Our Council
The Council has a governance role within the Society and consists of the President and Councillors elected, appointed or co-opted.
Royal Society Te Apārangi Council
- Distinguished Professor Dame Jane Harding FRSNZ, President, Royal Society Te Apārangi 2024-2027
- Distinguished Professor Geoff Chase FRSNZ, Chair of Academy Executive Committee 2023-2026
- Professor Stephen May FRSNZ, Deputy Chair of Academy Executive Committee 2025-2028
- Distinguished Professor Christine Kenney MRSNZ, Te Ātiawa ki Kāpiti, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Toarangatira, Councillor – Māori Electoral College 2024-2027
- Dr Erena Wikaire MRSNZ, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Te Kapotai, Te Hikutu, Councillor – Māori Electoral College 2023-2026
- Dr Libby Harrison, Councillor – elected by the general membership 2024-2027
- Dr William Rolleston CRSNZ, Councillor – elected by the general membership 2025-2028
- Jenny Pollock CRSNZ, Councillor – appointed by the Branches 2023-2026
Royal Society Te Apārangi Council composition
For 2025/2026, the Royal Society of New Zealand Council is constituted as follows:
- President
- Chair of the Academy Executive Committee
- Deputy Chair of the Academy Executive Committee
- Two Councillors elected by the Māori Electoral College
- Two Councillors elected by the general membership
- One Councillor appointed by the Regional Constituent Organisations (Branches)
- Co-opted Councillor/s
The Chief Executive appointed under Sec 26.1 of our Act is Paul Atkins.