New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters

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New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters

Abbreviation	NZART
Motto	"Dedicated to Amateur Radio in New Zealand"
Formation	1926
Type	Non-profit organization
Purpose/focus	Advocacy, Education
Headquarters	Upper Hutt
Region served	New Zealand
President	Bruce Douglas ZL2WP
Main organ	Council
Affiliations	International Amateur Radio Union
Website	http://www.nzart.org.nz/

The New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters, or NZART, is a non-profit organization of amateur radio enthusiasts in New Zealand. NZART represents New Zealand amateur radio operators nationally and internationally. NZART is a founding member of the International Amateur Radio Union. NZART is an association of individual members, however those members are encouraged to form local branches.

Membership to NZART is voluntary. It is estimated that approximately 45% of New Zealand's licensed amateur radio operators are members.^{[citation needed]} Members are represented by Councillors to the NZART Council, the executive body tasked with the business management of the association.

1 Governance
2 Publications and services
3 Branches
- 3.1 Auckland and Northland
- 3.2 Wellington and the Wairarapa
4 External links

[edit] Governance

The NZART Council includes 12 executives. Three of these are the NZART President, Vice President, and Immediate Past President. Regional councillors are elected to represent different geographic regions of New Zealand: three from the Northern District, three from the Central District, two from the Midland District, and one from the Southern District. The number of Councillors in each district is roughly representative of the number of licensed amateurs that they are directly accountable to in their respective geographic areas.

The NZART Council works with an appointed NZART Business Manager. The Business Manager is the only person employed by NZART (20 hrs per week) and is tasked with the day-to-day business operations of the association, including manning their office, located in Upper Hutt, near Wellington.

Additional officers reporting directly to NZART Council include the National Director AREC, The Frequency Management Technical Advisory Group (FMTAG) and the Administration Liaison Officer (ALO), who is charged with liaison with the Radio Spectrum Management Group of the New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development.

[edit] Publications and services

The official journal of the NZART is Break-In, a bi-monthly publication containing articles of interest to the amateur radio community. Also, a bi-annual publication known as the Call Book provides an index of licensed amateurs in New Zealand by call sign, providing addresses for the purpose of contact acknowledgement (QSL), as well as much other information useful to the New Zealand radio enthusiast. Other publications include Ham Shacks, Brass Pounders and Rag Chewers, a history of amateur radio in New Zealand, published in 1997 with assistance from the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Historical Branch.

[edit] Branches

Branches of NZART are generally radio clubs and related organisations, and are found across the country. The Branches facilitate the representation of individual members at a national level through the NZART National Conference. Most radio clubs are individually incorporated and operate on a day to day basis independently of the NZART.