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Current Chief Executive

Penny Nelson

Taxpayer Value

60C

Adequate

KPIs Met (30%)
50
Cost Efficiency (20%)
70
Productivity (15%)
60
Budget Discipline (10%)
60
Contractor Control (10%)
70
Staff Retention (10%)
60
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AI Potential

52Moderate

Est. addressable spend: $22M

Contractors (25%)
50
Admin Overhead (25%)
30
Labour Intensity (20%)
75
Service Type (15%)
50
Digital Maturity (15%)
60
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Financial Performance

Total Revenue

$782.0M

Total Expenses

$1126.0M

Net Surplus

$50,000K

2827

FTE Staff

Board Members & Appointments

National: 90%Labour: 10%

The appointing party indicates which government made each appointment, not the individual's personal political affiliation.

Graeme Lee HastilowMemberCurrent
2020-12-17 – PresentLabour
Kevin RobinsonMemberCurrent
2017-07-27 – PresentNational
Sonny ChristieMemberCurrent
2017-07-27 – PresentNational
William DayMemberCurrent
2016-09-01 – PresentNational
Raewyn MossMemberCurrent
2016-09-01 – PresentNational
Karen WilsonMemberCurrent
2016-09-01 – PresentNational
Michael Evan Leigh GambyMemberCurrent
2010-01-11 – Present
Hekiara James PuketapuMemberCurrent
2010-01-11 – Present
Jennifer RowanMemberCurrent
Unknown – PresentNational
Richard RobbinsMemberCurrent
Unknown – PresentNational
Christopher Wilton ParkinMember
2017-07-01 – 2018-06-30National
Jan Nicola HuntMember
2017-07-01 – 2018-06-30National

CE Remuneration History

Financial YearChief ExecutiveRemunerationPeriodNotes
2024/25Penny Nelson$502KFull Year-
2023/24Penny Nelson$495KFull YearFigure includes a component relating to a job resizing decision
2022/23Penny Nelson$436KFull YearThis remuneration figure has been revised - it was previously published as $432K

All Chief Executives

Penny Nelson

Unknown – Present

$502K

2024/25

Connections & Funding Flows

(23 relationships)

Funding & Contracts (10)

Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society Of New Zealand Incorporated
Grant2023/24
$989K

Current Leadership & Board (11)

Penny Nelson(Chief Executive)
Sonny Christie(member)
Kevin Robinson(member)
Bill Day(Board Member)
Raewyn Moss(Board Member)
Jennifer Rowan(Board Member)
Hekiara James Puketapu(Board Member)
Karen Wilson(Board Member)
Michael Evan Leigh Gamby(Board Member)
Graeme Lee Hastilow(member)
Richard Robbins(Board Member)

Data Source

Remuneration data sourced from Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission. Board appointment data from NZ Gazette