New Zealand Chapter
Meet our committee
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Kevin Tearney MEIANZ
Kevin Tearney MEIANZ President
+64 29 496 3765 EmailKevin is an experienced environmental professional who has provided advice in respect of groundwater resource development and contaminated land management for over 30 years, mainly within New Zealand, Australia and the UK.
Kevin has also contributed as author and working group member to national guidance documents for contaminated land management in New Zealand, working with Ministry for the Environment.
In 2003, Kevin joined the fledgling Wellington branch of the New Zealand Chapter of EIANZ and participated in the initial success of the organisation in Wellington. As a strong advocate for professionalism in environmental practice, in particular to encourage ethical behavior and continuing education, Kevin was a member of the Wasteminz working group established to develop a certification scheme for contaminated land practitioners in New Zealand (Suitability Qualified and Experienced Practitioner (SQEP) under the NES), now part of the CEnvP Contaminated Land Specialist certification. He also participated as the contaminated land specialist on CEnvP panels following launch of the scheme in New Zealand.
Kevin has a background in Earth Sciences (geology and geophysics) and holds and MSc in Geology from the University of Auckland. He is a member of the New Zealand Geoscience Society and the Australian Land and Groundwater Association.
Kevin is currently Principal - Environment, Planning and Spatial at Jacob’s in Wellington.
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Mark Bellingham MEIANZ CEnvP
Mark Bellingham MEIANZ CEnvP Vice President
EmailMark’s works for Terra Nova Planning in Orewa as their Principal Ecologist and Planner. He has taken a rather different route to environmental consulting, including conservation planning in private practice and NGOs, lecturing at Auckland and Massey University’ Planning schools and a long stint as Forest and Bird’s Senior Planner and Conservation Manager. He has extensive experience in Rural Planning, Conservation and Threatened Species Planning, and as an expert witness at the Environment Court.
Mark has a strong interest in sustainable land use and getting the best environmental solutions for clients. With changing plans in Auckland and across New Zealand, clients and Councils are expecting more sustainable development to take them into the future. In his spare time Mark is a keen cyclist and small farmer. He also manages a recovery project on the Kaipara Harbour for the endangered NZ Fairy Tern.
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Alison Davis MEIANZ CEnvP
Alison Davis MEIANZ CEnvP Treasurer
EmailI am currently working for the NZ Defence Force as an environmental advisor based in Wellington. The focus of my role at present is to prepare environmental plans to manage and safeguard natural resources on the NZDF estate. Past work has been for local and central government, as well as working as an environmental consultant with a focus on biodiversity protection and restoration.
Ecology has been my passion for over 30 years, and I have been able to build up extensive experience in this field. More recently I have begun to develop my knowledge in rural land management with a focus on sustainable land and water management.
When I have time I enjoy getting into the outdoors to experience the wonderful backcountry and alpine areas we have access to in NZ, and volunteer my time to encourage others to do likewise.
I joined EIANZ over a year ago, and soon after sought and gained certification as an environmental practitioner with an ecology endorsement. I am very keen to promote the EIANZ in New Zealand, and to encourage environmental professionals to seek practitioner certification. I see this as improving government, industry and community confidence in the work of environmental professionals, and to uphold standards and ethics within the profession.
I am looking forward to assisting the NZ chapter of the EIANZ by taking up the role of secretary.
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Kirsty Austin MEIANZ
Kirsty Austin MEIANZ Secretary
EmailKirsty is an independent environmental planner, who has consulted to the public and private sector for 20 years. She specialises in social impact assessment, community engagement, and environmental policy and research. Her focus is on delivering projects that equip decision-makers with robust information on the effects of new policy and developments, and particularly the implications of these on people and communities.
Kirsty is an active member of EIANZ. She joined in 2008, became the Wellington branch co-ordinator in 2015, and is now looking forward to contributing to the New Zealand Chapter’s Committee. She brings a passion for instigating professional development events that provide value to the Institute’s members.
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Keith Calder MEIANZ
Keith Calder MEIANZ Committee Member
EmailKeith has been a full member of EIANZ since 2010. He has worked for Porirua City Council since 2008 coordinating development of a community and multi-agency restoration plan for the Porirua Harbour, and is now responsible for coordinating the implementation of that Strategy. Previously he was the Operations Manager for the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary (now called Zealandia) for 5 years, and otherwise worked for the, then Ministry of Works and Development as a policy analyst and planner in water and soil conservation, and for DOC and as landowner liaison officer for animal pest control. Mid-career Keith also spent 12 years as a pastor.
Keith’s formal qualifications include M.Res & Env Planning (Hon), B.Theol, B.Sc (Geol) and NZCS (Geol). He is a member of NZ Coastal Society, an Intermediate member of NZPI and gained CEnvP certification earlier this year. He is also a previous winner of the ‘Environmental’ category for ‘Wellingtonian of the Year’ (2012).
He is an active member of the Wellington Branch of EIANZ.
In his ‘spare’ time Keith enjoys DIY, tramping wild NZ and photography, for which he has recently bought his own (modest) drone!
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Isobel Oldfield MEIANZ
Isobel Oldfield MEIANZ EIANZ Board Vice President
EmailIsobel previously worked as an environmental consultant and now works as a Senior Policy Analyst for the Ministry for Primary Industries Water Team. Isobel has experience in water quality, contaminated land, assessment of environmental effects and water policy. She recently submitted her thesis, written as partial fulfilment for a Masters in International Nature Conservation, studying the genetics of the New Zealand Greater Short-Tailed Bat. Isobel has been a member of EIANZ since 2012, she previously held the position of Student and Early Careers Representative for New Zealand and is now the Vice-President (New Zealand) on the EIANZ board.
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Mark Davies MEIANZ CEnvP
Mark Davies MEIANZ CEnvP Top of the South Branch Coordinator
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10 July 2020
EIANZ Board Committees - Expressions of Interest
We are seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) for four of the Board Committees...
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3 July 2020
Farewell Danielle Bolton
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New Zealand Chapter
The New Zealand Chapter runs a wide variety of events and supports young professionals in their career development. The New Zealand Chapter has branches in the major centres of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, a branch that covers the Manawatū area, and a further branch covering the Marlborough and Tasman area known as Top of the South. Events are organised at the Branch-level.
EIANZ acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the traditional custodians of Australia and Māori as the tangata whenua (original people of the land) of Aotearoa/New Zealand.