Royal Society of New Zealand Council

In terms of Sec 43 of the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1997, the Council of the Society (in alphabetical order) comprises:

• Dr Garth Carnaby MNZM FRSNZ President, Royal Society of New Zealand
• Professor Geoff Austin FRSNZ FNZIP Vice President – Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology
  
• Professor Michael Corballis ONZM FRSNZ Councillor
• Dr Stephen Goldson CRSNZ FRSNZ Vice-President – Biological and Life Sciences
• Dr Christine Jasoni MRSNZ Regional Constituent Organisation Representative
• Mr John Lancashire QSM HFNZIAHS Constituent Organisation Representative
• Professor Richard Le Heron FRSNZ Vice-President Social Sciences and Humanities
• Professor Jonathan Mane-Wheoki Co-opted Councillor
• Dr David McNamara Co-opted Councillor
  
• Mr Phil O’Reilly Co-opted Councillor
• Professor Caroline Saunders ONZM MRSNZ Councillor
• Emeritus Professor Ken Strongman FRSNZ Councillor

• List of presidents
• Academy Executive Committee

NB: Staff details are here.

The Royal Society of New Zealand Council is constituted as follows:

1. One President;
2. Three elected Vice-Presidents with specific responsibilities as listed below:
   1. Biological and Life Sciences;
   2. Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology;
   3. Social Sciences and Humanities;
3. Three elected Councillors
4. One elected Representative of the Regional Constituent Organisations;
5. One elected Representative of the Constituent Organisations; and
6. Up to three Co-opted Councillors

The Chief Executive Officer appointed under Sec 26.1 of the Act is Dr Di McCarthy ONZM.

The Royal Society of New Zealand has its office at 4 Halswell Street, Thorndon, Wellington.