Engineering Heritage Board

The Engineering Heritage Board has up to ten members. Members are appointed by the Engineering New Zealand Governing Board, following a call for nominations or expressions of interest.

The objectives of the Engineering Heritage Board are to:

• Advocate for the protection and preservation of our engineering heritage
• Celebrate and tell diverse stories of past engineering achievements
• Support engineers to deliver the best outcomes for built, environmental and cultural heritage through their professional practice
• Care for our institutional history.

Current work programmes include:

• Heritage Register – an advocacy tool for our most significant engineering heritage
• Heritage Records – short web entries about interesting engineering heritage
• Walking tours on our mobile app
• Biographies of engineers
• Oral histories
• Webinars / panel discussions
• Heritage festival events
• Local opportunities to collaborate on on-site interpretation and advocacy
• Advocacy and planning for heritage at council/regional District Plan level
• Collaboration with Heritage New Zealand, Department of Conservation and local heritage organisations
• Collaboration with local Branches or Young Engineers to run events.

Read the Heritage Strategy

Heritage Board Members

Robin Dunlop – Chair

John Higham – Auckland Chapter Representative

Cass Goodwin – Special Interest Group Representative

Andrew Blacker – Otago Chapter Representative

Garry Law – Governing Board Appointee

Laura Greenaway – Young Engineer Representative

Aidan Cooper – Governing Board Representative

Karen Astwood – Heritage New Zealand Representative

Paul Mahoney – Department of Conservation Representative