With nominations about to open for HortNZ's board elections, now is the time to consider who you want representing you at the highest level of your industry organisation.
This year, three director positions are becoming vacant. Barry O'Neil and Hugh Ritchie are retiring, having completed their maximum terms, and Kathryn De Bruin is stepping down. This creates an important opportunity for individuals with experience, strong values, and a passion for horticulture to step into a governance role and help shape the future of the sector.
Horticulture in New Zealand is diverse, spanning a wide range of crops, regions, and grower perspectives. The HortNZ board must reflect this diversity to lead effectively and represent all growers.
If this sounds like you, I encourage you to seriously consider standing. If you know someone with the right qualities to contribute to the board, please encourage them to put their name forward.
By nominating or standing, you're contributing to the strength of HortNZ's governance, ensuring the board remains skilled, diverse, and committed to understanding the challenges and opportunities in our sector.
We are especially interested in hearing from candidates with expertise in areas such as finance, risk management (including biosecurity), science, technology and innovation, Te Ao Māori, education, training and skills development, and corporate law and governance.
To be eligible, you must be an active grower or a director, shareholder, or employee of an active grower.
For more information:
Horticulture New Zealand
Tel: +64 (0) 4472 3795
Email: [email protected]
www.hortnz.co.nz
