KIRRA Executive Committee

The KIRRA Executive Committee is made up of members of the community who act, advise and advocate on behalf of the Kawau Island Community. Current members and honorary life members include:

  • Chairperson: Michael Wheatcroft

  • Secretary: Currently vacant - expressions of interest invited

  • Treasurer: Sally Ostick

  • Kookaburra Editor: Jackie Shaw

  • Legal Advisory: Colin Bright

  • Members: Colin Bright, Peter Buckton, Pam Dallow, Megan Lithgow, Nikki Porteous, Robert van Heiningen, Carl Weaver, Mandy Weaver

    Please send all correspondence to: secretary@kirra.org.nz

HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBERS

Honorary membership is awarded to members of the community for outstanding contribution to KIRRA and the Kawau Community.

Jill Hetherington (2025), Colin Bright (2022), Gael Archer (2021), Michael Marris (2020), Lyn Hume (2019), Lin Pardey (2018)

Annual General Meeting and Special General Meeting Minutes

Minutes from previous years (and intervening meetings) can be found in the Kirra Member area)

AGM 2025


AGM 2024

MEETING DATES 2026

Latest minutes from Executive meetings held throughout the year are also available for members in the KIRRA Members area.

2026

  • WEDNESDAY 25th March 5:30pm, Auckland

  • SATURDAY 16th May 9:30am, Kawau

  • WEDNESDAY 15th July 5:30pm, Auckland

  • SATURDAY 19th September 9:30am, Kawau

  • WEDNESDAY 11th November 5.30pm, Auckland

  • SATURDAY 12th December 9.30am, Kawau Island (Mansion House Cafe)


    2027

  • AGM - SATURDAY 20th February 10:30am, Kawau (Mansion House)


Note that a Special General Meeting (Rules 2004) may be called at any time with 14 days notice.

Nomination for KIRRA executive committee

Each year, at the AGM, members of the community are invited nominate themselves or others to be involved with KIRRA executive committee. Nominee’s will be presented, discussed and seconded by a member of the current KIRRA Executive at the AGM.

If you have an area of expertise (ie, legal, communications, administration, advertising, local government, digital/technical) and would like to be involved in another way, please contact the secretary@kirra.org.nz