Nominations for the National President and one (1) National Vice President position closed on 16 September.

The Forum Eligibility Committee have reviewed and confirmed all nominations meet the eligibility criteria.

National President. Only one nomination was received for National President meaning no election is required for this position.

National Vice President.  Two nominations were received for the National Vice President position. 

You can find the full information on candidates here.

Under the provisions of the RNZRSA Constitution, voting for this position must be conducted in accordance with the remote voting process set out in clauses 18.40 to 18.54.

Postal voting for this election is available to all eligible Member Associations (2 Votes), Board and Forum Members (1 Vote), Life Members (1 Vote) and Affiliates (1 Vote).

To submit your vote, please download the voting form which can be found at the bottom of this page.

The completed form can be submitted via the following methods:

Email

 A scanned copy of the completed form can be sent via email to nationalcouncil@rsa.org.nz. Emailed forms must be received no later than 11.00am on Monday 3 November 2025. 

Post

Your completed postal vote must be sent no later than Wednesday 25 October 2025 to:

The Chief Executive Officer
RNZRSA National Office
PO Box 27248
Marion Square
Wellington 6141

In Person

Votes can be delivered by hand to the RNZRSA National Office at Level 4, 181 Willis St, Te Aro, Wellington. Votes delivered by hand must be received no later than 11.00am on Monday 3 November 2025.

Voting Instructions

Member Associations

Member Associations should review the candidate information found here.

Once their preferred candidate has been selected, Associations should complete the voting form, by striking out the name of the candidate they do not wish to vote for. 

The voting form must be signed by both the President and Secretary of the Association and submitted in accordance with the instructions found above.

Only one form is required to be completed, your completed form counts as two votes for your preferred candidate.

Affiliate Members

Affiliate Members should review the candidate information found here.

Once their preferred candidate has been selected, Affiliates should complete the voting form, by striking out the name of the candidate they do not wish to vote for. 

The voting form must be signed by the President of their organisation and submitted in accordance with the instructions found above. The completed form counts as one vote for the preferred candidate.

RNZRSA Life Members, Forum Members, Board Members

Please note, only RNZRSA Life Members are eligible to vote in this election. Life members of individual Associations do not have voting rights.

Members should review the candidate information found here.

Once your preferred candidate has been selected, members should complete the voting form by striking out the name of the candidate they do not wish to vote for.

The voting form must be signed by the individual member and submitted in accordance with the instructions found above. Your completed form counts as one vote for your preferred candidate.