webmaster + CATZ List Moderator Peter Arnold webmaster@catzinc.org.nz

Genetics Advisory Board

Paula T Beale Ph.D    
Myfi Hughes    
Ann D Lawrence    
June Mateer   rakesha@xtra.co.nz
John Smithson   tohunga@xtra.co.nz
Truda Straede Ph.D   ausmist@pnc.com.au

Affiliated Clubs

Nine Lives All-Breeds Cat Club c/o Lyndsey Barakat
4 Newton Street
Ngaruawahia.
Phone (07) 824 8061		 lynz19@xtra.co.nz

City Of Sails Cat Club Club President, Irene Brooks kiwie@xtra.co.nz
     
 

Club Secretary, Jane Biddulph

jb@jedi.org.nz

 

 

 

Last Updated January 2008