CENTRAL BRANCH PRESIDENT ELECTION PROCESS
Due to the withdrawal of a candidate, there is no longer an election for the Central Branch Secretary position. Congratulations to Robert Hutchison who has been declared the Central Branch Secretary unopposed.
There will be an election for the Central Branch President position.
Nominees for the Central Branch President position (in alphabetical order) are:
- Mark McLean
- Rik Walsh
The election will be held electronically and will open at 0900 on Monday 22 June and will close 1700 on Monday 27 July 2026.
The process for voting is as follows:
- Only Central Branch members (Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Palmerston North, Masterton, Wellington, Whanganui, New Plymouth Locals) are eligible to vote.
- Central Branch members will receive a secure invitation to their FENZ email address. The sender’s name is NZPFU and the email will originate from bigpulse.com.
- To access the election, click the secure link provided in the email.
- If a biography has been provided you can view a candidate's biography by clicking on the candidate’s name.
- Select one checkbox by clicking the checkbox against a candidate’s name.
- Finally, click the "Proceed to vote confirm page"
- Next, check and confirm your selection then click "Submit Vote" or "Back to make a correction"
- After submitting, your vote receipt notification will be sent to your email address
- The system will not let you vote more than once.
If you do not receive the email, or have any issues accessing the link please contact the NZPFU Webmaster directly at: webmaster@nzpfu.org.nz
Any other questions or issues please contact the Central Branch Returning Officer.
FAQs on electronic voting adopted by the NZPFU are here.
All elected officials (unopposed or otherwise) will take up their positions on 1 August 2026.
Kris Gilmour
Branch Returning Officer
CENTRAL BRANCH
krisgilmour@windowslive.com
027 579 3634
8 June 2026
