Rural and regional governance opportunities

Waikato

🌿🤝 Treasurer, Sculpture Park at Waitakaruru Arboretum.

The Sculpture Park at Waitakaruru Arboretum blends native planting with outdoor art on a reclaimed Waikato quarry, and needs a treasurer to keep its finances sound.

Taranaki

🩺⚙️🤝 Chairperson, Building Wellness Taranaki Trust.

Building Wellness Taranaki works to lift mental health and wellbeing across the construction sector, and is looking for a chair to lead its next stage of growth.

Closes 30 September.

About, Apply by emailing the chair

Manawatū

💰🤝 Board members, Moneywise Manawatū — Palmerston North. Voluntary

Moneywise Manawatū is a free, confidential financial-mentoring service helping local whānau get on top of debt and budgeting, governed by a board that meets six times a year.

🚜🤝 Trustee, Rural Bus Manawatū Trust — Feilding. Voluntary, open.

Rural Bus Manawatū runs a rural community transport and support service in the district, and wants a trustee with budgeting and finance skills to support the treasurer.

About, Apply by emailing the chair

🤝 Board Member, Badminton Manawatū.

Badminton Manawatū is the regional sports organisation for the sport across the central region, delivering events and programmes to thousands, and is seeking a board member to help govern its future, with a focus on revenue growth and a sustainable model.

Apply by emailing

Bay of Plenty

🤝📚 Board Member, Eastbay REAP — Eastern Bay of Plenty. Paid.

Eastbay Rural Education Activities Programme delivers education and learning support across the Eastern Bay of Plenty, and is seeking a board member

Closes 16 September.

💰🤝 Board member, Bay Financial Mentors — Tauranga. Paid.

Bay Financial Mentors has spent five decades helping people across the Western Bay of Plenty through financial hardship, as part of the national FinCap network.

More information

🩺🤝 Board member and Chair, Grief Support Services — Tauranga.

Grief Support Services provides professional grief and loss counselling across the Western Bay of Plenty, so no one has to grieve alone.

Apply

🏔️💰 Finance, Audit and Risk Committee Chair, Te Taumata.

Te Taumata is a Rotorua-based organisation seeking someone to chair its finance, audit and risk committee. A paid regional governance seat.

Closes 6 September.

🩺🤝 Board Members (2), Sport Hawke's Bay. Paid.

The regional sports trust for Hawke's Bay, growing participation across the region, is seeking two board members.

Closes 4 September.

Gisborne

🏛️💰 Director, Gisborne Holdings Limited. Paid.

The commercial and investment arm of Gisborne District Council, governing the council's commercial assets.

Closes 2 September.

Northland

🚜🏔️ Independent Director, RDF1 Limited (Ōmāpere Taraire E and Rangihamama Ahu Whenua Trust) — Kaikohe, Northland.

RDF1 is the dairy subsidiary of a Northland ahu whenua trust, running a 550-cow, high-input dairy operation at Kaikohe. The board is seeking an independent director with strong commercial dairy farming experience to bring strategic and governance insight, with an understanding of Te Ao Māori and kaitiakitanga valued.

Paid. Closes 5pm, Sunday 20 September.

Apply by emailing the chair

🌿🤝 Trustee, Quarry Arts Centre (Northland Craft Trust) — Whangārei.

The Northland Craft Trust runs Whangārei's Quarry Arts Centre, a grassroots creative hub, and is seeking trustees with skills in strategy, governance, arts or financial management.

🌿🤝 Trustee, Whangārei Art Trust.

The trust behind Whangārei's public art, seeking a new trustee. (This one's back open with a fresh close date.)

Closes 7 September.

Kāpiti

🤝 Trustee (x2), Birthright Kāpiti — Paraparaumu.

Birthright Kāpiti supports one-parent and vulnerable families on the Kāpiti Coast, and has two trustee seats coming up.

More information

Horowhenua

🏛️💰 Independent Member, Risk and Assurance Committee, Horowhenua District Council — Horowhenua.

An independent governance seat providing assurance and oversight on the council's risk, audit and financial management. Open to people across Horowhenua and the wider region.

Closes 18 September.

Apply by emailing the chair

🩺🤝 Board Member, Age Concern Horowhenua — Horowhenua. Voluntary.

Age Concern Horowhenua provides governance and support so older people in the district live valued lives, guided by its five-year strategic plan.

Closes 10 September.

The Mainland: South Island

Otago

🩺🤝 Board Member, Presbyterian Support Otago — Otago-wide.

Presbyterian Support Otago is one of the region's largest social-services charities, supporting families, older people and children right across Otago.

🩺🤝 Trustee, Otago Mental Health Support Trust — Dunedin.

Otago Mental Health Support Trust is a peer-governed service in Ōtepoti, where lived experience of mental distress sits at the heart of the board.

💰🤝 Board Member, SuperGrans SuperSkills — Dunedin.

SuperGrans Dunedin pairs experienced mentors with people learning everyday budgeting, cooking and household skills, building confidence one household at a time.

🤝 Board Directors (3), Otago Cricket Association.

Strategic and fiduciary governance of cricket across the Otago region.

Closes 23 September.

Southland

📚🏔️ Two trustees, Southern Regional Collections Trust — Invercargill.

The Southern Regional Collections Trust, a council organisation of Invercargill City Council, governs the regional collections of Te Kupeka Tiaki Taoka, the Southland Museum and Art Gallery, protecting and caring for significant regional taonga. Two trustee seats, three-year term, around 60 hours a year.

Closes 30 September.

Canterbury

🏛️💰 Independent Audit and Risk Committee Member, Waimakariri District Council. Paid

A council governance seat providing independent assurance on risk, control and financial oversight.

Closes 13 September

About, Information pack and apply

🚜⚙️ Non-Executive Director, Amuri Irrigation Company. Paid.

Amuri Irrigation is a farmer-owned company delivering water from the Waiau Uwha and Hurunui Rivers to 147 properties across the Amuri Basin in North Canterbury. Its board governs infrastructure central to the district's farming community.

Closes 11 September.

Phone 03 315 8984 for the application details.

📚🤝 Two Board Members, R13 Youth Development Trust — Rangiora.

R13 Youth Development Trust works alongside rangatahi and their whānau in North Canterbury, removing barriers so young people can reach their potential.

About, apply by emailing the chair

🩺🤝 Chairperson, HAVEN Mid-South Refuge — South Canterbury. Voluntary, closes 31 August.

HAVEN Mid-South Refuge (Mid-South Island Women's Refuge and Family Safety Services) provides safe refuge and family-safety support across South Canterbury, and is seeking an experienced chair.

Apply by emailing the chair

🤝 Trustees, Southern Ballet.

A long-standing Canterbury dance organisation, seeking trustees.

Closes 13 September.

Nelson and Tasman

⚙️ Directors (2), Nelson Marina Management Board.

The board governing Nelson's marina, a significant regional infrastructure and community asset.

Paid. Closes 4 September.

🩺🤝 Board Member, Sexual Abuse Healing and Support (SASH) — Nelson.

SASH has served the Nelson and Tasman community for over 30 years, offering free, confidential help to heal from sexual harm.

🤝 Trustee, Whakatū Refuge — Nelson.

Whakatū Refuge is Nelson's women's refuge, providing safe housing and support for women and children escaping family violence.

National and remote

🏛️ Chairperson, Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal — National.

A statutory governance appointment leading the tribunal that hears disciplinary matters under the Real Estate Agents Act. The chair steers the tribunal's decisions and independence.

Closes 4pm, Wednesday 23 September.

💰🤝 Director, Rātā Foundation. Paid.

One of the country's largest community trusts, funding communities across Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough and the Chatham Islands.

Closes 8 September.