Dr Tanira Kingi will join the board from July 1, 2020.
Landcorp Farming Ltd’s (Pāmu) shareholding ministers have made a new appointment to the board.
Dr Tanira Kingi will join the board from July 1, 2020. Kingi (Ngāti Whakaue/Te Arawa) has an extensive background in agricultural systems, land economics, and forestry and is the research leader in primary industry systems at Scion. He has previously held a number of research and academic roles with AgResearch and Massey University.
Kingi has a PhD in agricultural economics and development from the Australian National University and an MAppSci(Hons) in agricultural systems management from Massey University. He is on several ministerial advisory groups for freshwater and climate change and has been a member of Pāmu’s Environment Reference Group since its establishment in 2015.
Kingi has a wealth of experience in New Zealand’s primary industries that goes back to working in the forestry sector in the late 1970s and horticultural management in the 1980s. He has held governance positions on agricultural entities for almost 30 years and is the chair of Te Arawa Primary Sector Group (Te Arawa Arataua) and sits on the boards of several Māori economic authorities.
Pāmu chair Warren Parker said, “Tanira’s extensive work in a range of agricultural related research and development projects, along with his in-depth knowledge of the forestry sector, will be invaluable to Pāmu as we continue to execute on our strategy.”
Kingi replaces Tony Reilly, who is retiring from the board after six years.
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