Our board

Dame Patsy is a non-executive director and a qualified lawyer. She is Chair of the New Zealand Film Commission and Education Payroll Ltd and is a director of Payments NZ Ltd and Active Equity Holdings Ltd. She is a chief Crown negotiator for Treaty of Waitangi settlements and a lead reviewer for the Performance Improvement Framework for the State Services Commission. Her previous directorships include Telecom Corporation of NZ Ltd, SKYCITY Entertainment Group Ltd, New Zealand Post and Air New Zealand Ltd.

Gill is a chartered accountant and non-executive director. He chairs MainPower NZ Ltd, Transwaste Canterbury Ltd and Ngāi Tahu Farming Ltd. He is also a director of a number of privately held companies involved in various industries including manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, infrastructure, property development, medical services, and fishing. Gill is a member of the CERA Community Forum in Christchurch and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Advisory Board.

Mark is a director of Brenchley Farms Ltd in South Canterbury. He has over 30 years of experience working with businesses and communities in the Canterbury Region. He also has interests in Nelson/Tasman and Queenstown. From 1997 to 2010 he was a member of the Canterbury Regional Council (including Regional Land Transport, Public Passenger Transport and Road Safety committees). Mark has been a board member and Vice President of the South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce as well as a board member of the Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority from 2010 to 2014.

Nick Rogers is a geotechnical specialist with expertise in land stability, foundation support and natural disaster assessment. He has over 34 years’ experience on major infrastructure projects and in conducting land damage assessments for the Earthquake Commission in New Zealand. He has also worked on projects across the Asia-Pacific region. Nick has been a director for Tonkin and Taylor, and the international development consulting firm ANZDEC. Nick was made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for his services in natural disaster assessment throughout New Zealand, and in the recovery work in Christchurch during and after the Canterbury earthquakes.

Adrienne is a businesswoman, professional director and a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors. She has a 30-year career in resource management and planning – specialising in spatial planning, metropolitan growth and management (including infrastructure planning and large projects). Adrienne was the Deputy Chair of Auckland Regional Transport Authority (now Auckland Transport) and was a board member of Maritime New Zealand until 2011. Her experience and contribution in transport governance is extensive. She was Deputy Chair of Auckland Waterfront Development Agency Limited (Waterfront Auckland). She is Deputy Chair of Housing New Zealand Corporation and Chair of the Hobsonville Land Company Limited. She also serves on several charitable trusts.