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The purpose of this advisory notice is to provide Local Organising Committees (LOC’s) for major events with an information checklist for accessing border services when planning for a major event in New Zealand.
DOC, 45KB, 5 pages
Volunteer Application Form - By adopting best practice volunteer management principles, and empowering volunteers with a good understanding of your organisation, you'll provide awesome volunteering opportunities to inspire volunteers to come back to your event each year or to become involved in your organisation on an ongoing basis.
PDF, 547KB, 3 pages
Volunteer Agreement for Workforce and Volunteers - Workforce planning shouldn't differentiate between paid and unpaid (volunteer) staff. All should receive job descriptions, and be included within the overall workforce strategy.
PDF, 477KB, 2 pages
Working in partnership with an events local organising committee and the Major Event Criteria Committee (MECC), the object of the Border Facilitation process is to enable a coordinated and seamless border experience for major event attendees.
PDF, 123KB, 6 pages
Meet and greet Strategy Checklist - Major events are attended by influential and significant people — political leaders, international business leaders, and international leaders in sport and the arts. This checklist provides a strategy for the meet and greet process.
PDF, 450KB, 1 page
Example of a post-event evaluation report for the Audi Quattro Winter Games 2013, an event that received investment from the Major Events Development Fund - vent organisers are required to provide post-event reports to a range of stakeholders, including the international rights' holder, central government and Major Events, the host city, Sport NZ, sponsors and others.
PDF, 4.6MB, 48 pages
Example of broadcast distribution - International Media Distribution report - 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games 2011 - New Zealand News was commissioned by organizers of the 100% Pure New Zealand Winter games to maximise the internation television coverage Pure New Zealand Winter Games 2011.
PDF, 450KB, 10 pages
The purpose of this chart is to provide a brief description of RNZ 2011 insurance policies. Major Events
PDF, 17KB, 1 page
Arranging insurance for Major Events Guide - The events industry is highly innovative and creative; the pressure to create a unique event experience means there is a high level of risk in everyday work. Insurance and risk management is an important part of enabling creativity in a professional industry, and this module serves as a brief explanation of insurance available for events, with a particular focus on event cancellation or event insurance.
PDF, 138KB, 3 pages
If it's likely that you'll need to conduct any part of your event’s business in one or more foreign currencies, this guide to using foreign exchange explains some of the risks, options and potential issues.
PDF, 147KB, 4 pages
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