Otago Rowing Association Inc. 133rd Annual General Meeting 

The 133rd Annual General Meeting of the Otago Rowing Association (Inc) will be held in the Otago University Rowing Club, 65 Magnet Street, Dunedin and via Zoom on Tuesday 28th July 2026 commencing at 6.30pm.

This is our first AGM run under our new Constitution which commenced on the 1st April 2026. Our constitution requires:

  • Members and Delegates of Member Clubs to register their attendance.

  • ORA to indicate the number of vacancies in elected Board Members positions

  • The process for Member Clubs to submit to the Manager any nominations for Life Members or Elected Board Members and any other items of business.

Attendance and Delegates

All attendees must complete the appropriate Google Form by 21st July 2026. 

This form also includes notification of the delegates attending from ORA Member Clubs and Schools. Each Member Club is entitled to appoint two Delegates.

Board Vacancies

There will be vacancies for two Elected Board Member positions at the AGM.

The Otago Rowing Association Board has decided to create a rotation of current Board Member Positions so that all 6 Board Members do not come up for reelection simultaneously. The constitution states a Board Members term is three years and each member can complete a maximum of 3 consecutive terms, totaling 9 years. Therefore two Board Member Positions will be elected at this AGM. 

I, as ORA Manager, will shortly be calling for applications for these positions. The election of Elected Board Members will take place at the AGM. Further details, including the application form and closing date for the Elected positions, will be advertised on the ORA website and circulated by email shortly. 

Life Members

Rule 10.1-10.3 states an individual may be granted life membership of Otago Rowing Association and

membership of RNZ if they have rendered exceptional service to Rowing in the Region or to Otago Rowing Association over an extended period of time.

Nominations must be submitted to the Manager not less than sixty (60) days prior to the date scheduled for AGM. The Board will consider such nominations and notify the Members of its recommendations not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date scheduled for the AGM.

Life Members will be elected by the Delegates from the nominees recommended by the Board by Special Majority vote at the AGM.

Remits and Items of Business

Under Rule 35.4 Business Received: No business can be transacted at a General Meeting unless notice of it has been sent to the Manager by the Board, a Member Club (if Financially Current) in accordance with this Constitution. The Board may consider and provide recommendations on all items of business notified by a Member Club.

All notifications of Attendance, Nominations and Items of Business will be through separate Google Forms. A link to all forms and all AGM information will be available on our website.

Closing dates and Forms: 

All AGM queries can be emailed to: manager.ora@gmail.com

Emma Barker 

ORA Manager 

30th April 2026