MINUTES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AIRWAYS
CORPORATION OF NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
Date & time
Tuesday 24 October 12 30pm – 5 15pm
Location
Rangitoto room, Airways Corporation Offices, Auckland
Chair
Denise Church
Minute Taker
Fiona Shine, Head of Legal & Company Secretary
Directors
Darin Cusack
John Holt
Gavin Fernandez
Terry Paddy
Danny Tuato’o
Lisa Jacobs
Mark Hutchinson
Executives
James Young, CEO
Tim Poonan, Chief Financial Officer
Jamie Gray, General Manager People and Partnerships
Kim Nichols, Head of Safety and Assurance
James Evans, General Manager Air Traffic Services
Geoff Peck, Chief Information Officer
Guests
s9(2)(a)
Have Your Say representative
Apologies
Mark Pitt (Deputy Chair)
0.1
Board Only Time
The Board and Chair met alone from approximately 12 30pm – 1pm
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0.2
Board and CEO Only Time
The Board and CEO met alone from approximately 1pm – 1 45pm
s9(2)(i)&s(6)(c)
The Board agreed to reorder the agenda to cater for the attendance of the guest
1. Strategy Presentations
2.1
Have Your Say 2023 Outcomes
Jamie Gray and s9(2)(a)
joined the meeting at approximately 1 45pm
s9(2)(a)
highlighted the key points from the report including
• Reporting that a 10% increase is exemplary and a credit to the efforts undertaken
by management;
• Air of positivity in free text responses that did not exist a year ago; and
• Highlighting some areas and teams that need focus and priority going forward
The Board noted the significant uplift in management’s efforts in achieving this The Board
posed various questions to s9(2)(a)
including on, how to increase participation,
benchmarking of certain results, variations in participation and scores and suggestions for
driving momentum forward The Board noted that further reporting would be presented to
the People and Capability Committee in November (including regarding bullying which was
described as a moderate, rather than major, issue within the survey
The Board thanked s9(2)(a)
for attending the meeting
s9(2)(a)
left the meeting at 2 10pm
The Board had a discussion with management on next steps and noted that management
had released the high level results to the company and people leaders will shortly have
access to their results The Board acknowledged that the report had only just been received
and that ELT would continue to work through and revert to the Board in November with a
paper outlining next steps
The Chair asked directors to provide any further post meeting feedback to the CEO and GM
People and Capability by way of email
The paper was noted.
Jamie Gray left the meeting at 2 10pm
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1. Board Matters
The Chair formally welcomed the new Chief Financial Officer to Airways
1.1
Continuous Disclosure
The Board noted the legal advice received from Chapman Tripp
1.2
Register of Directors’ Interests
The Board noted the Interests Register and that Mr Paddy had advised the Chair and
Company Secretary of a new interest
Mr Cusack reported that a previously reported interest regarding the World Bank was no
longer a potential conflict
The Board noted the Register of Directors’ Interests.
1.3
Minutes of Board Meeting 27 September 2023
Subject to some minor amendments, the Board approved the minutes of the
previous ACNZ Board meeting held on 27 September 2023 as a true and correct
record of that meeting.
1.4
Matters
Arising and Action Items
The Board noted the actions and requested some minor amendments
The Board took a break from 2 20pm to 2 25pm
2. Health and Safety
3.1 Company Safety Report and Site Safety Site Visits – September 2023
Kim Nichols, James Evans and Geoff Peck joined the meeting at 2 25pm
Management presented the Company Safety Report
s9(2)(i)
The paper was noted.
Kim Nichols, James Evans and Geoff Peck left the meeting at 2 50pm
3. Performance Overview and Updates
4.1 CEO Ex ecutive Summary and Company Performance – September 2023
The CEO presented the CEO Report and highlighted the key points
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Management updated the Board following a meeting with WIAL, plane sense
representatives and others in Wellington s9(2)(g)(i)&s6(c)
The Board discussed
and noted the proposed next steps
s9(2)(g)(i)&s9(2)(i)
The paper was noted.
4.2 Flight Information Officers Mandate
Jamie Gray joined the meeting and presented the paper
s9(2)(i)&s9(2)(j)
s9(
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4. s9(2)(i)&s9(2)(j)
4.3 ATS Work force Planning
James Evans and Geoff Peck joined the meeting and presented the paper The Board
discussed the proposal and noted the purpose of the request was to improve resilience,
ensure delivery of strategic initiatives and enhance operational safety and policy work
and requested management revert if any capacity risks eventuate which might require
an increase in headcount
The Board approved the additional cost of the proposed ATS workforce plan.
4.4 Sky-Line X, Go-Liv e Briefing
Management provided a verbal update on current status of the project The Board
noted that numerous detailed updates had been provided to the Board which have
given the Board comfort and confidence that the project is well placed to go live on the
planned date The Board asked management to acknowledge and thank the staff for
their tremendous efforts in the transition
James Evans and Geoff Peck left the meeting
The Board noted the verbal update.
4. Papers for Approval or Key Information
5.1
Airways COVID-19 Uncalled Capital Facility/Crown share buyback
s9(2)(i)
5.2
AGM Resolution
Management presented the paper
The Board resolved that:
2. ACNZ, as sole shareholder of Airways International Limited, pass the
shareholder resolutions in lieu of the Annual General Meeting in the form
attached; and
3. any one director of ACNZ be authorised to sign the shareholder resolutions.
5.3
Briefing for Incoming Ministers
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