A New Zealand Paradigm

Many years ago Mark McCormack founded IMG (international management group). It is now the largest sports management and promotion company in the world. It is a veritable who's who of international sport. In New Zealand it runs the NZ Golf Open, the Ironman in Taupo, the V8's, amongst others. It manages Greg Norman, Tiger Woods etc.

It has until recently had an office in Newmarket, Auckland. It no longer exists. Why? Because the company feels it can run its NZ operations better from Australia. Its staff have had to find other employment. The one thing that would have kept the office here was the street race, Auckland or Wellington. We all know what happened to that.

The repercussions of losing the V8 street race are starting to hit home, as is the repercussions of the RMA. This legislation needs an urgent overhaul.

Last one out of NZ turn out the lights please.