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Category: NZGS management

Call for Nominations for NZGS Management Committee 2023

The affairs of the NZ Geotechnical Society are managed by the Management Committee on behalf of the members. We aim for representation on the Committee that is as broad as possible both geographically and between engineers and geoscientists to ensure that all views are well…

NZGS Annual General Meeting 2021 – agenda and documents

NZGS Annual General Meeting 2021 – agenda and documents

Our AGM will take place online on 27 September 2021, and this year we will be considering the following items: Confirming the minutes of the 2020 AGM Receiving the Chair’s report Receiving the Treasurer’s report Confirming the appointment of the new Management Committee (details in…

NZGS committee update – Ayoub Riman

NZGS committee update – Ayoub Riman

In August we announced the results of our NZGS election, and this new committee is due to be ratified at our AGM on 27 September (please make sure you’ve registered!). One of the successful candidates was John Scott, a long-time supporter of the NZGS management…

NZGS election and expression of interest results

NZGS election and expression of interest results

NZGS management committee election I’m delighted to report that our election is now closed, and results are in. We had one of the strongest fields of candidates for years, giving you the difficult task of choosing between 11 really great people. As a result we…

Notice for motion: proposed alteration of NZGS rules

Notice for motion: proposed alteration of NZGS rules

Introduction As with all incorporated societies, the NZGS activities are limited by the Incorporated Societies Act and the rules the society adopts for itself. The Incorporated Societies Act 1908 s6 requires that the rules cover, among other things: the society’s objects (aims) how a person…

Notice of election for the 2021-2023 management committee

Notice of election for the 2021-2023 management committee

Our AGM is coming up in September, which means that it’s time to elect your new management committee. Our committee members are elected for two years, and normally we have equal numbers of members who are at the end of their first year (i.e. rolling…