The first day of July each year is significant for the Society. It is the day on which our Council composition changes, and there are significant changes this year. Our President enters the third and last year of her term, and the President-elect is elected, giving them a year in which to prepare for their three-year leadership role. It is also the time when we re-set our operational goals in line with a newly approved budget. Those goals remain guided by the commitment we made in 2017 to fully embrace all knowledge systems and research methodologies relevant in Aotearoa New Zealand.