WORLD SOCIALIST PARTY (NEW ZEALAND) - Executive Committee Meeting
Held via telephone at 51 Weymouth Road, Manurewa and 15 Tanera Crescent, Wellington
DATE: Sunday 5th February 2012.
CHAIRPERSON: M Grayson. Moved T Lovatt, 2nd C Matene.
OPEN: 1:25pm.
PRESENT: (Committee) M Grayson, T Lovatt, V Lovatt, C Matene.
(Members) G Coffey, J Ryder, R Watkins.
APOLOGIES: A Coombs, M Gribble.
PREVIOUS MINUTES/ERRORS & OMISSIONS:
Minutes of January meeting were read out. M Grayson moved the previous minutes be accepted as true and correct, C Matene 2nd, all present in favour, previous minutes accepted.
DISCUSSION ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES:
1. Landline rates approximately $50 per month for line rental only, toll calls cost extra. Internet service approximately $50 per month for broadband. Calls from the Vodafone mobile network to fixed landlines cost 0.89₵ per minute on weekends. Calls from the Vodafone mobile network to other mobile phones on the Vodafone network only $2 for 2 hours on weekends. T Lovatt moved that the WSPNZ purchase a Vodafone mobile phone with simcard and send to literature secretary for EC meeting calls, 2nd C Matene, all present in favour, motion carried.
CORRESPONDENCE:
1. Email received from the Socialist Party of Canada. Newsletter for February received. WSPNZ general secretary to print and send copy of SPC newsletters to J Ryder.
2. M Grayson moved that the correspondence be accepted, 2nd C Matene, all in favour, correspondence accepted.
LITERATURE SECRETARY’S REPORT:
Socialist Standards for February have arrived and will be posted to subscribers along with Socialist Standards for January.
TREASURER’S REPORT:
Treasurer’s report read by everyone present. M Grayson moved that the treasurer’s report be accepted and for any outstanding accounts to be paid, 2nd C Matene, all in favour, treasurer’s report accepted.
GENERAL BUSINESS:
1. General discussion ensued. T Lovatt brought more music to upload to radio station.
NEXT MEETING: Sunday 4th March 2012 starting at 1:15pm.
CLOSED: 1:40pm.
