Connecting governance in rural and regional New Zealand

Rural and Regional Governance New Zealand is your dedicated platform for directors, trustees, and governance practitioners operating beyond the main centres. We build connection, provide vital resources, and list key vacancies to strengthen governance leadership across New Zealand’s regions.

Discover governance vacancies from across rural and regional New Zealand, gathered in one place. Board, trustee and committee seats, elected and appointed - find your next one, and give back to your community.

Job listing board and pathways

Discover governance vacancies and development pathways from across rural and regional New Zealand, gathered in one place. Board, trustee, director and committee seats. Associate, intern and observer programmes - we've got them.

Resource hub

A growing collection of guides and plain-English explainers on how governance actually works: what a board does, how seats are filled, and how you get your first one. Written for real people in real regional organisations, not for the boardrooms of the main centres.

Networking and community

Governance shouldn't be a closed shop. Connect with a growing community of directors, trustees and governance practitioners from right across regional and rural New Zealand. Share what you've learned, pick up what you haven't, and build the relationships that so often lead to the next seat.