Lenny has been writing a series of excellent articles on improving our scene in NZ, which will cover many aspects people may not have thought about as being vital to the process.
Basically, everyone should read these!
Article 1: "Laugh Less, Think More" (http://nzism.alphaism.com/forum/index.php/topic,1589.0.html)
Article 2: "Play Less, Talk More" (http://nzism.alphaism.com/forum/index.php/topic,1651.0.html)