Tēnā koutou e te whānau o Wakatū,
Special General Meeting
The purpose of this letter is to advise and provide notice that the Wakatū Board has called a Special General Meeting of shareholders of Wakatū Incorporation to be held at Te Ara Poutama, Nelson Boys College, 67 Waimea Road, Nelson on Saturday 11 May 2024, from 9am – 11am.
The reason for the Special General Meeting is to discuss the Special Resolution set out in the Notice of Meeting booklet. The Special Resolution is designed to ensure greater shareholder and whānau participation in the affairs of Wakatū, specifically the election of Board members to the Wakatū Committee of Management (the Wakatū Board).
The Wakatū Board is concerned that this Special Resolution failed to pass at the SGM held in Wellington on 23 March 2024 due to a small minority of shareholders, holding a majority of shares, preventing the Special Resolution from passing, which would ensure more shareholders can vote in Board elections.
The Wakatū Board has therefore convened the 11 May 2024 SGM to discuss this matter and consider the Special Resolution with shareholders and whānau in Whakatū.
Please click the below link to view the Notice of Meeting Booklet.
We encourage all shareholders and whānau to attend this hui. We hope to see you at the SGM and look forward to having kōrero with you all.
Nāku noa, nā,
Johnny McGregor
Chair, Wakatū
Proxy Form
If you cannot attend the SGM in Nelson, you can still cast your vote for the Special Resolution via proxy. To assign a proxy, please download and complete the form below.
Please note: Your proxy can be assigned to any person of full age and capacity who is attending the SGM in person, excluding any members of the Committee of Management (Board member).
Completed proxy forms must be received (either by post or by email) no later than 48 hours before the SGM, meaning by 9.00am, Thursday 9 May 2024.
You can post completed proxy forms to Wakatū Incorporation, PO Box 440, Nelson 7040, Attn: Proxy Officer, or email to proxy@wakatu.org
Registration for shareholders
On the day of the SGM, all shareholders will need to register their attendance with Te Tāhuhu - our Owner liaison team. Registration for the SGM is easier if you bring your shareholder number with you.
If you don’t know your shareholder number, please get in touch before the SGM by phone 03 546 8648 or by email.
Venue Details
The SGM in Nelson will be held at Te Ara Poutama at Nelson Boys College. Below is a map of the school grounds with markers pointing out where the whare is located, entrance to the college, street parking and kaumātua parking.
Please note that the entrance to the school ground is located off Hampden Street as highlighted in yellow on the map.
There is limited parking at the school but there is street parking around the grounds, which are marked in green.
We will have kaumātua parking available on the school grounds, which is marked in blue.
