The Association is set to hold its next AGM and Convention from 19th – 21st July 2012 at the Holiday Inn, Auckland.

Taking a booth at the trade show that is part of our AGM and Convention or sponsoring part of the AGM and Convention is a great way to get your company in front of the Association’s members and promote your products and services. About 75% of all scrap metal dealers in New Zealand are Association members and invited to attend the AGM and Convention. We are expecting approximately 180 attendees this year.

If you are interested in taking a booth at the trade show or sponsoring part of the AGM and Convention, please contact the Association on admin@scrapmetal.org.nz.

Every year SMRANZ puts together a Member Directory containing the contact details of all our members by region. A copy of this Member Directory is then sent to all our members. This year we are aiming to send out our 2012 Member Directory to members in April.

There are a number of advertising spaces available for purchase in the 2012 Member Directory. This is a great way to get your company in front of our members and promote your products and services. About 75% of all scrap metal dealers in New Zealand are Association members and will receive our 2012 Member Directory with your advertising in it. If you wish, we are also able to position your ad amongst the contact details for members from any region you select.

The rates for advertising are as follows.

$150 + GST ½ page – members rate
$200 + GST ½ page – non-members rate
$200 + GST full page – members rate
$250 + GST full page – non-members rate

If you have a 2011 Member Directory please check out the advertising in it to see what was done last year. If you would like a copy of the 2011 Member Directory to have a look at or have any questions please let us know.

If you would like to take up this advertising opportunity, please let us know by Friday 24 February.

We look forward to hearing from you.

The Police have developed a website that can be used to check for stolen vehicles. This website can be accessed at http://www.police.govt.nz/stolen/vehicles

Visitors to this site are able to:

query an individual registration number,
query an individual VIN, chassis or engine number and,
download a file of all stolen vehicles for the last six months.

The Association recommends that every car you purchase should be checked using this website. If you have any doubts at all on the true identity of a car or the person selling the car, please call the Police.

At the memorable AGM banquet in Taupo this year, our generous sponsor Pacific Materials Handling donated a trip to Germany including accommodation as a raffle prize. This raffle prize was won by Joanne Butterfield of ISM (2000) Ltd in Invercargill. Pacific Materials Handling surprised us all and extended their generosity by donating a second trip to Germany (including accommodation) to be auctioned off. The money raised from this auction would then be awarded by SMRANZ to our nominated charity.
It’s a long way from Invercargill to Germany and not wishing his beautiful wife to make the trip alone Mike Butterfield was first in line to kick the bidding off. Fellow members didn’t make it easy for him though (it seems plenty of punters were happy to escort Joanne on such a long trip!) but Mike eventually won with a final bid of $3,200.00.
The Association sincerely thanks Pacific Materials Handling for this generous donation and we wish Joanne and Mike an enjoyable trip to Germany.
The Committee considered a number of worthy charities to receive the money raised by the auction, which proved to be a difficult choice. There are many, many charities out there however we finally settled upon Koru Care Southland Charitable Trust, a small Southland based charity. The Trust was established in 1993 and every year since then the Trust has made dreams come true for Southland children with a number of different illnesses and disabilities. The Trust is made up of a committed group of volunteers who fundraise to send children on a trip of a life time. The Trust puts on three trips a year to Australia, the United States and Auckland (for children who cannot travel overseas). They are incredibly grateful to have been selected for our donation and report that the money will make a trip to Disneyland possible for a child next year. We in turn are grateful to Pacific Materials Handling for making this possible, and for their on going support of SMRANZ.
If you would like to find out more about Koru Care (or if you wish to make your own donation) you can visit their website at www.korucaresouthland.org.nz.







As part of the Association's commitment to combating metal theft, the Association has developed in conjunction with the Police, a stolen metal report network.
Reports of metal theft are received from the Police and from the public (via this website, email or phone). These reports are then emailed to all participating dealers in the area of the theft, so they can be on the look out and contact the Police or owner should a customer try to sell them metal they think has been stolen.
This stolen metal report network is being used with success more and more by the public. You do not have to be a member of the Association to be a part of this network.
If you would like to join the stolen metal report network and receive emails of all stolen metal in your area, please contact Jenny Dickinson. Her contact details are on the "Contact Us" section of this website.

Trevor Munro, the President of the Scrap Metal Recycling Association of New Zealand, welcomed the passage of the Waste Minimisation Bill through its Committee stages in Parliament last night.

“We absolutely support the purposes and objectives behind this Bill. It recognises the importance of minimising the amount of material going to landfill, which is the core of our business as scrap metal recyclers.

“We particularly applaud last night’s amendment that has narrowed the definition of “waste” in the Bill, meaning scrap metal and other material that has been diverted from the solid waste stream will not be considered “waste”, and will not be subject to many of the Bill’s controls that would have hamstrung our attempts to grow New Zealand’s 17th largest export industry. How can recycled scrap metal be waste?” Trevor Munro said.

“We have long considered ourselves the greenest industry in New Zealand. Members of the Scrap Metal Association of New Zealand have been recycling and exporting scrap metal for decades, and it is great to see the rest of New Zealand catching up with us!”

Scrap metals are NOT waste. They are a valuable resource and an internationally sought after commodity. As an industry the recycling of scrap metals has been around for centuries, is a major export earner for New Zealand, helps to protect our natural resources and environment. Classifying scrap metals as a waste instead of recognising them for the valuable materials that they are is detremental to our industry and the vital role we play in New Zealand's economy.

'Waste' is something you can't do anything with, and scrap metal couldn't be further away from being waste =]

On the first of April 2004 new legislation came into effect which governs the way in which any scrap metal dealer will be able to purchase scrap metals, along with new requirements for the handling of copper products which may be received by the dealer. Any individual or company carrying out business as a scrap metal dealer is required to hold a license under the new Act. If you are selling scrap metals we reccommend that you deal only with licensed dealers.

The most notable changes to the Act for Scrap Metal Dealers and those who are selling them are as follows:


Photo Identification Requirement

Scrap metal dealers are now required to obtain photo identification off all customers for the cash purchase of their scrap metals. Acceptable forms of photo identification include a drivers licence, passport, firearms licence or school ID card. A actual copy of the ID is not required, however the form of ID and number must be clearly recorded. There are some exceptions to this requirement, such as when the metals are purchased from a public auction conducted by a licensed auctioneer, or when the dealer knows the customer personally and can attest to his/her identity.

New Licences For All

Every dealer, including those who held licences under the old Act, is required to apply for a new licence. Individuals who trade up to a maximum of six times per annum (to a total of $2000.00) will be required to obtain a new licence. Employees and representatives who make purchases on behalf of a company that holds a licence are also required to become certified under the new Act.

Retention of Copper

Under the new Act copper has been classified as an article, seperating it from 'scrap metals'. All articles are required to be tagged and retained in their original form for 14 days from the date of purchase. However, this only applies to copper purchases with a resale value of over $40.00, and copper which is purchsed from another licensed dealer does not need to be retained.


Further information on the new Act can be found at www.justice.govt.nz or by obtaining a copy of the new Act from your nearest government bookshop.