The 2025 AGM for the New Zealand Handball Federation will be held via TEAMS on Sunday 28 September at 8.00pm. The Teams invitation link, and the agenda will be distributed closer to the time.

All Clubs - please email secretary@handball.org.nz, cc me, with confirmation of your respective virtual voting reps for the AGM. Each club that has paid its affiliation fee and annual team-based sub by 5 September is entitled to one vote at the meeting.  At the same time, please confirm the Club email address you would like me to send the Teams meeting invite to. Each Club is free to share the meeting link with its membership base, but the invite will only be directed to the Club's official nominated email address plus the address of the nominated rep. Please note the meeting invite will come from my work email address.

Executive Committee membership - A key agenda item for which a vote will be required is the election of officers to the Executive Committee. There will be openings for several people to be elected to join the Executive Committee at the AGM. I now call for nominees for election. In particular we are hoping for nominees with a financial/accounting background. It would be great to have some new people and further diversity at the table to add new ideas and energy to help oversee the ongoing development of New Zealand handball. This is primarily a governance role but requires contributions to a variety of operational activities.

The power to make nominations sits with the Members (i.e. Clubs and Life Members). If any Member would like to nominate someone, please email me or KC at secretary@handball.org.nz, with that nominee copied so they can confirm their nomination. Please feel free to contact any of the current Executive Committee members if you would like to know more about what is involved. To be valid, nominations must be received by me or secretary@handball.org.nz no later than Friday 13 September.

We would also welcome any items of general business any of you would like to raise at the AGM. If there is anything you would like me to place on the agenda for discussion, please let me know no later than 13 September. 

An agenda for the AGM, including names of those nominated for election to the Executive Committee, will be distributed by 15 September.

Agenda

The agenda for the meeting to be held via Teams at 8pm on Sunday 28th September is as follows (a meeting request via Teams to follow – that meeting invite will only be sent to those clubs that have replied to this email or the earlier notice of meeting and their voting reps, so please get back to me with those details!). Meeting formalities to start at 8.05 pm to allow a buffer for people to join. 

1. Welcome and outline of process for the meeting

2. Confirmation of quorum and of Clubs currently recognised as members able to vote

3. Minutes from the 18th AGM held via Zoom on 29 September 2024 – for approval. You can access these at Annual General Meetings (AGM) - New Zealand Handball Federation

4. NZHF Exec Committee’s 2025 Annual report covering the past year (attached) – for tabling

5. Financial Statements and Treasurer’s Report for the year ended 31 March 2025 (attached) – for tabling

6. Election of Executive Committee Members:

   Nominees for election for a further two-year term (requiring approval of the Members):

   • Julien Pringot, incumbent, Canterbury Quakes HC

   • Karl Fitzpatrick, incumbent, Auckland HC

   Incumbents remaining in office for the 2nd year of their two-year terms (no vote required):

   • David Ireland (incumbent, Vikings HC)

   • Leanne Dawson (incumbent, Spartanz HC)

   Life Member appointee to remain in office until reappointed or replaced by the Life Members subsequent to the AGM (no member vote required):

   • Frank Stoltenberg, VUW HC

    Incumbent member retiring through expiry of his latest two-year term, not seeking re-election:

   • Willy Silcock, Canterbury Quakes HC

   With four vacancies on the Executive Committee at the AGM and only two nominations received by the cut-off date, at least two vacancies will remain following the AGM. The Executive Committee intends to fill those vacancies by co-opting NZ Handball stakeholders at or following their first meeting following the AGM.

7. Constitution review and re-registration:

   • Approval of Rule changes proposed by the Executive Committee (summary of proposed changes and marked-up constitution attached)

   • Approval of the Executive Committee applying for re-registration of the Federation under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022

8. General business

• Planning for the year ahead

• Player registrations

As no other general business has been raised for inclusion in the agenda, no additional business can be conducted at the meeting. However, Members are welcome to raise issues or ideas for discussion.

Note that only Life Members, the Exec Committee, and the representatives nominated by each recognised active Club are able to vote at the AGM. Only those Clubs that are up to date with their financial commitments to NZHF are able to vote. Clubs are encouraged to circulate the Teams meeting invitation to their members to join in.