Waka Ama NZ, along with all Incorporated Societies, must make changes to our constitution to ensure we cover new mandatory clauses in the Incorporated Societies Act.
The Waka Ama NZ Board has taken time to make sure all of the new mandatory clauses are included in our new draft constitution and has also reviewed the constitution as a whole.
The Board have proposed several changes in addition to those required. Some of these changes are a result of legal advice and advice from Sport New Zealand. In some cases they are changes that reflect current best practice and enhance our constitution so that it is fit for purpose. Importantly, the changes reflect our updated strategic Purpose and commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Attached are:
- Current Constitution working document showing tracked changes
- A full table of all changes with rationale for change (To be read alongside the working tracked changes document)
- A clean version of the proposed new Constitution.
The Special General Meeting is scheduled for: 11th September 7:00pm
This should give Clubs and Regions plenty of time to review the proposed changes and provide us with any feedback or questions.
Information/Q&A Sessions
We want to ensure that we can answer any questions that your club may have. So we will be holding two (2) online sessions for representatives of your club to attend.
7th August 7pm & 2nd September 7pm
Clubs and Regions may choose to attend one or both info hui if they wish
Please complete the following forms to register names of those from your club who would like to attend.:
Registration for Special General Meeting
Due to being on Zoom, we will be asking clubs to submit the details of one (1) club representative that will be attending the SGM on 11 September.
We will be in contact with clubs closer to the date so that you can register this person.
Club & Region Constitution updatesOver the next month, Waka Ama NZ are preparing some templates and information to help Clubs/Regions with the process of updating their constitutions to ensure they align with the new Incorporated Societies Act
by April 2026 We are happy to assist if you have any questions - Please don't hesitate to contact us
[email protected] There is also a lot of valuable information available
here on the Sport New Zealand website that may assist.
Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions at all -
[email protected]
