As many will be aware following the handing over of the reins by Joanne as of the 1st June 2005, Chrissie and I have been busy trying to continue the great work that she done in providing New Zealand and the world with a magazine that shows what goes on and what we are doing in New Zealand.

We shall endeavour to include International perspectives within the magazine as well as regional ones.

The magazine doesn't try to be the UK Linedancer or any other publication... we hope that it is seen as a Kiwi publication where the columnists personalities are very much evident and that it shows the wonderful social side of linedancing here in Gods Country.

We introduced a SUBSCRIBERS DRAW, where subscribers are asked to collect the vouchers printed in the magazine and then during the 2006 $ 2007 BEAT AWARDS, the subscribers draw was performed with a nice prize going to a lucky subscriber.  At the 2008 Awards all those "paid-up" subscribers returning voting forms or casting online votes will be included in the draw.

We also changed the JOIN THE LINE events page listing and introduced an initiative to raise money for the NZ BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION and CAMP QUALITY (caring for NZ children with cancer), where by the charges for these listings go into THE BEAT CHARITY account and are then split evenly between these two worthwhile charities.  We draw down cheques for these charities when that account passes $500.

We hope that those of you who have previously subscribed or would be interested in trying out the magazine will take up a 1 year or 6 month subscription (this can be done online), or alternative why not order a single copy to see if you like it.

We appreciate you dropping by and look forward to meeting or hearing from you in the near future.

Regards

Mike & Chrissie

aka Mr & Mrs Ed