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#322865 1-Oct-2025 18:44
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From https://itp.nz/closure

 

 

IT Professionals New Zealand (ITP) has reached a point where the organisation cannot continue. After a full review of our finances, the Board has confirmed that ITP is insolvent.

 

These debts are historic. They go back over many years. While some of the issues were worked on in more recent times, the full scale of the problem only became visible during the leadership change in 2025. Once the Board understood the full picture, it was clear that there was no responsible way forward other than liquidation.

 

The constitution requires members to formally resolve to wind up. A Special General Meeting (SGM) will be held on 23 October 2025 to confirm liquidation and appoint a liquidator. Once appointed, the liquidator will manage assets, creditors, and the final steps of dissolution.

 

 

Someone I know mentioned this is reflection on previous administration and the trend of young IT professionals moving away from associations and into other online groups, like Discord.

 

What are your views?




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  #3425846 17-Oct-2025 23:38
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It’s a real shame that ITP has fallen. It’s the kind of organisation that quietly does an enormous amount of work on behalf of all of us, much of it “behind the scenes” and often uncredited. Back in the day, for example, ITP played a huge role in education (creating and aligning industry pathways at all levels), in working with government on dozens of issues, and in collaborating directly with industry players.

 

I’ve previously made the decision not to comment on the period after I finished up, and I’ll stick with that (doing so wouldn’t move anything forward). What I will say is that ITP, like other similar orgs, is an exceptionally difficult organisation to run and to gain traction for. We always had far more to do than we had resources to achieve it, and I was incredibly fortunate to work with a team (both staff and volunteers) who put in serious effort and long hours over many years to deliver what we did.

 

So, I do hope everyone is kind to those who’ve tried to keep things moving over the past few years, at all levels of the organisation. They’re good people who gave a lot of themselves for the benefit of the wider sector. It was bloody hard when I was there, and I suspect it’s been even harder in the years since (given the tough post-Covid times).

 

SteveC:

 

Some of the historic debt mentioned was associated with offices which ITP NZ leased in Gilmer Terrace. They moved in there in 2010 and left very soon after Mathews resigned as CEO.
It doesn't help to speculate. Better to wait until a lot more information is available.

 

Just to clarify that, SteveC: the lease on ITP’s long-term offices expired about a year after I finished up and wasn’t renewed. As sometimes happens, there was a lease wind-up (“make-good”) clause that the newish building owner pushed really hard on. I understand ITP couldn’t negotiate out of it and it did end up costing a fair bit. That was paid off over time and, to my knowledge, was fully repaid prior to these recent issues - although wouldn't have helped of course. 

Other than that there was no historic lease debt, or any other long-term debt, from back then that I’m aware of. But I haven't been involved for a few years now.

Ngā mihi,

Paul Matthews

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