planning in place to relocate the Auckland office early in 2016/17. The
Auckland move has been driven by the landlord’s development plans. The
Auckland and Wellington offices have co-location arrangements with
The Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority (EECA) and in Christchurch
the Commission has co-located in the Central Integrated Government
Agency (CIGA) building, led by Statistics NZ.
As a measure of staff satisfaction and productivity, the Commission
undertakes a staff engagement survey every 18 months. Results for
2015/16 show a response rate of 91 percent, with employee engagement
at 71 percent – a 9 percentage point improvement from the previous
survey period.
The Human Rights
Amendment Act
and Commissioner
changes
The Human Rights Amendment Act passed on 14 June 2016. The Act
provides for the establishment of a Disability Rights Commissioner and
makes changes to the functions of the Commission regarding domestic
and international reporting. As a result of the passage of the Act, two
Commissioner vacancies have been advertised, but no appointments
made yet. The composition of Commissioners remains at three full-time
Commissioners and three part-time Commissioners.
Our sincere thanks to everyone in the organisation for their continued
commitment.
Na mätou noa, nä
David Rutherford
Chief Commissioner
Te Amokapua
Dame Susan Devoy
Race Relations Commissioner
Kaihautū Whakawhanaunga a Iwi
Dr Jackie Blue
Equal Employment
Opportunities Commissioner
Kaihautū Ōritenga Mahi
Paul Gibson
Disability Rights Commissioner
Kaihautū Tika Hauātanga
Karen Johansen
Commissioner
Kaihautū
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Richard Tankersley
Commissioner
Kaihautū
Human Rights Commission