The twenty-seventh Annual General Meeting of Museums Aotearoa Te Tari o ngā Whare Taonga o Te Motu, The Museums of New Zealand Inc will be held at:

Museums Aotearoa

Online from Wellington

10-11:30am, Wednesday 25 June 2025

Museums Aotearoa rescheduled its annual AGM to Wednesday 25th June 10am-11.30am.

Note that this meeting will be online only.

Voting will be held during the meeting via a

• survey within zoom during the meeting (for Mina McKenzie deed voting)
• early voting (for Board positions only) and
• by proxy

Use the PROXY FORM if you are unable to attend and eligible to vote.

We require 20% of our membership to attend for a quorum.

Register to Attend online

Agenda

Opening karakia

• Apologies
• Confirm previous minutes; 2024 AGM Minutes
• Matters Arising: Review of Constitution - motion by John Coster
• Chair update
• Adopt annual report and audited accounts
• Announcement of elected Board Members. Election held prior to AGM
• Appointment of Auditors: Seeking reappointment of Moore Markhams
• Vote: To adopt the updated Mina McKenzie deed. Login to view the 2025 Draft Deed.
• Welcome Jane Legget as an Honorary Lifetime Member to Museums Aotearoa
• CE update
• General Business

Closing karakia.

Please forward any items for the Agenda to Museums Aotearoa by Wednesday 28 May 2025 via mail@museumsaotearoa.org.nz

MA Board Elections 2025

Current Situation

Museums Aotearoa is now operating under a new constitution that was adopted at the 2024 AGM, which provides for 6 elected members and up to 2 co-opted members, for a maximum of 8.

• The Board may indicate specific skills which it considers desirable
• This current Board has opted to have seven people on the Board

Our current board status is as follows:

• 4 members are continuing their terms
• 2 members have resigned
• 1 member is completing their first term and is eligible for re-election for a second term.

Nominations

Nominations are now closed and elected members will be announced at the AGM.

Current Elected Board members:

Current Board members with three-year terms indicated. Two Board members have resigned, opening elections for Board seats:

• Eloise Wallace - Second Term 2021 – 2024 & 2025-2027
• Lucinda Jimson - Second Term 2021 – 2024, 2025 Resigned
• Susanna Shadbolt - Second Term 2021 – 2024, 2025 Resigned
• David Reeves - First Term 2022 – 2025 Seeking reappointment
• Janneen Love - First Term 2023 – 2026
• Jadene Hunia Te Wha Huff - First Term 2023 – 2026
• Carolyn Roberts-Thompson - First Term 2023 – 2026