Te Tumu Whakarae Secretary and Chief Executive: Jan Pierce
Ko Te Mata te maunga. Ko Tukituki te awa. Nō Heretaunga ahau. Kei Te Whanganui a Tara ahau e noho ana. He Kaihautū Customer Delivery ahau. Ko Jan Pierce ahau.
Jan was appointed Kaihautū Customer Delivery in August 2021.
She joined Toitū Te Whenua as Deputy Chief Executive Location Information in 2009 and then as Deputy Chief Executive Location Information, Policy and Overseas Investment.
Over the past 10 years, Jan has represented New Zealand at many international forums including the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management Committee of Experts, International Hydrographic Organisational General Assembly, Geospatial World Forum, Australian and New Zealand Spatial Council, and the Cambridge Conference.
Jan chairs and has participated in many groups across central and local government, including the LINZ Resilience Board, Provincial Growth Fund Elevation data programme, Māori Land Service project, and the Natural Resources Sector Leadership Group.
Jan is the New Zealand lead for the Australia and New Zealand Satellite Based Augmentation System programme in partnership with GeoScience Australia.
Before joining Toitū Te Whenua, Jan spent 8 years as a member of the senior leadership team of rural financial services company Farmers Mutual Group. She started her career in the banking sector, followed by several years in the health sector, where she was the Human Resources Manager of a large Crown Health Enterprise.
Director, Office of the Chief Executive: Richard Hawke
“Ko Kau Kau te maunga. Ko Te Whanganui a Tara te moana. He Ringatohu ki Te Tumu Whakarae mō Toitū Te Whenua ahau. Ko Richard Hawke tōku ingoa”
Richard was appointed Director, Office of the Chief Executive in 2021. He joined Toitū Te Whenua LINZ as Director, Regulatory Systems in 2017.
Prior to LINZ, Richard was a lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington for six years. He joined the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) to work on natural resources policy. At MED he had leadership roles in natural resources policy, regulatory policy, financial markets and the Crown Entity relationships / monitoring. With the creation of MBIE in 2012 Richard led the set-up of one of the Deputy Chief Executive offices prior to having a policy leadership role in the building and housing area.
Outside of work, Richard and his wife Carole spend many hours travelling and tramping across the motu. They were scout leaders for 25 years and so had the pleasure of introducing many youth to the wonders of the outdoors (and LINZ’s many roles).
Central to Richard’s role is LINZ’s relationship with the Minister and his office and the advice coming to LINZ governance boards.
Senior Responsible Office, STEP: Murray Young
Ko Ruapehu te maunga. Ko Tongariro te awa. I tupu ake au i Te Tihi o Maru. Kei Te Whanganui a Tara ahau e noho ana. He Kaihautū Digital Delivery ahau. Ko Murray Young tōku ingoa.
Murray joined Toitū Te Whenua in November 2019 and his focus is ensuring we’re a digitally led, agile organisation that puts customers at the centre of what we do.
Central to his role is overseeing the modernisation of Landonline – the system used for managing New Zealand’s property surveys, titles and transactions. He also provides governance and direction on how we use technology to ensure the data we hold is easily accessible.
Prior to Toitū Te Whenua, Murray held a number of senior leadership roles across the public and private sectors that encompassed operations, strategy, finance, change and information.
Kaihautū Organisational Effectiveness: Claire Richardson
Ko Mauao te maunga. Ko Tauranga te moana. I whānau mai ahau i Tauranga Moana. I tupu ake au i Waikato me Tāmaki Makaurau. Kei Te Whanganui a Tara ahau e noho ana. He Kaihautū Organisational Effectiveness ahau. Ko Claire Richardson tōku ingoa.
An experienced, innovative, people-focused leader, Claire is skilled at building quality relationships and partnerships, and delivering on ambitious goals.
She is a champion of diversity and inclusion, and is highly experienced at leading complex operational, commercial and corporate functions.
Prior to Toitū Te Whenua, Claire held senior leadership roles at Wellington City Council, the Ministry for the Environment and Auckland Council. Her networks and knowledge of local government, working in partnership with mana whenua, are invaluable for our work across Aotearoa.