This page contains current news items and a link to our earlier newsletters.
The Minutes of the recent (2 July) meeting of the Management Committee have been added to this website (under the resources tab). Please note that these are draft until ratified at the next meeting.
In order to comply with the new Incorporated Societies Act 2022 all Incorporated Societies in New Zealand are required to update their constitutions and re-register with the Companies Office by May 2026. A sub-committee of the Management Committee has been established to review and prepare a draft rewrite of the constitution.
Update: The final draft was approved by the Association at the National Council AGM, 31 May and will be submitted to the Companies Office as part of the Association's application for re-registration. The constitution, albeit approved by the Association, remains a draft until accepted by the Compnaies Office and re-registrion is granted. A copy of the draft constitution can be found here.
Updated 2 June 2025
Congratulations to Neville Warsaw who was presented with an ATCANZ Cerificate of Commendation at the recent National Council AGM. The certificate was awarded in recognition of over 25 years service to No 17 (City of Christchurch) Squadron Branch of ATCANZ and noted:
"For many years Neville Warsaw has been an unwavering stalwart of the No 17 (City of Christchurch) Squadron Branch Committee serving as its Treasurer. Neville Warsaw is awarded this commendation in recognition of his ongoing and continuous dedicated service."
Prior to his involvement with the Support Committee of No 17 (City of Christchurch) Squadron Neville was the Squadron's Cadet Unit Commander from 1983 to 1993, before briefly being appointed Cadet Unit Commander of the Chrsitchurch of Christchurch Cadet Unit. Neville has also been a dedicated and committed Trustee of the Christchurch Cadet Trust since its inception in 1995. The Trust operates and maintains the Cadet building at Wigram occupied by No's 17, 18 and 38 ATC Squadrons and the City of Christchurch Cadet Unit.
Updated: 17 June 2025
The 2025 National Council (AGM) was successfully held at the Messines Defence Centre, Trentham, Wellington on Saturday 31 May. In due course the meeting Minutes and associated reports will be available on this website under the "resources tab".
For the Branch delegates and observers who participated in person or remotely online thank you for your input and it is trusted that you found the meeting worthwhile and informative.
The Minutes have been added to this webiste (under the Resources tab) and the travel claims, where applicable, have been reimbursed.
The recipients of the 2025 Sainsbury Awards were announced by the President at the National Council AGM on Saturday 31 May. A total of $13,870 was available for disbursement this year and this was awarded to:
Information on the Sainsbury Awards can be found here.
Updated 2 June2025
Each year Branches must provide financial reports, detailing their accounts for the year, to the Management Committee.
The accounts reporting requirements for the year ending 31 December 2024 have been finalised and can be found here. It is hoped that the revised format will be easier to follow and more user friendly.
Branches are requested to complete the checklist actions and forward the required information to the General Secretary no later than 28 February.
Reminder: The financial reporting requirements information was due on 28 February. For those who have completed - thank you. For those who have not please action as soon as possible.
Updated 13 March 2025
The Commandant NZ Cadet Forces has released a letter of introduction and support that Branches can include with applications seeking grants from community funding providers. The letter can be downloaded here
Google has made its Workspace suite available free for non-profits and ATCANZ has taken advantage of this via our Domain “atcanz.org.nz”. You can find out all about Google Workspace using this link.
Access to our Workspace is via a login to our Domain in the form of “[user]@ atcanz.org.nz”. User will be in the form “[Branch No.]chairperson@ atcanz.org.nz”, “[Branch No.]secretary@ atcanz.org.nz” or “[Branch No.]treasurer@ atcanz.org.nz”.
Our Workspace is available to all our Branches. If your Branch would like to make use of this capability contact the General Secretary.
Posted 27 July 2022
What is Techsoup? TechSoup New Zealand is a registered charity and not-for-profit organisation committed to building stronger communities through technology. Since 2007, a growing list of leading tech companies have partnered with TechSoup New Zealand to support the New Zealand charity sector with donated and discounted IT products, online learning and specialised consulting services.
TechSoup New Zealand’s program is free to join and free to access. Our membership of over 30,000 not for profits rely on us to supply them with best-in-market prices on IT hardware, software, and training services. They look to us as a source of authority on IT solutions to increase their social impact.
In November 2018, TechSoup New Zealand joined forces with Infoxchange. With 150 staff across Australia and New Zealand, we are the region’s leading not-for-profit dedicated to using technology to improve the lives of people experiencing disadvantage and the organisations that support them.
ATCANZ Branches can join TechSoup at no cost using our ATCANZ Charities Registration Number which can be obtained from the General Secretary on request.
Posted 28 April 2022
Our Rules require Branches to provide the Management Committee with regular updates of Membership and Officer details. You can find all the Membership requirements here. You can find out about the Officer contact requirements here.
Updated 17 April 2023