Ryder was dropped from the Black Caps squad as cover for batsman Ross Taylor following revelations he had been out drinking with team-mate Doug Bracewell on the eve of the first test against India.
The pair have been fined an undisclosed amount by New Zealand Cricket for breaching team protocol. Although the incident happened while Ryder was with the national team and not in camp with the Volts, Otago Cricket Association chief executive Ross Dykes and coach Vaughn Johnson met Ryder yesterday morning to discuss ''the way forward''.
''With the issue still being raw and in the public domain, it has been deemed sensible to let Jesse take some time to reflect on the past few days and look at his options going forward,'' Dykes said in a statement.
''He will be playing our next Plunket Shield match starting Sunday and will meet again with us, New Zealand Cricket Players Association and New Zealand Cricket representatives sometime next week.
''In the meantime, neither Jesse nor Otago cricket will be making any further comment.''
Dykes added Ryder would continue to receive full support ''and we are hopeful he has much to offer us and New Zealand Cricket in the future''.
Johnson had reached the same conclusion.
''Obviously, Jesse has made a mistake and we need to sit down and address where we are going to go from here,'' Johnson told the Otago Daily Times.
''Until we have time to sit down with the guy and work through a few things, there is nothing really to be said.''
Earlier in the week, Dykes said he was not aware of any issues to do with Ryder while he has been in the Otago camp.
The talented left-hander scored three centuries in his first five games for Otago after transferring south from Wellington this summer. He scored a fourth in the 134-run defeat to Central Districts in Nelson last week.
He would be a big loss if he decided to walk away, and he has form in that area. Ryder took a 22-month break from the game at international level and has only recently regained his place.
The 29-year-old has put his name forward for the IPL auction which began last night. He scored the sixth-fastest one-day hundred in history, against the West Indies in Queenstown on New Year's Day, so should attract some interest from the some of the eight IPL franchises.
