GIA Secretariat

The GIA Secretariat is an independent body established to serve the interests of GIA Signatories and facilitate the implementation of the partnership.The Secretariat leads the development and adoption of policies, systems and processes to implement GIA and the Deed for the GIA partnership, under the guidance of the Deed Governance Group (DGG).

Secretariat Staff

Steve Rich
Manager, GIA Secretariat
Email: steve.rich@gia.org.nz
Tel: +64 4 894 0419
Mob: +64 21 445 180

Rowena Burton
Executive Officer
Email: rowena.burton@gia.org.nz
Tel: +64 4 819 4211
Mob: +64 27 836 3585

Rosemary Paddison
Programme Advisor
Email: rosemary.paddison@gia.org.nz
Tel: +64 4 280 7029
Mob: +64 27 288 0662

MPI contact for GIA operational matters and GIA applications

Meredith Elley
Team Manager GIA Partnerships & Readiness Delivery
(Ministry for Primary Industries)
Email: Meredith.Elley@mpi.govt.nz 
Tel: 04 830 5981 
Mob: +6422 012 8835