We provide leadership on plant industry market accessIndustry and Government members meet four to six times a year to agree strategies, discuss and prioritise market access activities undertaken by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (MFAT). PMAC members provide advice and input into:
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Our leadership
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Michael Ahie – Chairperson
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Helen Gear – Executive Officer
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Michael Ahie was appointed Independent Chair of PMAC on 1 July 2016. He replaced Russ Ballard who was Chair for six years.
Michael has a strong background in primary industry and in governance. He is currently Chancellor of Massey University; Chair of the Board of ComplyWith and Chair of Plant and Food Research. He is also a director of FMG and Spring Sheep Milk Co; a member of the New Zealand Food Safety and Assurance Advisory Council and of Inland Revenue's Risk and Assurance Committee. Before becoming involved in governance, Michael worked with a number of multinational companies including Toyota New Zealand Ltd, the New Zealand Dairy Board and Wrightson Ltd and was a founding partner of leadership and business coaching company AltusQ. |
Helen Gear administers PMAC’s affairs from her office in Wellington. She is responsible for the coordination of all PMAC activity and services.
For 22 years Helen owned and ran a wholesale Plant Nursery (Heritage Horticulture) in the Waikato between 1980 and 2002. In 2002, Helen moved to Wellington and worked for the Foundation for Research Science and Technology for four years, after which she contracted to a number of Government departments including: DOC, ERMA NZ (now the EPA) and MAF Biosecurity New Zealand. With this range of experience, she appreciates the range of perspectives at the PMAC table and is familiar with industry issues and agency processes. |
Our membership
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Plant Industry Representatives
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Government Agency Representatives
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Andy Warren
New Zealand Flower Exporters (021) 506 000 andy@bloomz.co.nz Shaun Slattery Kiwifruit Industry (027) 707 9969 Shaun.Slattery@Zespri.com Chris Claridge Potatoes NZ (021)577387 chris.claridge@potatoesnz.co.nz Helen Barnes Tomato Sector (02) 348 948 helen.barnes@hortnz.co.nz Jen Scoular New Zealand Avocado (021) 480 407 jen.scoular@nzavocado.co.nz James Kuperus Onions NZ (027)555 0072 James.Kuperus@onionsnz.com Kate Hellstrom Summerfruit NZ (027)533 2249 kate.hellstrom@summerfruitnz.co.nz Paul Turner New Zealand Plant Producers Incorporated (021) 270 7380 paul@liners.co.nz Anna Rathe Hort NZ (027) 303 1020 Anna.Rathe@hortnz.co.nz Simon Hegarty Horticultural Exporters Authority (021) 708 147 simon@hea.co.nz Gary Jones New Zealand Apple and Pears (021) 758314 Gary@applesandpears.nz Thomas Chin New Zealand Grain Seed Trade Association (021) 679 989 thomas.chin@seedindustrynz.co.nz Tony Ponder Horticultural Exporters Authority (027) 473 3712 tony@southernproduce.co.nz Stephen Ogden Citrus NZ (021) 773 502 Stephen@solutionz.co.nz |
Peter Thomson
Director MPI Animal and Plant Health (04) 894 0353 peter.thomson@mpi.govt.nz Steve Ainsworth Director MPI Market Access (04) 819 4289 Steven.Ainsworth@mpi.govt.nz Allan kinsella Director Assurance Allan>Kinsella @ mpi.govt.nz Brian Wilson Manager Trade and Negotiation Division Brian.wilson@MFAT.govt.nz Independent Verification Agencies representatives
Kathryn Greenslade SGS Kathryn.Greenslade@sgs.com Vicki Gadd AsureQuality (021) 21 888 722 Vicki.Gadd@asurequality.com Anne Marie Arts The AgriChain Centre (0272) 795 550 amarts@agrichain-centre.com Freight Forwarder membership
Rosemarie Dawson
Executive Director CBAFF (09) 419 0042 rosemarie@CBAFF.org.nz |
