Board Meetings 2012
- 16 February
- 19 April
- 21 June
- 23 August
- 18 October
- 13 December
2012 AGM
will be held at the Energy Events Centre, Rotorua on
Friday 28 September 2012
will be held at the Energy Events Centre, Rotorua on
Friday 28 September 2012
For more information contact the Association Secretary:
Hannah Smith
P: +64 4 495 0897
E: Hannah Smith
Hannah Smith
P: +64 4 495 0897
E: Hannah Smith
Water New Zealand’s strategic plan is aimed at clarifying the organisation’s role and where it wishes to be in the future. The Board reviews the plan each year. Annual reviews generally result in minor changes which are then executed via a business plan. From time to time major reviews are undertaken. The last major review was done in December 2008. Ordinarily the next major review would have been due in 2012 or 2013, but given the changing public policy environment on water matters the Board made a decision to bring this forward, and the planning occurred in August last year. A professional facilitator was engaged. He ran a conventional planning exercise.
Two major new themes emerged. The first was that Water New Zealand’s primary focus should be on the modified or ‘built’ environment. The second was that the organisational structures within Water New Zealand needed to be reconfigured to meet the current and future needs of members.
Water New Zealand Board 2011/2012
Profiles
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President - Clive Rundle
Clive is a General Manager of Beca’s Water, Wastewater and Environmental business in New Zealand and is a Director of CH2M Beca Ltd and Beca Infrastructure Ltd. He has led significant projects such as New Zealand’s first membrane treatment plant for Tauranga City Council and Watercare’s Waikato Water Treatment Plant. This is Clive’s second term on the Water New Zealand Board. |
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Board Member – Brent Manning
Brent is the Manager Water and Wastes at New Plymouth District Counci and is responsible for managing and advancing the water and wastes portfolios within the Council including gaining recognition as a centre of excellence, and assistance to other authorities. Brent’s experience has included engineering and management roles with New Plymouth District Council; an engineering consultancy; a contractor; and the United Nations. Brent is keen to see the New Zealand water industry become a world exemplar, while advocating for water supply authorities and advancing the recommendations of the Land and Water Forum. This is Brent’s first term on the Board. |
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Board Member - Steve Couper
Steve is the Managing Director of AWT Group and AWT New Zealand Limited with 18 years experience in the Water sector, initially in the UK as a process engineer for the Water Research Centre and then for several engineering firms in New Zealand. Steve’s technical expertise is in process design and process development. Steve is currently responsible for AWT's company strategy and operations in Australia and New Zealand. Steve is keen to bring a research and science focus to Water New Zealand and linkage with external water organisations. This is Steve’s second term on the Water New Zealand Board. |
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Board Member - Hugh Blake-Manson
Hugh is the Utilities Asset Manager with Selwyn District Council. He has worked in rivers, transportation and information technology infrastructure delivery both in New Zealand and internationally. His current role with Selwyn District focuses on water, wastewater and stormwater strategic asset management.. His local government sector colleagues have highlighted the need for Water NZ to hear and act on their sectors concerns. Also a member of IPENZ and Ingenium, he is keenly aware of the partnerships and sector spaces each occupies and can support the other in. This is his first term on the Board. |
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Board Member - Rob Blakemore
Rob Blakemore is a partner of Opus International Consultants Ltd, filling the position of Manager, Water Asset Services. As part of this role, he is the Business Manager for the Environmental Training Centre, but also coordinates and leads the water asset management consultancy services for the company – principally for local government utilities in New Zealand but also in Malaysia and Australia. He has had two previous terms on the Board of Water NZ and is a former President. |
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Board Member - Mark Bourne
Mark Bourne has been involved in the Auckland water industry for over 20 years in roles that have covered operations, strategic planning, business development, marketing and communications and project management. He has recently led the integration of the operations and infrastructure areas of the Council’s water organisations into Watercare as a result of the Government’s amalgamation of the Auckland water industry. Mark is currently the Operations Manager, Wastewater and is responsible for the wastewater treatment plants and the main wastewater collection system within the Auckland region. This is Mark’s first term on the Water New Zealand Board. |
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Co-opted Board Member - Margaret Devlin
A professional director operating primarily within the infrastructure sector, Margaret worked in the United Kingdom’s water industry at a senior and director level for 16 years. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Water Officers, a Chartered Environmentalist, and an Accredited Director of the Institute of Directors New Zealand Inc. She is a Board member of Metrowater, WEL Networks, Citycare, CF Reese, Scott Sheet Metal, EPIC and Moto International Holding s Ltd. This is Margaret’s third term on Water New Zealand Board. |
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Co-opted Board Member - David Hill
David is the CEO of Capacity, where his role is to ensure the company meets its growth aspirations, achieves customer satisfaction and achieves the vision. Prior to this role, he held senior executive positions in the financial and energy sectors within New Zealand over a period of 20 years. David is also an experienced company director, having held directorships in private and public companies over a 10 year period, including a six year stint as Chair of a public company. |
Portfolios
Board Member |
Portfolio Responsibilities |
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Special Interest Group |
Other Entities |
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| Clive Rundle | Institution of Professional Engineers of NZ |
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| Brent Manning | Stormwater | NZ Hydrological Society Rivers Group |
| Steve Couper | Trade Waste Modelling |
International Water Association CIWEN ACENZ |
| Rob Blakemore | Small Water Systems |
Awards Committee |
| Mark Bourne | NZWETA |
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| Hugh Blake-Manson | Water Services Managers Group (WSMG) Backflow Prevention |
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| Margaret Devlin | Awards Committee (Chair) Senior Executives Forum |
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| David Hill | Senior Executives Forum (Chair) Remuneration Committee Audit Committee |
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| Executive Office | Operations | Local Government New Zealand |
