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YNSR Weekly Newsletter #5

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James Meager <jamesmeager@gmail.com>

Young Nationals Southern Region <southernyoungnats@national.org.nz> To: James Meager <jamesmeager@gmail.com>

Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 2:04 PM

Brighter Prospects, Questions for Oral Answer, and More

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Upcoming Events What's Been Happening Brighter Prospects Mainland Conference

Upcoming Events
Waitaki Members Event Planning is underway for our first Members Event in the Waitaki Electorate, to be held with the support of Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean. This Event gives us a chance to form new networks and bases outside of our Dunedin electorates. We've pencilled in 20 April as the likely date, and we'll be providing some transport from Dunedin to Oamaru. If you're in Oamaru and wish to attend, please contact Todd Dickens or Jacqui Dean to register your interest. We hope to have both Jacqui and Michael Woodhouse along for the evening, and we'll make some accommodation available as well. National Party Mainland Conference

IN OTHER NEWS

Executive Meeting

The next Executive meeting is scheduled for the Wednesday 28 March at 7pm. We'll continue to keep you updated through the newsletter and on Facebook.

Mainland Conference

Registration for the National Party Mainland Conference is

Registrations are now open for the Mainland (CanterburyWestland & Southern Regions joint-conference) Conference held from 27-28 April. You can register through your MyNational login, be sure to get in quick as there is

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being held from 27-29 April. If you have registered and are a Member of the YNSR, we'd like you to be a delegate, and we'll subsidise your registration costs. Register through your MyNational login.

a late registration fee of $30 after Friday 20 April. For all YNSR Members registering as YNSR delegates, we are currently putting together a funding proposal to the electorates in order to subsidise your registration costs by $20 - $25. The YNSR is allocated 18 delegates to the Conference, and we're aiming to fill our quota. If you intend on registering, or would like some more information, please email me so I can ensure you're looked after. "Questions For Oral Answer"

KEEP IN TOUCH

Facebook

You can keep up to date with all the latest news, discussions, opinions and updates on our Young Nationals Southern Region Facebook Page.

The new YNSR Pub Quiz team, christened "Questions For Oral Answer" had a great first outing on Monday at The Bog and will be back in action next Monday. Be there from 7pm and, numbers permitting, join either the official team or the renegade breakaway YNSR team, "Jo Hayes for Dunedin South". Check out the Event Page for more information.

Party Meetings

Twitter

We're also on Twitter, you can follow us at @sryoungnats.

Upgrade Membership

The Southern Region is holding a tea & coffee this Friday for the Regional Committee. This is a chance for the first catch up of 2012, and so if there is anything you'd like me to raise with the Region please don't hesitate to let me know. At our Wednesday Executive meeting we plan to confirm our endorsement of current Policy Chair Rudi Verplancke and Regional Chair Ele Ludemann for another 12 months, so a big (premature) congratulations to them both.

What's Been Happening

The Great Southern Marmite Drive
Upgrading to full Membership status is easy. Just head over to youngnats.org.nz/join/ and take 30 seconds to fill out the forms and you'll gain full access to the rights and

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privileges of Party Membership.

Last Wednesday, much to the amusement of our northern friends, the YNSR endorsed a charity foodbank drive, "The Great Southern Marmite Drive", which aimed to promote the awareness of charity and giving, by using the topical "Marmite shortage" as a quirky and fun hook in. We managed to set up collection points in Dunedin, Oamaru, Gore, Balclutha, Queenstown and Invercargill, and we'll be collecting through to the close of business on Friday. All donations of Marmite and other non-perishables will go to the Combined Dunedin Foodbanks. I would encourage you all to head along to the Facebook Event and check out where you can make a donation. If you're outside the Region then I encourage you to make your own donation to a local foodbank. Virtual Tipping Updates

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The NRL results for Week Four is in, and we're seeing a bit of change. "Hermo" has taken over the lead with a sold 5/8, and we're slowly climbing our way to the top, having overtaken "harry" this week with our own 5/8. You can still join our league, invite code is 169043.

Meanwhile, in the Super Rugby, not much change with the leaders as the top four remain the same as last week. Most people struggled this round, except the Young Nats Tauranga, who have finally woken up and collected a massive 42 points for the week. With 8 points up for grabs each game, the lead can change dramatically with one good or bad week (fingers crossed). You can join us here: Young Nats Southern Region. The Bog Pub Quiz Our first outing at The Bog's Monday Night Pub Quiz was a successful one. Numbers were high, so the southern half of the table seceded from the "Questions For Oral Answer" union to form a rebel "Jo Hayes for Dunedin South" YNSR team. It turned out to be a smart move, as the rebel team came 4th=, pipping Questions For Oral Answer (6th=) by two points. With such an impressive turnout, Brighter Connections coordinator Todd Dickens has suggested making this a weekly event. Let's see if we can't get into the top three and start racking up those bar tabs. A big thanks to Jo Hayes and Robyn Broughton for joining us as well!

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Brighter Prospects Internships

Our Brighter Prospects Internships programme is beginning to gather steam. The programme aims to enhance and increase the career opportunities for our Members. We've produced for employers and business leaders a fact sheet, as well as a quick brochure to get them up to speed on our internships programme. You can check the brochure out (front and back), as well as the fact sheet, online. Over the next month we're going to look to implement at least ten sixmonth internships, beginning in May. If you'd like to be considered for an internship please register your interest.

Mainland Conference
The Mainland Conference (the joint Southern and CanterburyWestland Annual Conferences) is due to be held over the weekend of the 27-29 April.

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The final details are available on the MyNational page. I would encourage YNSR Members to take advantage of the discounts already available and join in as much as possible (it's not often we are able to have a big Conference in Dunedin and eliminate travel costs). Conference registration itself is $65 for YNSR Members (down from $95), and we have been offered a table at the Dunedin South Debate on Friday night for $35 a head (down from $100 a head). Also of interest are the cash bar drinks following registration Friday night, and the cocktail function Saturday night followed by a sit down dinner at Etruscos. Get your registrations in early, and remember to put yourself down as a delegate for the YNSR and let us know.

Membership
As always, I encourage anybody who hasn't already done so, to sign up with the Party at youngnats.org.nz/join/ as either a Member or a Supporter so that we can ensure you're entered into our system. As we move towards the real decision making forums in the year, it's a good opportunity to have serious input into the workings of government. Check out our Facebook Page for more regular discussions, and add me on Facebook if you'd like access to our Members & Supporters only group on Facebook where we discuss further internal Party matters. Another slight delay on the newsletter this week, I've been doing some freight handling for NZ Couriers (starting at 3:30am) and so it's been one hell of challenge juggling sleep and keep you all informed. Almost all of April is a recess month for Parliament, so be sure to take that opportunity to network with our MPs as much as possible. Cheers, James Rawiri Meager Chair

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