New Zealand Foundation

The NZART minutes for February indicate New Zealand is moving towards the eventual introduction of Foundation level for Amateur Radio.

The minutes report that

"ZL2UFI presented a draft document on the Foundation Amateur Operators Certificate.
Council agreed that future members on Council may not share the view of an additional license however the present Council had been tasked at the AGM in Dunedin 2008 via remit, to progress the option of a Foundation Certificate."

and

"Foundation Certificate - This is not to be called a license. MED [the NZ regulator] are happy for NZART to introduce a new grade of examination, however this will require a change in the Radio Regulations."

NZART minutes Feb 2009
http://www.nzart.org.nz/minutes/2009/2009-f2f.pdf