Notice of the Annual General Meeting on 26 May 2026
You are invited to the Annual General Meeting of Friends of the Randell Cottage Writers Trust to be held on:
Tuesday 26 May, 2026, at 11.00 am in Room 3 of the Alliance Française, Level 3, Dominion Building, Victoria St.
Please RSVP to info@randellcottage.co.nz or call Robyn on (04) 4764823 (evenings only) by 23 May, 2026, to indicate your attendance.
AGENDA
- Welcome
- Apologies
- Receive and approve the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of Friends of the Randell Cottage Writers’ Trust, 20 May, 2025,
Matters arising - Receive and approve the Minutes of the Special General Meeting of Friends of the Randell Cottage Writers’ Trust, 3 December, 2025,
Matters arising - Receive and consider the President’s Annual Report
- Receive and consider the Annual Financial Statements
- Receive and consider the following recommendation regarding the annual subscriptions for the year 2027/28: that subscriptions for 2027/28 be set at $20.00 for seniors/students, $35.00 for individuals, $50.00 for families, $100.00 for businesses and free for students for a maximum of 3 years.
- Election of Officers
- President: Ruth Jeffery is nominated as Acting President.
- Treasurer: Tim Gruar is nominated as Treasurer.
- Secretary: Robyn Skrzyńska is nominated as Secretary.
- Election of at least three Ordinary Members of the Executive Committee.
- Note: Any further nominations for President, Treasurer and Committee, with details of seconders and evidence of the willingness of the nominee to serve, should be emailed to the Secretary: info@randellcottage.co.nz in advance of the meeting.
- Any other business
The business part of the meeting will be followed by a conversation with the current Randell Cottage resident, French writer Katia Astafieff, who will talk about her work, with images from her research in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Please join us for refreshments at the end of the meeting.