John Allen,

[NZRacing]

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2017 - The AGM, of course, is the last part of our reporting process for the previous year and would normally come with the publication of our Annual Report, however before publication takes place the document needs to tabled in Parliament by the Racing Minister, and due to Hon Winston Peters’ travel commitments and workload over the past few weeks this has not been possible.

where do you come up with these ill foundered statements you make to an Industry that you represent employed by an organisation who states they pride themselves on upholding integrity. Integrity is defined in part as 'truthfulness'. 

The 2018 Annual Report was presented by the Racing Minister last Tuesday afternoon, he was in receipt of a printed full copy including financial reports.The Minister was sent a printed copy of the full Annual Report a few days before he tabled it to the House yet last year you said the Annual Report couldn't be published before the Minister tabled documents to Parliament and as he hadn't done this prior to the NZRB AGM the financial matters relating to the Industry couldn't be presented. It's a classic case of spin doctoring to suit ones agenda, in last years case it was obviously done to keep Industry participants from asking relevant financial questions at the AGM that might be difficult to answer.  Your actions 2017 verse 2018 prove that you lied to the Industry. 

You are quoted as saying your a serial failure employment wise. A lying failure as a CEO representing an Industry isn't a good look especially when it is in serious financial strife.

You put the Industry back a few weeks last year to receive financial reports but overall your 4 year leadership has put the Industry back 10 years plus.

And as for bleating about how you disagree with the Mesarra report advising of the benefits of an overseas betting agency taking over that side of the business from the NZ Industry you have already rubber stamped and endorsed the reports recommendations by outsourcing the Betting Platform operation to Paddy Power.

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Partnering with Paddypower Betfair and Openbet was one of a range of options the NZRB had when choosing how to expand its fixed-odds business.

It is understood some betting agencies offered the NZRB much cheaper options.

Contracting out part of its core business meant the NZRB had to be thorough in choosing a partner.

Allen was not critical that the Deloitte report was commissioned, and he applauded any move to help boost NZRB income.

``We all want the same thing is which is to substantially increase the amount of funding for the industry.

Okay so your quoted rightly so as saying 'all we want is to substantially increase the amount of funding for the Industry'. So your sentiments and actions mirror and endorse  John Messara's recommendation of outsourcing to return more funds to the Industry. Do you actually remember statements that you make in the media? With regard to Annual Reports and options to return more funds i seriously doubt you do. Guess that is one personal trait which contributes to mould one into a self confessed working failure.  If you were a racehorse you would have been sacked prior to making it to training track.