2014 Annual Review
Celebrating 100 years of New Zealand engineering
In this, IPENZ’s centenary year, a wide range of celebrations and events marked the engineering profession’s progress in New Zealand during the past 100 years. Formal dinners, exhibitions, lectures, forums and a number of publications were included in the line-up of activities planned by National Office and the Branches. Contents
About Us 4 The Organisation 6 Our Membership 8 President’s Report 11 Our Governing Board 12 Chief Executive’s Comment 13 Our Staff 14
Our Centenary Year 16 Events and Celebrations 18
Making our Vision a Reality 22 Professional Standards 24 Engineering Leadership 26 Informed Engagement 28 Enhanced Understanding 29 Enduring Capability 30 Behind the Scenes 32
Early 1900's Engineers in the early 20th century achieved some extraordinary results, but in general were frustrated by a lack of status OUR JOURNEY and public understanding of The engineering profession we what they did as a profession. know today has been shaped by an Engineers sought an organisation eventful century. Follow IPENZ's that would represent their specific journey through its first 100 years needs. The profession fell into three and look at the prospects for the categories – central goverment, Institution's future. local government and those work- ing in industry or independently. Associated Reports 34 Practice College 36 Branches 37 Special and Technical Interest Groups 43 Collaborating Technical Societies 49 Roll of Honour 53 IPENZ Foundation 57
Registration Authority 58
Financial Statements 62 Financial Summary 64 IPENZ Foundation Financial Summary 69
1914 Beginnings 1912 The New Zealand Society of Civil Engineers (NZSCE) Local government engineers was formed as a single formed their own institute, national body on 19 March but others argued for a – the genesis of IPENZ. wider body. About Us
IPENZ has come a long way from its modest beginnings. As at 30 September 2014, our Membership stood at 15,950 – a vast difference to the foundation of fewer than 200. Today IPENZ Members 4 are to be found all around the globe.
1914 World War I The NZSCE's development was hindered by this historic event. Although World War I took many of June 1914 the Society's members away from their usual occupations, sappers on First President the battlefield were able to prove the Robert West Holmes stepped in as engineering profession's huge value the Society's first elected President, and skills. leading a group of 170 members. 5
1924 The Engineers Registration Act was passed on 11 October.
Early 1920's After World War I, the Society lobbied for an engineers' registration act to improve professional standards. ABOUT US
The Organisation The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand Incorporated (IPENZ) represents engineers in 17 fields of engineering across New Zealand.
During the past century, the from all engineering disciplines enhance the engineering profession. Institution has significantly improved in New Zealand. As the Registration Authority, it public awareness of the work under- is responsible for maintaining the It is also the Registration Authority taken by professional engineers in register of Chartered Professional 6 under the Chartered Professional New Zealand. Engineers. This includes assessing Engineers of New Zealand Act 2002. candidates and disciplining those IPENZ is the professional body for In its role as a professional body, registrants who have failed to meet engineers, engineering technolo- IPENZ provides a range of services and their obligations under the Act. gists and engineering technicians support for its Members and works to
IPENZ activities and services include:
ENFORCING STANDARDS PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE PRACTICE SUPPORT Enforcing the standards of Recognising professional standing Supporting practising engineers professional competence for the via competence-based IPENZ through the development of engineering profession, and ethical Membership classes and registration. guidance information. behaviour for its Members and ensuring the level is met.
THE VOICE PROMOTING THE Providing an engineering perspective PROFESSION INTERNATIONAL to inform public policy development Working to attract young people ALIGNMENT and explain engineering to the public. to the engineering profession. Working to align New Zealand engineering with international best practice. More information about PROFESSIONAL how we undertake these DEVELOPMENT activities and services is provided in the following Providing a continuing professional ACCREDITATION sections development programme and support » Acting as the accreditation body to employers. for engineering degrees and diplomas in New Zealand.
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2014 AT A GLANCE 1,183 11,646 43,606 applications for competence subscription-paying Members students engaged by assessment received Futureintech Ambassadors
7 17 11.5% 117 submissions made to the Govern- increase in Graduate face-to-face professional ment on public policy issues Membership in the last year development courses delivered
108 2,700 25 complaints received attendees nationwide years as a Washington or in progress at Pickering Lecture Accord signatory
Financial Performance 2005–2014
12 Income Expenditure Reserves 10 Subscriptions
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6 $ (millions)
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Our Membership IPENZ Membership provides several advantages. Membership demonstrates each individual’s commitment to professional values and support for the engineering profession.
Members include engineering The advantages of joining IPENZ are encouraged to contribute to the students, practising engineers include international recognition profession and society in general and people with an association or of qualifications, assistance with through personal involvement in 8 involvement with the profession. gaining and developing competence, setting professional standards, public IPENZ offers a variety of Membership and independent verification of policy, engineering practice, Branch classes that provide enhanced competence to practise as engineering and technical group programmes. professional standing for engineers professionals. IPENZ Members also Further opportunities are provided for at different career stages. There have access to a selection of carefully Members to connect and network with are also Membership classes for selected professional development other engineering professionals, and non-engineers who engage with opportunities, including courses, to undertake personal development or contribute to the engineering webinars, presentations and site through positions on committees profession in different ways. visits, as well as access to engineering and boards. knowledge. In addition, Members
Membership Trends 2005 – 2014
18,000 Competence-graded Members Graduate Members 16,000 Subscription-paying Members
14,000 Student Members
Total
12,000
10,000
8,000 Number of Members
6,000
4,000
2,000
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Distribution of our Members
IPENZ Members are located through- out New Zealand, with the largest Northland proportion in Auckland, Christchurch 1% and Wellington. Almost 10 per Tauranga cent are practising in various roles overseas, as New Zealand engineering Auckland 2.6% qualifications are well-respected and East Coast accepted internationally. 40% 0.2% 9
DID YOU KNOW? Waikato/Bay of Plenty Until the 1960's, "Member" was the highest class an engineer 6.8% could aspire to. In 1962 change Taranaki was initiated to elevate the repu- Hawke's Bay tation of professional engineers. 2.1% Wanganui 1.3% 0.3% Manawatu 2% Nelson-Marlborough 1.5% Wellington 11% West Coast 0.2%
Canterbury 18% Southland 0.6% South Canterbury 0.4%
Otago 3%
Rest of World 9%
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Age Distribution of Membership Gender Breakdown of Membership
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10 3000 86% 14% 2000 male female Number of Members
1000 DID YOU KNOW? There were no female Members 0 of the Institution during its 0–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 70–79 80–89 90–99 100+ first half century. Even Pat Age group (years) McCook, the first New Zealand woman known to qualify as a professional engineer in 1955, did not join the Institution, but was listed as a “friend” of the Electro-Technical Group.
Membership Trends 2005–2014
MEMBERSHIP CLASS 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Distinguished Fellows 33 36 41 42 44 46 48 50 54 57
Fellows 667 675 670 674 683 702 708 730 735 758
Professional Members 4,473 4,503 4,595 4,659 4,696 4,729 4,856 5,023 5,109 5,303
Technical Members 117 122 130 141 158 171 186 190 194 202
Associate Members 233 230 228 222 221 217 237 255 287 308
Competence-graded 5,523 5,566 5,664 5,738 5,802 5,865 6,035 6,248 6,379 6,628 Members
Graduate Members 2,015 2,301 2,613 2,995 3,328 3,418 3,592 3,874 4,173 4,654
Companions 21 24 25 29 33 38 38 41 41 44
Affiliate Members 131 148 171 181 185 201 232 250 251 300
Honorary Fellows 14 15 17 17 18 21 21 19 20 200
Subscription-paying 7,704 8,054 8,490 8,960 9,366 9,543 9,918 10,432 10,864 11,646 Members
Student Members 2,204 1,860 1,756 1,674 2,117 2,519 2,877 3,507 4,072 4,304
Total 9,908 9,914 10,246 10,634 11,483 12,062 12,795 13,939 14,936 15,950
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President’s Report
IPENZ's complaints process was a ethics governing IPENZ Members and engineers; and undertaking a variety major focus of our work programme Chartered Professional Engineers. of roles with schools. this year. We again received a large We’re still finalising the review and Our centenary year was a great volume of complaints, and this hope to have a new code in 2015. success. Events included high-profile involved considerable effort and legal Our aim is to develop a single code presentations, panel discussions, advice into seeing these through the that’s logical, easy to understand and dinners, awards, site visits and exhi- disciplinary process. Of particular note addresses the Commission’s reporting bitions. These events and activities were the ongoing, high-profile cases and whistleblowing requirements. reflected on our 100-year heritage, 11 relating to the CTV Building collapse Members’ voluntary efforts into and also focused on the future. Many during the February 2011 Canterbury helping with IPENZ programmes attracted media attention, helping us earthquake. Several high-profile of work were again exemplary. Not spread the word about engineering’s disciplinary investigations attracted surprisingly, our centenary year influence in shaping society, and media attention. generated a great deal of work raising the profile of engineering We provided a policy submission in for our hundreds of volunteers. as a career choice for young response to impending occupational Thanks to their efforts, we held a New Zealanders. regulation of engineering, having number of successful events, both IPENZ National Office moved into new canvassed the views of the wider premises in Customhouse Quay in profession. We support the thrust Wellington. This move provides staff of the reform but want to address Centenary events and with modern offices in a heritage several key areas. We particularly activities reflected building, along with better meeting want to widen the scope of the room facilities. proposed regulation to ensure on our 100-year safer standards for all engineered heritage, and also It has been a privilege to serve as systems and structures used by the President in IPENZ’s centenary year. public. Stronger regulation of the focused on the future. I’d like to thank our Members, volun- engineering profession is likely in teers, staff and my fellow Board some form, and our input into what members for their input into the shape this takes is expected to be a high-profile and locally focused, to Institution. mark our centenary. Members also major work item in 2015. I’d like to offer particular thanks to distinguished themselves in other New workplace health and safety Andrew Cleland for his contribution ways: providing input into Technical reform, scheduled to come into effect to the Institution in his 14 years as Interest Groups, Collaborating in 2015, is also expected to have a Chief Executive. Andrew left IPENZ in Technical Societies and a Special significant impact on engineering September for the Royal Society Interest Group; sitting on disciplinary practice. of New Zealand. committees; helping set accreditation Our response to the recommenda- standards and assess competence; tions of the Canterbury Earthquakes serving on the IPENZ governing Royal Commission continues. One Board, heritage, student and graduate of the Commission’s key recommen- committees; judging engineering Kevin Thompson dations was to review the codes of awards; acting as mentors to younger President
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Our Governing Board The democratically elected IPENZ governing Board is respon- sible for the Institution’s governance and strategic direction.
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Kevin Thompson Andrew Read Elena Trout President Deputy President Vice President
Carol Boyle Jan Evans-Freeman Geoffrey Farquhar Matt Harris
Ben Holland Glen Mitchell Derrick Adams Immediate Past President
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Chief Executive’s Comment
We’ve been especially active in our students into progressing from Pathways Project, a partnership centenary year, celebrating 100 Student to Graduate Membership between IPENZ, the Metro Group years as New Zealand’s professional and into the competence-assessed of Institutes of Technology and engineering body with a number of classes. Polytechnics, and the New Zealand exciting events and activities. These Board of Engineering Diplomas. We continued to work on enhancing celebrations have allowed us to capi- The project’s leader has been much of what we do at IPENZ, chiefly talise on the opportunity to profile consulting with the education in response to last year’s Membership the engineering profession to the sector, and an essential next step 13 survey. This work is aimed at ensuring is continuing working with industry wider public. IPENZ remains the professional body representatives. This year we were fortunate to of choice for engineers into the future host the International Engineering by effectively meeting the changing The Futureintech programme’s Alliance (IEA), which coincided with needs of a diverse Membership. support of the Government’s our centenary celebrations. In June, To achieve this, we’re reviewing goal to increase the numbers of the IEA met in Wellington at which many of our internal processes, our school-children who take science, representatives from 26 nations technology, engineering and maths attended. A number of positive subjects is important, encouraging a outcomes were reached at the The celebrations have greater number of tertiary-qualified meetings, with further signatories allowed us to capitalise graduates from New Zealand being added to the Accords and universities. I am pleased to report decisions made on the Alliance’s on the opportunity to that Callaghan Innovation has con- firmed its contract to provide funding governance structure. profile the engineer- for the Futureintech programme to We were successful in having our term ing profession to the December 2015. on the Dublin Accord (the agreement This has been an eventful year but for the international recognition of wider public. an exciting and largely successful Engineering Technician qualifications) one. I thank all those who’ve made extended from two to six years. To a contribution to IPENZ this year – celebrate both IPENZ’s centenary and we couldn’t do without the hundreds the 25th anniversary of the Washing- suite of services to Members and of volunteers who help us deliver ton Accord, we held a formal dinner. our Membership structure. We’re our services and activities in a variety also reinvesting in our IT systems Our Membership came tantalisingly of ways. close to the 16,000-mark, continuing to develop a much more modern, streamlined database to improve the impressive upward trend of the how we interact with Members. last several years. As at 30 September, we had 15,950 Members. This includes Our efforts to encourage school 4,304 Student Members and 11,646 leavers into engineering study Members in the higher Membership at tertiary level are ongoing. One classes. In large part, the numbers programme of work to promote the are being driven by the success of our route from senior secondary school Kieran Devine programme to attract engineering to engineering study is the Techlink Interim Chief Executive
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Our Staff IPENZ staff roles are divided into six primary functions, with each section headed by a Director who is part of the IPENZ leadership team.
Leadership Team
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Andrew Cleland Kieran Devine Nicki Crauford Chief Executive Interim Chief Executive Deputy Chief Executive
Wayne Boreham Will Chaney Angela Christie Tim Davin Director – Operations Director – Change Director – Schools Director – External Relations
Graham Dilks Tina Norris Brett Williams Engineering Director – Member Services Director – Learning Practice Manager and Assessment
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The Teams EXTERNAL RELATIONS As at 30 September 2014 Tim Davin Tonya Jones Director – External Relations Conference and Events Manager CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE Karen Astwood Kavita Kansara Heritage Advisor Marketing Manager Kieran Devine Karen Cooper Interim Chief Executive Executive Assistant Tracey Ayre Turei Mackey to Chief Executive Policy Advisor and Project Communications Manager Will Chaney Manager, Women in Engineering Director – Change Jackie Treweek Dionne Needham Boards’ Secretary Joanne Caine Awards and Projects Co-ordinator Events Communications and 15 Marketing Co-ordinator Cheryll Wagener ENGINEERING Events Co-ordinator
Graham Dilks Cameron Smart Engineering Practice Manager Engineering Projects Manager LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT
Rebecca Barrow Charles Willmot Brett Williams Chris Johns Complaints Administrator/ Manager – Investigation Director – Learning and Competence Assessment Personal Assistant and Discipline Assessment Administrator
Angeli Hudson Matt Winthrop Shannon Davidson Bub Konia Graphic Designer Editor – Member Communications Continuing Professional Senior Competence Development Advisor Assessment Administrator Leanne Molloy Brian Worboys Design Manager Technical Secretary Margaret Dawson Rachel McKeag Professional Development IEA Administrator Juliet Palmer Manager NZBED Secretariat Managing Editor Andrew Drummond Catherine Novak Administrative Assistant Learning and Development Advisor OPERATIONS Ezra Fermanis Almaz Rabb Learning and Assessment Administration Assistant Wayne Boreham Fiona McLean Team Administrator Director – Operations Service Centre Manager Charlie Strivens Mike Fermanis Competence Assessment Michele Boniface Marian Phillips NZBED Executive Officer Quality Co-ordinator Membership Manager Financial Accountant IEA Secretariat Jeff Wastney Brittany Brack Lynn Pole Registrar Membership Administrator/ General Accounts Administrator Receptionist Celeste Ryan SCHOOLS Beau Broadhead General Administrator Web Programmer/Analyst Debby Toala Angela Christie Madeleine Rashbrooke Renee de Boer Meeting Room/Membership Director – Schools Futureintech Writer/Researcher Technical Groups Officer Assistant Rod Hare Megan Rodden Sharlene Grooby Curtis Vertongen Futureintech Facilitator Futureintech Writer/Researcher General Administrator Database and Systems Administrator Kristal Kitto Catherine Smith Alexandra Jackson Administrator/Hub Co-ordinator Futureintech Facilitator Accounts Receivable/Membership Kim Willcox Lee Administrator HR Advisor Alison Lawrie Laura Stockton Futureintech Facilitator Futureintech Facilitator Rohin Joyce Linden Williams IT Support Administrator Branch Facilitator Glynn McGregor Gay Watson Futureintech Manager Futureintech Facilitator Walter King Sales and Sponsorship Manager Lynne Newell Susan Weekes Futureintech Facilitator Futureintech Facilitator
THE INSTITUTION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS NEW ZEALAND | ANNUAL REVIEW 2014 Our Centenary Year
As this was the Institution’s centennial year, National Office arranged several special events in which IPENZ Members and the public could celebrate 100 years of engineering achievements. 16
1930's 600 Members By the 1930's, NZSCE membership had reached 600, climbing from 400 in the previous decade.
1928 First premises The NZSCE's first premises were at 54 Molesworth Street, Wellington. The Society stayed at this address for just over a decade. 17
1937 Renaming the Society The Society's name was under much debate in the 1930's, with those outside the civil field wanting wider inclusion. In 1937 the NZSCE became the New Zealand Institution of Engineers (NZIE).
1931 Hawke's Bay Earthquake The issue of competence standards came to the fore in the 1920's and 1930's, particularly after events such as the 1929 Murchison and 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquakes. The Society fostered the formation of the New Zealand Standards Institute – today known as Standards New Zealand. OUR CENTENARY YEAR
Events and Celebrations
The engineering community and the general public joined in the centennial celebrations in several venues around the country, with full houses being reported in some locations.
Fellows' and Achievers' Dinner 18 Past, Present and Future 21 MARCH, CHRISTCHURCH
The collective contribution of the recipients is outstand- ing, and a great first century is ending. Can the second century be even better?
– Derrick Adams FIPENZ Immediate Past President
Besides recognising a remarkable group of engineers, the Fellows’ and Achievers’ Dinner officially launched the IPENZ centenary.
The Centenary celebrations officially Christchurch at the Air Force Museum Fraser Bridges FIPENZ (born on 13 opened with the Fellows’ and of New Zealand, the evening saw March 1914 – so almost exactly the Achievers’ Dinner in Christchurch on three Members become Distinguished same age as IPENZ) cut the centennial 21 March, marking 100 years since Fellows and 36 Members, including cake at the Dinner. the first meeting of the New Zealand two women, become Fellows of IPENZ. Society of Civil Engineers. Held in One of our oldest Members, George
An Evolving Order The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand 1914-2014 RELEASED 21 MARCH
An Evolving Order: The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand 1914–2014 was launched at the Fellows’ and Achievers’ Dinner. Written by Wellington-based historian Peter Cooke, who specialises in industrial heritage and military history, the book (available in both digital and hardcopy) charts the Institution’s development and the engineering profession that grew with it – from the creation of the New Zealand Society of Civil Engineers to present day IPENZ.
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Transpower Neighbourhood Engineers Awards 50+50: Celebrating 100 Years of New Zealand Engineering 19 OCTOBER 2013 – OCTOBER 2014, NATIONWIDE
Fifty-two teams submitted projects for judging in the 2014 Awards. Thanks to the engineers who men- tored the students – their contribution was invaluable. To mark the centenary, a new component was introduced to the Awards’ brief, where entrants had to research and describe their project in an historical context. Students developing a storage system for a class set of iPads, for instance, focused on the development of research techniques in the school setting, leading up to present day Students at Fairhall School and Ben Snalam GIPENZ of Marlborough Lines look at site plans use of the iPad. as part of their solar power lighting installation project.
Pickering Lecture Exploring the Unknown: To Mars and Beyond 24–27 MARCH, WELLINGTON, CHRISTCHURCH, HAMILTON, AUCKLAND
Charles Elachi, Director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, pre- I'm very honoured sented to capacity audiences in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and to have been invited Christchurch, explaining the quest to be the speaker to unlock the mysteries of a world that for many, seems more sci-fi than at this anniversary... reality. "As the Curiosity scours the Red here in Wellington, the Planet’s surface for signs of life, we’re also learning more about ourselves," home of Sir William he said. Elachi believes humans could be on Mars by 2030. Pickering.
– Charles Elachi Charles Elachi with a Mars Science Laboratory Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory rover model. Photo: Thomas Wynne, NASA/ JPL-Caltech.
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Centenary Lecture Battle of the Boats: How technology won the America's Cup 6–22 MAY, WHANGAREI, TAURANGA, DUNEDIN, NEW PLYMOUTH, NAPIER, AUCKLAND
Two New Zealand design engineers, Andy Kensington from Emirates Team New Zealand and Neil Wilkinson from Oracle Team USA, detailed what took place off the water and out of sight during the toughly-fought 2013 America’s Cup campaign. Describing strategy and design, they explained how technology was pushed to the 20 limits to develop two revolutionary boats. The lectures, which were hosted by IPENZ, were presented to enthusiastic audiences around the country.
International Engineering Alliance Dinner Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Washington Accord 11 JUNE, WELLINGTON
Left: Dinner guests participate in a haka. Above: Professor Ray Meyer DistFIPENZ cuts the 25th anniversary cake.
As we grapple with the challenges of the century ahead, it's Over 130 International Engineering globally benchmarked standards of entirely appropriate Alliance (IEA) representatives were engineering education). In his address, in Wellington for four days in June. the Hon. Nick Smith FIPENZ said the that we engage with They took time out from meetings profession’s knowledge, skills and our engineering to attend a formal dinner, which values are vital to the progress of celebrated both IPENZ’s centenary all nations, noting “We best honour alliance partners. and the 25th anniversary of the that proud heritage by looking to Washington Accord (one of the IEA’s how engineers can contribute to our – the Hon. Nick Smith six multi-lateral agreements setting respective societies into the future.” Minister of Building and Construction
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Members' Photo Competition Engineering: Looking Back, Looking Forward AUGUST, NATIONWIDE
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This year’s Members’ Photo Competition had the theme, “Engineering – Looking Above left: "Intriguing Past" by Pavan Kaushik Back, Looking Forward”. Members were asked for images that demonstrate and GIPENZ of Auckland. Above right: "Bascule Bridge" by Curt Martin MIPENZ of Whangarei. engender pride in engineering’s impact as a major influence in New Zealand’s Both photos were highly commended in the development, or surprise and intrigue with the future possibilities in engineering. Looking Back category. Winners in each category received travel vouchers and cash prizes. A People’s Choice Award was open to public voting through the IPENZ’s Facebook page to promote the Institution’s social media presence.
Technology Challenging Society As a profession, Digital Dangers – exposing Better, Stronger, Faster – we've turned cyber crime in New Zealand engineering the perfect around, made a 18 JUNE, WELLINGTON athlete paradigm shift. 24 SEPTEMBER, AUCKLAND
– Alan Bickers DistFIPENZ on sustainable management
Commemorative Church Service 18 SEPTEMBER, WELLINGTON The dangers lurking in cyber space are more insidious than ever, placing In November, four sports experts IPENZ’s century-long contribu- new threats on an unsuspecting discussed technology’s increasing tion to New Zealand’s growth and public in unfathomable ways. That’s use in sport to assist athletes in their development was commemorated the picture painted by four Internet quest for success and bring fans closer at the Wellington Cathedral of security experts who took part in a to the game. St Paul in September. Former panel discussion in June looking at IPENZ President, Alan Bickers "It's about fine-tuning and giving technology’s impact on society. DistFIPENZ, delivered a sermon feedback on what we've already done" giving thanks for 100 years of explained John Cronin, co-director learning, service and achieve- of the Sports Performance Research ment, and for the contribution Institute New Zealand. made by thousands of Members.
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Times may have changed considerably from a century ago, but a strong
22 Strategic Plan ensures our activities remain consistent with our founding principles. The following section outlines our progress against our five strategic objectives, as we strive to achieve a vision that has been shaped by the last 100 years.
1943 The Institution splits Young engineers felt dissatisfied with their representation and broke away to form the Professional Engineers Association of New Zealand (PEANZ). 1955 Gender diversity within the Institution was extremely limited. It wasn't until 1955 that Pat McCook was recognised as being the first woman to qualify as a professional engineer in New Zealand. 23
1959 Together again PEANZ rejoined the Institution; the two merged under the New Zealand Institute of Engineering (NZIE) umbrella.
1960's The model of a learned society was strengthened during the 1960's with increased regional Branch activity and organised technical groups. MAKING OUR VISION A REALITY
OBJECTIVE 1 Professional Standards Set and enforce internationally benchmarked educational, competence and ethical standards.
Activities
•• Accredit or recognise engineering 1,183 applications for competence 24 qualifications to Washington, Sydney assessment were received from engineers or and Dublin Accord standards •• Undertake competence assessments engineering geologists seeking admission benchmarked to the professional to a current competence register and/or competence exemplars of the International Engineering Alliance competence based IPENZ Membership class. •• Ensure all relevant regulators use the IPENZ-managed national Outcomes engineering registers IPENZ hosted the International maintain substantially equivalent •• Educate engineers on their Engineering Alliance (IEA) meetings IPENZ versions. professional responsibilities and in Wellington in June. A highlight deal with poor performance through Operational relationships with was a dinner to celebrate the 25th a disciplinary process Engineers Australia were strength- anniversary of the Washington Accord, •• Support the development and ened through a two-day visit by senior which was held as a joint celebration enforcement of professional staff in March; 1,183 applications with IPENZ’s centenary. standards across the South Pacific. for competence assessment were Mentoring engineering education received from engineers or engin- Indicators of Success providers in the South Pacific region eering geologists seeking admission continued in association with to a current competence register •• Continued signatory status of the Engineers Australia. South Pacific and/or competence based IPENZ Washington and Sydney Accords and Engineers Association (SPEA) repre- Membership class. after acceptance, as a signatory of sentatives from Papua New Guinea The University of Canterbury was the Dublin Accord and Fiji attended the IEA meetings successful in having accreditation for •• in Wellington in June. IPENZ continued Continued authorised membership its Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) to support the operation of SPEA. of the Engineers Mobility Forum, programmes accredited for a further APEC Engineer and Engineering IPENZ’s status as a signatory to the five-year period. Technology Mobility Forum Dublin Accord was normalised onto a Agreements IPENZ received or had in progress 108 standard six-year review cycle. complaints, either against Chartered •• Positive affirmation of IPENZ’s Professional Engineers, where it is statutory role by the Chartered Reviews of the IPENZ accreditation the Registration Authority, or against Professional Engineers Council manual and accreditation criteria were completed and revised versions IPENZ Members, for whom IPENZ is •• Consistent uptake and use of of both documents were published the incorporated society. Over the past competence registers by regulators. in March; a key change was the year, 54 complaints have been closed formal adoption of the exemplar (either dismissed or resolved). At the graduate profiles developed by the end of the year, there were 54 active education agreements within the complaints at varying stages in the IEA (Washington, Sydney and Dublin disciplinary process. Accords) rather than seeking to
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STANDARDS AND DISCIPLINARY AND INVESTI- The following Members ACCREDITATION BOARD GATION COMMITTEE CHAIRS served on Investigating or Disciplinary Committees The Standards and Accreditation Investigating Committee Chairs Board is responsible for setting and Adam Thornton Ian Brewer maintaining minimum standards for Cliff Boyt Jeff Jones Alan Collier Ian McCahon entry to the profession. These are David Bunting Andrew Alan Moule John Hare applied through the accreditation McMenamin Colin Hickling Alexei Murashev Lou Robinson of qualifications. The Standards and Joanna Saywell Alistair Cattanach Mark Apeldoorn Accreditation Board is also responsible Andrew Brickell Martin Leak 25 for developing professional compe- Disciplinary Bob McGuigan Michael Newby tence standards. These are applied Committee Chairs Carol Caldwell Mike Cathie through assessing individuals for Alan Bickers Brian Hasell Barry Brown Noel Hanham competence based Membership and Jennifer Culliford Peter McCombs Barry Davidson Peter Boardman registration, and are central to a self- regulating profession’s operation. Bill Cassidy Peter Geddes Disciplinary Committee Bob Nelligan Peter Smith Laypersons Standards and Accreditation Carron Blom Pierre Craig Cooper Quenneville Board Members Paul Blackler Craig McIlroy Rod Hutchison Murray Lints JP QSM Simon Lovatt – Chair Dale Turkington Rodney Penny Mudford Melville-Smith Carol Boyle Roger Nokes David Jennings Justice Rodney Hansen CNZM QC Russell Poole Kieran Devine Dirk Pons Deane McNulty Bill Whitley (Consumer NZ) Peter Geddes Tiina Hall-Turner Basil Wakelin Desmond Bull Hamish Wilson (Consumer NZ) Peter Mathers Debbie Hogan Kelvin Walls Peter Steel Gordon Mallinson Fraser Campbell Richard Brand Fraser Henderson Rob Jury Gary Clode Simon Aimer Graham Chapman Stephen Sawrey Grant Murray Stewart Hobbs Graham Voysey Tim Sinclair Helen Ferner
Left: International delegates on day one of the International Engineering Alliance meetings in Wellington. Right: Jan Evans-Freeman FIPENZ (left) accepts a certificate on behalf of the University of Canterbury from immediate Past President Derrick Adams FIPENZ.
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OBJECTIVE 2 Engineering Leadership Lead the development and promote the application of good engineering practices.
Activities Outcomes
•• Identify and manage emerging IPENZ is continuing to implement the •• The working group formed by IPENZ, 26 engineering practice issues recommendations of the Canterbury with representatives from the •• Provide a portfolio of practice Earthquakes Royal Commission. This New Zealand Institute of Architects, documentation includes: MBIE, the New Zealand Registered Architects Board, the New Zealand •• Enhance Member access to the •• IPENZ’s participation with a Society for Earthquake Engineering up-to-date codes of practice and number of the Ministry of Business, and the New Zealand Structural standards Innovation and Employment Engineering Society, considering •• Promote learned society activities stakeholder groups, in particular initiatives to improve collaboration for Members to gain new the Engineering Design Reference between engineers and architects; engineering knowledge Group and the National Building the practice guidance document •• Advocate for New Zealand to have a Consenting System sector refer- “Improving Collaboration Between regulatory environment supporting ence group Architects and Engineers” has been effective, efficient, ethical and •• Progressing the review of the developed innovative engineering practice IPENZ and Chartered Professional •• Consulting on options to publish •• Facilitate and co-ordinate the views Engineers codes of ethics; the information on the Chartered of the engineering profession on review specifically considers the Professional Engineers register, practice issues. obligation on engineers to report and making practice field infor- engineering matters which present mation available to the public. Indicators of Success safety concerns
•• IPENZ is recognised as a leader in resolving engineering practice issues •• IPENZ is recognised within the engineering community as the IPENZ is continuing to implement the co-ordinator of technical leadership recommendations of the Canterbury •• IPENZ services are used to access new or codified engineering Earthquakes Royal Commission. knowledge •• Increased coverage of different engineering disciplines.
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IPENZ is represented on the Work- A number of new Practice Notes are Committee Members Safe New Zealand General Risk and being developed, and existing ones Workplace Management Guidance reviewed and updated. The 2014 Andrew Read – Chair Group to develop the regulation and Engineering Professions Forum raised Steve Abley guidance material to support the new the profile of professionalism in Geoffrey Farquhar Health and Safety at Work Act. This engineering and provided a platform Matt Harris work stream is expected to expand for debate around its relevance and Ron McDowall into wider support for the review of application. Hamish McKenzie relevant approved codes of practice Glen Mitchell and related standards. ENGINEERING PRACTICE Arthur Park 27 ADVISORY COMMITTEE Other important outcomes included forming a new Technical Interest The Engineering Practice Advisory Group, the New Zealand Society Committee’s purpose is to advise the for Safety Engineering; informing IPENZ governing Board on matters engineers of important national and arising in or affecting engineering international developments and issues practice that could have a major im- within the field of safety engineering pact on the engineering profession, through the development of practice its reputation with stakeholders guidance will be an important function or IPENZ. of this group.
DID YOU KNOW? In November 1891, Robert West Makohine and Mangateweka streams to this challenge, Holmes designed Holmes (President 1914–1917) was and the Makatote River. the Raurimu spiral, which uses a given responsibility for the partially series of tight left- and right-hand Mr Holmes also identified and constructed North Island main trunk curves and one complete loop surveyed alternative routes for the railway. Although partly built, the incorporating two tunnels. line through Tongariro National Park most difficult section, from north of and northward. The line could have Below: The foot of the Raurimu Spiral with Hunterville to south of Te Kuiti, had to no gradient greater than one in 50 the township in the background, 1909. be constructed. This section required Photo: Muir & Moodie, Te Papa collection. while making the steep descent from three major viaducts, across the the Waimarino plateau. In response
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OBJECTIVE 3 Informed Engagement Provide a respected voice to inform and influence leaders and decision-makers on national and community issues.
Activities Outcomes
•• Provide an engineering perspective IPENZ made 17 submissions on 28 that helps reframe the public public policy issues, and in two cases debate on important national and made presentations to the relevant community issues Select Committee; the Institution •• Submit to Parliament and also contributed two chapters to a government agencies on behalf Ministry of Business, Innovation and of the engineering profession to Employment report on engineering influence policy decisions skill shortages. •• Engage leading engineering Informal feedback from senior organisations to provide a collective government officials indicated that voice for the profession on critical IPENZ’s views are well-respected. public policy issues. Although it is not generally feasible to identify whether IPENZ has solely Indicators of Success and directly influenced change, the Institution believes it was able to •• Changes of public policy over a influence changes to draft legislation period of time increase alignment on earthquake-prone buildings and to of government policy with IPENZ amendments to the Local Government think pieces Act 2002 relating to resilience. •• Submissions on specific issues lead to pertinent changes in policy, legislation or regulation •• Business and government leaders and senior government officials value think pieces and policy submissions from the profession.
The Institution believes it was able to influence changes to draft legislation Top: IPENZ Chief Executive Andrew Cleland on earthquake-prone buildings and to FIPENZ with Jo Cribb from the Ministry of Women's Affairs. Middle: David Prentice amendments to the Local Government Act FIPENZ, Chief Executive of Opus, engages with IPENZ Student Members. Bottom: the Hon. 2002 relating to resilience. Nick Smith FIPENZ at the 2013 New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards.
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OBJECTIVE 4 Enhanced Understanding Enhance public understanding of the critical role engineering plays in modern society.
Activities •• Record and present stories of “Battle of the Boats” had great success on historic engineering achievement 29 to the public of New Zealand YouTube, with nearly 9,500 views of the •• Recognise and explain contemporary full lecture. engineering achievement to stake- holders in business, government and the community •• Inform the public of advances venues and attracted 2,000 attendees Media interest in the Institution and in engineering innovation likely in total. the profession has increased greatly to impact on the way of life for due to centenary events, three Eight media releases received New Zealanders high-profile disciplinary hearings coverage after the New Zealand •• Provide the public of New Zealand and changes to registration and Engineering Excellence Awards. with an informed engineering disciplinary powers proposed by the perspective on issues impacting Two public discussion panels Minister. July was the month with the their communities. were held and broadcast by Radio highest media coverage, with 109 New Zealand on the impact of original media articles recorded by Indicators of Success technology in the cyber-crime and Meltwater media monitoring, most sporting sectors. of which focused on disciplinary •• Public, business and government Engineering heritage outcomes hearings. The next highest was perceptions of the role of engineers included the publication of An Evolving September, with 92 original media in developing society are improved Order by Peter Cooke, which chronicles articles recorded. •• 2014 centenary and the ongoing IPENZ’s history over the past century. IPENZ’s Facebook page doubled its engineering heritage programme In addition, four items were added to followers from 250 in March to 570 bringing the role of engineering into the Engineering Heritage Register, in September. This was due mainly the public view. two plaques were unveiled, and to a successful IPENZ Members’ IPENZ participated in a television Photo Competition which received Outcomes documentary about New Zealand’s rail 13,272 individual views. Twitter network development. also increased from 295 followers in The role of engineers in society was December 2013 to 464 followers in highlighted through the Pickering There have been 194 entry upgrades September 2014 due to consistent Lecture. Presented by NASA’s Director on the Engineering Heritage Record engagement and updates about IPENZ of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and (available on the Heritage website), and engineering-related news. “Battle sponsored by Meridian Energy, the including five new items and one new of the Boats” had great success on lecture attracted 2,700 attendees biography. Two items were added YouTube, with nearly 9,500 views of throughout the country. Engineers’ to the New Zealand Engineering the full lecture. role in society was further showcased Heritage Register. A plaque was via the Beca-sponsored Centenary unveiled recognising the heritage Lecture, “Battle of the Boats”: the significance of the Clifden Suspension lecture, featuring the designers of the Bridge, Southland, and one oral America’s Cup yachts, was held in six history project has been completed.
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OBJECTIVE 5 Enduring Capability Foster the development of a capable and diverse engineering community sufficient to meet future needs.
Activities Indictors of Success Outcomes
•• Increase and support the •• Tertiary involvement in engineering, The Futureintech project met all its 30 participation of young people information and communications contractual obligations. Ambassadors in secondary and tertiary study technology (ICT) and science shows made 2,614 visits to primary, inter- pathways towards careers in positive trends mediate and secondary schools; this engineering and technology •• Participation in a range of support gives a conservative estimate of 5,228 •• Provide Members with access services and continuing professional donated hours with an approximate to a range of support services development opportunities value of $784,200. Ambassadors and continuing professional increases year by year presented to over 43,606 students at development opportunities •• The majority of major engineering least once. Callaghan Innovation has •• Facilitate collegiality and networking employers participate in the extended funding for the Futureintech through Branch and other events Professional Development Partner project until (at least) December 2015. •• Support and recognise engineering (PDP) scheme Forty-two projects, involving students employers providing good quality •• The programmes tailored to groups from Years 1 to 13, were submitted professional development and such as young engineers, student for the Transpower Neighbourhood support environments engineers, women, Māori and Engineers Awards; of these, 19 schools •• Provide programmes tailored to Pasifika meet their objectives received awards valued at $16,000. the needs of groups of Members •• The programmes enhance the Tertiary enrolments in engineering, such as young engineers, student engagement of “new economy” ICT and science continued to show engineers, women, Māori and innovative businesses. positive trends. Pasifika. One-hundred-and-seventeen face- to-face continuing professional development courses were delivered FUTUREINTECH CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL to 1,744 attendees; four online courses DEVELOPMENT were also delivered to 56 registrants. The Continuing Professional Develop- 5,228 117 ment team managed registrations for seminars on behalf of several of IPENZ’s hours donated face-to-face Collaborating Technical Societies. by Ambassadors courses delivered Over 3,373 Members responded to the annual IPENZ Remuneration Survey. 2,614 1,744 Both detailed and summary reports and visits to schools attendees results were circulated to Members. 43,606 15 students engaged course locations
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Student Membership now equates to 27 % of IPENZ Membership; Graduate Membership increased by 11.5% over the year.
WOMEN IN ENGINEERING ing Committee, input into an article Professional recognition events on Westpac’s REDNews website and included site visits, speaker pres- Women in Engineering: An Update through IPENZ publications to the entations, homework nights (so on Progress in 2013 was published New Zealand Petroleum Summit. 31 to set out the programme’s achieve- prospective candidates could work ments since its launch in 2011, and on their submissions for competence STUDENT ENGINEERS its future plans. assessment) and panel discussions NEW ZEALAND so graduates could hear “words of A survey of engineering employers Student Membership now equates wisdom” from senior engineers. was undertaken to understand the to 27 per cent of IPENZ Membership. Nearly all regions have run an event status of women in engineering and Each student engineer who joins focused on the IPENZ Code of Ethics. the policies and practices in place; 19 IPENZ as a Student Member auto- organisations voluntarily participated matically becomes a member of Social events included quiz nights, and the findings were published in Student Engineers New Zealand networking evenings and a mid-winter Women in Engineering: Snapshot 2014. (SENZ). The SENZ Council met in dinner. IPENZ continued to use its networks December and March to discuss The Emerging Professionals Council and influence to encourage engineer- procedures, policies and share met in in October and March to discuss ing employers to take action to support best practice for running events . processes, polices and best practice diversity in their organisations. The Throughout the year, the SENZ Coun- and to meet National Office staff. Institution attempted to establish cil has used its funding to hold events groups of engineering contracting which enable student engineers at companies and consulting companies PROFESSIONAL universities and tertiary institutions to take action to improve the culture in DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS to engage with industry. Events have the profession. This ceased, however, Strong partnerships with engineering included engineering challenges, due to a lack of interest from compa- employers, through the Professional speed interviewing nights, panel dis- nies. The programme changed its focus Development Partner (PDP) scheme, cussions, quiz nights and barbecues. to concentrate on encouraging organi- are a key mechanism for providing sations to participate in the DiverseNZ support to Members’ professional Inc. programme. ENGENERATE development. Four new employers Graduate Membership increased by IPENZ, with the National Association were recognised as PDPs during 11.5 per cent over the year to 4,654: of Women in Construction and the year and 11 existing PDPs were all Graduate Members with fewer the Institution of Civil Engineers successful in having their status than eight years’ work experience (New Zealand branch), continued to automatically become members of confirmed for a further period deliver Connect networking events Engenerate. following reviews against IPENZ’s to support female engineers; cross- PDP recognition criteria. IPENZ now profession events were also held to Throughout the year, the Emerging recognises 45 PDPs. enable engineers to engage with Professionals Council ran events on female accountants and lawyers. behalf of graduate engineers using New Professional Engenerate funding. The funds were The IPENZ Women in Engineering Development Partners used to encourage graduates to work programme’s progress was promoted •• ITL Engineering towards gaining their professional through presentations to the •• Envivo recognition and to help graduates Asia Pacific Nation Network, the make the transition from student •• Babbage Consulting World Federation of Engineering engineer to working engineer. •• Norman, Disney & Young Organisations’ Women in Engineer-
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SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES Behind the Scenes IPENZ National Office undertakes a number of activities which support the five strategic objectives.
These activities involve providing engineering. Twelve learned papers Resource Intensity support to Branches, Special and were added to the Institution’s peer Statement Technical Interest Groups and reviewed, online journal, IPENZ 32 Collaborating Technical Societies, Transactions. Over the period 2007 to 2012, IPENZ publications and web services. has been following the Ministry for the A variety of administrative activities The Institution also undertakes Environment’s guidance to estimate were undertaken to support the Membership recruitment and offers and report on IPENZ National Office’s functioning of Technical Interest event management and secretariat greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Groups. The Event Management team services. provided services for 15 events, and The results over these years have for several customers and Technical generally varied only within a range Outcomes Interest Groups. This work included close to the margin of error and managing registrations and full event the benchmark has now been well Active facilitation to help all Branches management and support services. established. Once the new financial run worthwhile programmes, including Other work included improving and information systems are fully liaising with other engineering bodies website content and usability. operational and more reliable carbon to promote joint activities. related data is able to be captured, Secretariat services were contracted National Office will be in a better Six issues of Engineering Insight, 11 to the International Engineering position to ensure best practice issues of Engineering Dimension and Alliance, the Council for Engineering reporting of its resource usage. 46 issues of Engineering Direct were Technician and Technologist published, as well as four issues each Education, the New Zealand Board for IPENZ National Office continues to of Electryon and Alchemy for people Engineering Diplomas, the Cadastral pursue and promote sustainability interested in electrical and chemical Surveyors Licensing Board and the within its day-to-day operations Construction Industry Council. through initiatives such as a commitment to recycling of waste products; a reduction in printing 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 facilities and paper use; reduced
CO2e (tonnes) 192.4 184.3 185.1 204.5 215.7 210.3 building operating costs through
Paper used (tonnes) 19.6 18.4 16.6 13.6 18.5 16.7 intelligent lighting and improved heating/cooling and where practical, Above: Greenhouse gas emissions and paper usage. promoting alternatives to face- to-face information sessions and meetings involving travel such as teleconferences and video conferences. Twelve learned papers were added to the Institution’s peer reviewed, online journal, IPENZ Transactions.
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DID YOU KNOW? In the 1960's, environmental and social concerns were at the forefront of much public debate. The Institution’s response was to take a leading role. Later that decade, it became a foundation member of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations. In 1995 the Institution's business-based code of ethics was widened to include social and environmental responsibility.
Clockwise from top left: The Minister of Justice with representatives from the Royal Forest and Bird Society sort through Save Manapouri petitions, 26 May 1970 (Photo: Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington. Ref: EP/1970/2278/9-F); The Air Force Museum in Christchurch provided a stunning venue for the Fellows' and Achievers' Dinner; Vijay Patel MIPENZ battled it out for the title of Young Engineer of the Year; Engineering Insight magazine covered a wide range of themes including health and safety, medical engineering and environmental issues; IPENZ's new National Office on Customhouse Quay.
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Branches and technical groups have long been the heart of the Institution, enabling 34 Members with a common interest or locality to share knowledge and expertise. Today a number of subsidiary and collaborating groups undertake an array of activities to support the profession.
1982 IPENZ emerges The Institution's name was the sub- ject of a continuing debate. PEANZ had raised the issue of including the word "Professional" to change the public's awareness of engineering. 1980's On 11 February the NZIE became The Institution of Professional Accreditation Engineers New Zealand Incorporated IPENZ began peer reviewing all – IPENZ for short. engineering degrees offered in New Zealand, with various courses gaining accreditation. It was also noted that accredited courses held the same criteria as those in countries closely tied to New Zealand. 35
1989 Washington Accord On 28 September, the Washington Accord was formed by six founding signatories – Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. 1998 Breaking barriers In 1998 Gretchen Kivell DistFIPENZ was elected as IPENZ's first female President. ASSOCIATED REPORTS
Practice College The College is for Members who have proven current com- petence by holding registration as Chartered Professional Engineers, Engineering Technology Practitioners or Certified Engineering Technicians.
As at 30 September 2014, there were 36 3,769 Members of the Practice College
INCLUDING
71 3,572 126 Technical Members Professional Members Associate Members
Members passing com- Manawatu Members passing com- petence assessment for petence assessment for NE Borst registration at Engineering registration at Engineering Technician level Northland Technologist level
Auckland NJ Marshall Northland
SJ Newbury Taranaki N de la Guerre
Waikato-Bay of Plenty ZJ Fang Canterbury
BK Smith Rest of World A Hunger
Tauranga BC Hodge
GW Lock
Hawke’s Bay
A Campion
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Branches Branches provide locally-based services to Members, with presentations on topical and technical issues, site visits and opportunities for networking.
These services included developing Association; and the Engineers for Rebuild Team. Other events included and promoting programmes to Social Responsibility Water Sensitive the Pickering Lecture with Charles celebrate IPENZ’s centenary. Design Competition. It also supported Elachi; the annual Hopkins Lecture; the SENZ Quiz Night and Dodgeball, the American Society of Civil Engineers 37 Branches also offer career develop- and the Pickering Lecture. governing Board’s visit; and the IPENZ ment and mentoring support where Fellows’ and Achievers’ Dinner at the possible, and create opportunities for Centenary activities Air Force Museum, Wigram. engineers to provide input on local and Site visits to: Driving Creek, community matters. The Branch continues to provide Coromandel; the Auckland Art Gallery, support to: student industry groups; Civic Theatre and Town Hall to look AUCKLAND Women in Engineering and Engineers at the seismic strengthening work. Without Borders by co-promoting The Branch also supported a “Future Chair: David Fehl their events; the 2014 Canterbury- Auckland Art Competition” for school- Membership: 6,247 Westland Science and Technology Fair aged children, hosted the Centenary by providing a prize and judges; and a Budget Actual Lecture and has been developing a scholarship recipient’s studies towards new annual Luminary Award for a $54,000 $25,701 a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) member who has made a significant at the University of Canterbury by co- Branch activities included: the contribution to advancing engineering funding the scholarship with the IPENZ Presidential Address and the in the Auckland region. Foundation. presentation of the Arthur Mead Award; the annual Chair’s Reception CANTERBURY Site visits included the Synlait networking evening; a CPEng Milk plant in Dunsandel, the Gap Recognition event with Greg Lowe Chair: Matt Cameron Filler’s Pallet Pavilion and a Piletech as the guest speaker; a presentation Membership: 2,817 demonstration at Rangi Ruru School. on the Square Kilometre Array; and a Budget Actual Retired Engineers luncheon. Centenary activities $21,000 $19,635 Helping the NZ Transport Agency with Site visits were arranged to look at the Lyttelton Tunnel 50th anniversary the Waterview project and to tour Activities included presentations by open day. This aligned with IPENZ’s the Auckland Harbour Bridge. industry experts on health and safety, centenary and was attended by The Branch also supported: the GT and ethics in relation to the regulatory 25,000 people; Andrew Read (IPENZ Murray Award for the best student reviews. Other presentations included Deputy President) spoke at the official presentation on engineering research a Transition Engineering Seminar in ceremony. and design; the New Zealand Engin- conjunction with the University of eering Excellence Young Engineer Canterbury, and a Building Information of the Year presentations; various Modelling presentation by AECOM. Technical Interest Groups, including Others focused on vertical and Engineers Without Borders (an horizontal infrastructure projects, a Open Design Challenge); the IPENZ session by Deloitte on financing the Auckland Engineering Heritage rebuild, and four presentations by the Chapter; the Energy Management Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure
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EAST COAST HAWKE’S BAY
Chair: Willem van den Worm Chair: Guy Lethbridge Presentation to Years 6 and 7 students Membership: 32 Membership: 200 on engineering careers. Regrettably,
Budget Actual Budget Actual the President was unable to make it to his scheduled Branch Visit event this $3,000 $2,423 $4,500 $3,301 year due to poor flying conditions.
Activities included: celebrating the Activities included: presentations Behind the scenes activities included Presidential Address with a dinner; by Clark Hyland on the Southland championing an initiative to co- supporting Te Tairawhiti Science & Stadium, and by Opus International ordinate local professional groups so Technology Fair 2014 for schools. An Consultants on Remediation of a wider group can attend meetings, IPENZ booth promoting the Institution Contaminated Land; a meeting co- presentations and events. A number and engineering was set up on the ordinated with GNS and Hawke’s Bay 38 of shared events have been held. Fair's public open days and assistance Regional Council about the Hawke’s The Branch’s role (via the local was provided to meet the catering Bay Geotechnical Database; a pub quiz emergency response database) costs for 34 science fair judges (which and networking event with engineers in communications and engineer included four Branch members). In and contractors. resource allocation during major addition, the Branch provided $150 for The Branch supported a regional disasters was decided. the best engineering-related project science fair by providing judges Site visits included trips to the Napier and $50 for the runner-up, and made and prizes; members attended wastewater treatment plant and Axis a donation towards the general prize Territorial Industry Forum meetings Printing 3D Printing facility. pool. The prizes were presented by the and a Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence and Branch Chair. Emergency Management Riskscape Centenary activities Site visits included a trip to Eastland Workshop. The Branch also supported Hosting the Centenary Lecture Network Ltd, where members were the IPENZ Foundation scholarship (which successfully raised IPENZ’s provided with an overview of the programme for a local recipient, and profile in the region). electricity network system; the visit school students through a Chairman’s to the heart of the control room gave a very good insight of the “24/7 operation”.
Centenary activities These included providing engineering promotional material at the Te Tairawhiti Science and Technology Fair, including a centenary display board with information about the top award winners. The Branch Chair bought a new trophy specifically to celebrate the centenary and to create an ongoing opportunity for a strong engineering focus as part of the annual fair: the IPENZ 2014 Centenary Trophy – Engineering Challenge – Best Project will be offered from 2015 onwards.
IPENZ’s centenary celebrations, the role of Futureintech, and support
given by the Branch to the Fair Hawke's Bay Branch members enjoyed a presentation on 3D printing from Axia Design Group. received local media coverage. Branch committe member Neil Absalom is shown holding a 3D printed model of a dog skull generated from an MRI scan.
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MANAWATU NELSON/MARLBOROUGH NORTHLAND
Chair: Annette Sweeney Chair: Mark Jones Chair: Derek Bon Membership: 314 Membership: 239 Membership: 217
Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual
$4,500 $2,668 $5,000 $3,338 $4,000 $3,238
Activities included a strong focus Activities included: jointly hosting Activities included: a Christmas social on engaging with, and networking events with the New Zealand Institute get-together; the Presidential Address between, professional engineers, of Architects, with the Nelson Mayor and a Stakeholders Evening with Engenerate and student members. as a guest speaker, and the Project the Civil Engineering Department This saw continued growth in students Management Institute of New Zealand of Northtec in Whangarei; providing and young engineers at Branch meet- with a speaker on legal matters; a support to the Far North Science Fair ings. Specific activities included a speaker from Toastmasters, who and the Central Northland Science 39 barbecue with a presentation by Bill provided tips for members wanting to Fair by assisting in judging and Dwyer of Dwyertech Services Limited improve their public speaking skills. providing prize money; helping to on the New Zealand Wildlife Centre’s support Northtec’s goal to deliver the Support was provided to: the annual Oiled Wildlife Recovery Facility and New Zealand Diploma in Engineering; Young Engineers Presenters Awards the Rena grounding response; a and forming closer ties with the local to help younger members refine presentation by Paul Lewis, General chapter of the New Zealand Institute their presentation/public speaking Manager at Proliant on his career path of Surveyors. skills; the combined High Schools from Massey University to setting up Careers Roadshow, at which members Site visits included trips to: Northland a greenfields biological processing volunteered their time and promoted Regional Council flood management plant in Feilding; a speed interviewing IPENZ and engineering as a career sites around Whangarei; the Waiarohia night and networking evening with to students; the development of Footbridge and presentation from the students and Engenerate. In addition, the Engineering Diploma Course at Design and Construction Team; the joint meetings with technical groups, the Nelson-Marlborough Institute Alexander Charging Station and Rust IChemE and the Rivers Group on topics of Technology, with input from the Ave Bridge and Road Rehabilitation ranging from the delivery of the D2 Branch Chair; a former student from Project. Dryer at Darfield, the Classifynder Nelson College for Girls who com- Automatic Intelligent Digital Micro- menced engineering study in 2014 Centenary activities scope, and the Government’s towards a Bachelor of Engineering Hosting the Centenary Lecture, and freshwater policy. (Honours) at The University of planning several events for later in Centenary activities Auckland, by co-funding a scholarship 2014 (after the end of this year’s with the IPENZ Foundation. reporting date). The inaugural, biennial Earle Lecture in conjunction with the Royal Society of Site visits included trips to: the Cable New Zealand celebrating engineering Bay Road Remediation Project and the and technology, with keynote speaker Reservoir Creek Remediation Project; Sir Peter Gluckman, who presented and the two-storey Gibbons Tilt Panel a challenging, inspiring, forward- Building Construction Project. thinking lecture, attended by over 200 people; and the Achievers and Centenary activities Achievements Exhibition highlighting A celebratory dinner in conjunction significant regional engineering with the Presidential Address, with achievements and the engineers guest speakers President Kevin instrumental in delivering these. Thompson and Past President In addition, the Branch sponsored Gretchen Kivell; an audio visual and a prize in the Regional Science Fair static display in the Richmond Library for a science or technology project highlighting major engineering illustrating how engineering is achievements in the region over the considered from concept through to past 100 years, and potential develop- detailed design and construction. ments over the next 100 years.
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OTAGO
Chair: Jon Visser Membership: 528
Budget Actual
$7,000 $4,201
Activities included: the Presidential Address and Annual General Meeting; a combined Otago and Southland Branch lunch and site visit to Highlands Motorsport Park 40 in Cromwell; providing support for The Waitaki Dam, constructed in the early 1930s, featured in the exhibition "Shaping discussions with the University of South Canterbury – Man, Nature and South Canterbury". Photo: South Canterbury Museum #2002/165.23. the Third Age regarding a proposed seminar series on engineering topics; participation in engineering heritage and Student Engineers New Zealand SOUTH CANTERBURY SOUTHLAND activities which recognise professional Chair: Andrew Dixon Chair: Malcolm Loan achievements; providing support Membership: 61 Membership: 101 for local continuing professional development activities; and offering Budget Actual Budget Actual feedback to National Office on the $3,000 $2,526 $3,000 $2,030 Membership structure and proposed organisational changes. Activities included: presentations on Activities included: hosting a Site visits included trips to: Port the State Highway 83 Waitaki bridge professional recognition seminar Otago; Zeal Steal (renovation of replacement construction project; the presented by video conference from historical building at 33 Jetty Street, Rangitata South irrigation scheme National Office; jointly hosting a Dunedin); Waipori Hydro Electric design and construction; the annual meeting with the Transportation Power Station and Dam; Tahuna dinner and pizza social networking Group, at which Keith Mason of Wastewater Treatment Plant; and the evening. Fonterra spoke about the logistics Kawarau River Bridge, SH6, structural of transporting milk from farm to Site visits to: the Timaru wastewater strengthening works. factory; and inviting a guest to treatment plant upgrade while discuss improvements to signalised under construction; and a tour Centenary activities intersections for pedestrians. and presentation of the Fonterra Hosting the Centenary Lecture, and Clandeboye Dairy Factory milk dryer Site visits to: Awarua Satellite Tracking presenting an award at the Engineer- air heater upgrade project. Station, which has assisted with track- ing Heritage Awards. The Branch ing of rocket launches servicing the also helped judge, and provided and Centenary activities staffed space station; the Materials presented $500 to the winner of the Hosting the Presidential Address; and Recycling Centre; and Open Country Premier Award at the Aurora Otago a special public exhibition “Shaping Dairy’s new milk drying plant. Science and Technology Fair. South Canterbury – Man, Nature and Centenary activities Engineering” at South Canterbury Museum. This was organised by Hosting the Presidential Address, the Branch in partnership with the which highlighted issues such as the Museum Curator, and included displays Government review of occupational on how engineering and engineers regulation for engineers. have changed the shape of South Canterbury. The exhibition, which attracted nearly 4,000 people, was opened by the IPENZ President at a public event.
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TARANAKI TAURANGA WAIKATO/BAY OF PLENTY
Chair: George Arulanantham Chair: Peter Clark Chair: Judith Makinson Membership: 338 Membership: 414 Membership: 912
Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual
$5,500 $4,441 $7,000 $4,441 $12,500 $9,131
Activities included: hosting a Activities included: an address by Activities included: technical joint event with the Institution Jock Fremantle about engineering presentations by: Robyn Denton of Mechanical Engineers (United the Hulme Supercar; an in-depth of Hamilton City Council on 40 Kingdom), “Ten Design Tips from discussion on resolving contractual kilometre/hour speed zones; Mike Forensic Engineering”, with a disputes the easy way; a graduates’ Duke from the University of Waikato presentation by Crispin Hales, a presentations evening; and hosting on mechanical engineering research forensic engineer specialising in the Presidential Address. at the University; Zhou Wei Hao of 41 investigating incidents involving WEL Energy on WEL Energy network The Branch supported: an IPENZ engineering design; a presentation planning and upgrades; Sarah Foundation/Tauranga Branch by David Caldwell and Ian Alexander Davenport and others at Fonterra on scholarship awarded to a local student on the learnings from the Tamahere the Fonterra UHT Plant; and Will Park now studying engineering at The Coolstore fire in 2008; a quiz night; the of Beca on the Ngaruawahia Bypass University of Auckland; Tauranga Presidential Address; and a graduate bridge construction. Intermediate School in its school presentations evening. science fair, by providing a judge and Support was provided to: the IPENZ Support was provided to: Kinetika presenting a prize to the winner; the Foundation/Waikato/Bay of Plenty 2014, a competition aimed at show- Pickering Lecture in Hamilton; and the Branch scholarship, awarded to a casing art, design and engineering; local Engenerate group, which has local student to study engineering; the Institution of Engineering and grown in a few years from nothing to the SENZ/YES networking and speed Technology Prestige Lecture – “3D a lively and engaged group of younger interviewing events at the University Printing: the Good, Bad and the Ugly”; engineers. of Waikato; the NIWA Science Fair a technical seminar, “Corrosion in the in Rotorua by providing a judge and Site visits included trips to: the Oil and Gas Industries” held by the prize; Waikato Engenerate speaker Velodrome in Cambridge; the Port of Australasian Corrosion Association; presentation competition; and the Tauranga; Comvita at Paengaroa; and and the Building Industry Group, which University of Waikato and Wintec final- the Trustpower Kaimai Hydro Electric was set up in May 2014 to assist with year design competitions. Scheme, which highlighted the role communication amongst the various engineers have played in bringing Site visits included trips to: the producers of buildings. electricity to Tauranga for nearly Cambridge Bypass roading project; Branch site visits included a trip to the 100 years. and the AvantiDrome national cycling Len Lye Centre Construction, a major facility at Cambridge. project underway in Taranaki. Centenary activities Hosting the Centenary Lecture; a Centenary activities Centenary activities continuous rolling display on a large Hosting the Pickering Lecture; an Hosting the Centenary Lecture; a pres- screen television in the city library annual dinner; and a quiz night with entation by the Hon. Simon Bridges, front window showing engineering centenary- and engineering-themed Minister for Energy, on New Zealand’s feats from past years; and a panel questions. long-term energy strategy; and a discussion, “We have a Dream”, on presentation by Roger Hanson on Tauranga in the year 2114. “Engineering a Mission to Mars”.
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WANGANUI Support was provided to the 2014 NIWA Science Fair, with five prizes of The council believed Chair: Hamish Peters $200 each being provided to the best the success of the Membership: 44 student projects with an engineering focus. NZIE was connected Budget Actual Site visits included a trip to to the strength of its $3,000 $3,078 Stonehenge Aotearoa in the Wairarapa geographically- Activities included: two graduate with lunch at the Gladstone Vineyard. presentation nights; a CEAS board based branches. member giving a presentation on Centenary activities liability issues affecting consulting A public poster exhibition with - from An Evolving Order, page 74 engineers; presentations by Graeme invited engineering organisations Blick about working in Antarctica; a (Downer, KiwiRail, AECOM, Beca, 42 Opus International and Leighton talk on constructing an electric car by UNITED KINGDOM Chris Northover and a display of his Contracting) displaying their work; and a dinner and social evening contributions to 100 Years of Chair: Andrew Delugar in conjunction with the AGM. Engineering in New Zealand; a Membership: 184 centenary film evening combined Site visits included trips to: the with the 2014 AGM; the Presidential Budget Waters and Farr factory to see its Address and Centenary Dinner; and polyethylene pipe products; the $5,000 the 2014 Pickering Lecture. Tramway Trust to see a demonstration of its newly restored historic tram; Activities included: technical talks WEST COAST and Q-west boat building yard. Branch about the London Walkie Talkie members also enjoyed an open invi- Building’s structural engineering and Chair: Stuart Challenger tation from the Manawatu Branch to other design challenges; a talk about Membership: 29 attend its events. biomedical engineering; the Christmas Budget Actual Soirée at New Zealand House; an WELLINGTON ANZAC Day tenpin bowling challenge $3,000 $1,683 between IPENZ and Engineers Chair: Sam Kilkenny-Brown Activities included: the Presidential Australia; a Thames Boat Cruise Membership: 1,803 Address, followed by a dinner; and organised by Engineers Australia; a the 2013 AGM. Regular meetings barbecue at Henley Rowing Club; a Budget Actual were held in which members could professional development evening, $23,000 $20,736 get together at a local establishment which was run for graduates looking to discuss current issues and future ahead to the process of competence Activities included guest Branch activities. assessments. presentations on: “Lessons from the Pike River Disaster” by Nicholas Site visits included: a trip to Hokitika Centenary activities Davidson QC; New Zealand GeoNet Beach to look at erosion protection An event with guest speakers on – Integrating Science, Engineering measures with a representative from the theme, “Famous Pioneers of and Information Technology; IPENZ the regional council and Westland New Zealand Engineering” – Ernest Code of Ethics Review; "Building our Contractors, preceded by a visit to the Rutherford and Bruce McLaren. Future – How Structure can enrich local museum to look at photographs Architecture"; a combined breakfast of historical erosion; a visit to Grey meeting with IEEE and the Institution District Council Wastewater Treatment DID YOU KNOW? of Engineering Technology on the Plant with staff from Grey District In the 1960's and 1970's, one future possibilities of health data; and Council and MWH on-site to explain in four of the NZIE Membership "ISO 55-000 – A Game Changer for the process and answer questions; lived overseas. The London Asset Management? " a tour of Monteith’s brewery; and Association formed as a branch a trip to ElectroNet’s Alpine Mobile in the mid-1960's. Substation.
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Special and Technical Interest Groups IPENZ supports a number of Technical and Special Interest Groups representing a wide range of engineering fields.
Special Interest Groups Technical Interest Groups 43 Special Interest Groups operate at a Technical Interest Groups provide engineering academics, and holds a national level, providing services of programmes of activities and meeting associated with the annual interest to targeted cross-sections services associated with a particular AAEE conference. The AAEE continued of the Membership. engineering speciality or discipline on to hold workshops across Australia a national basis. for accreditation so academics can SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP understand the changes to the FOR IMMIGRANT ENGINEERS AUSTRALASIAN ASSOCIATION Washington Accord criteria. FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION Chair: Remi Cruz (JOINT WITH ENGINEERS Centenary activities Membership: 89 AUSTRALIA) Events to co-celebrate IPENZ’s centenary have been planned The Special Interest Group for Chair: Colin Kestell, Adelaide for late 2014. Immigrant Engineers (SIGIE) aims Membership: about 900 in to facilitate immigrant engineers’ Australasia settlement into meaningful AUSTRALASIAN professional employment in New The Australasian Association for TUNNELLING SOCIETY Zealand. Its activities include train- Engineering Education (AAEE) aims New Zealand Representative: ing, professional development, are to improve the quality, relevance Evan Giles employment and career counselling, and performance of engineering and providing opportunities for education in Australasia. The Australasian Tunnelling Society is social and professional networking. jointly sponsored by IPENZ, Engineers Initiatives and events included the: SIGIE has continuing collaborative Australia and the Australasian 24th AAEE Annual conference, agreements with the Auckland Cham- Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. It organised by Griffith University, Gold ber of Commerce and the Auckland is a non-profit organisation uniting Coast, Queensland; 2014 Winter Regional Migrant Services to provide members of the engineering and School in Queensland to assist newly arrived migrant engineers scientific professions, along with doctoral students researching topics with a wide range of settlement tunnellers, miners and suppliers in on engineering education research; and employment services. its membership. It aims to provide ongoing discussions with Engineers programmes of activities, technical SIGIE conducted a number of one- Australia on developing a college for conferences, symposia and meetings on-one sessions with members to engineering academics; and the AAEE designed to stimulate, educate discuss and evaluate their individual programme for the Associate Deans of and inform those with an interest development requirements and Teaching and Learning continued. This in the field. organised a seminar on IPENZ forum allows free exchange of ideas, competence assessment and a discussion of changes in curriculum workshop on CV preparation and and delivery, and the challenges facing interview preparation skills for immigrant engineers.
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ELECTROTECHNICAL GROUP with maintenance engineers. MECHANICAL MESNZ informs members of national ENGINEERING GROUP The Electrotechnical Group provides and international developments, a co-operative forum for electrical contributes to the development Chair: Tim Lynch and electronic engineering activi- of knowledge and identifies good Membership: 504 ties. It draws membership from engineering practice, and provides The Mechanical Engineering Group New Zealand-based electrical and informed public policy on issues and (MEG) has strong links and support electronic engineers. By affiliation, a national network for members with from the Institution of Mechanical members of the Institution of similar interests. The Society aims to Engineers, London. MEG’s aims are to Engineering and Technology in the improve productivity and efficiency in encourage social and technical liaison United Kingdom and the Institute of New Zealand industry. between engineers of all levels who Electrical and Electronic Engineers in Major initiatives included: continued have an interest in mechanical tech- the United States are also connected involvement with Targeted Reviews of nology. MEG, which is currently active to the Group. 44 Qualifications in the mechanical field; in Auckland and Wellington, holds The Electrotechnical Group is in recess assistance to WorkSafe NZ; formation regular meetings of technical interest, at present. of the Health and Safety Association and arranges visiting speakers to talk of New Zealand; and exhibitions to members, as well as visits to works MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING at the Engineering, Machinery and projects of specific mechanical SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND and Electronics Exhibition and the engineering interest. Manufacturers’ Expo in Hawke’s Bay. Major initiatives included: sponsoring Chair: Karl Hayward Events included: MESNZ’s annual the Formula SAE Teams from the Membership: 400 conference at Rotorua; networking Universities of Auckland, Waikato The Maintenance Engineering Society evenings at ABB Hamilton, Page and Canterbury engineering schools; of New Zealand’s (MESNZ) purpose is Macrae, McRaes Global, Dominion joining with the President of IMechE to increase New Zealand’s engineering Breweries, Fisher & Paykel, SuperGas Australia in presenting a heritage knowledge and skill base by advising, and Buckley Systems Ltd. award to the Fort Taiaroa Education upskilling, mentoring and connecting and Resource Group for the fully restored Armstrong disappearing gun on Taiaroa Head; judging and presenting prizes for the Final Year Student Projects Display Day at The University of Auckland’s Department of Mechanical Engineering; and providing a joint presentation with the Composites Association of New Zealand about the composite structure lifting bridge in Wales.
Events included: a Rocket Lab technical presentation; a presentation by Crispen Hales, forensic engineer in Wellington and Taranaki entitled “Ten Tips for Better Design”; and a presentation of a tree traversing robot by a post-graduate and team members from the University of Canterbury College of Engineering.
Site visits included trips to: Buckley Systems Ltd; and Core Builders The restored Armstrong gun on Taiaroa Head in Dunedin was presented with an Engineering Composites. Heritage Award from IMechE and MEG. Photo: David Jaquiery.
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NEW ZEALAND to processes to integrate public HEAVY VEHICLE ENGINEERS COASTAL SOCIETY strategy and activity. Chair: Nick Watson Major initiatives included: Infra- Chair: Rick Liefting Membership: 70 structure Sustainability workshops Membership: 417 in Auckland, Bay of Plenty and Members of the Heavy Vehicle The New Zealand Coastal Society Christchurch to explore the integration Engineers (HVE) Group are involved in was formed in 1992 to promote of sustainability into infrastructure the design, specification, modification, and advance knowledge and planning, procurement, design, repair and certification of heavy understanding of the coastal zone. development and management in motor vehicles. It provides a learned It provides a forum for those with New Zealand; supporting the initiation forum for its members to support and an interest in the coastal zone to of multiple pilot projects using a mentor each other, share and discuss communicate amongst themselves framework to embed sustainability information, and to work with the NZ and the public. into infrastructure processes; and Transport Agency (NZTA), advocating establishing organisational member- for relevant changes in legislation 45 Initiatives included: developing and ship to work more proactively with key and keeping it informed of trends and publishing lessons learnt from the organisations that have sustainability issues within the industry. Rena; a special edition of the Coastal practitioners from within different News featuring many stakeholder HVE disseminates information from a disciplines. viewpoints and reports looking back wide range of specialised and qualified on the Rena disaster; a financial Activities included: making a submis- sources to keep members profession- coding review and financial planning, sion to the Auckland Unitary Plan; ally informed, encourage consistency resulting in the first increase in contributing to Auckland Council’s and provide opportunity for proactive membership fees in the Society’s Low Carbon Action Plan; participation involvement in issues of relevance. recorded history; and awarding annual on the Steering Committee for the Major initiatives included the student research scholarships to IPWEA Sustainability Conference continued development of the Heavy Masters of Science and PhD students. in Coolangata, presenting a paper Vehicle Engineering Council. This on sustainability initiatives in Events included: the annual confer- group represents the interests of the New Zealand cities and participating ence at Hokitika with Paul Komar heavy vehicle industry and embraces on the closing panel; and contributing from the United States as the keynote NZTA, the Road Transport Forum, to Auckland Council’s “Deconstruction” speaker; several regional events for the Motor Industry Association and seminar. both members and non-member; and IPENZ. Its purpose is to represent sponsorship of Seaweek, with Rick Events included: hosting Water the interests of the industry and to Liefting awarding the inaugural Ocean Sensitive Cities Forums in Auckland, develop codes and best practice to Champion Award to an entry entitled, Hamilton and Wellington; a bring consistency and innovation in “Our Seas, Our Future”. Forum exploring resourcing and the industry. sustainability for Auckland’s planned Events included: a mini-conference; high density housing; co-hosting, THE SUSTAINABILITY SOCIETY and an AGM/conference. with the IPENZ Canterbury Branch, Co-Chairs: Carol Boyle an event featuring Antony Sprigg, and Caleb Clarke Chief Executive of the Infrastructure DID YOU KNOW? Membership: 226 Sustainability Council of Australia. The Soil Mechanics Group In addition, the Society held several The Society aims to foster the devel- (formed in 1965) was the NZIE's forums and seminars exploring: opment of sustainability engineering first technical group. By the end different facets of sustainability and science in New Zealand. It of the 1970's, seven or eight in transport; new inductive power takes a complex systems approach other technical groups had come transfer technology in electric under the NZIE umbrella. to sustainability, recognising the vehicles; and transport’s contribution interconnection between human to Auckland’s liveability. and natural systems. It supports new sustainability thinking and practice To celebrate IPENZ’s centenary, the through providing workshops, Society invited contributors across seminars, forums and international its forums to present their vision for conferences, and actively contributes a sustainable New Zealand over the next century.
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The technical groups were felt to be the true driving force behind a learned society.
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NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY Affairs, Environment, Public Safety RECREATION SAFETY GROUP ON LARGE DAMS around Dams and the Multi-Purpose Water Storage Committee. Chair: Stewart Gutsell Chair: Peter Lilley Membership: 33 Membership: 190 Centenary activities The Recreation Safety Engineering Supporting the publication of The Society (NZSOLD) brings together (RSE) Group facilitates the work of A History of the Clyde Dam Project, 46 the owners, users, designers and Chartered Professional Engineers by Davis Ellis. builders of dams and represents their who routinely certify amusement interests on the national scene. It is devices and rides. The RSE aims are the New Zealand national committee RAILWAY TECHNICAL SOCIETY to continuously improve the safety on the International Commission on OF AUSTRALASIA of public recreational activities by Large Dams (ICOLD) and actively sets providing independent professional Chair: Muriel Seeley industry standards. advice and inspection services, and Membership: 79 (1,146 in Australasia) to advocate for engineering safety Major initiatives included completing The Railway Technical Society of across a broad range of recreational a detailed review of the industry Australasia (RTSA) is a joint technical activities. guideline, “Dam Safety Guidelines”. society of IPENZ and Engineers This is closely linked to the Dam Safety Major initiatives included: advocating Australia. It promotes the practice and provisions prescribed in the Building for regulation of land and waterborne advancement of railway technology Amendment Act 2013, particularly inflatable devices; contributing and management. the regulations contained in the Dam to activity-specific guidelines for Safety Scheme coming into force in Major initiatives included: the safe operation of adventure 2015. NZSOLD also continued to main- presenting awards at special activities; lobbying for changes to tain an active involvement in providing industry award nights in Australia Amusement Devices Regulations responses to Select Committee and to help promote the RTSA and 1978 in respect of devices powered departmental questions. the awards available; planning for by gravity and other energy sources; the Auckland Rail Conference to facilitating dialogue between the NZ Events included: a successful joint celebrate electrification, resignalling Transport Agency, Local Government NZSOLD/ANCOLD conference, and other recent rail investment in New Zealand, Maritime New Zealand “Multiple use of Dams and Reservoirs Auckland; running “Insight into Track and WorkSafe NZ on matters relating – Needs, Benefits and Risks”, preceded Engineering” and “Insight into Rolling to recreation safety; and interacting by the one-day workshop, “Advances Stock” courses; and publishing the with Engineers Australia and in Dam Engineering” and followed RTSA newsletter inside the Track Standards Australia in relation to the by a two-day post-conference and Signal periodical and providing Committee ME51 (on amusement rides tour in Rotorua. The Conference it to members on a quarterly basis. and devices). included delegates from Australia, Members also attended the biennial New Zealand, the United States, Events included: an annual meeting/ CORE conference in Adelaide with over France, Italy, South Korea, Singapore, conference in Palmerston North, 70 presentations and three eminent South Africa and Vietnam. In addition, and visits to relevant sites in the speakers. an industry training seminar, “A Short Manawatu. Course on Internal Erosion and Piping Events included: presentations on: of Dams and their Foundations”, at- a New Zealand freight study; rail Centenary activities tracted more than 60 attendees, and vehicle dynamics, requirements and Theming the RSE conference on the NZSOLD delegates attended the 82nd modelling; Wellington metro network heritage of the Amusement Devices ICOLD Annual Meeting 2014 in Bali. signalling and electrification; and Regulations and their genesis. network capacity through modelling. The Society is represented on four technical ICOLD Committees: Public
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RIVERS GROUP Associations Coalition comprising to the Group’s annual $10,000 study TENZ and the Home Economics and award) and to sponsor (in conjunction Chair: Mark Pennington Technology Teachers’ Association of with the Group’s branches and Membership: 236 New Zealand, New Zealand Graphics other institutions and transport and Technology Teachers Association organisations) an annual nationwide The Rivers Group aims to bring policy- and the New Zealand Association for tour by an overseas expert; and makers, practitioners, and community Computing, Digital and Information formally establish a research sub- interests together to promote a Technology Teachers. committee with appointed convenor. multi-disciplinary approach for river The convenor is active in achieving management that reflects cultural and Events included: regional cluster the many goals in the terms of societal diversity in an integrated and meetings throughout the country; and reference, with significant progress holistic manner. mini-conferences with reports from on identifying areas of concern where teachers expressing how valuable research would make a valuable SOCIETY OF FIRE PROTECTION these conferences were. This initiative contribution. ENGINEERS – NEW ZEALAND allows for members who may not be 47 CHAPTER able to attend national workshops to The Group is continuing to: establish participate in professional develop- closer links with the Ministry of President: Debbie Scott ment locally. TENZ is also looking at Transport by co-ordinating a series Membership: 215 addressing professional development of presentations for the 2014/2015 for members and is undertaking due year; establishing regular partnership The New Zealand Chapter of the diligence to develop a new national meetings with the NZ Transport Society of Fire Protection Engineers professional development role in Agency (NZTA) and agreeing in was established in 1994 in response technology to advise and mentor principle to be included on NZTA’s key to the introduction of performance- technology teachers. relevant working groups/committees; based legislation. The Society aims to involving the Signals New Zealand lift the level of professionalism and TENZ was represented at the IPENZ User Group (SNUG) sub-group with knowledge of all parties involved in Engineering Professions Forum the NZTA to jointly revise the national fire safety engineering. and the IPENZ Fellows’ and traffic signals specification; and Achievers’ Dinner. involving the New Zealand Modelling TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION User Group (NZMUGS) sub-group with NEW ZEALAND IPENZ TRANSPORTATION the NZTA to jointly develop a transport GROUP Chair: Wendy Fox-Turnbull model calibration and validation guideline principally for incorporation Membership: 625 Chair: David Wanty into the Economic Evaluation Manual. Membership: 1,141 Technology Education New Zealand Events included: the SNUG Annual (TENZ) is a professional network The IPENZ Transportation Group Workshop; the NZMUGS Annual with individual and institutional objective is to advance the art Conference; the Trips Database membership spanning the early and science of road traffic and Bureau (TDB) Seminar; the Annual childhood, primary, secondary and transportation engineering practice Conference, which included special tertiary sectors. and to provide a focal point for those addresses on the Google driverless car working in the profession. Initiatives included: continuing to and on the Student Volunteer Army; provide professional leadership Major initiatives included: introducing and a variety of presentations and in the promotion and support of new financial reporting procedures events hosted by our five branches. the technology learning area in to more clearly link Transportation the New Zealand curriculum, and Group branch funding with business Centenary activities seamless transitions in technology plans/events; improving annual Special annual conference with the education supporting a national conference financial reporting and SNUG, NZMUGS, and TDB sub-groups, culture of innovation; restructuring linkage with IPENZ financial codes; the Railway Technical Society of the TENZ National Council, and and providing more transparent and Australasia, the Chartered Institute upgrading the website with the new regular reporting of finances to the of Logistics and Transport and the logo; and refocusing on regional national committee. In addition, the New Zealand Local Authority Traffic cluster development and furthering Group agreed to: support a student- Institute. the Technology Education Subject orientated study grant (in addition
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URBAN DESIGN FORUM
Chair: Graeme Scott
The Urban Design Forum (UDF) is a joint Technical Interest Group with the New Zealand Planning Institute, New Zealand Institute of Architects, New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects and the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors.
Its purpose is to promote cross- disciplinary understanding of urban 48 design amongst urban professionals to raise awareness of the benefits of urban design at both national and local levels. UDF provides a forum for discussion of design- based approaches relevant to the development and management of New Zealand towns and cities. Founding members at the inaugural general meeting of the New Zealand Society for Safety Major initiatives included: formally Engineering, held at the University of Canterbury. Photo: D Pons. registering the UDF as an incorporated society to facilitate independence from any profession and to aid the of the Auckland Unitary Plan and pres- engineering disciplines. The group is recognition of urban design as a entation at the subsequent Hearings; also intended to act as a voice for the cross-disciplinary activity; taking an and several presentations, including engineering profession and to provide active advocacy role and participating “Quality Compact City or Urban technical input into the development in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Sprawl?”, “How Best can Practitioners of health and safety regulations, best Plan Hearings process; submitting on engage with the Unitary Plan Hearings practice guidelines and approved the Draft Unitary Plan addressing the Panel?”, and “Creating Homes and codes of practice. regional policy statements relating to Neighbourhoods that work well into Major initiatives included: identifying intensification of Auckland City and the Future and don’t cost the Earth." the need for a safety engineering the development controls relating to society; and reviewing common the residential and business zones; NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY safety engineering practice in other submitting on the proposed Auckland FOR SAFETY ENGINEERING jurisdictions. Its inaugural AGM was Unitary Plan, focusing attention on held on 30 September, at which a deficiencies in the planning maps; Chair: John Bain committee was elected and an initial providing active representation in Membership: 810 programme of work was agreed on. Christchurch and submitting on “A The New Zealand Society for Safety The founding membership of the Liveable City”, the draft residential Engineering (NZSSE) was formed in society includes mechanical, civil, chapter for the Christchurch rebuild; response to the changes being made electrical, chemical and geotechnical writing to the Minister for the to the regulation of workplace health engineers, operating in all market Environment with respect to “Quality and safety. NZSSE aims to promote niches from sole practitioners to in Urban Environments”; and issuing and advance the knowledge and large firms and academia, making the a press release, “A timely reminder understanding of safety engineering Society fully representative of the we can all be city changers” for World practice throughout the profession, to engineering profession. Habitat Day. inform members of the profession of In addition, NZSSE members have Events included: the Auckland branch changes in the health and safety laws begun work on a course on health and holding Unitary Plan seminars to aid and regulations, and to foster robust safety for engineers, which will be and educate members on the process safety engineering practice across all delivered through IPENZ during 2015.
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Collaborating Technical Societies These societies are self-supporting and self-governing. They operate as separate legal entities, working alongside IPENZ.
AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING industry, helps members develop CONCRETE SOCIETY ASSOCIATION OF suitable proficiency and inter- OF NEW ZEALAND 49 NEW ZEALAND laboratory testing programmes and conducts activities such as meetings, Chair: Carl Ashby Chair: Don McCracken conferences, and technical events. It The Concrete Society of New Zealand promotes civil engineering testing as a The Aircraft Engineering Association (NZCS) encourages and supports the career, and supports and promotes the of New Zealand (AEANZ) formed out development of greater knowledge Laboratory Technician qualification for of the engineering division of the and understanding of all aspects of its industry. Aviation Industry Association. The structural and architectural concrete. main purpose for the restructure Major initiatives included: a review Major activities during the year was to allow individual membership of NZS 4407: Test Methods of included: developing a new logo and (membership was formerly restricted Sampling and Testing of Roading website; and celebrating the Society’s to companies). Other intended Aggregates; a review of TNZ 50th anniversary. This included: benefits are for the greater sharing T/1: Benkelman Beam Deflection remembering the people who have of knowledge, education and work Measurements; numerous proficiency contributed to the Society and the experience and the professional tests between laboratories; and concrete industry during the past development of aircraft engineers. producing guidelines including five decades; reviewing some of the the "Nuclear Density Meter Guide", exceptional and sometimes ground- CIVIL ENGINEERING "Test Pit Guide", and "Significant breaking construction projects that TESTING ASSOCIATION Number versus Decimal Places for have shaped our built environment; OF NEW ZEALAND Laboratory Management Systems", and focusing on the future. The and accreditation and reporting of most important activity was the Chair: Jayden Ellis derived, assumed and subsequent revision of NZS 3101: "Concrete Membership: 122 data. CETANZ also interacted with structures standard – The Design of and provided representation on other The objectives of the Civil Engineering Concrete Structures", based on the committees and businesses including Testing Association of New Zealand lessons learned from the Canterbury the International Accreditation (CETANZ) are to create continuous Earthquakes Royal Commission. New Zealand, Roading New Zealand, improvements to the standard of the Cement and Concrete Association Major events included: the Concrete testing in New Zealand, through New Zealand, Aggregates and Quarry Industry Conference in Queenstown; training and other means, and to Association, National Pavement a number of successful seminars for advance the status of testing to Technical Group, NZ Transport Agency, members on base isolation, strut the construction industry. CETANZ Auckland Transport, New Zealand and tie analysis and shear design; communicates changes in standards Geotechnical Society and the and hosting the American Concrete of technology to the testing New Zealand Ready Mixed Concrete Institute President, Anne Ellis, and industry, provides a code of ethics Association. CETANZ also produced Vice President, Ron Burg. for its members and represents the four newsletters. views of the New Zealand Testing Services regulatory authorities. It Events included a three-day confer- promotes the benefits of high quality ence featuring many industry testing services to the construction speakers.
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ENERGY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC WORKS Geoff Farquhar was awarded ASSOCIATION ENGINEERING AUSTRALASIA, Life Membership in 2014 for his NEW ZEALAND DIVISION outstanding contribution to the Chair: Scott Moyes Society over many years. President: Braden Austin The Energy Management Association The 2014 Young Geotechnical Membership: 950 (EMANZ) promotes the highest Professionals Conference Award standards of energy management The purpose of the Institute of Public was awarded to 10 members to skills and competence to foster and Works Engineering Australasia, assist them with attending the facilitate the integration of sound New Zealand Division (IPWEA NZ) Young Geotechnical Professionals energy management practices is to be a leader in engineering and Conference in Australia. The 2014 into all sectors of the New Zealand asset management for sustainable New Zealand Geotechnical Society economy. EMANZ provides a forum communities. Scholarship was awarded to two for discussing energy management recipients. Events during the year included: the 50 issues, skills and techniques to IPWEA NZ Annual Conference; the Events included the 19th NZGS develop practical energy management Local Government Asset Management Symposium, “Hanging by a Thread – policy proposals and represent these and Engineering Directors Forum; Lifelines, Infrastructure and Natural where appropriate. 16 branch meetings; facilitating the Disasters” with 100 presentations Major initiatives included providing a New Zealand Asset Management over two days of technical sessions; new international measurement and Advanced Asset Management Forum; keynote lectures were given by verification training and accreditation and supporting the 2014 New Zealand Lelio Mejia and Harry Poulos. The programme (involving energy savings Engineering Excellence Awards as an Symposium was preceded by a series from efficiency improvements); Awards’ Partner. of workshops and followed by a developing a new training course selection of field trips. The Society for building services engineers and NEW ZEALAND also held a joint presentation with those in related technical areas in GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY the Institution of Civil Engineers continuous commissioning; devel- on the 52nd BGA Rankine Lecture, oping a one-day training course Chair: Gavin Alexander “Performance-based Design in Geo- for procurement and sustainability Membership: 999 technical Engineering”, by Malcolm professionals in the fundamentals Bolton of Cambridge University. The New Zealand Geotechnical of energy management; and com- Society (NZGS) aims to promote study pleting a review of the Australian and research within the fields of NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTION New Zealand Energy Audit Standard soil mechanics, rock mechanics and OF GAS ENGINEERS (3598:2000). engineering geology. This promotes Chair: Nick Foster Events included the 2014 EMANZ advancing the practice and application Membership: 115 conference, with presentations of these disciplines in engineering, from two international financial and implementing the statutes of the The New Zealand Institute of Gas institutions (the European Bank for respective international societies that Engineers (NZIGE) is a communication Reconstruction and Development, are applicable to New Zealand. and education forum for professional and Westpac) about new financial engineers and technicians in Major activities included developing arrangements for funding energy New Zealand’s gas industry. formal guidance in earthquake efficiency upgrade projects. Other geotechnical engineering in A highlight included sponsoring conference presentations were from: collaboration with various other and helping organise the third Gas the Chief Executive of the City of societies, research and government New Zealand Forum at the Stamford Sydney about what is being done to agencies, which the Ministry of Plaza, Auckland, with 125 delegates, make Sydney more liveable; a panel Business, Innovation and Employment a trade exhibition, technical of energy spokespeople from political will publish for the Society’s website. workshops, plenary sessions and the parties outlining their respective NZ Geomechanics News is now online choice of technical or commercial policies; and a set of technical and can be downloaded on various streams. Other events included presentations. The Conference electronic devices. All back issues have holding the AGM in conjoint locations finished with the presentation of been digitised and are on the Society’s via teleconference using Polycom the annual Energy Efficiency and website as flipbooks or PDFs, and have technology, with a consequent 10 per Conservation Authority Awards. Google search functionality. cent increase in attendance.
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The Institution has achieved its goal building design and construction; and Integrated Seismic Design”. The of being represented on every gas continuing to lead a major review of keynote speakers also gave Standard relevant to New Zealand the NZSEE document “Assessment presentations in Wellington and operations, and has improved and Improvement of the Structural Christchurch. The Society facilitated a communications with the Gas Performance of Buildings in Earth- nationwide seminar series to outline Association of New Zealand and the quakes”, which was first published in the developments of the updated Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association. 2006. NZSEE is undertaking this work NZSEE Guidelines, “Assessment The Institution’s current focus is in collaboration with the Structural and Improvement of the Structural on attracting young members and Engineering Society New Zealand Performance of Buildings in becoming well-known for providing a and the New Zealand Geotechnical Earthquakes”. Building assessment technical hub for all things gas. Society, funded by MBIE and the “train-the-trainer” workshops were Earthquake Commission. held in early 2014 in conjunction with NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY FOR the University of Canterbury Quake Four issues of the Bulletin for the EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING Centre, followed by training work- Society of Earthquake Engineering 51 shops for practising senior engineers were published and contained a wide Chair: Quincy Ma in the main and provincial centres. range of technical papers, including Membership: 1,585 insights from the July/August 2013 Centenary activities The New Zealand Society for Cook Strait Earthquake sequence. Sponsoring the IPENZ Auckland Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) The June 2014 issue published six Branch centennial events. aims to foster the advancement of papers on the latest research into the the science and practice of earth- earthquake-resistant characteristics quake engineering. NZSEE promotes and performance of unreinforced SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL international co-operation among masonry buildings. NZSEE provided ENGINEERS NEW ZEALAND scientists, engineers and other a written and oral submission to the Chair: Brett Young professionals in the broad field of Parliamentary Select Committee Membership: 500 earthquake engineering through on the Building (Earthquake-prone interchanging knowledge, ideas, Buildings) Draft Amendment Act and The purpose of the Society of research results and practical submitted a proposal for a risk frame- Chemical Engineers New Zealand experience. This endeavour aims work to prioritise the assessment and (SCENZ-IChemE in New Zealand) is to to mitigate the worst effects of seismic improvement of New Zealand’s advance chemical engineering. earthquakes on our society. building stock. In addition, NZSEE Major initiatives included: a focus on funded two engineers to visit the Major initiatives included: providing process safety (and specifically food site of the 24 August 2014 Napa input into various Ministry of Business, process safety); and the introduction Earthquake in California. Innovation and Employment (MBIE) of Layer of Protection Analysis Technical Groups to assist with Events included the annual confer- training with courses held in New developing improved practice for ence, which was themed “Towards Plymouth with good attendance.
Events included: a plant visit and tour to Scion; a joint conference with the Society of Materials New Zealand Incorporated with approximately 100 participants, including presentations by Auckland post-graduates and of the Kennedy Wunsch lecture by Merv Jones; and a “Chemical Engineering Matters” workshop focusing on food process safety held at the University of Canterbury. A panel of speakers from the food processing industry presented, and the new safety case legislation before Parliament was NZGS Management Committee. From left: Kevin Anderson, Tony Fairclough, Charlie Price outlined. (Vice-Chair), Ross Roberts, Kelly Walker, Ken Read, Frances Neeson, David Burns, Amanda Blakey, Gavin Alexander (Chair) and Guy Cassidy.
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SOCIETY OF MATERIALS STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING structural engineers from Australia, NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY NEW ZEALAND Asia Pacific, New Zealand and further afield convening in Auckland; and Chair: Mark Jones Chair: Paul Campbell the Otago Structural Group, which Membership: 28 Membership: circa 1,600 had its inaugural meeting, making a total of six regional structural groups The Society’s purpose is to advance The Structural Engineering Society throughout New Zealand. Regional the knowledge and practice of the New Zealand (SESOC) vision is for, “An structural groups hosted a variety of science and engineering of materials. enhanced built environment through local meetings for members. structural engineering excellence”. Major initiatives included: co- SESOC’s mission is to promote and sponsoring the New Zealand Centenary activities advance the science, art and practice Conference on Chemical and Materials Providing funding for the Auckland of structural engineering for the Engineering with the Institution Structural Group to host evening benefit of society, to uphold the of Chemical Engineers; providing functions for the seismic strength- 52 profession of structural engineering, support for the 11th Asia-Pacific ening of the following historic to provide leadership and structural Conference on Materials Processing; buildings: the Auckland Art Gallery, engineering advice to society on presenting the Richard Henry the Auckland Town Hall and the key issues, and to meet members’ Cooper award for Outstanding Civic Theatre. professional and development needs. Contributions to Metallurgical and Materials Engineering to Wei Gao; Major initiatives included: the SESOC TIMBER DESIGN SOCIETY and presenting monetary awards to Higher Qualifications and Improved the two top materials engineering Practice working group’s six-centre Chair: Daniel Scheibmair students from the Universities of consultation roadshow; representing Membership: 420 Auckland and Waikato. Awards were SESOC’s interests with the Ministry of The Society’s purpose is to foster the also available for AUT and Canterbury Business, Innovation and Employment advancement and dissemination of Universities but no applications were under the Engineering Design knowledge relating to the design of received. Reference Group and Engineering timber structures and elements. Advisory Group to provide industry Events included presentations governance representation; Major initiatives included continued by: Mark Taylor on “Demand and continuing to support the Canterbury timber industry-wide focus on Engagement Model for Materials and Earthquakes Royal Commission promoting the use of timber; helping Manufacturing Research”; Steven recommendations through initiatives progress the review of NZS:3603 Matthew on “Thermal Spraying: such as providing submissions on Timber Structures; publishing the Industry Overview and New Zealand occupational regulation, earthquake- New Zealand Timber Design Society Research Summary”; Mike Loretto prone buildings, engineering/ Journal; revamping the Society’s on titanium power metallurgy, architecture collaboration and the website; and Society attendance “Microstructural Control and Code of Ethics. at the World Conference on Timber Mechanical Properties of Aerospace Engineering in Quebec City, Canada. Components produced to Net Shape”. The Society published two SESOC journals and four newsletters, Events included: technical seminars Site visits included a trip to Zenith and continued to actively liaise, on connections in timber structures, Technica to see the Electron Beam collaborate and communicate with held in Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Melting Machine for printing tita- like-minded societies and institutions Christchurch and Dunedin; and nium castings. such as IPENZ, the New Zealand supporting NZ Wood in hosting the Geotechnical Society and the Timber Design Awards in Wellington New Zealand Society for Earthquake and providing technical input on the Engineering. judging panel.
Events included: hosting the Site visits included a trip to the Australasian Structural Engineering Trimble building during construction in 2014 Conference, which involved Christchurch.
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Roll of Honour IPENZ recognises outstanding individual engineering achievements or contributions.
Recognition of Service
Distinguished Fellows Honorary Fellows GG Grice MIPENZ AE Hammond MIPENZ 53 Distinguished Fellows are Fellows Honorary Fellowships are awarded GE Hardie FIPENZ who have made eminent contributions to those who have made an eminent DB Hoyle MIPENZ to leadership in engineering in a contribution to the advancement DS Hunt FIPENZ technical or wider context. of engineering over an extended DI Jackson MIPENZ Graham Darlow period. JM Kennedy MIPENZ Patrick Strange No Honorary Fellowships were JD Linton MIPENZ Allan Williamson awarded during this period. GW Main FIPENZ NK Mander FIPENZ Fellows Life Members WR McDonald FIPENZ HT Middleton MIPENZ Fellowships acknowledge a Member’s Life Members have been Members RJ Morten MIPENZ significant contribution to leadership of the Institution for no less than JSF Nicholls FIPENZ or to the advancement of the pro- 45 years. RD Odams FIPENZ fession or IPENZ. IW Anderson FIPENZ RA Peacocke MIPENZ Kelvin Barclay Wayne Gyde GJ Beever MIPENZ MJ Pedersen FIPENZ Graeme Beattie Mark Harris CJ Boyt FIPENZ LB Petherick MIPENZ Geoffrey Brown Philip Heatley TJ Brown FIPENZ AG Ramsbottom MIPENZ Raymond Brown Roger Hudson PF Butler MIPENZ M Ranchhod MIPENZ John Burden Jason Ingham HL Cheesman MIPENZ CJ Reid MIPENZ Grady Cameron Milo Kral JN Clapperton MIPENZ RL Richardson MIPENZ Rodney Cameron Stuart Lush JA Clark MIPENZ T Rix-Trott MIPENZ Antony Carter Ian McCahon LA Clements MIPENZ CM Romer MIPENZ Alistair Cattanach David McConnell MJ Clentworth GIPENZ ID Rowden FIPENZ Philip Chalk Craig Mcllroy TO Cockfield MIPENZ PA Sampson FIPENZ XiaoQui Chen Rick Millane AJ Cranston MIPENZ WS Service MIPENZ Rex Corlett Pierre PA Crisp MIPENZ CR Stuart FIPENZ Grant Covic Quenneville DCusiel MIPENZ RW Thomson FIPENZ David Keith Robinson DG Elms DistFIPENZ RJ Thorburn MIPENZ Cruickshanks- Louis Robinson EB Farrant FIPENZ GW Ward MIPENZ Boyd Sulo John Dragicevich Shanmuganathan WG Ferguson FIPENZ PJ Wilcox FIPENZ Helen Ferner Neil Simmonds JC Fitzpatrick FIPENZ DR Wilkie FIPENZ Duncan Fraser David Warburton BL Gestro MIPENZ RL Williams FIPENZ Duncan Gibb Harvey Weake JL Gilbert MIPENZ JG Wilson MIPENZ Peter Gostomski Brent Young BR Gollop MIPENZ JB Gregory MIPENZ
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As a not-for-profit membership organisation, IPENZ's continuing work relies on its volunteers.
Clockwise from top left: Futureintech Ambassador Ivan Nyo GIPENZ from Aurecon explains the components of an electronic Christmas tree at Wainuiomata Intermediate School; Emerging Professional Council members Rebecca Ryder, Fritha Bevin- McCrimmon, Samantha Boone and Rachel Blewden; the Student Engineers' Council; Geotechnical engineer Stuart McCready GIPENZ from Beca helps students at Leamington School measure their garden for a Transpower Neighbourhood Engineers Awards project.
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Awards Recognising our Volunteers Supreme Technical Awards for Fulton-Downer Gold Medal 55 – The President’s Award Engineering Achievers As a not-for-profit membership organisation, IPENZ's continuing work Craig Price This award category is presented relies on its volunteers. National Office in eight engineering fields. The would like to thank all of those who Fulton-Downer Silver Medal awards alternate annually, with have given their time and energy to four presented each year. – The President’s Award support both IPENZ and the engineer- Dobson Award for Transportation ing profession. This includes (but is Derek Bon Infrastructure not limited to): Gary Chalmers •• Chairs and Committee members of Turner Award for Branches, Technical Interest Groups, Rabone Award for Information Professional Commitment Engenerate chapters and Heritage Communications, Electrical and chapters Electronic Technology William Gray •• Investigating Committees David Percy •• Engineering Practice Committee John Cranko Award for Mechanical members and Manufacturing •• Practice Area Assessors Andrew Campbell •• Futureintech Ambassadors Furkert Award – Sustainability and •• Mentors Clean Technology •• Emerging Professional Elizabeth Yeaman Council members •• Student Engineers’ Council members Ray Meyer Medal for Excellence •• Contributors to publications in Student Design (joint winners) •• Standards Accreditation Board and Competency Assessment Biped Felling Machine Board policy paper reviewers George Wareing, Sean Bayley, Scott and contributors Paulin and Thomas Gilbert, supervised •• Transpower Neighbourhood by Stefanie Gutschmidt (Academic Engineers Supervisor) and Richard Parker •• Those who assist in preparing (Industrial Supervisor, Scion) and reviewing practice notes Peak Flow Attenuation System •• IPENZ representatives Anthony Muir, supervised on Standards Committees by Bob McGrath •• Those who support Branch activities.
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Obituaries Recognition of Sponsors
RG Grant GIPENZ Fellows' and Individual Branch Sponsors Achievers' Dinner 56 BW Brock MIPENZ Christchurch SCIRT Tight 5, Opus, MAS, RJ Vivian MIPENZ Davis Ogilvy Pacific Steel and GHD SMJ Smith FIPENZ Auckland DC Stevenson FIPENZ Centenary Lecture Dominion Constructors, Downer Beca JW Bull FIPENZ Group, New Zealand Society for AT Proffitt MIPENZ Pickering Lecture Earthquake Engineering, Sika DB Sumner FIPENZ Meridian New Zealand and Knauf New Zealand CB Coleman FIPENZ Timaru International Engineering RJ Lund FIPENZ Alliance Dinner Downer Group, Fulton Hogan, Rooney GS Bell MIPENZ Earthmoving, Opus International, AECOM LG Hassan MIPENZ Alpine, Primeport, Ward Consulting, RK Green MIPENZ Photo Competition Milward Finley Lobb and GHD SJ Hunt MIPENZ Downer and Air New Zealand Holidays Waikato KJ Moulder MIPENZ Traffic Design Group, Opus Remuneration Survey CF Candy MIPENZ International, Hawkins Construction, RobLawMax Recruitment EJ Snook GIPENZ Beca, Gray Matter and Higgins J Kettlewell MIPENZ National Branch Sponsors Contractors RS Gordon FIPENZ Abley Transportation Consultants, Taranaki MH White MIPENZ Fonterra, Markplan Consulting, MWH, Powerco and Worley Parsons Fulton Hogan, Aurecon, Harrison RI Skinner FIPENZ Manawatu Grierson, Electrix, Fraser Thomas, MB JS Spence MIPENZ Powerco and Bloxam, Century and Pattle Delamore Partners JW Blyth MIPENZ Burnett & Olliver Ltd WN Poole FIPENZ AHD Lewis AIPENZ JM Taylor MIPENZ
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IPENZ Foundation The Foundation helps Members and their families who have suffered misfortune. It also undertakes a public good role on the profession’s behalf.
The IPENZ Foundation's objectives The Foundation was also pleased and Foundation Trustees are to: encourage New Zealand proud to again sponsor the William school leavers into tertiary education Pickering Award for Engineering Roly Frost – Chair in engineering and technology and Leadership at the 2013 New Zealand John Boshier 57 educate New Zealanders on the role Engineering Excellence Awards. Carol Caldwell of technology and engineering in This went to Ron Carter and Richard Neville Jordan sustainable economic, environmental Fenwick for their contributions Tiina Hall-Turner and social development, and on signi- as members of the Canterbury Peter Jackson ficant engineering and technological Earthquakes Royal Commission. achievements that form part of Other activities included: providing New Zealand’s national heritage. It funding for the Skills Organisation aims to further, in New Zealand, the (formerly ETITO) Schools-Industry development and practical application visits programme; and supporting the of scientific knowledge in engineering IPENZ Heritage Board in recognising or technology for the wider public sites of significant engineering good, and to assist New Zealand Mem- achievement within New Zealand. bers suffering hardship due to physical or mental sickness, disability or Craig’s Investment Partners incapacity to participate in education continues to advise and manage the or rehabilitation programmes that Foundation’s portfolio, to provide enable them to resume a career. the best possible return through a moderately conservative investment The focus in 2014 has been on approach. the first objective, and to this end six scholarships were awarded to students commencing tertiary engineering study at New Zealand universities. These have been co-funded with IPENZ Branches in Auckland, Waikato-Bay of Plenty, Tauranga, Hawke’s Bay, Nelson- Marlborough and Canterbury.
The other priority is assisting Members in temporary financial difficulties or who are unable to work due to medical reasons. The Foundation encourages the IPENZ Branches to identify those who might be in such situations and to help find Richard Fenwick and Ron Carter, winners of the 2013 William Pickering Award for Engineering practical ways they or their families Leadership with the Hon. Nick Smith (left) and IPENZ Foundation Chair Roly Frost (right). The award could be assisted. was presented at the New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards evening in November 2013.
THE INSTITUTION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS NEW ZEALAND | ANNUAL REVIEW 2014 Registration Authority
Historically, engineers desired a 58 governing body to define and uphold standards, and for those who met this standard to be registered.
2002 Legislation change The Chartered Professional Engineers Act became law in 2002, with IPENZ appointed as the Registration Authority. The 2000 Quality Mark replaced the outdated The Hon. Nick Smith FIPENZ, one of Engineers Registration Act. only two engineers in Parliament, drafted a private members bill for chartered professional engineers. 59
2010–2011 Canterbury Earthquakes Devastating earthquakes resulted in building collapses, wrecked infrastruc- 2008 ture and killed 185 people. Engineers were called upon to assess and rectify Engineering Heritage the damage. A Royal Commission The Engineering Heritage Board was of Inquiry subsequently produced created on 1 April to strengthen the recog- numerous recommendations, nition of heritage sites in New Zealand. especially in relation to building and engineering standards. REGISTRATION AUTHORITY
Registration Authority The Chartered Professional Engineers Act establishes IPENZ as the Registration Authority.
Chartered review and no appeals lodged in Competency Assessment Professional Engineer relation to any assessment decisions. Board Members In response to a recommendation Stephen Jenkins – Chair Chartered Professional Engineer 60 from the Canterbury Earthquakes (CPEng) is the most important quality Hamish Denize Gordon Hughes Royal Commission, the Registration mark attesting to the current com- Michael Fulton Peter Millar Authority moved to publish practice petence of a professional engineer Ben Holland Sulo field information on the CPEng Shanmuganathan in New Zealand. It is a statutory title Gijs Hovens Register. The publication of this Jeffrey Wilson under the Chartered Professional additional information is intended to Engineers of New Zealand Act 2002. provide indicative guidance on each Registration is gained by demonstra- Chartered Professional Engineer’s Members passing com- ting competence to the standard area of engineering practice and assist petence assessments required by the CPEng Rules and is members of the public to select a reassessed for currency at intervals at CPEng level suitable engineer. IPENZ, in its role as not exceeding six years. The CPEng the Registration Authority, submitted Register is an electronic register an annual review on its Registration Northland available at all times to the public. It Authority activities for the 2013 includes the date each registrant’s AM Bax AC Venmore year to the Chartered Professional next competence assessment is due. GR Harding SR Viskovic Engineers Council in March 2014. After CG Summers A total of 284 assessments for accepting the review, the Council admission and 832 submissions for reported to the Minister of the Crown Auckland continued registration for CPEng responsible that IPENZ had met its were received. Registration Authority obligations for DA Alexander DP Datta 2013. A levy of $70,000 was paid to There were 263 new registrants R Amigh AP De Bruyn the Council to fund its activities under added to the CPEng Register during A Bahho OR De Lautour the Act. the year, bringing the total number PL Beazley BR Deets on the Register to 3,375. They DK Bell JE Donald included 45 Category A Recognised Competency DJ Bentham KG Drinkrow Engineers and 19 Design Verifiers. Assessment Board GL Blakeley Y Du Twelve applications for assessment SL Boone J Edwards for admission to CPEng were declined; The Competency Assessment IG Booth JA Elliott six registrants died and 92 were Board moderates assessments to CP Brownlow S Everett removed (either for non-payment of ensure standards of competence BA Burrowes CP Every fees or for not meeting the standards are consistently applied. It is the JH Bydder ME Foster for continued registration). Sixteen final decision-making body for all DJ Carr H Franz registrants resigned and none remain competence assessments for entry PK Carter AR Gardiner into one of the competence graded suspended (after failing either to pay WW Chan LD Gordon Membership classes or admission fees or submit a portfolio of evidence ES Claridge AJM Grace to, or continuation on, one of the for continued registration). There AM Congalton were no requests for procedural registers of current competence.
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THE INSTITUTION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS NEW ZEALAND | ANNUAL REVIEW 2014 Financial Statements
At the end of each financial year, the 62 governing Board prepares an Annual Statement of Accounts, which after being certified by the Auditor, is circulated to Members and laid before the Annual General Meeting for Members’ approval.
2014 2014 A diverse profession Feeding the pipeline Today IPENZ supports 17 Branches, Student and Graduate Members make and over 25 Technical and Special up almost 50 per cent of today's Interest Groups and Collaborating Membership. Technical Societies, representing a wide geographical scope and several technical fields. 63
September 2014 IPENZ Membership almost reached the 16,000 mark.
OUR FUTURE IPENZ’s first female Chief Executive, Susan Freeman-Greene starts in February 2015. Changes are tabled in relation to the registration of professional engineers, health and safety and the code of ethics. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Financial Summary
Report of the Independent Auditor on the Summary Financial Statements 64 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS NEW ZEALAND The accompanying summary financial statements, which comprise a summary statement of financial position as at 30 September 2014, a summary statement of comprehensive income, summary statement of changes in equity and summary cash flow statement for the year then ended, and related notes, are derived from the audited financial statements of The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand. We expressed an unmodified audit opinion on those financial statements in our report dated 2 December 2014.
The summary financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required for full financial statements under generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand. Reading the summary financial statements, therefore, is not a substitute for reading the audited financial statements of The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand.
Board’s Members Responsibility for the Summary Financial Statements The Board Members are responsible for the preparation of a summary of the audited financial statements in accordance with FRS-43: Summary Financial Statements.
Auditor’s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the summary financial statements based on our procedures which were conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) (ISA (NZ)) 810, Engagements to Report on Summary Financial Statements.
Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the summary financial statements are free from material misstatement.
Other than in our capacity as auditor we have no relationship with, or interests in, The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand.
Opinion In our opinion, the summary financial statements derived from the audited financial statements of The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand for the year ended 30 September 2014 are consistent, in all material respects, with those financial statements in accordance with FRS-43.
Grant Thornton New Zealand Audit Partnership Wellington 2 December 2014
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Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (Inc) Summary Statement of Comprehensive Income 6565 For the Year Ended 30 September 2014
2014 2013
Income $ $
Member Subscriptions and Related Fees 3,761,213 3,543,709
Competency Assessment Fees 998,420 692,614
Contract Income 1,276,790 1,435,656
Interest 352,218 345,228
Other Income 2,598,714 2,451,342
Technical and Special Interest Groups 1,272,820 764,810
Total Revenue 10,260,175 9,233,359
Expenditure
Consultancy Competency Assessments 543,164 322,259
Depreciation and Amortisation 207,942 180,289
Direct Contract Expenses 291,147 305,658
Publishing, Production and Distribution Costs 298,322 350,233
Employee Remuneration 4,587,551 4,335,133
Travel and Meeting Expenses 274,088 513,765
Other Expenses 3,581,696 3,031,711
Technical and Special Interest Group 1,296,920 782,427
Total Expenditure 11,080,830 9,821,475
Surplus/(Deficit before Tax (820,655) (588,114)
Income Tax Expenses – –
Net Surplus/(Deficit) for the period (820,655) (588,114)
Other Comprehensive Income – –
Total Comprehensive Income for the Period (820,655) (588,114)
THE INSTITUTION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS NEW ZEALAND | ANNUAL REVIEW 2014 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Summary Statement of Financial Position As at 30 September 2014
2014 2013
Current Assets $ $
Cash and Equivalents 231,911 1,099,638
Bank Term Deposits – Current 5,650,313 5,585,000
Trade Debtors and Other Receivables 417,604 546,295
Prepayments 139,012 146,736 66 Total Current Assets 6,438,840 7,377,669 Non Current Assets
Bank Term Deposits – Non-current 1,000,000 1,000,000
Property, Plant and Equipment 365,064 311,962
Intangible Assets 151,607 28,314
Total Non Current Assets 1,516,671 1,340,276
TOTAL ASSETS 7,955,511 8,717,945
Current Liabilities
Trade Creditors and Other Payables 1,148,107 942,852
Income Received in Advance 1,621,532 1,799,705
Employee Entitlements 443,091 411,952
Total Current Liabilities 3,212,730 3,154,509
Net Assets 4,742,781 5,563,436
Represented By: Members Funds 4,742,781 5,563,436
THE INSTITUTION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS NEW ZEALAND | ANNUAL REVIEW 2014 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Summary Statement of Changes in Equity For the Year Ended 30 September 2014
2014 2013
IPENZ National Office $ $
Opening Balance 3,825,968 4,295,235
Net Surplus for the year (820,655) (588,114)
Transfer from (to) Futureintech Continuation Reserve 300,700 84,630
Transfer from (to) IPENZ Centenary Reserve 211,750 16,600 Transfer from (to) Technical and Special Interest Group Reserve 24,098 17,617 6767 3,541,861 3,825,968
IPENZ Centenary Reserve
Opening Balance 211,750 228,350
Transfer from/(to) IPENZ National Office (211,750) (16,600)
– 211,750
Futureintech Continuation Reserve
Opening Balance 300,700 385,330
Transfer from/(to) IPENZ National Office (300,700) (84,630)
– 300,700
Technical and Special Interest Group Reserve
Opening Balance 1,225,018 1,242,635
Transfer from/(to) IPENZ National Office (24,098) (17,617)
1,200,920 1,225,018
Total Equity 4,742,781 5,563,436
Summary Statement of Cash Flows For the Year Ended 30 September 2014
2014 2013
Cash Flow from Operating Activities $ $
Cash was provided from: 10,223,126 9,586,333
Cash was disbursed to: 10,641,203 9,688,220
Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities (418,077) (101,887)
Cash Flow Applied to Investing Activities (384,337) (95,404)
Net Increase in Cash Held (802,414) (197,291)
Add Cash and Short Term Deposits at the start of the Year 6,684,638 6,881,929
Cash and Short Term Deposits at year end, represented by Westpac Bank 5,882,224 6,684,638
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Notes to the Summary Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 September 2013
The summary financial statements have been extracted The full financial statements are available for viewing or from the full financial statements for the reporting entity, downloading at www.ipenz.org.nz/members The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those Incorporated (the ‘Institution’). The Institution is of the previous financial year. There were no contingent incorporated under Incorporated Societies Act 1908. liabilities at balance date and there are no post balance date The full financial statements have been prepared in events that need to be disclosed. accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (New Zealand GAAP). They comply with New Zealand 68 TECHNICAL AND SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards (TIGS AND SIG) (New Zealand IFRS), applying differential reporting exemptions as the Institution has no public accountability The activities of the (non incorporated) TIGs and SIG and and are not large and other applicable Financial Reporting the related revenue and expenditure are recorded in the Standards as appropriate to public benefit entities. The Statement of Comprehensive Income with any surplus or financial statements are presented in New Zealand dollars deficit being transferred to the TIGs and SIG funds in the which is the functional currency of the Institution. Statement of Financial Position.
The summary financial statements can not be expected RELATED PARTY to provide as complete an understanding as provided in IPENZ Foundation was registered as a Charitable entity the full financial statements. The Institution has prepared under the Charities Act 2005 on 30 June 2008. The Insti- these summary financial standards in line with FRS-43. tution provides accounting and administration services to The full financial statements, including the summary the Foundation. All transactions between the Institution financial statements, were authorised by the IPENZ Board and the Foundation are accounted for through the on the 2 December 2014 and signed by the President and Foundation Current Account. There are no other related the Chief Executive and have been subject to audit and an party transactions. unqualified audit report was issued on 2 December 2014.
2014 2013
Property, Plant & Equipment $ $
Computer Equipment and Software 134,804 155,891
Office Equipment 13,711 15,307
Furniture and Fittings 61,406 58,097
Leasehold Improvements – 158 The Terrace 155,143 82,668
Total Book Value 365,064 311,963
Intangible Assets 151,607 28,314
Technical and Special Interest Groups
Restricted Funds – Westpac Short Term Investments 1,065,000 1,065,000
Current Accounts with IPENZ 135,920 160,017
Total Technical and Special Interest Groups 1,200,920 1,225,017
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS There were no events after balance date requiring reporting or adjustment in the financial statements (2013: Nil)
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IPENZ Foundation Financial Summary
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Independent Auditor’s Report on the Summary Financial Statements
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE IPENZ FOUNDATION The accompanying summary financial statements, which comprise a summary statement of financial position as at 30 September 2014, a summary statement of financial performance, summary statement of movements in equity and related notes, are derived from the audited financial statements of IPENZ Foundation. We expressed an unmodified audit opinion on those financial statements in our report dated 12 December 2014.
The summary financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required for full financial statements under generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand. Reading the summary financial statements, therefore, is not a substitute for reading the audited financial statements of IPENZ Foundation.
Trustees responsibility for the Summary Financial Statements The Trustees are responsible for the preparation of a summary of the audited financial statements in accordance with FRS-39: Summary Financial Reports
Auditor’s responsibilities Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the summary financial statements based on our procedures which were conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) 810: Engagements to Report on Summary Financial Statements.
Other than in our capacity as auditor we have no relationship with, or interests in, IPENZ Foundation.
Opinion In our opinion, the summary financial statements derived from the audited financial statements of IPENZ Foundation for the year ended 30 September 2014 are consistent, in all material respects, with those financial statements in accordance with FRS-39.
Grant Thornton New Zealand Audit Partnership Wellington, New Zealand 12 December 2014
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Summary Statement of Financial Performance For the Year Ended 30 September 2014
2014 2013
$ $
Income
Dividends and Interest Received 52,691 46,662
Realised and Unrealised Investment Gains (Losses) 851 4,099 70 Donations and Sundry 15,151 34,056 Total Operating Income 68,693 84,817
Expenditure
Scholarships and Branch Scholarships 31,000 31,500
Sponsorship 9,200 11,700
Sundry Expenses 21,457 25,159
Total Expenditure 61,657 68,359
Net Income before Unrealised Gains (Losses) 7,036 16,458
Unrealised Gains (Losses) 33,008 49,228
Net Surplus/Deficit 40,044 65,686
Summary Statement of Movements in Equity For the Year Ended 30 September 2014
2014 2013
$ $
Opening Balance 869,709 804,023
Plus Net Income 40,044 65,686
Total Equity 909,753 869,709
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Summary Statement of Financial Position As at 30 September 2014
2014 2013
$ $
Current Assets
Cash and Bank 104,980 135,663
Investments 37,807 66,253 Other Receivables and Prepaid Expenses 10,958 21,376 7171 Total Current Assets 153,745 223,292
Non Current Assets 760,133 650,552
Total Assets 913,878 873,844
Less Current Liabilities 4,125 4,135
Net Assets 909,753 869,709
Represented By:
Accumulated Funds 800,833 751,634
Branch Funds Reserve 108,920 118,075
Total Equity 909,753 869,709
Disclosures
The summary financial statements have been extracted RELATED PARTY from the full financial statements for the reporting entity, The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand IPENZ Foundation. The Foundation's full financial state- Inc (the Institution) provides accounting and admini- ments have been prepared in accordance with generally stration services to the Foundation. There were no accepted accounting principles, in accordance with other related party transactions during the year ended New Zealand Financial Reporting Standards, applying 30 September 2014. differential reporting exemptions as the Foundation has no public accountability and is not large. The financial There were no contingent liabilities at balance date and statements are presented in New Zealand dollars which there are no post balance date events that need to be is the functional currency. disclosed. There has been no change to the accounting policies. The IPENZ Foundation financial statements were author- ised by the Foundation Trustees on 12 December 2014 and The summary financial statements can not be expected have been subject to audit and an unmodified audit report to provide as complete an understanding as provided in was issued on 12 December 2014. the full financial statements. The Institution has prepared these summary financial standards in line with FRS-39. IPENZ Foundation was registered as a charitable entity The full financial statements for the IPENZ Foundation under the Charities Act 2005 on 30 June 2008. are available for viewing or downloading at www.ipenz.org.nz/members
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Photo acknowledgements
Contents page: Lyttelton Wharf circa 1910. Smith, Sydney Charles. Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: 1/2-046007-G. Pages 4–5: Crowd gathered around the Pan American World Airways Clipper Lightfoot at Whenuapai Airport, 18 September 1949. Whites Aviation Ltd. Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: WA-21946-G. Pages 16–17: Exterior view of the Government buildings in Wellington, 1879. The tram Zealandia (Number 4) can be seen in the foreground. Photo: James Bragge, Te Papa collection. Pages 34–35: Looking out over Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown. Photo: © Watcharee Suphaluxana/Shutterstock. Pages 58–59: Transpower's new High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC), Pole 3 at Benmore in South Canterbury. Photo: Rroy Sison GIPENZ. Pages 62–63: Christchurch Art Gallery. Photo: © Natalia Khalaman/Shutterstock.
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