Nominations for the Environmental Protection Authority

On 1 July 2011, the new Environmental Protection Authority will be established as a Crown Agent.�� The EPA will consolidate similar technical and regulatory skills within one organisation to enhance NZ’s environmental regulation.� The EPA will be responsible for national-level consenting and regulatory functions under a number of statutes.

Invitations are called for a Chair-designate and Deputy Chair-designate.� Board members will be called for in early 2011.

Nominees should have the following competencies:

• highly skilled in governance and organisational change and growth
• knowledge of NZ’s environmental management system
• an understanding of the New Zealand economy and the linkages with good environmental management
• knowledge and experience relating to the Treaty of Waitangi/ Te Tiriti o Waitangi and tikanga Maori
• an understanding of the administration of environmental and risk management frameworks
• familiarity with central government processes.

Please forward any nominations, with current curriculum vitae for the Chair-designate and Deputy Chair-designate to [email protected] by Wednesday 27 October 2010.