Notice of 2024 Annual General Meeting and Board Election

The twenty-sixth 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

169 Tory Street, Wellington

9.30-11am, Wednesday 12 June 2024

Registration has now closed. Please contact Museums Aotearoa directly if you wish to attend.

Note that this meeting will be online only. Voting will be held during the meeting via show of hands or by proxy, which is allowed for via the amendment made to the constitution in 2023.

Please use this PROXY FORM if you are a voting member and unable to join the online meeting. Return this form before 12 June 2024.

Agenda

Opening karakia

• Apologies
• Minutes: 2023 Annual General Meeting
• Matters Arising
• Chair update
• Annual Report and audited accounts
• Election of Board Members
• Appointment of Auditors: Moore Markhams to be reappointed.
• Vote: To adopt new Museums Aotearoa constitution, as per legislative requirements and prior consultation
• CE update
• General Business

Closing karakia

Please forward any items for the Agenda to Museums Aotearoa by 29 May 2024 via mail@museumsaotearoa.org.nz

MA Board Elections 2024

Three Board positions will become available at this AGM due to the expiry of their three-year terms. The three members are nominated to stand for another term, as per Museums Aotearoa’s rules.

The incumbent Board members have put themselves forward for re-election pending additional nominations.

UPDATE: No further nominations were received before the deadline of 5.00pm 29 May 2024, so there will be no vote for Board members this year.

Current Elected Board members:

Eloise Wallace, Institutional Member First Term 2021 – 2024

Lucinda Jimson, Individual Member First Term 2021 – 2024

Susanna Shadbolt, Individual Member First Term 2021 – 2024

David Reeves, Institutional Member First Term 2022 – 2025

Janneen Love, Individual Member First Term 2023 – 2026

Jadene Hunia Te Wha Huff, Institutional Member First Term 2023 – 2026

Carolyn Roberts-Thompson, Institutional Member First Term 2023 – 2026

MA Proposed Constitution Changes

With the change in legislation over Incorporated Societies, MA must change its constitution – many of you will be in similar situations. We are taking the opportunity to update all our rules to make them fit for the future.

A change in rules can only happen after a 2/3 vote in agreement at an AGM. We are proposing to bring these rules to our AGM 12 June this year and ask our (voting) members to accept them. But first we want you to have the opportunity to review them and provide us with feedback.

The proposed new constitution is available here, as is our existing constitution here.

You can provide written feedback to Museums Aotearoa at mail@museumsaotearoa.org.nz.