We would like to congratulate Lara Collins on her appointment as General Manager of Waka Ama NZ. As a result, we will have a vacancy on our board that will need to be filled.

The Board is made up of 4 elected board members and 3 appointed board members. We are currently calling for nominations for 1 elected position.

Nominations can be made by Member Clubs or Member Regions. You can nominate any individual, they do not need be a member/paddler of your club or region.

We are seeking board members who will take an active involvement in the sports governance and best interests of its membership as a whole.

All Nominees must be honest, reliable, trustworthy and comfortable to walk and talk the values of our sport (as outlined in our strategic plan)

Nomination forms are attached below and must be received complete with relevant nominee profile and references by 5pm on 17th February 2012

A short-list of nominees will be selected from the nominations, based on the skills that best provide for the the needs our organisation. This final list of nominees along with their profiles, will be posted on the Waka Ama website by 20 February 2012.

Each member club will be sent a link to submit their vote electronically. Votes from Member Clubs must be submitted by 5pm on Friday 2nd March 2012

The successful nominee will be announced after the election results are recorded.

For further information contact
[email protected]