Waste Advisory Board Member

Job Description

The Waste Advisory Board provides independent advice to the Minister for the Environment on matters relating to the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 and waste minimisation. 

In appointing members, the Minister must consider the need for the board to have collective knowledge, skills and experience relating to: 
the Waste Minimisation Act 2008

matters likely to come before the board 

community projects for waste minimisation 

industry, including the commercial waste industry 

tikanga Māori. 

Board members should collectively possess these skills and knowledge but note that no single prospective candidate is expected to possess all of these skills and knowledge. 

The board meets four or five times per year for either a full day or half day. This involves some online and some in-person meetings. Board members will also need time to prepare for the meetings and to prepare advice for the Minister. 

Members' remuneration is determined by the Cabinets Fees Framework for members appointed to bodies in which the Crown has an interest. Waste Advisory Board members are currently paid $535 per day before tax, with the Chair being paid $840 per day before tax. Actual and reasonable expenses incurred (such as travel) are also reimbursed. 

Make a nomination

Nominations should include a cover letter and the curriculum vitae (CV). The content within these documents will be used to help shortlist candidates.

Along with a cover letter an CV please also include the: Appointment paper organisation form and candidate CV template (DPMC)

Email your nomination to nominations@mfe.govt.nz by 5pm on Wednesday, 4 March 2026. 

The selection process

The Ministry provides all nominations, a suggested short-list and recommendations to the Minister for consideration. Interviews may also take place. After consulting the Minister for Māori Development, the Minister makes her recommendation to the Appointments and Honours Committee of Cabinet. Cabinet makes the final appointment decisions. 

Appointments to the board will be notified in the New Zealand Gazette and on the Ministry for the Environment website. All nominees and those who nominated them are informed of the outcome in writing.

Contact us

For further information:

Phone: 0800 499 700 

Email: nominations@mfe.govt.nz 

Visit: Waste Advisory Board 

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