Wording for Gazette notice
“Call for Waste Advisory Board Nominations
Pursuant to section 93 of the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 (“Act”), the Minister for the
Environment (“Minister”) is seeking nominations for up to four Waste Advisory Board
(“Board”) members.
The Board provides independent advice to the Minister on matters relating to the Act
and waste minimisation.
In appointing members, the Minister must consider the need for the Board to have
available collective knowledge, skills, and experience relating to the Act; matters likely
to come before the Board; community projects for waste minimisation; industry,
including the commercial waste industry; and tikanga Māori.
Nominations close at 5.00pm on Friday X XXX 2025. The first Friday after one calendar
month of this Gazette notice.
For further information, refer to the Ministry for the Environment website:
https://environment.govt.nz/what-government-is-doing/areas-of-work/waste/work-
programme-on-waste/waste-advisory-board/, or contact the Ministry for the
Environment on 0800 499 700 or email [email address]
Adverts for Christchurch Press, Wellington Post, Waikato Times, New Zealand
Herald and Otago Daily Times
Call for Waste Advisory Board nominations
The Minister for the Environment is seeking nominations to the Waste Advisory Board
under section 93 of the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 (the Act). The Board provides
independent advice to the Minister on matters relating to the Act and waste
minimisation.
In appointing members, the Minister must consider the need for the Board to have
available collective knowledge, skills, and experience relating to the Act; matters likely
to come before the Board; community projects for waste minimisations; industry,
including the commercial waste industry; and tikanga Māori.
Nominations close at 5.00pm on Friday X XX 2025. The first Friday after one calendar
month of this Gazette notice.
For further information, refer to the Ministry for the Environment website:
https://environment.govt.nz/what-government-is-doing/areas-of-work/waste/work-
programme-on-waste/waste-advisory-board/, or contact the Ministry for the
Environment on
0800 499 700 or em
ail [email address]
Online advertisement
Call for nominations for Waste Advisory Board members
The Minister for the Environment is seeking nominations for Waste Advisory Board
members.
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 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
(DPMC)
Email your nomination to
[email address] 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:
[email address]
Vis
it: Waste Advisory Board
