Newsletter – 22 December 2024
Kia ora koutou
GSO Office Christmas and January Hours
The GSO Office will be closed for a Christmas break from Friday 20th December until January 6th and will reopen on Tuesday 7th January.
Orders received by 9am on Thursday 19th December will be sent before Christmas.
Any orders received after this time will be sent on Tuesday 7th January.
We will have our annual stocktake on Friday 10th January and the GSO office will be closed on this day.
January office hours: Susan will be working reduced hours over the month of January, so if you do need to visit the GSO office please phone to book a time on 04 4724250. For any queries, please leave a voicemail or email [email protected] and Susan will call you back as soon as possible.
Bank Payments Now Need Account Name
The NZ Banking Industry now requires Account Names as well as Account Numbers when making payments into a NZ Bank.
If you are making a payment for an order, or a 7th Tradition donation, please check you have the correct NZGSO details.
Account Name: NEW ZEALAND GEN SERVICE BOARD OF AA
Account Number: 06-0501-0236572-00
7th Tradition Donations
If you are an Intergroup, Committee or Assembly, please check your details on our website 7th Tradition – Alcoholics Anonymous Aotearoa/New Zealand and let GSO know your account name so we can update the website. Also, if your details are not on our website, please advise us of your account name and number. This is an easy way for groups to find account details for 7th Tradition donations.
Website Refresh
We are looking at refreshing our website. The focus will be on the navigation and content of the site. We are seeking feedback from the fellowship on navigation, accuracy of information, and missing content and have a survey form that members can complete here to help us: AA Website Refresh
The feedback we collect will be used to inform the April 2025 Conference so decisions can be made on what changes the fellowship wants us to implement.
Membership Survey
We are pleased that the membership survey continues to be a topic of discussion at assemblies. The survey committee is gathering feedback, and look forward to further discussion at assemblies and at April Conference.
Te Reo Translation Project
The translation project is progressing well and on track. Chapters 10 and 11 and Appendix II are remaining to be completed. The translation of the Mihi/Forward will be completed once all the translations have been fully agreed on.
Following the translation there will still be work required to have the translation approved by AA World Services and Conference before we are able to publish the completed work. We will continue to update the fellowship on this exciting and historic project as it progresses.
National Convention 2025
The 62nd annual Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous New Zealand will be run from 17-19 January 2025 at the Copthorne Hotel & Resort in Waitangi, Bay of Islands. The theme of the Convention is Acceptance is the Answer.
Registration fee is $100 for the weekend (early bird $85 available until 1 January 2025), or Saturday only $70. Registrations are now open, and special accommodation pricing is available from the venue to members attending – contact [email protected] to register or for event information. Please continue to check the Events page for he most up-to-date information about the Convention as this is being continually updated.
Board Vacancies
The Board has seeking applications for Class A (non-AA) and Class B (AA member) Board members. Applications can be found here and are due by 31 July 2025.
We always need a range of Conference experience and professional expertise, especially in the areas of media, legal, and finance. We are keen to hear from you if are considering applying for the Board.