The situation is much like many others, everything is fine until a human being becomes involved.Over inflated ego's have been the cause of most of the dissent throughout history, it would seem the operation within MSNZ is no different. The big negative is the perceived power of those who are appointed to do a specific task take on the role of god almighty then perform in such a way that, reason, common sense and where applicable,the application of the technical regs in a fair and just manner.
How often is it that little Hitlers worm their way into crucial positions and cause havoc amongst the competing membership.I personally know of 3 people, who after a minor unnecessary conflict with officialdom have walked away from the sport, 2 of which were quite significant sponsors to other competitors who also lost that sponsorship.The effect of one officials stupidity can have far reaching consequences.