Call for Nominations: NZIIA Board Elections 2026

There are three Board places up for election this year. These will be elected by NZIIA members, entitled to one vote each.

If you would like to put yourself forward for election, please:

1. Read the information for prospective candidates here
2. Fill in this self-nomination form and return it, along with a head and shoulders photograph, to nziia@vuw.ac.nz.

This text and picture will sit alongside that of other candidates during the election, which will take place online via the Election Runner website.

The deadline for nominations is 5pm on Friday, 13 February (NZST).

The three nominees with the highest number of votes will join the existing Board members on a new Board, formed at the AGM in Wellington in early May. After the AGM the Board will appoint a Chair and Vice-Chair.

To be eligible to stand for election, you must be a current member of the NZIIA (join here). Current Board members are welcome to run for re-election, up to a maximum of two terms. In this election, two of the three places are created by the compulsory retirement after two terms of James Kember, the current Chair, and Suzannah Jessep. We thank them both for their extraordinary contribution to the NZIIA in their time on the Board.

NZIIA encourages nominations from a diverse range of backgrounds, skills, experiences and attributes. The attached document includes further information on the duties and time commitment required to serve on the NZIIA Board.

For further information, please contact us via nziia@vuw.ac.nz. 

Key documents:

• Information for prospective NZIIA Board Members
• Self nomination form
• About the NZIIA 
• NZIIA Constitution and Annual Reports

Ngā mihi nui
Hamish McDougall
Executive Director
New Zealand Institute of International Affairs - Whare Tawāhi-a-mahi i Aotearoa.