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The HBCC was founded in the mid-1970s to promote and encourage the sport of amateur canoeing in all its aspects. The club is a member of the New Zealand Recreational Canoeing Association (NZRCA).

Club Contacts Constitution Membership

POSTAL ADDRESS Membership

Regular up dates via email on club trips (run fortnightly or more frequently on demand) and other events.

Club shed key (if requested). Note: The “key” is actually a proximity sensor tag rather than a key.

For those that are new to paddling and have an interest in developing their paddling skills, we offer club pool nights or on demand we run kickstart courses. The pool nights are also a good way to meet new people and also meet people of similar ability to your own. Information on these is given on ‘Training ’.

The club shed has a good range of kayaks (seakayaks, downriver, whitewater and playboats). Club boats have HBCC engraved on them, usually near the stern or behind the cockpit. Private kayaks and paddles are not available for general use. All of the fibreglass/Kevlar kayaks are private kayaks. All buoyancies, helmets, spraydecks, and paddles stored in racks or bins belong to the club and are available for general use.

The club shed is located on the corner of Pandora Road and Meeanee Quay. (Behind the information board).

As a club we cover all aspects of canoeing and kayaking eg: white water, flat water, open canoeing, racing/multisport, slalom, canoe polo, surfing.

Senior $40 Family $65 Junior (under 18yrs) $25

New member admin fee is $5

New Key $20 (with $10 refund if key ever returned)

Annual key renewal/maintenance fee is $10

Download a membership form (pdf file) or membership form renewal (rtf file) here and send it via post Hawke's Bay canoe club, PO Box 883, Napier. Sending an email to Bernie Kelly, bernandpaula@ihug.co.nz will ensure a fast response.

a. To promote and encourage the sport of amateur canoeing in all its aspects, which is to be conducted for the recreation or entertainment of the general public.

d. To promote the establishment of facilities whereby competitions may be held in Hawke’s Bay and elsewhere for canoes.

e. To adopt such means of making known the objects of the Club as may seem expedient.

f. To purchase, hire or otherwise acquire any equipment which may from time to time be considered necessary for the improvement, encouragement, or establishment of canoeing.

g. To promote and encourage the preservation of water way suitable for use by canoes.

h. To promote or oppose bills, legislative or other measures or by-laws affecting the interest of members.

i. To subscribe for and to become a member and/or co-operate with any other Club or Society, whether Incorporated or not, whose objects are altogether or in parts similar to those of this Club, and to procure from and communicate to such Club such information as may be likely to forward the objects of this Club.

j. To purchase, take on lease, or in exchange, on hire or otherwise acquire any real or personal property and any rights or privileges and to borrow money with or without security which the Society shall think necessary or expedient for the purpose of obtaining the objects of the Club of any of them or promoting interests of the Club or its members and to sell, exchange, let on bail or lease with or without an option of purchase or in any manner dispose of any such property, rights or privileges as aforesaid.

k. To do all such things as are incidental to or conducive to the attainment of the above objects.

3. Membership of the Club shall be open to all persons or bodies Incorporate who shall make application in writing to the Secretary of the prescribed form to be enrolled as members. Such application shall be considered by the Committee of the Club who may approve or disapprove of the application.

When the application is approved the applicant shall be deemed to be a member of the Club and be bound by the rules thereof. Members shall pay an Annual subscription of such sum as is approved by the executive.

All subscriptions shall be payable in advance and annual renewals shall be due on 1^st September and payable on or before 1^st October in each year.

Honorary members may be elected annually by the Executive Committee as it sees fit.

Life members may be elected at any Special or Annual General Meeting. Life members shall enjoy all Club privileges without payment of subscriptions.

A member shall cease to be a member of the Club at any time mutually upon the tender of his or her or its written resignation to the Secretary accompanied by payment of all arrears and subscriptions.

The committee shall have the power to suspend any member who is more than one month in arrears with any debt, other than subscriptions, owed to the club. Membership shall be deemed to have lapsed if subscriptions are more than three months in arrears, except by prior arrangement with the committee.

EXPULSION OF MEMBERS:

4. The Club may at any time by letter invite any member within a specified time to retire for breach of these rules or for conduct not in keeping with the objects and spirit of the Club. If the member declines to retire the question of expulsion of such member shall be submitted to a general meeting to be held within three calendar months from the date of such letter. At such meeting the member whose expulsion is under consideration shall be allowed to offer an explanation verbally and/or in writing and if two thirds of the members present entitled to vote shall vote for expulsion such member shall forthwith cease to hold membership of the Club but without being released from any antecedent liability to the Club, providing that voting at any such meeting shall be by ballot if demanded by a majority of those present.

5. The annual general meeting of the Club shall be held not later than 30^th June in each year. The business to be considered shall be:

The Secretary shall convene a Special General Meeting on receipt of a written request from the Executive Committee signed by not less than eight financial members of the Club specifying the purpose for which the meeting is to be held. The Secretary shall hold the meeting within THIRTY days of receipt of the request.

The Secretary shall send notice in writing of any Special General Meeting to every financial member at least FOURTEEN days prior to the date of the meeting. Business to be considered at the Annual General Meeting shall be notified to the Secretary in writing at least TWENTY ONE days prior to the date of the meeting. The Secretary shall give notice of the Annual General Meeting at least FOURTEEN days prior to the meeting either in writing or by public notice appearing in the local newspaper in two consecutive weeks prior to the meeting.

The accidental omission to give notice of any meeting to any member entitled to receive notice or the non-receipt of any such notice by any such member shall not invalidate the proceedings of such meeting.

At all General Meetings of the Club ten (10) financial members shall constitute a quorum. If a quorum is not present within half an hour of the time for which a General Meeting has been called such meeting shall stand adjourned until such date, place and time as the Chairperson may direct and if ten (10) financial members shall not be present at the time appointed for such adjourned meeting then those present shall constitute a quorum and the meeting shall be held as herein provided.

VOTING:

6. Voting at any Committee, or General Meeting, shall be by voices for and against, or should that prove indeterminate, by a show of hands. Except that a secret ballot shall be mandatory where called for by the Chairperson of the meeting, or by any other two persons present and entitled to vote, or where the accuracy of the results of a vote taken by other means is challenged immediately following that vote. The Chairperson of the meeting may vote as an ordinary member and may make a casting vote should this prove necessary. Only financial members shall be entitled to vote at meetings. Every financial member of the club whether an individual, family or body corporate shall have ONE vote at all meetings other than committee meetings where each committee member shall be entitled to ONE vote regardless of their membership class.

7. The officers of the Club, other than the Treasurer and Secretary, shall all be financial members of the Club and shall be:

d. An Executive Committee of not less than four or more than eight persons in addition to these Officers.

All nominations for Club Officers shall be in writing, duly proposed and seconded. Such nominations to be in the hands of the Secretary not less than seven clear days before the Annual General Meeting. If nomination for a particular position of office are not received then at the discretion of the meeting nomination may be called to fill this position. These Officers shall be elected at the Annual Meeting. Should a vacancy occur in the Executive Committee between the dates of the Annual Meeting, the Committee shall have power to fill the vacancy until the next Annual Meeting by co-opting any individual member. Delegates to conferences shall be elected by the Executive Committee and must be financial members.

8. Executive Committee meetings shall be convened by the President or Secretary at not less than three days notice as often as business shall require. Four members shall form a quorum at any meeting of the Executive Committee

The Executive Committee shall be responsible for carrying out the aims of the Club in accordance with the policy laid down from time to time by the Club in General Meetings, control the funds of the Club which shall be paid into an account or accounts in the name of the Club at such bank or banks appointed from time to time by the Committee. Cheques or other forms of drawing against the said account or accounts shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by one or two other Committee members appointed for the purpose.

The Executive Committee may delegate any of its powers to a sub-committee or member appointed for the purpose, and may, at any time, revoke such appointment or vary the powers delegated.

Under special circumstances a Committee member shall have the power to notify the Committee members of a Special meeting to be held as soon as practically possible. This power should be used with discretion.

Should any member of the Executive Committee be absent from more than three consecutive meetings thereof without furnishing an explanation of his or her absence to the Committee, the Committee may decide that he or she be deemed to have resigned from the Committee and may then proceed to fill the casual vacancy thus created.

9. The Club shall in addition to the other powers vested in it have a power to borrow or raise money from time to time by the issue of debentures, bonds mortgages or any other security founded or based on all or any of the property and/or rights of the Club or without any such security and upon such terms as to priority and otherwise as the Club shall think fit but the powers of so borrowing or raising money shall not be exercised except pursuant to a resolution of the Club passed in general meeting.

COMMON SEAL:

10. The Common Seal of the Club shall be a design approved by the Executive Committee. The seal shall not be affixed to any deed or document except by the authority of the Executive Committee and then only in the presence of the Secretary and one or two other Committee members appointed for the purpose. The persons witnessing the affixing of the Seal shall sign every instrument to which it is so affixed. The Seal shall remain in the custody of the Secretary.

FINANCIAL YEAR:

12. The Registered Office shall be situated at such a place as shall for the time being be decided upon by the Committee.

13. These rules, or any of them may be altered, added to or rescinded at any time, by a two-thirds majority of financial members present and voting at any general meeting, provided that written notice of the proposed amendment, signed by the proposer and seconder of the amendment, is given to the Secretary at least TWENTY-ONE clear days before the date of such meeting.

No addition to or alteration or recision of these rules, however, shall be approved if it affects the non-profit aims, personal benefit clause (14) or the winding up clause (16).

The provisions and effect of this clause shall not be removed from this document and shall be included and implied into any document replacing this document.

14. Any income, benefit or advantage shall be applied to the purposes of the Club. No part of the funds of the Club will be used or available to be used for the private pecuniary profit of any proprietor, member, or office holder.

No member of the Club or any person associated with a member shall participate in or materially influence any decision made by the Club in respect of payment to or on behalf of that member or associated person of any income, benefit or advantage whatsoever.

Any such income or benefit paid shall be reasonable and relative to that which would be paid in an arm’s length transaction (being open market value).

The provisions and effect of this clause shall not be removed from this document and shall be included and implied into any document replacing this document.

15. No action at law or otherwise shall lie or be taken in favour of members of their Executors or Administrators against any member of the Club or Committee or any Officers of the Club for, or in respect of any act, matter or thing done, omitted or suffered, or purporting to be done, omitted or suffered in pursuance of the provisions of these Rules, and that notwithstanding or any irregularities or informality occurring in or about the doing, or omitting, or suffering, or any act matter or thing. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any other member of the Committee, Auditor, Secretary or other Officer or for joining in any receipt or document, or for any act or conformity, or for any loss or expense happening to the Club unless the same happen from his own wilful default.

WINDING UP THE CLUB:

16. In the event of a decision at a general meeting of the Club that the Club be wound up, then upon winding up if there remains after the satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities any surplus assets whatsoever the same shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the Club but shall be given or transferred to an organisation or body having objects similar to the objects of the Club - within New Zealand, in accordance with directions given by the said general meeting.

If surplus assets cannot be disposed of in accordance with this rule then as the Registrar directs in terms of section 27(1) of The Incorporated Societies Act 1908 or any Act in substitution thereof.

17. Any dispute shall be referred to the Executive Committee. The Executive Committees decision in any dispute over the interpretation of this Constitution, or in regard to any Club matter, shall be final. No member shall vote in a dispute in which that member is an interested party.