New Zealand
New Zealand Rose Society Inc.
P.O. Box 66Bunnythorpe
New Zealand
Tel/Fax: +64 63 292 700
Email: hmacdonell@clear.net.nz
http://www.nzroses.org.nz
Secretary - Mrs. Heather MacDonell
President - Mrs. Dawn Eagle
Email: rosepeople@paradise.net.nz
Thirty-eight District Rose Societies in New Zealand are affiliated with the New Zealand Rose Society Inc. So, in effect, the National body is a "Head Office". The National body provides each member in New Zealand with:
- Cultural Handbook
- The New Zealand Rosarian Autumn and Spring
- The New Zealand Rose Annual
- Overseas tours are occaisonally organized by the National body
District Societies also provide members with monthly meetings, a local newsletter, garden visits and occasional field days and/or seminars. Some District Societies also arrange discounts at various garden related shops and some purchase fertilizer and sell it to members at wholesale prices.
"Rose Ranfurly Shields" are competed for by a group of District Societies (from six to ten.) On these days the roses are pooled and are all entered in the name of a Society rather than by an individual.
Fees:
The cost of membership is set by each
District Society and varies from $25 NZ to $35 NZ per couple per year. Individual
membership is usually $2 NZ less.
Overseas members may join the New Zealand Rose Society Inc. for $20.00
US.
When the Roses Bloom
| Area & First Bloom Date | Main Bloom Date |
| Northern regions - Early October | Approximately November 10 |
| Central regions - Mid October | November 15-20 |
| Southern regions - Late October/early November | November 30 |
Calendar of Rose Events - 2008
| C-convention F-festival L-lecture M-meeting R-rose show S-seminar T-trials |
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| May 3 | Christchurch | M | New Zealand Rose Society Inc. | Annual General Meeting |
| November 14-16 | Northland | C R |
New Zealand Rose Society Inc. | National Spring Show and Convention |
| November 19-23 | Hamilton Gardens, Hamilton | T Festival |
Rose Introducers of New Zealand Ltd and the Pacific Rose Festival Trust | "New Zealand Rose of the Year" trials The Pacific Rose Bowl Festival Email: gardens.info@xtra.co.nz Website: www.hamiltongardens.co.nz |
| December | Palmerston North | T | New Zealand Rose Society Inc. | National Trial Ground Awards Ceremony |