The HSNO committee makes decisions on applications under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996. The Authority's decisions are guided by a decision-making framework.
Decisions made by the HSNO Committee can be found using the HSNO Application Register search or in the Bulletin.
Richard Woods CNZM, MA, Chair
Richard Woods is a member of the Independent Police Conduct Authority and a former Chief Executive of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service. He was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2007. Richard was appointed to the Environmental Risk Management Authority as its Chair in 2008. He also serves on the EPA Board as Deputy Chair.
Helen Atkins, LLB
Helen Atkins is a partner at the law firm of Atkins Holm Majurey where she specialises in public, environmental, resource management and local government law.
Helen's did her degree at the University of Canterbury. In addition to working in the private sector, she has also worked in the public sector in both England and New Zealand. Helen has had extensive experience with the operational side of hazardous substance management and legal policy issues associated with biotechnology. Helen was formerly a member of the Environmental Risk Management Authority and is often called upon by Government agencies to advise on legislative reviews.
Manuka Henare BA(Hons), PhD (Te Aupouri, Te Rarawa people of Tai Tokerau)
Associate Professor Manuka Henare has a doctorate in Māori Studies and is the Associate Dean of Māori and Pacific Development and the foundation Director of the Mira Szászy Research Centre for Māori and Pacific Economic Development with the University of Auckland Business School. He is also Academic Co-ordinator of Te Tohu Huanga Māori: the PostGraduate Diploma in Business (Māori Development) and Tohunga Taki Huanga Māori: Master of Management (Māori Development). AP Henare has published articles on Māori philosophy and ethics, ecology, the Treaty of Waitangi / Te Tiriti o Waitangi, development theory and practice, social policy, and globalisation and indigenous peoples.
Shaun Ogilvie BSc, MSc(Hons), PhD (Te Arawa, Ngati Awa)
Shaun Ogilvie has a PhD in Ecology from the University of Canterbury. He is the Director of Eco Research Associates Ltd, a private environmental research company. He is also the Maori Business Development Consultant for the Cawthron Institute in Nelson.
Shaun was previously Associate Professor of Wildlife Management at Lincoln University, and Tumuaki of the Kaupapa Maori Unit of Lincoln’s Agriculture and Life Sciences Faculty. Before this, he was the Principal Scientist - Māori Research at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in Christchurch. Shaun has extensive experience of environmental research in collaboration with Maori communities, and his research interests include the development of techniques for the management of animal pests. He has also been involved in investigating the fate of 1080 in the environment, and has published a number of articles in this area.
Valerie Orchard, PhD
Val Orchard is the Science and Research Manager for ESR. She is actively involved in science strategy and has a special interest in ensuring that research underpins society's need for people to live and work in safe and healthy environments.
Val is an experienced research microbiologist with considerable field work experience, including Antarctica. She has led teams on Public Good Science Funded projects and has published over sixty refereed papers as well as numerous reports and articles. Val was a member of the Environmental Risk Management Authority from 2006 till 2011.
Deborah Read, MB ChB, DComH, FAFPHM(RACP)
Deborah Read is a public health medicine consultant and Associate Professor at the Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, Wellington. She was formerly a member of the Environmental Risk Management Authority and Deputy Chair of the Medical Council of New Zealand. She has published extensively on issues relating to environmental risks and public health, and received a World Health Organisation Fellowship in 1995.
Max Suckling BSc(Hons), PhD
Max Suckling is an insect ecologist with 27 years experience in research and research management and is a past President of the New Zealand Plant Protection Society. He completed his PhD in entomology in 1983 at Lincoln University, following completion of a post-graduate diploma in Biotechnology (1980) and a BSc (Honours) in Zoology at Massey University (1978).
In November 2003, he was made Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in recognition of his significant scientific leadership on biosecurity matters. Max is also a recipient of the New Zealand 1990 Commemorative Medal for Excellence in Science and is a former member of the Environmental Risk Management Authority. He is currently Science Group Leader for Plant and Food Research’s Biosecurity group.
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