The 2006 series of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Forums was chaired by Guy Sargent, elected as a Central region director to the NZTR Board in 2001, and the Board's chairman since 2003. He emphasised that the forums are a two-way communication process, and will be held twice a year, in May-June, and November-December.
The other nine NZTR Directors are:
The five NZTR Board committees introduced in 2005-06 are:
by General Managers who report to the Chief Executive:
Mr Sargent explained that NZTR had moved its offices to Petone partly to improve its relationship with the Racing Board, which has the last word on the allocation of funding, and must sign off on each code's strategic and business plans. Contrary to NZTR statements at the time, the industry structure established by the 2003 Racing Act does not allow for bulk funding.
- Susan Archer
The other nine NZTR Directors are:
- Keith Neylon & Brian Kinley - Southern region
- John Rattray – Central region
- Colin Jenkins & Alistair Sutherland – Northern region
- Murray Blue – Small Clubs
- Peter Hutt – NZ Thoroughbred Breeders' Association appointee
- Graeme Sanders – NZ Trainers' Association appointee
- John Rennie – NZ Racehorse Owners' Federation appointee
The five NZTR Board committees introduced in 2005-06 are:
- Dates – chaired by John Rattray
- Finance – John Rennie
- Funding – Alistair Sutherland
- Integrity – Brian Kinley
- Staffing – Guy Sargent
by General Managers who report to the Chief Executive:
- Business Development – Campbell Moncur
- Communications – Simon Cooper
- Racing – Alan Cole, who leaves at the end of June
- Integrity – yet to be appointed
Mr Sargent explained that NZTR had moved its offices to Petone partly to improve its relationship with the Racing Board, which has the last word on the allocation of funding, and must sign off on each code's strategic and business plans. Contrary to NZTR statements at the time, the industry structure established by the 2003 Racing Act does not allow for bulk funding.
- Susan Archer
