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 New Zealand Rhododendron association (inc.)

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NZRA Home page
Text Box: This is the Website of The New Zealand Rhododendron Association Inc. or NZRA. The Association was formed in 1944 and was incorporated in August 1945. The objects of the Association were :- To act as a common meeting ground for Rhododendron enthusiasts and To encourage the cultivation, the study and the improvement of Rhododendrons by such means as the Association see fit. In 2005 the rules were updated and the objects are now as follows:- To promote, aid, foster, develop, and protect the interests of Rhododendron gardening and cultivation in New Zealand by whatever means the Association may think fit. To be the umbrella co-ordinating body for Regional Rhododendron Groups with regard to national and international matters relating to Rhododendron gardening, and cultivation. To promote and organise activities that assist networking amongst members, and others in related fields, and to generally promote the public interest in Rhododendron gardening and cultivation. To undertake activities including the investment in real and intellectual property that assists the attainment of the objects of the Association. To encourage the cultivation, study, research and improvement of Rhododendrons by such means as the NZRA shall from time to time see fit. To enter into arrangements, including contractual agreements and relationships with commercial and other parties, that assist the attainment of the objects of the Association. To secure to those interested in New Zealand Rhododendron gardening and cultivation all the advantages of unanimity of action. To create a feeling of unity amongst members of the Association throughout New Zealand. To do all other things as may be deemed necessary to promote the rhododendron plant, and the interests of those involved in New Zealand rhododendron gardening and cultivation. The Association is administered by the NZRA Council, consisting of twelve members from throughout New Zealand and under the new rules adopted at the AGM in 2005 members will be elected based on geographic areas. The site has information on the NZRA and its activities, a contact for membership queries, links to related sites, gardens and nurseries, contacts for NZRA office holders and Local Rhododendron Groups, some images of the 2008 annual Conference in Geraldine, a brief history of NZRA, and a section devoted to New Zealand hybrid rhododendrons and azaleas. This site is a work in progress so please visit again. The named images on this site are all New Zealand raised rhododendrons. The section on New Zealand hybrid rhododendrons, will grow in time. Feel free to wander about the site, using the navigation bar to the left of the page and highlighted links throughout the text , and should you have any queries or require any further information do not hesitate to contact one of the listed NZRA members or Local Groups. As this site will be updated periodically please be sure each time you visit to refresh your browser to enable you to view the latest edition of this site. Bernice

The background is Rh. Bernice, a New Zealand maddenii hybrid by Felix Jury, Taranaki, NZ.

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