Current board appointments
Board appointments process
We assist responsible Ministers in identifying candidates who have the required skills and experiences for a board role. Board members must have an appreciation of the Crown’s role as the key stakeholder as well as meeting key competencies that apply to the position.
Boards also need to represent the diversity and demographic makeup of New Zealand and to ensure this we encourage individuals as well as government agencies and industry bodies to submit nominations.
Boards that we assist with appointments to include:
- Careers New Zealand
- Education New Zealand
- Education Council of Aotearoa NZ
- New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO
- New Zealand Council for Educational Research
- New Zealand Qualifications Authority
- Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu - The Correspondence School
- Tertiary Education Commission
Appointments are made by the responsible Minister, or the Governor-General on the recommendation of the responsible Minister. Crown appointments are presented to the Cabinet Appointment and Honours Committee.
Public servants are not usually appointed to crown or statutory boards. The Cabinet Office circular CO (02) 5 Appointment of Public Servants to Statutory Boards [PDF; 55kb] has further information.
Legislative information
The role of each Crown board is determined by legislation or other relevant documentation which specifies the Crown’s interest as owner or funder and states the entities’ purposes, functions and details about membership of the board.
Appointments to Crown entity boards are made under the Crown Entities Act 2004 and each agency’s own legislation which state any specific requirements.
Appointments to the boards of statutory bodies or advisory bodies are made in accordance with their relevant legislation or establishment documents