Date of Notice 30 March 2025
To adopt a new Constitution for LandWISE Incorporated
There will be an on-line Special General Meeting held at 4:30 pm on Thursday 1st May 2025
Full Members (currently registered financial members) have been sent an on-line meeting invitation and links to more information and an on-line ballot form directly.
Background
The Incorporated Societies Act 2022 (the 2022 Act) came into effect on 5 October 2023. To reregister, our society must provide a constitution that is compliant with the 2022 Act, which sets out what we must include in our constitution.
Details of changes to legislation are viewable at
https://is-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz/law-changes-for-societies/key-changes/
The New Zealand Companies Office is responsible for Incorporated Societies. It provides an on-line Constitution Builder that sets our mandatory, strongly recommended and optional components for a constitution to meet the requirements of the new Act.
The LandWISE Board has met frequently to review our old constitution and draft a replacement that meets the new requirements. The Board considers the attached draft Constitution suitably describes our Purposes and Rules for operation. It asks that members approve this draft as the LandWISE Constitution 2025. With membership approval, the Constitution will be submitted to Incorporated Societies and to Charities for their acceptance.