By Department of the President and Executive, 01 April 2025
1 April 2025
VUWTC Committee to be renamed to 'Executive'
Rt Hon Justin Atkinson (Acting President)
President
Acting President Justin Atkinson has announced the renaming of VUWTC's decision-making body from 'Committee' to 'Executive.'
"This step will improve the standing of the Victoria University of Wellington Tramping Club amongst other Te Herenga Waka clubs, who have previously mocked New Zealand's second-oldest tramping club for using the term 'Committee' for its governance body," Mr Atkinson says.
The official renaming will take effect immediately on 1 April 2025.
"This change will not diminish the quality of VUWTC's executive governance. Executive members will continue to faithfully serve the members of the Tramping Club by funnelling money to offshore accounts in the Independent State of Samoa, misusing personal details of club members, purchasing packets of biscuits for our 'Executive' meetings, overspending the conservation and pizza budgets, and using club gear for personal trips without recording withdrawals on the gear register."
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