Organisation
National council
The NZSTI national council is responsible for the governance and management of the society. It maps out the society’s ongoing direction in addition to performing day-to-day management tasks, organising professional development events, lobbying and advising government organisations, representing members' interests, publishing news and representing New Zealand in the broader international arena as a member of FIT, the International Federation of Translators. Council members are elected for a one-year term at the annual AGM.
Regional branches
NZSTI regional branches have been established where there are enough members to warrant this. Each branch is administered by a locally elected committee which works under the umbrella of the national council and organises regular networking and professional development events for its members. Currently, there are regional branches in the three main centres of New Zealand: Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury (in Christchurch). The president of each of the three NZSTI branches is an ex-officio member of national council and forms the link between branch members and council.
All council members and branch committee members are volunteers who generously give their time and skills to serve the society. The current national council includes members from Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Waikato and Palmerston North and meets approximately every six weeks.
Council committees
Each NZSTI council member also serves on two or more committees. The presidents of each of the three NZSTI branches (Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury) are ex-officio members on the national council and form the link between branch members and council. Below are the current committees:
| Committee | Members |
| Professional Recognition Committee | Isabelle Poff-Pencole (chair), Diana Renker
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| Admin/IT Committee | Diana Renker (Chair), Isabelle Poff-Pencole,
Karoline Spiessl
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| Professional Development Committee | Sara Bollati (Chair), Isabelle Poff-Pencole,
Wladimir Padilla, Yoshi Isoyama, Xuan Luo (peer
support), Diana Renker (peer support) |
| Communications & Marketing Committee | Diana Renker (Chair), Karoline Spiessl
|
| Komiti Māori | Isabelle Poff-Pencole (Chair), Diana Renker,
Agustina Marianacci, Maria Choukri
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| SLIANZ | Diana Renker (Chair), Agustina Marianacci, and SLIANZ representative |
| Conference Organising Committee | Maria Marull (Chair), Wellington branch committee
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International Liaison Committee
| Isabelle Poff-Pencole (Chair), Diana Renker |
| Governance Committee | Isabelle Poff-Pencole (Chair), Diana Renker |
| Funding Committee | Various
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| Membership Committee | Various |
| Complaints and Disciplinary Committee | Various |
Council meeting dates 2024/2025
Council meetings are generally held at 7 pm on the first Monday of each month. Please note dates are subject to change around public holidays and NZSTI AGM/Conference.
2024:
4 November 2024
2 December 2024
2025:
3 February 2025
3 March 2025
7 April 2025
5 May 2025
9 June 2025
Online AGM: 15 June 2025
Subsequent provisional dates:
7 July 2025
4 August 2025
1 September 2025