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16/12/2025

On behalf of the NZBPT Board and Secretariat, we wish a Merry Christmas to all our trusted and valued members, stakeholders and corporate subscribers.

13/11/2025

Board and Trustee Council Changes

At its recent Annual Meeting, the NZ Business & Parliament Trust Board accepted the resignation of Nirupa George, Deputy Chair following her relocation overseas and from Chris Blenkiron following his resignation as Chief Executive & General Manager, NZ Aluminium Smelters (Rio Tinto). The Trust warmly thanks Nirupa and Chris for their services to the Board and Trust and wishes them well in their new roles.

The Board has subsequently accepted the resignation of Kym Mellow from the Trustee Council following his appointment to a new role in Inchcape Motors Australasia and relocation to Melbourne.

Brent McAnulty, Board Chair resigned from TVNZ at the end of October, but at the request of the Board, is to continue in his role as Board Chair through to the Annual Meeting in 2026.

Joanne Mahon (Ballance Agri Nutrients) has been appointed Deputy Chair. Joanne was first appointed to the Board in 2021.

Also appointed to the Board are Bryce Davies (IAG) and Jo Coughlan (Silvereye Communications).

Two additional Trustees have been appointed to the Trustee Council. Simon King, External Affairs Director (NZ Aluminium Smelters (Rio Tinto)) (left image) and Ruben Cardenas (Veolia) (right image).

The Board’s final meeting for 2025 is on 10 December.

11/11/2025

On Monday the 20th of October 2025, the Trust held its annual Auckland Corporate Network Event in conjunction with Russell McVeagh at the Vero Centre in Auckland.

Brent McAnulty, the Trust’s Chair, reflected on the year and the Trust’s activities. He acknowledged Veolia, Spark, TVNZ, Fonterra, and Downer NZ, who have hosted (or are set to host) MPs on business attachments this year. Brent also mentioned how the Trust has funded 41 schools so far this year to visit Parliament for civics education.

The network event provided an opportunity for guests, corporate members of the Trust, and the Trust’s Board members, to improve their connections and learn about industry developments.

17/10/2025

With profound sadness, the Trust acknowledges the passing of the Rt Hon Jim Bolger ONZ PC. In 1992, as Prime Minister, Mr Bolger paved the way for the establishment of the NZ Business & Parliament Trust. At the time, he could not have foreseen the positive long-lasting impact his decision would have, but we are truly grateful that he made this decision, and we owe him a deep gratitude. The Trust extends its sincerest condolences to Mrs Joan Bolger and all members of the Bolger Family.

Image: Lindsay McCallum (left), founding Executive Director of the Trust, with Prime Minister Jim Bolger in 1992.

30/09/2025

Recently, the New Zealand Business and Parliament Trust facilitated a two-day business attachment between Fonterra and NZ First MP Andy Foster, Chair of the Transport and Infrastructure Committee.

On day one, Andy visited Fonterra farms to observe milk collection and testing, followed by the Crawford Street Distribution Centre. Discussions covered rail use, automation, and supply chain efficiencies. On day two, Andy visited the NZ Transport Team headquarters to discuss Fonterra’s tanker fleet with a focus on safety, decarbonisation, maintenance, and route planning. This was followed by a visit to the Morrinsville service centre to see tanker construction and maintenance before concluding with a tour at Milk Test New Zealand and Te Rapa’s powder and cream plants.

Andy thanked Fonterra and its teams, “who made my two days both enormously enjoyable and hugely informative”. He went on to say: “I really did feel that I got a very good picture of the business around the country, the competitive environment, the journey from grass to glass, the criticality of maintaining the highest quality of product and food safety, and also some very useful insights into the relationship of Fonterra to key partners, particularly in the transport area.”

29/09/2025

On Wednesday the 17th of September, the New Zealand Business & Parliament Trust held its second President’s Dinner of 2025 in the Ministerial Dining Room in the Beehive, graciously hosted by Deputy Speaker Barbara Kuriger MP. Jessica Mutch McKay, NZBPT Trustee and ANZ Head of Government Relations and Corporate Responsibility, represented the Board Chair.

Parliamentary guests were the Rt Hon Chris Hipkins MP (Leader of the Opposition) and Camilla Belich MP (Chair of the Governance and Administration Committee).

Senior corporate leaders in attendance included Jane Brewer (Suncorp NZ), Vanessa Gascoigne (MSD), Paul Blue (PowerNet), Mark Stephen (Kiwibank), Jenna Raeburn (Wellington International Airport), Benjamin Holland (WSP), Mary Kilkelly (Deloitte NZ), Aaron Hape (Roche NZ), Jodi O’Donnell (TVNZ), Jo Townsend (NZ Super Fund), and Anton Shead (Goodman NZ).

23/09/2025

Tohunga Riwai (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) is the University of Otago winner of the 2024 Tertiary Prize offered by the NZ Business & Parliament Trust. Tohunga received the Prize for writing the best dissertation on NZ government and policy in the politics programme. His dissertation examined Runanga governance, specifically whether Runanga governance systems qualify as decolonial Māori self-government entities. In the meantime, he has taken on research assistance jobs and plans to pursue a PhD.

22/09/2025

The New Zealand Business and Parliament Trust hosted its third seminar of 2025 on Wednesday the 10th of September, titled “Exercising Government Through Parliament”. Held in Parliament’s Grand Hall and Legislative Council Chamber, the seminar provided corporate attendees the opportunity to hear from guest speakers, including many MPs, and observe a debate in the House of Representatives. NZBPT Board Chair Brent McAnulty and Trustee Council Member Jessica Mutch McKay presided.

Key speakers at the seminar were: Barbara Kuriger MP (Deputy Speaker), Dr David Wilson (Clerk of the House), Stuart Smith MP (Chief Government Whip), Glen Bennett MP (Senior Labour Party Whip), Rebecca Kitteridge CVO (Deputy Public Service Commissioner), Hon Carmel Sepuloni MP (Deputy Leader of the Opposition), Anna Whyte (Parliamentary Press Gallery Chair), and Jamie Arbuckle (NZ First Party Whip).

The seminar concluded with Reuben Davidson MP (Christchurch East) and Catherine Wedd MP (Tukituki) speaking about their experience as first-term MPs and the transition from private to public life.

Also in attendance was Templeton Scholar Davina Zimmer, who has been working on The Detail (RNZ-Newsroom) since the start of last year. The Templeton Scholar is a position that provides young politics journalists with a week at Parliament to shadow the Press Gallery and get a feel for Parliamentary reporting.

These seminars are open to our corporate members. If you are seeing this and have staff or colleagues that could benefit from our Parliament-based seminars and are not currently a member of the Trust, please do consider contacting us and looking at membership of the Trust. Information about us can be found on our website: nzbpt.nz or email our Chief Executive on [email protected].

08/09/2025

On Tuesday 19 August, the New Zealand Business & Parliament Trust held its first President’s Dinner of 2025 in the Ministerial Dining Room in the Beehive, graciously hosted by Deputy Speaker Barbara Kuriger MP. The Dinner was chaired by Brent McAnulty (NZBPT Board Chair).

Parliamentary Guests were the Hon Chris Penk (Minister for Building & Construction, Minister for Small Business & Manufacturing) and Cameron Brewer MP (Chair of the Finance & Expenditure Committee).

Senior corporate leaders in attendance included Andrew Gaukrodger (Foodstuffs New Zealand), Jo Avenell (Russell McVeagh), Wendy Rayner (Coca-Cola Europacific Partners), Nick Astwick (South Cross Medical Care Society), Kym J. Mellow (Inchcape Motors NZ Ltd), Michael Singleton (Christchurch International Airport), Nathan Jones (NZ Steel), Andrew Thirlwell (Pfizer NZ), Andrea Rickard (Beca), Bronwen Marshall (AbbVie), and Simon Tucker (Fonterra).

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