Regional Recorder

This section explains the role of the recorder and introduces our latest regional recorder.

Karen Harris, Recorder for Waikato Bays
The role of Recorder is to keep a record of suboptimal behaviour that doesn't fall under the Director umbrella, and isn't serious enough for immediate escalation to the Fair Play Committee or other authorities. Sometimes people just need a quiet word about something they're doing that's upsetting someone else, or could be interpreted badly. Sometimes there's a pattern of behaviour over years of incidents which individually are not that serious, but taken together are more problematic. It's the job of the Recorder to keep track of this sort of thing and either wait and see, have that quiet word, or escalate to the appropriate level.

If something happens that you feel needs to be recorded, please email me at karenthehat@gmail.com with all the details. Putting it in writing is an important part of the process; it requires the complainant to clarify their thoughts, and will be stored for possible future reference. I'm happy to provide spoken advice too, but that won't be recorded.

From NZ Bridge:
Purpose and Philosophy The Recorder network operates as the early-warning radar for New Zealand Bridge. You are not a judge, and your records are not courtroom evidence. Your primary mandate is to protect the playing environment by transforming isolated, unilateral reports ("hearsay") into actionable, systemic patterns. Because formal disciplinary bodies (like the CDDC) cannot legally act on hearsay or anonymous complaints, the Recorder network serves a vital intermediary function. We identify the "smoke," strategically intervene through education, and when necessary, package that data to empower the Fair Play Committee (FPC) to take formal administrative action.

Karen