Annual General Assembly

About the ESNZ Annual General Assembly

The ESNZ Annual General Assembly acts as a platform for discussions, voting on any major decisions of ESNZ and the governance of the sport and is also an opportunity for you to meet and talk with people governing your sport in person.

The business which must be transacted at the AGA includes:

• The Annual Report of ESNZ
• Items of business of which notice has been given under Article 20.1.b
• Election of the President and the Vice President
• Appointment of the Auditor
• Any alterations to the ESNZ Constitution

Each discipline is entitled to Nine Voting Delegates.

Notice of the 68^th ESNZ Annual General Assembly

Notice of the 68^th Annual General Assembly of Equestrian Sports New Zealand is hereby given to all Members:

Date:  Wednesday 25^th September 2019
Time:  1.00pm
Venue:  West Plaza Hotel, 110 Wakefield St, Wellington

The AGA will consider formal business including the approval of the audited annual accounts, election of officials and any Honorary Life Memberships to be conferred as well as consider any proposed amendments to the Constitution (please note that the suggested changes in the Constitutional Review Document will not be voted on at 2019 AGA).

Any resolutions and general business must be with the ESNZ Chief Executive no later than 5pm on 14^th August 2019 and can be forwarded by email to [email protected]

Elections are also now open for the positions of President and Vice-President of ESNZ.  Nominations for President and Vice-President must be with the ESNZ Chief Executive no later than 5pm on 14^th August 2019.

President Nomination Form
Vice-President Nomination Form
The Role of the President and Vice-President

ESNZ looks forward to welcoming Members to the Annual General Assembly.  The AGA is an opportunity for you to meet and talk with people governing your sport in person, so please take the opportunity to come along and be involved.

Workshop – dealing with conflict and difficult situations

Prior to the AGA, ESNZ will be holding a workshop and training for Officials, OCs and area groups on dealing with conflict and difficult situations.  Those interested in attending can REGISTER HERE. 

Date:  Wednesday 25^th September 2019
Time:  9.30am – Workshop – dealing with conflict and difficult situations
Venue:  West Plaza Hotel, 110 Wakefield St, Wellington

ESNZ has recently rewritten rules and disciplinary processes.  We wish to educate and upskill officials and volunteers who will have to apply these rules and have asked the Sport NZ Business Capability Team for advice.

A 2.5 hour interactive session run by two Business Capability consultants from Sport NZ.

Sessions to be open and interactive with room for questions and sharing of personal experiences.

Agenda Topics:

• Board and CEO expectations and rationale for the change
• The new rules and process
• HR Practitioners perspective, procedural fairness
• Examples – what would be different now
• Courageous Conversations
• A hypothetical example
• Conclusion/Wrap Up

2019 Annual Report

The ESNZ Annual Report will be available via the ESNZ website on 4^th September 2019. A printed copy of the Annual Report will be available to any Member who is unable to view the report online. Please specifically request a printed copy from Aimee Cotter at the ESNZ National Office – [email protected] or 04 499 8994