Our Boards and Committees

Engineering Practice Board

Mission statement: 'On behalf of IPENZ to maintain and enhance the practice of engineering.'

The Board was established by the Governance Board to fulfil the following functions:

  • to make recommendations on standards and/or codes describing good and sustainable engineering practice at the professional engineer, engineering technologist and engineering associate levels
  • to make recommendations on the appointments and briefing of IPENZ representatives at external fora concerning engineering practice matters and codes or regulations
  • to make recommendations, at an overview level, on the technical content of IPENZ learned society publications
  • to advise the Governance Board on matters of engineering practice impinging on the Institution, on specialist-area competency standards, and on any other matter the Governance Board may refer to it.
Engineering Practice Board Members
Andrew Campbell
Bill Darnell
Bryan Pidwerbesky
Carol Boyle
Duncan Hall - (Chairperson)
Geoff Sidwell
Kevin Mackey
Peter Geddes - (Board Rep)
Ross Mockett


Competetence Assessment Board Members
Craig Price
Geoff Thomas
Geoffrey Farquhar
Jeff Wastney - (Secretary)
Joanna Saywell - (Chairperson)
Jon Williams
Michael Haydon
Paul Wilson
Scott Blain
Steve Abley


Standards and Accreditation Board Members
Basil Wakelin
Bob Hodgson
Brett Williams - (Secretary)
David Ryan
Joanna Saywell
John Rutledge
Paul Wilson - (Chairperson)
Ralph Fouche
Simon Lovatt
Tiina Hall-Turner

Engineering Heritage Board Members

Rob Wilkinson
John Gardiner
Bruce Chapman
Jeff Jones
John La Roche
Rob Aspden
Noel Hanham
Lloyd Smith
(Chair)

(NZ Historic Places Trust (HPT) Representative)
(Board Representative)
(Auckland)
(Wellington)
(Canterbury)
(Otago)

Fellowship Panel

  • Andrew Cleland (Convenor)
  • Janis Swan
  • John Webster
  • Ray O'Callaghan
  • Roly Frost
  • Distinguished Fellowship Panel

  • Bas Walker (Convenor)
  • John Blakeley
  • Ian Fraser
  • Ian Parton
  • Keith Turner
  • Honorary Fellowship Panel

  • Brian Rhoades
  • Colin Martin
  • Graham Cleghorn
  • Jeff Vasey
  • Kevin Johnson (Convenor)
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