Dream South D Trust Board Meeting on 20 May 2025, 6-8 pm, 183 King Edward St

Meeting started: 6 pm

Whakatauki to open: Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou ka ora ai te iwi - With your food basket and my food basket, the people will thrive.   

Present: Bridget Schaumann (Chair), Warren Chambers (Treasurer), Kathryn Harkin, Denise Ives, Hurihia Luafitu (DIA)

Apologies: none

Decisions by email are noted: 

Minutes of the previous meeting accepted. Moved:        Seconded: 

A. Recruitment - progress to date. Bridget and Kathryn

• Offer

• Appointment process

• Expected start date

Admin position - discussion | candidates | expected hours

 B. Work programme

• Discussion and finalisation on our 2 big projects and agree amount to ask for for 

• Operations Report

• Funding

• Projects completed - Ana’s workshops, Easter project

• Did you know dots -

• Pataka kai - Warren and Bridget

• Volunteers - ideas for using them

C. Governance issues 

1. Sharing of minutes etc. 

2. Access to documents - HR etc. 

3. New board members - ideas? 

D. Administration and finances

Helen - discussion about budget codes, etc. (Hurihia) 

Board credit card - do we still want this?

Operations Grant - grant will be paid soon. All monies requested were awarded. Therefore, the operations grant will keep us going for the next 21 months - the end of the official DIA project. 

Any Other Business

Meeting closed: 8pm