2026 Unite Conference and AGM

The Unite Union 2026 National Delegates Conference and AGM will be held in Auckland

on Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th September 2026 at The Parnell Hotel & Conference Centre, 10/20 Gladstone Road, Parnell, Auckland 1052

Delegates will be attending from all over the country to participate in training workshops, discussions about the future of unionism and Unite, and to elect Unite's National Executive and officers, the leading body of the union. 

As there are no remits that affect the conduct of elections, the AGM will take place in one session at 10.45am Wednesday 30 September 2026 AGENDA

1. Apologies 

2. Minutes of 2025 AGM

3. Co-Presidents Reports

4. National Secretary’s Report

   1. Membership Report

   2. Financial Report

5. Remits

6. Elections

   1. National Secretary

   2. Speeches from Co-President Nominees

   3. Speeches from Executive Nominees

3.30pm

7. Results for Election of Officers:  

   1. Co-president 

   2. Executive 

10. General Business

All members are entitled to attend the AGM as an observer, but voting representatives will be delegates from their worksite who have already been selected as per the constitution and have being notified. As the conference is primarily training for delegates, priority for attendance at the conference has been given to delegates who have not yet undertaken delegate training.

The deadline for Co-President and National Secretary nominations and remits for consideration at the AGM was 5pm Tuesday 15th September.

As at the close of nominations the following had been received by the Returning Officer:

Co-President

• David Garrity (SkyCity Hamilton)

  Nominated by: Wade Mclean Huia and Paulette McLean

• Rangi Tangira (McDonalds Whanganui)

  Nominated by: Sarah Caldwell and Jacinta Crafar

National Secretary

• Gerard Hehir (Unite Union Assistant National Secretary, Manawatu)

  Nominated by: Heeni Smith and Tali Williams

Nominations for Executive members will close on the morning of Wednesday 30th September. Currently there are 5 vacancies to be elected for two year terms. Nomination forms will be available at the conference, but can also be downloaded here:

• 2026 Exec Nomination form and information

  
  

The remits submitted by the deadline for consideration at the AGM can be downloaded here:

• Remits for the Unite 2026 AGM

  
  

A download of the current Unite Consitution is available on the Unite Union website.