NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 163

27 OCTOBER 2011

Cancellation of Licence for an Early Childhood Service

Pursuant to Regulation 32(1)(d)(i) of the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008, and acting under authority delegated by the Secretary for Education, I hereby cancel the licence dated 21 June 2011, which was granted under those Regulations to Arlene Troy in respect of Topkidz Totara St – Infants (40276), situated at 35 Totara Street, Tauhara, Taupo.

This notice shall take effect the day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.

JILLY TYLER, Acting Senior Manager – Implementation Planning, Early Childhood Education.

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Cancellation of Licence for an Early Childhood Service

Pursuant to Regulation 32(1)(d)(i) of the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008, and acting under authority delegated by the Secretary for Education, I hereby cancel the licence dated 6 September 2010, which was granted under those Regulations to Pamela Smith in respect of Wonderwise Two (45521), situated at 53 Vickery Street, Te Rapa, Hamilton.

This notice shall take effect the day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.

JILLY TYLER, Acting Senior Manager – Implementation Planning, Early Childhood Education.

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Environment

Crown Entities Act 2004

Appointments to the Environmental Protection Authority

Pursuant to section 28(1)(a) of the Crown Entities Act 2004, I appoint

• Kerry Prendergast
  as chair of the Environmental Protection Authority for a term of three years commencing 2 June 2011 and expiring on 1 June 2014; and appoint

• David Faulkner

• Taria Tahana
  as members of the Environmental Protection Authority for a term of three years commencing 2 June 2011 and expiring on 1 June 2014; and appoint

• Tim Lusk

• Graham Pinnell

• Gillian Wratt
  as members of the Environmental Protection Authority for a term of two years commencing 2 June 2011 and expiring on 1 June 2013; and appoint

• Anake Goodall

• Richard Woods
  as members of the Environmental Protection Authority for a term of one year commencing 2 June 2011 and expiring on 1 June 2012.

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of October 2011.

HON DR NICK SMITH, Minister for the Environment.

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Waste Minimisation Act 2008

Call for Waste Advisory Board Nominations

Pursuant to section 93 of the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 (“the Act”), the Minister for the Environment is seeking nominations for potential Waste Advisory Board members.

Up to three of the eight seats may be filled as three of the board members terms are due to end in February 2012.

The function of the board is to provide advice, upon request, to the Minister for the Environment, post election, including advice on:

• products to be declared a "priority product" under the Act (for which an accredited product stewardship scheme will be required);
• guidelines about the contents and expected effects of product stewardship schemes for priority products;
• accrediting a product stewardship scheme not consistent with published guidelines;
• Regulations prohibiting the sale of a priority product except in accordance with an accredited scheme;
• Regulations in relation to products, materials and waste;
• criteria for approving funding of a project from waste disposal levy funds;
• reviewing the effectiveness of the waste disposal levy;
• Regulations in relation to the imposition or rate of the waste disposal levy; and
• Regulations in relation to records, information, and reports.

In appointing board members, the Minister must consider the need for the board to have available from its members, knowledge, skills, and experience relating to:

• the Waste Minimisation Act 2008;
• matters that are likely to come before the board;
• community projects for waste minimisation;
• business/industry, including the commercial waste industry;
• local government; and
• tikanga Māori.

It is also desired that board members have knowledge and experience in one or more of:

• product stewardship;
• product life-cycle analysis;
• scientific or technical expertise in the environmental harm of waste from end-of-life products;
• major waste streams in New Zealand;
• international best practice in waste minimisation; and
• organisational governance, strategic planning, senior leadership, or board membership.

The term of the appointment is three years, or any shorter term stated in the notice of appointment.

Board members are entitled to fees as set by the Minister and reimbursement for actual and reasonable expenses.

Please forward nominations to the address below, and include the following information:

• An outline of the reasons for the nomination;
• a summary of the relevant knowledge, skills and experience of the nominee;
• advice on whether the nominee has agreed to their nomination;