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By The Centaur · Posted
There is a bit of AI being exercised at TAB but combining AI with custom databased knowledge should eliminate lot of the costs particularly integrity. Also there are retired people willing to contribute free services and that should be utilised. Property sales over recent times have kept many management in nice cushy jobs with little oversight. Also lets get rid of the club member mentality where those running the club think they are only answerable to the members. If an initiative is OK for one club then its possibly worth using it for all clubs. -
By Chief Stipe · Posted
Finishing line in sight for greyhound racing 12:05 pm today RNZ Gallery Racing Minister Winston Peters says greyhound racing is winding down around the world. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii Cabinet has formally agreed to shut down greyhound racing in New Zealand. The agreement cements an in-principle decision taken last year to end greyhound racing from 31 July 2026, in the wake of three major reviews of the industry over animal welfare and safety concerns. A bill will now be drafted to give effect to that decision, and will include setting up a transition agency - funded by the TAB - to manage rehoming of greyhounds and supporting industry members while the sport is wound down. Industry members will be supported as greyhound racing comes to an end, Winston Peters says. Photo: 123RF Racing Minister Winston Peters said having a comprehensive plan was crucial, and a ministerial advisory committee led by Heather Simpson had been consulting with sector representatives, rehoming agencies, animal welfare groups, and government agencies to plan out the process. "It is important people get the opportunity to have their say. The decision to end greyhound racing was not one Cabinet took lightly. I acknowledge the impact that closing the industry will have on those involved," Peters said. "But globally the industry is winding down, with Tasmania recently announcing an end to greyhound racing. The bottom line is too many dogs continue to die and be seriously injured, and it is time to do the right thing." He said the bill to bring the shutdown into law would be introduced to Parliament before the end of the year, and consulted on through the select committee process. -
By Chief Stipe · Posted
Finishing line in sight for greyhound racing 12:05 pm today RNZ Gallery Racing Minister Winston Peters says greyhound racing is winding down around the world. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii Cabinet has formally agreed to shut down greyhound racing in New Zealand. The agreement cements an in-principle decision taken last year to end greyhound racing from 31 July 2026, in the wake of three major reviews of the industry over animal welfare and safety concerns. A bill will now be drafted to give effect to that decision, and will include setting up a transition agency - funded by the TAB - to manage rehoming of greyhounds and supporting industry members while the sport is wound down. Industry members will be supported as greyhound racing comes to an end, Winston Peters says. Photo: 123RF Racing Minister Winston Peters said having a comprehensive plan was crucial, and a ministerial advisory committee led by Heather Simpson had been consulting with sector representatives, rehoming agencies, animal welfare groups, and government agencies to plan out the process. "It is important people get the opportunity to have their say. The decision to end greyhound racing was not one Cabinet took lightly. I acknowledge the impact that closing the industry will have on those involved," Peters said. "But globally the industry is winding down, with Tasmania recently announcing an end to greyhound racing. The bottom line is too many dogs continue to die and be seriously injured, and it is time to do the right thing." He said the bill to bring the shutdown into law would be introduced to Parliament before the end of the year, and consulted on through the select committee process. -
By Chief Stipe · Posted
Alledgedly by a Andrew Knowler Open Letter to the New Zealand Racing Establishment This industry is being strangled by boards, bureaucrats, and blazers who cost a fortune and deliver nothing. Owners, trainers, breeders, and punters are footing the bill so administrators can keep their cushy seats warm. Enough. Here are the facts: $13 million wasted on “Racing Integrity.” $14 million blown on NZ Thoroughbred Racing. That’s $27 million a year — $11,000 a race. 4,300 starters last year at $6,279 per horse. That money isn’t going into prize money, better tracks, or promotion of the sport. It’s vanishing into meetings, reports, and salaries. The TAB board? Just another layer of highly paid suits clipping the ticket. No transparency. No accountability. Another trough for insiders while grassroots participants struggle to stay afloat. A nine-raceday card burns about $100,000 in governance costs before the first horse even walks into the birdcage. A hundred grand gone to administration before the product even exists. It’s waste, pure and simple. And let’s name it: NZTR’s board — Cameron George, Sir Peter Vela, and the rest of you — this is on your watch. Costs balloon. Stakes stagnate. Participants drown. Where’s the leadership? Where’s the courage to clean house? Or is it easier to nod through another round of “business as usual” while pocketing the fees? “Integrity” is the most abused word in this industry. Real integrity would mean cutting the fat, ending duplication, and getting money back to the people who actually put horses on the track. Instead, the current model exists to protect jobs, not the sport. Here’s what must happen now: Cut the boards: NZTR reduced to five members max, term limits enforced, seats openly contested. One lean integrity unit: No overlapping empires. Independent, efficient, accountable. Full salary disclosure: Every director, every executive, every consultant — published. No more hiding. Hard cap on admin costs: NZTR + RIU + TAB together capped at 5% of turnover. No excuses. Redirect savings to stakes: Every dollar stripped from bureaucracy must go straight into prize money and grassroots infrastructure. Performance contracts only: Miss targets, you’re out. No golden handshakes. No endless extensions. Independent reviews every 3 years: By international experts, not insiders marking their own homework. This isn’t complicated. Slash the boards. Cut the wastage. Put the money where it matters. If you don’t, you’ll go down as the people who killed New Zealand racing — not through lack of passion, but through suffocating it under layers of board papers and inflated salaries. The industry is bleeding out while you polish your chairs in Wellington. Enough. The people who actually run horses, ride them, and pay the bills are done waiting. Change — or get out of the way. -
Brilliant read as were 2 other books by Kevin Perkins. The Midas Man and Against All Odds about T J Smith and daughter Gai.
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