• 2023 AGM Minutes

    2023 AGM Agenda Minutes Date: 15 October, 2023  4pm to 5:30pm Item Presented By 1 Welcome and karakia Nicole 2 Apologies:Karla Marie, Nicole Kolig, Marama MayrickPresent:Nicole Gaston, Kate Fitzharris, Jo Howard, Liz Rowe, Bronwyn Mohring, Duncan Shearer, Briar Monro, Siriporn Falcon-Grey, Lois Orchard, Yasmin Fransmayr, Holly Morgan, Elise Johnson, Julie Cromwell, Angela Williams, Scott Brough,…

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  • Help us update the ‘Pottery Clubs’ directory

    Help us update the ‘Pottery Clubs’ directory

    Some of you who attended the AGM on Sunday will know that we recently decided to set our membership fees to zero for 2024 – that includes pottery club fees and levies. We would like to update our ‘local pottery clubs‘ page on our website as this is mostly outdated and only a small fraction…

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  • $0 fees for 2024! AGM 2023 Minutes & Important Updates

    $0 fees for 2024! AGM 2023 Minutes & Important Updates

    Thanks to everyone who attended our AGM last weekend.  Minutes from the AGM are now available on our website (Thanks Kate FItzharris for taking minutes!). ICYMI one of the key parts of the AGM was a proposed motion to set the membership fees to $0 for 2024 along with a draft strategic plan and some…

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  • Welcome Julie Cromwell — New Regional Council Member for Northland!

    Welcome Julie Cromwell — New Regional Council Member for Northland!

    Ceramics New Zealand is very pleased to welcome Julie Cromwell as our new RCM for Northland! Julie is replacing Briar Monro who has been the acting Northland RCM for the last year. We all owe a huge thank you to Briar – she will be missed! But we are excited to have Julie on board!…

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  • Meagan Blake – Ceramics New Zealand Honorary Lifetime Membership

    Meagan Blake – Ceramics New Zealand Honorary Lifetime Membership

      The 2022/2023 Executive Council are pleased to award honorary life membership in CANZ be awarded to Meagan Blake.  As administrator and executive director Meagan worked tirelessly to further the organisation, often above and beyond the scope of her role. Her work over nearly 10 years helped raise the profile of CANZ, connect our community…

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  • Updates to Ceramics New Zealand Constitution – 2023

    Updates to Ceramics New Zealand Constitution – 2023

    Changes to the CANZ Constitution have already been drafted to support the movement towards a more open membership model while retaining the flexibility for hiring staff and charging membership fees if needed in the future.   These main changes are:   We have reduced the different tiers of individual membership from 4 (2 forms of…

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  • Annual Report 2023

    Annual Report 2023

    Dear Members and Supporters, I am pleased to present the 2022 Annual Report for Ceramics New Zealand. It has been an eventful year filled with growth, creativity, and community engagement. As Acting President, I am proud of the progress we’ve made and the impact we’ve had on the ceramic arts sector in New Zealand. Ceramics…

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  • 2022 AGM Minutes

    2022 AGM Minutes

    Download 2022 AGM Minutes (.pdf) Copy of Ceramics NZ AGM Minute9 2022.docx  

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  • Financial Statements and Taxation Return for the year ended 31 December 2022

    Financial Statements and Taxation Return for the year ended 31 December 2022

    Ceramics New Zealand contracted Laurensen Chatered Accountants to undertake the preparation of the financial statements for the 2022 financial year.   The full report is available below. Scope On the basis of information provided and in accordance with Service Engagement Standard 2 Compilation of Financial Information, we have compiled the financial statements of Ceramics Association of…

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  • Strategic Plan 2023-2026

    Strategic Plan 2023-2026

    Executive summary The Ceramics Association of New Zealand Incorporated (CANZ or Ceramics NZ) is the national association for practitioners who work with clay in Aotearoa New Zealand. This strategic plan is the result of extensive work carried out by the 2022/2023 Executive Council.  This strategic plan is underpinned by the reconfirmed mission and values of…

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  • Acting President’s Report 2023

    Acting President’s Report 2023

    He waka eke noa. We are all in this together / We got this, fam!   I want to express my gratitude for your involvement with the Ceramics Association of New Zealand whānau. When Louis Kittleson stepped down as President at last year’s AGM, the organisation faced uncertainty.  Our long-serving administrator and executive director, Meagan…

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  • AGM 2023 Agenda

    AGM 2023 Agenda

    2023 AGM Agenda Date: 15 October,  4pm to 5:30pm Microsoft Teams Click here to join the meeting   Item Presented By 1 Welcome and karakia Karla 2 Apologies Kate 3 Acceptance of 2022 AGM minutes Nicole 4 Acting President’s Report Nicole 5 Acceptance of 2022 Annual report Nicole 6 Acceptance of 2022 Financial report Nicole…

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