The Ministry of Women's Affairs works in partnership with a number of organisations and industry leaders to increase the number of women on boards.

• Key appointing agencies

• Other Nominations Services

• Private sector organisations
  

Key appointing agencies

These are some of the government agencies that ask us for candidates. The links below will take you to each organisation's governance webpages.

• Crown Ownership Monitoring Unit, The Treasury
  

• You can also register as a candidate online or view details of any current directorships under consideration, by visiting www.boardappointments.co.nz.

• Department of Conservation 

• Ministry for Culture and Heritage

• Ministry of Economic Development
  

• Ministry of Health

Other Nomination Services

Aside from the Ministry of Women's Affairs, there are five government departments representing population or interest groups providing nominations services to Ministers and government agencies recruiting board members. You can contact any nominations service if you are a member of that population group or interest group and have an interest in being on their database.

• Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry of Māori Development) - Governance and Appointments Unit

• Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs

• Office of Ethnic Affairs, Department of Internal Affairs 

• Office of Disabilities Issues, Ministry of Social Development

• Ministry of Consumer Affairs

Private sector organisations

The IoD is recognised as a leading voice on best practice governance. It is a membership organisation of over 5000 individuals representing organisations large and small. It promotes excellence in corporate governance, represents directors interests and facilitates their professional development through education and training.

As the professional body for boards and board members in New Zealand, the IoD helps directors develop skills in governance. Joining as a member is a way to keep your knowledge current, learn from the experiences of other directors, and access information and services that will help you achieve best practice in your role as a director.

The IoD is the only organisation in New Zealand focused specifically on director-related issues. Visit the IoD website to learn more about the work of the IoD or to investigate joining as a member.

New Zealand Shareholders Association (NZSA)

The NZSA was formed in 2001 to clean up poor board and company performance. Their contribution has made a significant difference to board governance process, attitudes to shareholders and risk taking.

NZ Human Rights Commission

The New Zealand Human Rights Commission (HRC) publishes the Census of Women's Participation.  The Census monitors the appointment of women to leadership roles in the state sector, corporate, legal, academic and other fields. You can find the latest census on the HRC website.