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<blockquote data-quote="Alastair" data-source="post: 3142" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>John at grassroots level there was a lot of disquiet about the switch, or the need for it, and in particular the fact that commercial beekeepers would now be a minority of the vote.</p><p></p><p>Some people felt very strongly about this but the move was bulldozed through, without carrying a lot of the NBA members in agreement. The way that happened was cause for the division and opposition organisation that came about afterwards.</p><p></p><p>One of the arguments, and it is still a worry, is the amount of votes given to packers. Made sense in one way, we are all part of the same industry, and part of the same "team". But, maybe not.</p><p></p><p>Each sector will likely vote for what favours themselves. At the time, there was some pressure on government to legalise the importation of honey. This would benefit packers financially as they would be able to import 90 cent a kilo honey from Vietnam, put it in jars, sell it to the masses, and bank a tidy profit.</p><p></p><p>It would also be the final nail in the coffin for many commercial beekeeping operations, in fact it would be a disaster for the NZ beekeeping industry.</p><p></p><p>Packers though, would be laughing all the way to the bank, and would have no need for a NZ beekeeping industry.</p><p></p><p>Would that ever happen? Who knows. But enough people who actually keep bees were worried enough about being outvoted in an organisation that represents them to government, that they felt compelled to start an opposition organisation.</p><p></p><p>This whole scenario could have been avoided by setting up APINZ in a similar way to what it is, just, giving actual commercial beekeepers a majority of the vote. The opposition group would then probably never have happened, and, what would have been the harm?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alastair, post: 3142, member: 13"] John at grassroots level there was a lot of disquiet about the switch, or the need for it, and in particular the fact that commercial beekeepers would now be a minority of the vote. Some people felt very strongly about this but the move was bulldozed through, without carrying a lot of the NBA members in agreement. The way that happened was cause for the division and opposition organisation that came about afterwards. One of the arguments, and it is still a worry, is the amount of votes given to packers. Made sense in one way, we are all part of the same industry, and part of the same "team". But, maybe not. Each sector will likely vote for what favours themselves. At the time, there was some pressure on government to legalise the importation of honey. This would benefit packers financially as they would be able to import 90 cent a kilo honey from Vietnam, put it in jars, sell it to the masses, and bank a tidy profit. It would also be the final nail in the coffin for many commercial beekeeping operations, in fact it would be a disaster for the NZ beekeeping industry. Packers though, would be laughing all the way to the bank, and would have no need for a NZ beekeeping industry. Would that ever happen? Who knows. But enough people who actually keep bees were worried enough about being outvoted in an organisation that represents them to government, that they felt compelled to start an opposition organisation. This whole scenario could have been avoided by setting up APINZ in a similar way to what it is, just, giving actual commercial beekeepers a majority of the vote. The opposition group would then probably never have happened, and, what would have been the harm? [/QUOTE]
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