Local Advisory Committee Members – (Region)
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• Are you a leader in your community with an understanding of local risks?
• Can you actively maintain and develop your community relationships
• Keen to make a tangible difference to your community and broaden your experience
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Local Advisory Committees: call for new voices
We’re establishing new LACs in Waikato, Taranaki, Nelson-Tasman and
Southland and seeking additional members for the existing Hawke’s Bay LAC and
looking for new committee members that are well connected to their community, act
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as a leader and can communicate across a broad range of groups. Learn more about
the committees already established.
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Reflecting the diversity of community voices
E koekoe te tūī, e ketekete te kākā, e kūkū te kererū
Reflecting the diversity of community voices
This historic whakataukī reminds us that it takes a multitude of voices to create harmony
About;
Local Advisory Committees (LACs) are appointed by the Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Board and provide independent advice about what their communities value, their needs, and
the risks they face, both now and in the future. Learn more about the committees already
established.
By understanding the issues each community is facing, we can better support them to
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reduce risk, prepare for, respond to, and recover well from emergencies.
Each LAC has a Chair and Deputy Chair and typically has between 5 to 9 members.
Appointments are for up to three years, with the possibility of reappointment.

Are you someone who:
•  Is a leader in your community, well connected and can communicate with a broad
range of interest groups?
•  Has a good understanding of local risks and issues and has a desire to make our
communities safe?
•  Has governance experience and can think strategically and pragmatically about
local risks and issues?
•  Is known for your integrity in your local community?
•  Is highly collaborative and inclusive of different views?

What is expected of committee members
•  Attend all committee meetings, undertake the required preparation, and actively
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participate in committee discussions fully, frankly and constructively
•  Actively develop and maintain community relationships so you can continue to
represent the needs and risks of those communities
•  Input into planning and reporting, providing a voice into how Fire and Emergency
New Zealand can make a difference
•  Exercise confidentiality, discretion and personal sensitivity and adhere to Fire and
Emergency New Zealand policies and guidelines

Benefits for committee members
•  Being able to make a tangible difference to your community by helping shape
plans to reduce impacts of emergencies on your community
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•  Personal connections with the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board, District
management, members of your committee and committees across Aotearoa New
Zealand
•  Gain experience in governance

If this sounds like you, and you are based in Waikato, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, Nelson-
Tasman or Southland, then we would love to receive your application. To apply for an LAC in
your area, apply now.
Applications are open from 14 March until 14 April and we will be interviewing in May 2024.
After you apply online, we will be in touch directly with next steps which will be completing a
Ministry of Justice criminal record check.
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email address]

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