New Zealand

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Prospective members in New Zealand may download a New Zealand Membership Application or contact the Chapter office. The Chapter office can provide contact details of members in each region who have agreed to answer questions about the advantages of joining the EIANZ. The form for prospective NZ members is slightly different from the Australian form and includes information about fees payable to the New Zealand office.

Membership benefits are the same for all EIANZ members. The NZ Chapter provides additional networking opportunities and NZ certification standards may vary to suit the NZ context for environmental management.

Student Membership

The Institute offers professional development opportunities in a multi-disciplinary context, excellent publications and information about policy developments in Australia and New Zealand. All tertiary students, undergraduate or postgraduate, are invited to join. Student members are eligible for discounted attendance rates at workshops and conferences.

New Zealand Chapter Executive Committee
2011 - 2012


President (and EIANZ VP for NZ)	Jeska McNicol MEIANZ CEnvP jeska@prescotthorn.co.nz Skype: jeska.mcnicol +64 21 453 752
Vice President	Sam Bridgman MEIANZ, CEnvP SBridgman@skm.co.nz +64 21 608 974
Treasurer	Ced Croft MEIANZ CEnvP cedcroft@paradise.net.nz +64 3 981 1307
Secretary	Heike Schiele hschiele@gmail.com
NZ Councillor	Di Buchan BA (Soc), MPP, CEnvP NZPI, EIANZ, IAIA db@corydon.co.nz +64 4 384 0116
Committee Member (ex officio as Australasian EIANZ Secretary)	Leo Fietje MEIANZ leo.fietje@ecan.govt.nz +64 3 353 9007
Committee Member (and Wellington Branch coordinator)	Susan Harris MEIANZ susan.harris@nz.cpg-global.com +64 4 894 7817
Committee Member (and EIANZ Young Professionals Committee member)	Craig Redmond MEIANZ craig.redmond@nzta.govt.nz +64 3 963 3216
Committee Member (ex officio as VP New Zealand on Australasian Executive)	Tom Burkitt AEIANZ, ANZIM tomburkitt@lineone.net +64 3 365 3200

NZ Branches

There are active Branches in major centres, including Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Wellington and Christchurch. View the Branch pages for more details. For local events, see Branch pages and the Events page

Chapter publications

Chapter newsletters

For current and past Chapter newsletters, click here to go to the New Zealand Chapter Newsletter page.

Environment Update

The New Zealand Chapter has partnered with Energy Library to produce Environment Update, a quarterly publication, as a benefit to EIANZ NZ Chapter members. Click on the document name to open.

Chapter History

Following the efforts of a key group of individuals lead by the first NZ Chapter President, Dr Ton Bührs, the NZ Chapter of EIANZ was created with the inaugural meeting on 28th February 2003 in Christchurch. This brought together potential members from various parts of New Zealand.

The official launch of the NZ Chapter took place in May 2003 at Te Papa in Wellington. Since then the NZ Chapter has focused on building membership of EIANZ in New Zealand with regular forums/meetings in Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland and Bay of Plenty. As membership numbers grow, events will start to happen in other regional centres.

In March 2005 the NZ Chapter hosted the annual EIANZ conference. The conference was held in Christchurch and over 230 people attended from both sides of the Tasman.

In October 2010, the NZ Chapter was again pleased to be hosting the annual EIANZ conference, which was held in Wellington.

NZ Events

Campbell Island Expedition, featuring Expedition coordinator and leader of the freshwater research team, Shelley McMurtrie
Date: Mid-2012
Time: to be confirmed
Venue: Christchurch; location to be confirmed

Christchurch Branch Quiz Night
Date: Feb 2012
Time: to be confirmed
Venue: Christchurch; location to be confirmed

Wellington Branch Christmas Reflections
Date: 21 December 2011
Time: 5:30 pm onwards
Venue: D4, 143 Featherson Street, Wellington

EIANZ and CIWEM Combined Christmas Event
Date: 15 December 2011
Time: 6.30 pm onwards
Venue: The Drake, Freemans Bay, Auckland
Join us for a fun filled night of Prizes, Food & Drinks!! More details on the Auckland Branch page and Events pages. RSVP to karenodonohue@hotmail.com

Innovation Through Science - the pathway to economic prosperity
Date: 5 December 2011
Time: 5:00 to 7:00 pm
Venue: Auckland Convention Centre, Lower NZI Conference Room
EIANZ is proud to sponsor Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister.

Monthly Wellington Branch meeting
Date: 25 November 2011
Tine: 5:30 pm
Venue: URS New Zealand Limited, Lambton House, Level 4, 160 Lambton Quay
Topic: How to Get Your Certified Environmental Practitioner's Certificate

A conversation with our Honorary Fellow, featuring Professor Peter Skelton
Date: 24 November 2011
Time: 5:30 pm
Venue: NIWA seminar room, 10 Kyle Street, Riccarton, Christchurch

Monthly Wellington Branch meeting
Date: 28 October 2011
Tine: 5:30 pm
Venue: URS New Zealand Ltd, Lambton House, Level 4, 160 Lambton Quay, Wellington

Site Visit to Solid Energy's Biodiesel Plant
Date: 13 September 2011
Time: 8:00 - 9:30 am
Venue: Addington, Christchurch (address to be confirmed to those who wish to attend)
Please RSVP to newzealand@eianz.org before 3 September or call Veronica Ulfves on 03 341 4774 for more information.

See the Events pages and relevant branches pages for additional information on these events

Other Events

Events provided by other organisations that may be of interest to EIANZ members

Professor Robert Glennon - Public Lecture Series
In conjunction with the Royal Society of New Zealand, Water New Zealand has arranged a series of public lectures by Professor Robert Glennon in early February 2012 on the crisis facing the United States in the management of its freshwater. Venues/dates are:
University of Waikato, Hamilton, 1 Feb
University of Victoria, Wellington, 8 Feb
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 9 Feb
For more information see the Water New Zealand web site at http://www.waternz.org.nz

Environental Managers' Forum
When: 28 February 2012
Where: Crowne Plaza, Auckland, New Zealand
EIANZ Members are entitled to a 10% discount. To qualify, enter the promotional code ENVANZ while booking online at http://www.conferenz.co.nz or call (09) 912 3616. For more information, see the conference web site at http://www.conferenz.co.nz/conferences/environmental-managers-forum

New Zealand Life Cycle Assessment 2012 Conference
When: 28 - 29 March 2012
Where: Waipuna Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand

Conference Themes:
1. Business case for LCA
2. Enablers and drivers for LCA uptake
3. LCA and policymaking
4. NZ-specific LCA case studies
5. International LCA case studies (particularly for primary sector,
building, construction, energy, transport)
6. Inventory Analysis: methodological and data issues
7. Impact Assessment
8. Water Footprinting: methodological issues and case studies
9. Other relevant approaches (e.g. input-output analysis,
consequential modelling, hybrid LCA)
10. Communicating LCA results

Call for papers - deadline for half-page abstracts 8 Nov 2012

For more inforamtion see the conference web site at http://www.lcaconference.org.nz/

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