The Organisation
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority is headed by a Board appointed by the Minister of Education. The Board represents industry, community and education interests. The Minister of Education approves all policy matters related to schools.
Current NZQA Board members
| Sue Suckling (Board Chair) |
Governance specialist. Previously Board Chair of both the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd and AgriQuality Ltd. Other governance roles have been Chair of Barkers Fruit Processors Ltd, The Oxford Clinic in Christchurch and the Carson Group. She is currently a member of the Takeovers Panel and a Board member of Restaurant Brands.
Board term commenced: 1 April 2006. Expires: 31 March 2012 |
| Angela Foulkes | Angela Foulkes is a former secretary of the Council of Trade Unions. She has extensive governance experience and has served on a variety of advisory boards and commissions over the last 15 years, particularly in the vocational training, public sector management and superannuation areas. She is currently a member of the Remuneration Authority, New Zealand Fire Service Commission and the Crown Forestry Rental Trust.
Board term commenced: 20 September 2003. Expires: 19 September 2010 |
| Dr John Langley | Dr John Langley is Chief Executive Officer of Cognition Education Limited, New Zealand 's largest education consulting company. He was previously Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Auckland. Prior to that he was Director of the Teacher Registration Board (now the New Zealand Teachers Council), and the last Principal of Auckland College of Education. John has been a teacher, teacher of the deaf, lecturer in a college of education, principal of a large primary school, and was a founding director of a private teachers college in Christchurch. He is also a qualified psychologist. In 2009 he was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to education.
Board term commenced: 1 December 2006. Expires: 30 November 2009 |
| Samantha Lundon | Samantha Lundon is Curriculum Advisor for Ideal Success Academy , a private training establishment in South Auckland. She is of Tainui descent, and closely aligned to Māori and Pasifika communities. Ms Lundon is the current chair of Aotearoa Māori Providers of Training, Education and Employment (AMPTEE). Ms Lundon has served on several working groups for NZQA and the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), and is currently on the TEC (External) Māori Reference Group.
Board term commenced: 1 November 2007. Expires 31 October 2010 |
| Alison McAlpine | Alison McAlpine has recently retired from her role as Principal of Nelson College for Girls. A position she held for 18 years. Prior to that she was Deputy Principal and Assistant Principal of Waimea College in Richmond. She has been seconded into a variety of Ministry of Education roles, including an appointed leader of an Education Intervention team from 2003-2004. She was a member of SPANZ Executive Committee (Secondary Principals of NZ) for 7 years and sat on a number of reference groups for them. From 2000-2003 she was involved with the UNESCO Education Sub-commission for the New Zealand Secondary School sector and was a Hillary Commissioner from 1996-2002. From 1988-1992 she represented Australasia on a United Nations Committee. Currently she is a Nelson City Councillor and does short term contracts for the Ministry of Education and UC Canterbury. She is currently a Limited Statutory Manager of a Nelson School and sits on several local Boards and Executive Committees.
Board term commenced: 1 January 2008. Expires 31 December 2010 |
| John Morgan | John Morgan is the Chief Executive of National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited (NIWA). Mr Morgan was previously CEO of AgriQuality which he joined in 1999 after a number of years as a senior executive and director in the chemical and bioscience industries. During his time at the helm, AgriQuality became the market leader in its field with turnover growing from $38m to over $80m. He has extensive governance experience; previous roles include Chairman of Clearlite Ltd, Executive Director of AgriQuality Australia , and Director of Orica. John is currently Chairman of North Harbour Rugby Union and a Director of Blues Franchise Ltd.
Board term commenced: 17 July 2006. Expires: 16 July 2012 |
| Shona Smith | Shona Smith is Deputy Principal of Waitakere College in Henderson, Auckland. She was formerly Head of English at Birkenhead College and has taught in four different Auckland secondary schools. She has a wide range of curriculum, assessment and qualifications expertise.
Ms Smith has also served on the NCEA Forum and was the convenor of Te Tiro Hou - the Qualifications Framework Inquiry in 1996-97. She is a former National President of the NZ PPTA. She also served two terms on the Auckland College of Education Council and three years as President of the Auckland Secondary and Deputy Principals Association. In 1995-96 she held a Commonwealth fellowship and was awarded Associate of the Institute of Education by the University of London following a year-long investigation into standards-based assessment in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. In 2008 she was the recipient of the NASDAP Scholarship and completed a course in educational leadership at Harvard Graduate School of Education. |
| Keith Taylor | Keith Taylor is a professional director. He has previously served as a senior executive and director in the financial services sector in New Zealand and Australia including 15 years as a Chief Financial Officer and then Group Managing Director at Tower Limited, where as CEO he oversaw a major restructuring and recovery process. He brings specialist skills in strategy, governance and finance to the Board. He is a member of the Earthquake Commission, the Takeover Panel and the Government Superannuation Authority and a Director of Gough, Gough and Hamer Limited and Butlands Limited. He is a member of the Carey Baptist Theological College Board and was previously Chair of Wellington College for six years. Board term commenced 20 September 2007. Expires 19 September 2010 |
Corporate structure
The Strategic Management Team leads the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. It comprises the Chief Executive, three Deputy Chief Executives and the Chief Advisor Māori.
NZQA is organised into three divisions, these being:
- Qualifications
- Quality Assurance
- Strategic and Corporate Services
Each division is managed by one of the Deputy Chief Executives.
Chief Executive
Dr Poutasi was appointed Chief Executive in May 2006. Previously Karen was Director General of Health, having worked for more than 25 years in senior roles in health services management. She has extensive experience in change management and organisational development. Karen is a medical graduate of Otago University and her area of specialisation is public health medicine. She has Otago and Harvard management qualifications.
 Bali Haque, Deputy Chief Executive, Qualifications Division |
Bali Haque joined the NZQA in September 2006. He has extensive experience in the secondary education sector, having led three schools through significant change processes over 14 years. Bali has also been actively involved in advising the Ministry of Education and NZQA on a wide range of initiatives, ranging from strategic planning and reporting to curriculum development and the development of NCEA. Bali was a member of the National Executive of the Secondary Principals' Association of New Zealand for eight years, and was President during 2003/04. The Qualifications Division is responsible for:
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Tim Fowler joined NZQA in February 2009. Tim has had a career in the higher education and international business sectors in both Australia and New Zealand. He brings to NZQA extensive experience in business process re-engineering, building service delivery teams and achieving outcomes through performance and relationship management systems. The Quality Assurance Division is responsible for:
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Catherine Williams joined NZQA in 2007 as Chief Information Officer and was appointed to her current role in October 2008. She previously had a long career with National Australia Bank in a variety of strategic and change management roles internationally. She has significant experience in corporate services functions, much of it gained through her background in the management of technology. The Strategic and Corporate Services Division is responsible for:
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Daryn Bean joined NZQA in May 2009 as Chief Advisor Māori. He has extensive public sector experience at the interface of Māori development, most recently as Regional Director for Te Puni Kokiri for Tai Tokerau. He brings high level relationship management, strategy and leadership development capabilities much of which has focussed on education, international business and community development. From Te Arawa, Daryn is qualified with a Post Graduate Degree in Management and Bachelor of Business Studies Degree from Massey University. The Chief Advisor Māori is responsible for :
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Page updated: 28 October 2009