Governance
current council
The day-to-day affairs of the Association are conducted by the members of the Council, who come from various parts of New Zealand, and work within a variety of organisations dealing with population issues. Recent councils have comprised individuals working in central government departments, various departments within universities, area health boards, and local and regional councils.
Councillors are elected annually at the Annual General Meeting. Since PANZ members live in many parts of New Zealand, postal and electronic voting is used to elect the Council.
See our constitution here →
The PANZ 2025/2026 Council
President
Dr. Rosemary Goodyear
Principal Analyst
Census Insights
Stats NZ
rosemary.goodyear@stats.govt.nz
Vice President
Professor Michael Cameron
Professor of Economics
Research Associate, Te Ngira | Institute for Population Research
University of Waikato | Te Whare Wananga o Waikato
mcam@waikato.ac.nz
Treasurer
Moana Rarere
Research Fellow
Te Ngira | Institute for Population Research
University of Waikato | Te Whare Wananga o Waikato
treasurer@population.org.nz
Secretary
Love Umesi
Demographer
Planning, Population Health and Outcomes
Health New Zealand/ Te Whatu Ora
Hamilton
secretary@population.org.nz
Council Members
Jessie Payne
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa
Rajas Kulkarni
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Dr Sughayshinie Samba Sibam
Te Ngira | Institute for Population Research
University of Waikato | Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
Alison Reid
Social & Economic Research and Evaluation
Auckland Council | Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau
Victoria Treliving
Population Estimates, Projections and Coverage
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa
NZPR Co-Editor (not on Council)
Dr. Jesse Whitehead
Te Ngira | Institute for Population Research
University of Waikato | Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato