We have received a very positive response to our request that people RSVP for our special general meeting, being held at 9:00am next Saturday, 18 June at Te Papa Tongarewa in Te Whanganui a tara (Wellington). We asked for RSVPs so we could plan for the hui, and ensure that the numbers attending will be within the venue’s capacity.
We have now reached our capacity for the hui, at 450 attendees and due to venue restrictions – we are unable to extend past this number.
If you have RSVP’d for the SGM, but find you are no longer able to attend, or the number attending with you has changed, please let us know by contacting Tina Thompson via email at: info@wakatu.org or by calling (03) 546 8648.
Special General Meeting waitlist
We currently have a number of whānau on our waitlist for the Special General Meeting. If spaces open due to other whānau no longer being able to attend, we will be in touch with those on our waiting list to advise.
Please be aware that we will only be able to advise whānau over the course of the next week if there are cancellations, and for those needing to arrange travel – it is unlikely this would provide you with much notice to make travel plans.
If you wish to be added to the waitlist, please click below.
Further information for attendees
On the day of the SGM, please come to the main entrance of Te Papa (55 Cable Street, Te Aro) and you will be directed to the meeting room.
It is a requirement of Te Papa that you wear a mask inside the building when you are travelling to and from the meeting room.
Our hui will commence at 9:00am and will conclude with a hākari lunch for attendees at 1:00pm.
As with previous Wakatū hui, the hākari lunch is only for those who have attended the SGM.
Covid-19 – our protocols for staying safe and well
At the time of writing, Aotearoa is at Orange in the COVID-19 protection framework.
As we have seen throughout the last two years, COVID-19 levels and restrictions on public gatherings can change at very short notice. To keep up to date with any notifications and changes, please check our website www.wakatu.org and our Facebook page.
We ask that if you have felt unwell in the two days before the SGM, if you feel unwell on the day of the SGM, or if you or your whānau have tested positive for COVID-19 in the seven days before the SGM, please do not come to the SGM.
The usual COVID-19 protocols – frequent hand-washing, and cough and sneezing etiquette will apply.
Discounted parking at Te Papa
Te Papa is offering those who are coming to the SGM a discounted parking rate. You will need to have your parking ticket validated in order to receive the special rate. A car parking validator machine will be at the Wakatū registration desk.
Keeping connected
Are all your whānau getting information about Wakatū? Please make sure you share the information in this pānui on to your whānau connected to Wakatū.
We encourage everyone connected to Wakatū to join our e-pānui list and to follow us on www.facebook.com/Wakatu.
That way we can keep everyone in touch with opportunities such as scholarships, wānanga, news about our whānau whānui, and Whenua, Kono and AuOra, your businesses.
To join our e-pānui list, email tina.thompson@wakatu.org with your name and email address, using E-pānui in the subject line or complete this online form http://eepurl.com/cCeywz
If you have changed your postal address, email or bank account, please email LeeAnne.HaweaTeHira@wakatu.org or moana.oh@wakatu.org or call 03 546 8648 and ask for either Lee-Anne or Moana.
Important dates for 2022
Plan ahead for 2023
25 March 2023 - Special general meeting, Te Whanganui-a-Tara
2 December 2023 - Annual general meeting, Whakatū
Kono pop-up shop at SGM
We’ll have our Kono pop-up shop set up for people who come to the SGM. You’ll be able to order Tohu and Kono wine, Hop Federation beer, Tutū cider, and Annies fruit snacks at special whānau rates. We’ll also have a range of merchandise like bags, caps, and t-shirts. All orders are processed via our online shop, so a credit or visa debit card is required (no cash sales).
Due to license requirements, we won’t have product for you to take away with you on the day - your order will be delivered to you within 10 business days.
If you are not coming to the SGM, you can purchase a range of Kono products from our online Whānau shop any time.