A number of national sports bodies have reviewed their governance in recent times, the latest of which is Swimming New Zealand. The review, headed by former NZRU chief and Fonterra senior executive Chris Moller, called for the entire board and chief executive to resign, according to reports which surfaced after a meeting in which Moller outlined his recommendations to key parties involved.
Reports said Moller maintained that Swimming NZ must now not be allowed to adopt only some of the changes recommended - it must be all or nothing if the sport was serious about moving forward and resolving problems which had disrupted and divided it for years.
One motor racing source said: "Moller is obviously independent and obviously someone who knows what he is doing and his way round a sporting organisation. Why not get him to do it [the review] if he is available?"
Other motor racing insiders say the move for a review is a good one and has pleased many in the sport.
"I hope MSNZ understands that we have not been pushing for this because we don't like them or because we are in it for some sort of gratuitous aggravation. Many in the sport feel it needs to happen because we care about the sport and want to make things better."