Ask not what NZPCN can do for you, but perhaps what you can do for NZPCN
Gentianella cerina, an Auckland Island endemic. Photo: Jane GosdenThe NZPCN 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held online on Monday 13 October at 7.00pm. The AGM will be followed with an online presentation from Alex Fergus focused on the 2023 Strannik Auckland Island Botanical Expedition. All members are encouraged to attend the AGM, so please register your interest in attending by emailing Alex at [Enable JavaScript to view protected content] before Monday 6 October. An invitation to the meeting will be sent on Tuesday 7 October to everyone who has registered. This will include a summary of council member applications (see below). The online meeting invite will also be posted on our website at that time.
At the AGM we elect our council members. This includes our president, secretary, treasurer and up to six other council members. At the AGM the NZPCN will have council vacancies. If you are interested in being involved as a council member you can find out more about existing council members here.
Please let us know if you would like to touch base with any of them. If you would like to stand for a council position at the AGM please email Alex ([Enable JavaScript to view protected content]) or Jesse ([Enable JavaScript to view protected content]) by 6 October, indicating which role you intend to stand for, who you are (keep it brief), and why you would be good for the role (keep it brief). The information you provide will be included in a summary of all council member nominations which will be sent to all registered AGM attendees on Tuesday 7 October.This summary will also be posted on the NZPCN website.
In 2022 the Incorporated Societies Act was updated. The NZPCN has been working to update its constitution to align with the new Act. This has included a law firm undertaking a review of our draft constitution. The updated draft is now available on our website for all members to review. The new constitution needs to be voted on by members at the AGM. Members can access the draft constitution here. If you have feedback on the new constitution, please email your feedback to [Enable JavaScript to view protected content] by 6 Octoberunder the subject line “NZPCN constitution feedback”. Members are also required to vote on the NZPCN re-registering as an incorporated society under the new Act. We don’t anticipate there will be any objections to this, but if you have any questions please email us at [Enable JavaScript to view protected content].
Posted: 02/10/2025