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Unironically, they dont have the numbers in Tasmania to ban greyhound racing and theres an election coming up. They are pushing the legislation out hoping they will get the numbers post election but atleast 2 parties completely reject it now

It really depends on a lot of factors. Firstly, from 1 August, when GRNZ ceases to exist, no greyhound born in New Zealand will be eligible to race in Australia under the current Australian greyhound registration rules. Up until now, New Zealand dogs have been able to race in Australia because both countries operate under a broader governing framework that recognises licensed participants and registered greyhounds across jurisdictions. I have heard rumblings that these rules may be changed in Australia, but I don't know for certain whether that will happen. Secondly, once the ban is in place, New Zealand trainers will need to apply for any Australian licences from scratch. Complicating matters further, once the industry is shut down here, nobody residing in New Zealand will be able to own a greyhound or be registered as an owner or trainer. Australian rules generally require participants to reside in the state where they are registered. Australia has already started tightening enforcement around this. For example, trainers in the ACT have reportedly been advised that from 1 August, if their dogs are not physically located in NSW, they will be unable to race. GRNZ has completely dropped the ball on this issue and appears to have only recently realised the implications. At this stage, the charter flight proposal seems like a waste of time and effort unless something changes. Thirdly, what happens to the dogs remaining in New Zealand will largely depend on the decisions of trainers and owners. We are now less than two months away from the industry's closure, yet there is still no comprehensive rehoming plan in place. The Government gave its transition team just four months to manage this process, and the person appointed to lead it resigned after only two weeks, reportedly arguing that the timeframe was unrealistic. On top of that, trainers are currently being presented with contracts that would see them paid a daily fee per dog from 1 August onwards. The actual amount being discussed is reportedly much higher than figures that have been publicly mentioned so far. However, by signing these contracts, trainers would effectively transfer ownership of all of their dogs, racing dogs, retired dogs, and even dogs being sent overseas, to the Government in exchange for the daily payment. If I were a trainer, there is no chance I would sign that agreement. If trainers choose not to sign, then nobody really knows what the outcome will be. Adding to the uncertainty, GRNZ will cease operating on 1 August, yet there is currently no replacement funding model in place for rehoming agencies, which have traditionally been funded by GRNZ and the industry. Overall, it has been a complete mess. Regarding the article you read, as most of Roberts dogs are Australian to begin with and owned by the wheelers, he would have little issues over there. Plus he is planning on training for wheeler on their property, not many trainers here could afford a property of that value. Its an option for them to go over there and race but I dont see many more NZ dogs going over at this stage. Taxpayers will be left forking out 80-120m to rehome them all (current projection costs)

Although I've always thought that it wasn't necessary for the industry to have its own testing lab and personnel.  There are other labs in NZ capable of doing the testing as well as in OZ.  Labs are expensive to maintain and equip especially if you want to keep up with new technology and techniques.

So of that $19.9m in the 2024-25 year $8m was for personnel costs for the RIB.  The other $11m was for direct costs for compliance activities as well as maintenance costs. So the combined salary cost for NZTR and the RIB is $16m (rounded up).  Arguably those RIB costs were split between the 3 racing codes. I don't see much room to move in "slashing personnel costs" other than synchronising rules between the two horses codes and having set penalties.  @Comic Dog

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