The forum was established to create consistency and efficiency of service amongst territorial authorities through sharing knowledge and best practice.
| Alec McNeil | Marlborough District Council |
| Brent Aitken | Taupō District Council |
| Craig Goodwin | Ashburton District Council |
| Donna Peterson | Invercargill City Council |
| Natasha Hickmott | Palmerston North City Council |
| Parul Sood (Chair) | Auckland Council |
| Roderick Boys | Wellington City Council (WasteMINZ Board Champion) |
| Sophie Mander | Queenstown Lakes District Council |
The forum’s main priority is determining the best way of collecting, collating and sharing waste information and conducting this on a regular basis, to enable territorial authorities to effectively plan. This supports the forum’s objective of increasing the level of knowledge sharing by territorial authorities to help inform local decision making.
The steering committee has agreed on a strategic plan for 2014 – 2016 which can be viewed here.
The TA Forum released the Local Government Waste Management Manifesto in 2018 which can be viewed here.
To view the latest meeting minutes please click here
To find out more about this forum or to join, please contact our Sector Group Coordinator Jenny Marshall jenny@wasteminz.org.nz phone 09 476 7162