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RUAHINE WHITE WATER CLUB 2022 AGM will be held on Saturday 3 September at Awastone, Mangaweka, following a Rangitikei cruise. Click HERE for details.

RUAHINE WHITE WATER CLUB 2022 AGM AGENDA

Date: 
3rd September 2022
Time: 3.30pm (changed from 4.30 for catering)

Venue: Awastone Café Meeting Room, 143 Ruahine Road, Mangaweka 4774 (Once at Awastone, follow the road around to the café and park in the parking area.)
  1. Apologies
  2. Confirmation of previous minutes
  3. Matters arising
  4. Treasurer’sreport
  5. Club subsidy/scholarshiprule review
    RWWC awards scholarships and has course subsidies available. These are for improving the skills of club members in kayaking and/or river safety.
    To be eligible for any scholarships or subsidies, the awardee/applicant should normally have been a paid member for one year and be a regular attendee on Club trips, but Committee discretion applies.
    Subsidies will be awarded at the discretion of the Committee after consideration of a written application. RWWC will match the successful applicant’s contribution dollar for dollar up to a maximum club contribution of $400.
    For scholarships awarded, RWWC will make a minimum contribution of $200 or pay the total course cost (whichever is lower) and will otherwise match the awardee’s contribution dollar for dollar up to a maximum club contribution of $400.
    Total Club contributions to be capped at $2000 per year. (This will be reviewed at the next AGM).
  6. President’sreport
  7. Trophiesandawards
  8. Election of officers
  9. Chocolate fish award
  10. Wally award
   11.    General business. Motion put forward from Jan Schmit - I would like to put forward a motion at the AGM that changes to social network presence will in future only be undertaken after club members have been consulted and the matter having been discussed at an AGM. As to the latest private group initiative, I would like to put forward a motion at the AGM that it be abandoned.

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What happened at the AGM?

CLICK HERE for the minutes

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RUAHINE WHITE WATER CLUB 2021 AGM Saturday 7 August
Venue: MUSA Lounge, Massey University (Access and parking via Colombo Road, Palmerston North)

AGENDA: 
  1. 1 Apologies
  2. 2 Confirmation of previous minutes
  3. 3 Matters arising
 Future of little-awarded cups and trophies still being reviewed. However, the Oke Cup was passed to the Palmerston North Canoe Club, and was awarded to the winner of the Rangitikei Race.
  1. 4 Treasurer’s report
  2. 5 Club subsidy/scholarship rule review
    RWWC awards scholarships and has course subsidies available. These are for improving the skills of club members in kayaking and/or river safety.
    To be eligible for any scholarships or subsidies, the awardee/applicant should normally have been a paid member for one year and be a regular attendee on Club trips, but Committee discretion applies.
    Subsidies will be awarded at the discretion of the Committee after consideration of a written application. RWWC will match the successful applicant’s contribution dollar for dollar up to a maximum club contribution of $400.
    For scholarships awarded, RWWC will make a minimum contribution of $200 or pay the total course cost (whichever is lower) and will otherwise match the awardee’s contribution dollar for dollar up to a maximum club contribution of $400.
  3. 6 President’s report
  4. 7 Trophies and awards
  5. 8 Election of officers
  6. 9 Chocolate fish award
  7. 10 Wally award
  8. 11 General business​

What happened at the AGM?

CLICK HERE for the minutes

​Whitewater NZ guidelines for kayaking trips under COVID alert level 2

Text as published on 11 May:

​On Thursday (14th May) NZ will move into Level 2 Pandemic Alert. Whilst some lucky paddlers were able to get a whitewater fix during the Level 3 Alert over the past couple of weeks, for most of us the shift to Level 2 is likely to be our first chance to get back out on the water.


There is still a risk of community transmission of the virus, which means that we can’t simply go back to paddling as usual. So, please don’t rush into this, play it safe and follow these guidelines for whitewater paddling during the Level 2 Alert:

1. Transmission of the virus is most likely whilst travelling in a vehicle, so plan this carefully. Here are some things you can do to reduce the transmission risk while driving shuttles and driving to / from a river trip:
✅Drive to and from the river by yourself or create an expanded “shuttle bubble”, and stick to this grouping whilst driving (and on the river, if possible)
✅ Drive with windows open
✅ Use good personal hygiene whilst sharing a car
2. Stay well within your skill level to reduce the likelihood of needing emergency services.
3. Paddle in small groups and try to keep your group exclusive 
4. Keep a record of who you paddle with
5. Use physical distancing wherever possible, particularly at the put-in and take-out, where other people may be present
6. Avoid touching each other’s gear, and if this is not possible, disinfect or use hand sanitiser as quickly as possible
7. Overnight trips are OK as long as 1m physical distancing is maintained
8. If you are sick, have any respiratory, cold or flu-like symptoms, do not go paddling

♣︎♣︎♣︎ Advice for clubs ♣︎♣︎♣︎: 
Small public gatherings are allowed at Level 2, so club activities can take place. However, please follow the rules above and create a documented safety plan including the following points:

1. Use Sport New Zealand’s Touch Free Contact Register to record all group participants in club activities. https://www.sporty.co.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=acf8b011-ca74-46a5-8f96-e912dc934651 
2. Participants should have no respiratory symptoms and should have had no contact with others with respiratory symptoms in the two weeks prior to the trip
3. Four days after the trip, the Trip Leader should check with all trip participants for any respiratory symptoms and notify everybody on the trip if symptoms are observed.
4. Disinfect any shared equipment in the same way as you would to prevent the spread of Didymo

Please be mindful that for many of us, we’ve not been out on the water for a while, so we may be out of practice. That means taking extra precautions around rescue provisions and general river safety.

Use your common sense – don’t rush into this, play it safe and be kind!


.Ruahine White Water Club Annual General Meeting 2020 

Venue: Ashhurst Village Valley Centre
Date: Sunday 9th August, 6pm 

Agenda

Present
Apologies
Minutes from previous AGM
Matters arising from previous AGM Treasurer’s Report
President's Report
Trophy Awards
Election of Officers and Committee
​Wally Award
Chocolate Fish Awards
General Business

CLICK HERE for the minutes
Summary of 2019 AGM: click here
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Foxton Loop reports 2019
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