Who is WasteMINZ?
Our eight sector groups and various working groups are the heart of how we function. These groups drive the activities of the organisation and help deliver member led initiatives to improve and advance the waste, resource recovery and contaminated land sectors across Aotearoa New Zealand.
WasteMINZ has a team of eight staff members, who work to facilitate the work programme of each of the sector groups, organise events, manage the accounts/office and communicate with members and the public. The WasteMINZ team also develops and strengthens relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers to ensure the industry is consulted when relevant projects, legislation or regulations are discussed.
WasteMINZ holds an annual conference, networking events, collaborative workshops and informative webinars, and our sector groups provide good practice advice, guidelines, education and information for our members.
We have a strong relationship with central government, such as the Ministry for the Environment, and our TAO Forum includes representatives from local government across the country. We recently shared a briefing document with the incoming government and Minister for the Environment Penny Simmonds, outlining the issues in the sectors, what we are doing about it and the actions we want to see government take. You can read it here.
Our 300+ member organisations adhere to the WasteMINZ rules and Code of Conduct.
What are the eight sector groups?
- Behaviour change
- Contaminated land management
- Disposal to Land
- Health and Safety
- Organic Materials
- Product Stewardship
- Recycling & Resource Recovery
- TAO Forum
You can find out more about the sector groups’ work here.
How do the sector groups work?
- Each sector group has a steering committee, which is elected by the sector group members every two years.
- At the start of their term, steering committee members create a strategic plan with a vision and objectives for the next two years, and a work plan for the next year
- Steering committees are also the people who pull together submissions for government consultations. They will often engage with the wider sector group for feedback on the submissions, but when time is limited, they will use their own experience to represent the sector group.
- Steering committees can advocate on certain issues on behalf of the sector group. This can include consulting with other organisations, writing to Ministers, or developing a position statement.
- Sometimes steering committees want to work on a specific issue and will create a working group to drive initiatives. For example, the Coal Tar in Roading working group is developing guidelines on how to identify, sample and manage coal tar in roading.
Our Board
WasteMINZ is governed by a board that consists of six members elected by the organisation’s members.
The Board is guided by a Charter, developed by the Board in mid-2022. The purpose of the Charter is to make the roles and responsibilities of Board members clear, and to be open and transparent about how the Board works. Click here to read a high-level overview of the Charter.
Board members serve for a term of two years, with elections for three Board positions held each year. Any financial member can be nominated to serve on the Board. For each election, voting papers and nominee details are sent to the primary contact of each membership. Membership types have different numbers of voting rights – for example, our Platinum members have 20 voting rights, and our Gold members have 15 voting rights.
The Board meets quarterly in different New Zealand cities, and this is followed by a networking event.
Parul Sood, Chair
Auckland Council
Paul Evans, Deputy Chair
Localised
Dave Bull
HAIL Environmental
Alec McNeil
Christchurch City Council
Chris Purchas
Tonkin+Taylor
Sandy Botterill
Foodstuffs NZ
Our team
Nic Quilty
Chief Executive
021 611 337
Sarah Pritchett
Sector Programme Manager
021 082 54606
Recycling & Resource Recovery, and Product Stewardship Sector Groups
Madelon De Jongh
Sector Projects Manager
022 382 3245
Contaminated Land Management, Disposal to Land Sector Groups, and Territorial Authorities’ Officers Forum
CJ Dooner
Financial Controller & Office Manager
027 242 8475
Leeana Tamati
Communications Advisor
022 428 5509
Lena Kovac
Sector Projects Manager
021 023 59242
Organic Materials, Behaviour Change and Health & Safety Sector Groups
Sophie Wolland
Love Food Hate Waste NZ
Project Manager
022 695 5414
Juno Scott-Kelly
Love Food Hate Waste NZ
Communications Manager
022 463 9450
Gel Mathel Lim
Gel Mathel Lim
Love Food Hate Waste NZ
Digital Marketing Co-ordinator and Content Manager
022 0655 816
Annual Reports
WasteMINZ is a membership-based not-for-profit incorporated society. On this basis we operate a clear and transparent business model, which includes publishing annual reports and audited financial accounts. Below are the reports for the past seven years. If you wish to view earlier reports, please contact WasteMINZ.
Annual report
2022-2023
Operational and financial reporting for the period
1 July 2022 - 30 June 2023
Annual report
2021-2022
Operational and financial reporting for the period
1 July 2021 - 30 June 2022
Annual report
2020-2021
Operational and financial reporting for the period
1 July 2020 - 30 June 2021
Annual report
2019-2020
Operational and financial reporting for the period
1 July 2019 - 30 June 2020
Annual report
2018-2019
Operational and financial reporting for the period
1 July 2018 - 30 June 2019
Annual report
2017-2018
Operational and financial reporting for the period 1 July 2017 - 30 June 2018
Annual report
2016-2017
Operational and financial reporting for the period
1 July 2016 - 30 June 2017
Annual report
2015-2016
Operational and financial reporting for the period
1 July 2015 - 30 June 2016
