Our ministers and governance

Our ministers

Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) comes under the Government’s transport portfolio.

The Minister of Transport is Hon Michael Wood.

Learn more about our minister

Briefing to the incoming Minister 2022 [PDF: 1.8Mb, 20 pages]

 

Our governance board

We are governed by a five-member board, appointed by the Minister of Transport under the Maritime Transport Act 1994.

Our Board determines the overall organisation’ strategy and appoints our Director – who is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations.

 

Chair, Jo Brosnahan QSO

Jo is an experienced Chair and Director who is also Chair of Harrison Grierson Ltd. She was previously Chair or director of a variety of entities, including Northpower Fibre, Landcare Research and Housing NZ.

She develops and facilitates leadership and governance programmes, including for the Institute of Directors. Founder and founding Chair of Leadership New Zealand, she is now Chair of the Leadership NZ Ambassadors. She was also founding Chair of the Taitokerau Education Trust in Northland, supporting digital learning in low decile schools.

Beginning her career with railways and with the port industry, Jo was also CEO of the Northland and Auckland Regional Councils. She has experience in the port and maritime sectors, infrastructure, housing and urban development, transport, and environmental management. She is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, of which she was national President. As a Harkness Fellow and Aspen Scholar, Jo researched leadership in the US.

Jo was appointed to the Maritime NZ Board in July 2018 and was appointed Chair in December 2018.

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Mike Purchase

Mike has been involved in the telecommunications and technology industry for the last 33 years. The last 22 of which have been in Executive roles. Well versed in organisational change, talent management and governance, Mike brings strong sales, technical, commercial and strategic experience.

Joining Vodafone after their acquisition of WXC in 2015, Mike has senior executive experience and is a skilled relationship and people manager. He held senior positions for multinationals along with large New Zealand corporates, such as New Zealand Post and Telecom, before becoming a shareholder in WXC, employing over 70 people in the NZ Telecommunications Industry.

Prior to this Mike worked for Reuters Ltd in offshore positions in South Africa, London and Australia with responsibilities for the East Asia markets.

Outside of work Mike was involved in Coastguard volunteering, having previously held a Rescue Vessel Masters Certificate and Maritime NZ Skippers license. Mike previously chaired the board of Coastguard New Zealand in the role of President.

Well organised and driven by a constant improvement mentality, Mike has a proven track record of driving projects and positive change. He has a philosophy of collaboration to achieve results and is a strong communicator. His experience in both large corporates and volunteer-based organisations, provides him broad experience in applying this approach for results.

Mike is Head of Business, Vodafone NZ Ltd.

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Lesley Haines

Lesley has an extensive public sector background, including leadership of advisory and regulatory functions in the Treasury, the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

As a director she serves on the board of BRANZ (Building Research Association of New Zealand), and as a trustee of Motu, New Zealand’s premier economic research organisation. Lesley holds a Masters in Economics from Australian National University.

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Danny Tuato’o

Danny is a Partner with MWIS Lawyers in Whangarei.

He has a particular interest in water safety and was the Chair of Water Safety New Zealand for five years until 2021. He has significant experience as a Chairperson, Director and trustee and is currently a Board member with Fire and Emergency New Zealand and an independent advisor to the Northland Regional Council Audit and Risk subcommittee.

Danny is a Member of the Institute of Directors and was appointed to the Maritime New Zealand Board in August 2020.

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Roy Weaver

Roy brings to the Board table extensive port and maritime experience. During his 18 years as Chief Executive, at Port Timaru and Port Taranaki, he chaired the Boards of a number of industry-related organisations including the New Zealand Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.

A Chartered Director since 2015, Roy’s expertise includes governance, commerce, strategy, business development, leadership, health and safety, infrastructure, energy, transport and logistics, ports and shipping, contracts, Iwi liaison, industrial relations and public relations.

Roy was appointed by the NZ Port Company CEO Forum as a representative for developing and implementing the New Zealand Port and Harbour Safety Code (2003 – 04). This was later extended to include the review of the Code and port company compliance (2013 – 2015). Roy was also part of the Port and Harbour Marine Safety Code review team that assessed the port Safety Management Systems (SMS) for Lyttelton and Timaru Ports in 2015.

Roy was appointed to the Maritime NZ Board in February 2019.

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Future Director - Annabel Davies

Annabel Davies has been appointed by the Maritime NZ Board as a Future Director.

Annabel Davies joined Pamu in October 2022 as Chief Sustainability and Risk Officer.

Annabel has a Bachelor of Resource Studies (BRS) from Lincoln University, she later trained as a management system auditor, and attained a post-graduate Certificate in Risk Management and Human Potential for a Digital Economy. Annabel has over thirty years of experience working across a range of sectors including local government, infrastructure, energy, and the private sector.

Annabel’s most recent roles were at Trustpower where she led transformational projects, risk, stakeholder relations, climate change strategy, and drove the company’s Environmental, Social, Governance (“ESG”) improvement initiatives at a senior level.

Prior to joining Trustpower in 2013, Annabel ran her own successful consultancy practice, offering environmental and audit services for a range of clients, including those in infrastructure and water projects. She was also involved in the start-up of the global environmental company ERM in NZ where she developed and led the sustainability and assurance practice. She also spent some years working for Watercare Services Ltd on large consenting projects.