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WE L ANNUA L REPOR T
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ENVIRONMENTAL
AND HEALTH AND
SAFETY ISSUES
The Board recognises the
importance of environmental
and health and safety issues.
It is committed to the highest
levels of performance in all areas
of the Company. Health and safety
and environmental management
programmes have been adopted
by the Company.The Company
also seeks to assess and improve
its performance and standards
in these areas, to use energy and
other natural resources efficiently,
and requires the adoption of
similar standards by its suppliers
and contractors.
INDEMNIFICATION AND
INSURANCE OF OFFICERS
AND DIRECTORS
The Company is entitled to
indemnify Directors and Officers
and to effect insurance for them in
respect of certain liabilities arising
from their positions (excluding
claims by the Company or a
related party of the Company).
The indemnities and insurances
must be given and effected in
accordance with the Constitution
and the Companies Act.
INFORMATION USED
BY DIRECTORS
Information relating to items to
be discussed by the Directors at a
meeting is provided to Directors
prior to the meeting. Directors
must not use information received
in their capacity as Director, which
would not otherwise be available to
them, without the prior consent of
the Board. Directors are entitled
to seek independent professional
advice to assist them to meet
their responsibilities.
INTERESTS REGISTER
Directors must identify any
potential conflict of interest
they may have in dealing with
the Company’s affairs.Where a
conflict arises, a Director may still
attend a Directors’ meeting, but
may not be counted in the quorum,
partake in the debate or vote on
a resolution or affix the seal to
any document in which they are
interested.The Company maintains
an interests register to record
particulars of transactions or
matters involving Directors.
It is available for inspection at
the Company’s registered office.
Additionally, the Company has
implemented an interests register
for Executive Managers and
other Senior Managers to record
potential conflicts of interest.
DIRECTORS’
DISCLOSURES
OF INTEREST
NEW DIRECTORSHIPS
FROM 1 APRIL 2014
TO 31 MARCH 2015
MARGARET DEVLIN
(CHAIRMAN)
As Chairman of the Waikato
Spatial Plan Joint Committee.
MARK FRANKLIN
As Director of Drury South
Land Limited.
BARRY HARRIS
As Chairman of New Zealand
Food Innovation (Waikato)
Limited.
PAUL MCGILVARY
As Chairman of Tatua Japan,
Chairman of Tatua USA and
Chairman of Tatua Shanghai.
ANTHONY (TONY) STEELE
As Director of Ultrafast Fibre
Limited, Director of ETH
(Maisey) Trustees Limited,
Director of Maisey Trustees
No. 1 Limited, Director of
Maisey Trustees No. 2 Limited,
Member of the Audit and Risk
Committee Hamilton City
Council and as Director of
AVS Trustees Limited.
DAVIDWRIGHT
As Chairman of the Air Rescue
Group, as Director of Wellington
Water Limited and as Interim
Chief Executive of Heart of
the City Inc.
