Annual general meeting

The meeting was held at St Chad’s Anglican Church, Orewa.

The meeting was declared open by Norm Greenall, chairperson and a warm welcome extended to all, especially our special guests: Sgt Mark Stallworthy of NZ Police Warkworth and Community Constable for Mahurangi East Hamish Buick - Louise Grevel, chairperson for NSNZ and coordinator for NS Waitakere - Mark Mitchell MP for Whangaparaoa - Greg Sayers Auckland City Councillor for Rodney - Janet Fitzgerald Hibiscus Bays Local board.Opening Karakia - Lia Shelford-Toopi was invited to lead us in our opening Karakia.

The Elected Committee for 2023-2024

Troje Botica, Stephanie Pickering, Tanya Svendsen, Norm Greenall, Debbie Vercoe and Christine Bolstad.

We welcome more volunteers for this committee. We meet bi-monthly by a combination of in person and Zoom meeting. Contact Sue for more information: Ph 027 200 3413, or email rns.coordinator1@gmail.com.

Greg Sayers asked about Civil Defence re Kumeu floods.

Julie Anne Pearce from the audience then proceeded to impart information about a recent event that happened to her neighbour. (See ‘Article from a Member’).

Sgt Mark Stallworthy and Community Constable Hamish Buick spoke in reply to these concerns.

Louise Grevel from Neighbourhood Support Waitakere and the NSNZ Chairperson said a few words acknowledging the great work that Margaret Faed and Sue Robertson do for Rodney Neighbourhood Support, and also about the innovative ways we grow our membership. She gave thanks to the committee in the work they do to support the co-ordinators.

Mark Mitchell MP for Whangaparaoa said a few words regarding their police work in Mahurangi.

He acknowledged Rodney Neighbourhood Support and all the work that you do and encouraged people to keep reporting incidents to the NZ Police.

Strong communities sharing information are so vital.

He acknowledged Louise Grevel from NSNZ. He spoke about youth justice and summarised by saying he wants to see his electorate be the safest community in NZ.

Greg Sayers thanked and replied to Mark’s talk.

Our guest speaker Michael Upton who is the senior advisor for FENZ Community Readiness and Recovery for Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Waitemata District, gave a very informative talk and power point presentation.

It was well received by the audience. Closing – Karakia lead by Lia Shelford-Toopi.

Sue Robertson, assistant co-ordinator, then gave an overview of strengths weakness threats and opportunities for Rodney Neighbourhood Support for the next 12 months, outlining the 11,000 flyer deliveries for Whangaparaoa and the connection to CARRE for Mahurangi East Emergency Management Network.

Small gifts of appreciation were given to Sgt Mark Stallworthy, Community Constable Hamish Buick, Mark Mitchell MP, Michael Upton FENZ, Mikaela Battaerd FENZ, Leah Hide FENZ and Greg Sayers Auckland City Councillor for Rodney.

The audience was thanked for their attendance and were invited to stay for supper.

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