Fire and Emergency New Zealand has confirmed the eight inaugural members of the new Canterbury Local Advisory Committee (LAC).

The LAC members were selected by the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board and will provide the Board with independent advice about what their communities value, their needs and the risks they face.

Te Ihu Region Manager, Brad Mosby says the Canterbury LAC will provide a voice for the communities across both Canterbury and Mid-South Canterbury.

"Our Canterbury LAC members are well connected and respected within their communities, and we look forward to working with them.

"They’ll engage with community groups about local needs and support our local teams in building a shared understanding with communities about the service we deliver."

You can read more details about the newly appointed members on Fire and Emergency’s website.

Fire and Emergency has also established a new LAC for Wellington this month concluding the national implementation of all 16 LACs.

Every community in New Zealand is now represented by a Local Advisory Committee. As well as the two new LACs in Wellington and Canterbury, there are LACs in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Tairāwhiti, Bay of Plenty, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, Whanganui-Manawatū, Nelson-Tasman, Marlborough, West Coast, Otago, Southland and the Chatham Islands.

An additional three new Chatham Islands committee members were also appointed to the Chatham Islands LAC this month.

Canterbury Local Advisory Committee

Darin Cusack (Chair)

Wendy Smith (Deputy Chair)

Ross Paniora

Mark Adams

Brett King

Cherie Leckner

Andrew Cocking

Habib Marwat

Home Page | Auckland | Previous Story | Next Story

Copyright (c) Scoop Media