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[ad_1] Mrs Parfitt has worked in local government for over 30 years and brings a wealth of experience to the role. “I simply couldn’t turn down the opportunity to lend a hand in steadying the organisation which is facing a variety of challenges,” she said. “I consider it a privilege to come back and work…
[ad_1] Taupo farm business manager James Van Bohemen has taken out the 2021 Rabobank Management Project Award, a business management prize for up-and-coming farmers. Selected from a group of New Zealand’s most progressive young farmers – graduates of the 2019 Rabobank Farm Managers Program (FMP) – Mr Van Bohemen was recognised for his business management…
[ad_1] EIT has appointed John West, an experienced academic leader and tertiary manager, as the new Head of the Schools of Business and Computing. Mr West was the Product and Service Manager at eCampus NZ, one of New Zealand’s largest online learning developers, based in Christchurch. He is also a former Head of the Business…
[ad_1] A Christchurch fund manager who defrauded investors and caused the loss of more than $80 million has been sentenced to eight years six months imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of four years three months on charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office. Kelly Simon Tonkin (52) was sentenced today in the Christchurch District…
[ad_1] Partnership and Commercial Manager appointed to UC’s Digital Screen Campus The University of Canterbury (UC) is pleased to welcome the inimitable Bree Loverich to its Digital Screen Campus. As DSC Partnership and Commercial Manager, Bree will be responsible for developing the commercial pipeline, overseeing use of the campus by external partners for both commercial…
[ad_1] UC appoints Digital Screen Campus Programme Manager Chelsea Rapp, a leading voice in Aotearoa New Zealand’s game development community, has been appointed Programme Manager for the University of Canterbury (UC)’s recently announced Digital Screen Campus. Responsible for overseeing the efficient development of all workstreams operating under the DSC umbrella, finding the right candidate for…
[ad_1] June update: Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kevin Heays, Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager I’ve been pleased to see lots of great work being done alongside the Clarence community to deal to some rogue predators that have been wreaking havoc on native ground-nesting birds at the Waiau Toa/Clarence river mouth. Our land management and biodiversity advisor…
[ad_1] A chance meeting over a stinkhorn fungus four years ago sparked a whole new life for Christchurch City Council Park Ranger and volunteer team leader Fiona Fenton. After a high-flying 20 year career managing commercial property in San Francisco and London, including the famed Covent Garden estate, Fiona took a year off after moving…
[ad_1] May update: Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager How is it May already?! Things are well and truly cooling down here and across the region as we prep ourselves for heading into Autumn/Winter. Check out my last column for advice on outdoor burning and fireplaces. Kevin Heays, Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Water zone committee refresh Applications…
[ad_1] April update: Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager It’s been a busy few weeks with lots on, in and out of the office. Kevin Heays, Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Winter is coming (again)! We’re starting to share winter messages now, so you have all the information you need as the weather cools down and we start…
[ad_1] March update: Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kevin Heays Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kevin Heays explains why farmers using grape marc must have consent to do so. Explore before you store Grape marc, sometimes called pomace, is the solid waste left over from processing grapes into wine and is considered industrial…
[ad_1] February update: Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kevin Heays provides insight into what is happening on the ground. Wonderful wetlands Kevin Heays, Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager You may have recently seen Radio New Zealand’s feature on some of our local landowners carrying out some great work restoring wetlands on their properties. I…
[ad_1] January update: Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager We blinked and it was Christmas, another blink and now we’re in a new year! I hope you all had a safe and happy time over the holiday period whether at home, work or away. Pollution polls Our office was closed over Christmas and New Year, with Rach…
[ad_1] December update: Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kevin Heays Recently, we were lucky enough to be visited by some Suburban School students while they were on school camp. They came by the office to chat about water quality and what we do here at Environment Canterbury, we even roped them in…
[ad_1] November update: Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kevin Heays Pete Bradshaw, our land management advisor, is working with local farmers to undertake effluent testing on dairy farms across the Kaikōura Flats. Effluent testing is needed to help farmers understand how our system operates and ensures they have good data to help…
[ad_1] October update: Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Most of Canterbury’s natural kūkūwai/wetlands have been lost, with Kaikōura’s kūkūwai areas significantly reduced due to human impact. This includes farming and urban development. Kūkūwai are vital to maintaining healthy waterways and are rich in biodiversity values, providing habitat for plants, animals, fish, and insects. They also play…
[ad_1] September update: Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kevin Heays provides insight into what is happening on the ground. Kev’s corner My monthly ‘Kev’s corner’ is usually something I look forward to – I love sharing the positive and inspiring environmental work that our staff, landowners, and community are doing. But recently, there…
[ad_1] August update: Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Many Kaikōura residents and visitors feel connected to Waiau Toa/Clarence River, winding its way through farmland, native bush, gorges, and rocky outcrops, then eventually out to the sea north of Kaikōura township. Its catchment area is around 3,200km² and at more than 200km long, it is one of…
[ad_1] July update: Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kevin Heays provides insight into what is happening on the ground. Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kevin Heays Kev’s corner We called and the community answered! In late June we hosted the first meeting for the refreshed Love the Lyell Governance Group – a group of…
[ad_1] June update: Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kevin Heays provides insight into what is happening on the ground in light of COVID-19. Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kevin Heays Kev’s corner Alert Level 1 has arrived and all the Kaikōura based Environment Canterbury staff are back in the office. As this financial…
Over the past 6 months I have been working towards a small book looking into the leaders that aren’t leaders in the workplace. This may sound a little weird but what it looks into is the workers who on a daily basis are put into positions of leadership and they don’t necessarily know it….