IANZ Update: liquid gold, a new look and more!

Kia ora kotou,

You’ll notice there is something different about our July Update – it’s had a makeover and so has the IANZ brand.

This journey began two years ago, when we embarked on a brand exploration to answer three key questions: Who is IANZ? What do we do? Why does it matter?

We began this work because our client satisfaction surveys told us there was a lack of awareness about accreditation and that our clients wanted us to do more to promote its value. At the same time, our staff survey told us that our people love what they do, but wish that the rest of the country knew who they worked for and how what they do is part of a vitally important system of accreditation that’s protecting the health and wealth of New Zealand.

Following this feedback we took a critical look at our brand and came up with a strategy that would give us the foundation and tools we needed to start telling New Zealanders that we exist and why we matter. Earlier this year, we shared the answers to those three key questions with our clients, along with our new logo and reinvigorated brand. The next step, was to equip them with the tools they needed to start sharing our new brand to the world at large, then COVID -19 arrived, and we had to pause.

Today, we are delighted to have reached the final stage in our brand journey. We are immensely proud of our new visual identity and believe it will help us to tell our story. We have a great story to share with the people of New Zealand and our clients are a huge part of it.

One of the ways we are doing this, is by developing video case studies in partnership with our clients. The first of these, you can view in this update. Also included is our brand story, which answers those three key questions clearly and powerfully.

If you have time, we also encourage you to visit our new website www.ianz.govt.nz.

Thank you to everyone, from our people and council, to our clients and suppliers, for helping us bring our new brand to life. We believe we now have a brand that feels ‘more like us’ and we hope you agree.

Nga Mihi

Team IANZ

IANZ is delighted to announce the appointment of three new members to the New Zealand Accreditation Council, which operates as IANZ’s Board.

Catherine Abel-Pattinson, Nicole Anderson and Jane von Dadelszen join the Council after the recent retirement of long-serving members, John Boshier, Peter Steel and Richard Collin. As an autonomous Crown entity, all Council members are appointed by the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Kris Faafoi. The Council reports annually to Parliament through the Minister.

Our new Council members’ experience spans both the public and private sectors and encompasses the worlds of finance, Māori and Iwi advancement, education and healthcare.

Catherine Abel-Pattinson
Catherine is one of New Zealand's leading professional female company directors. Catherine’s skills cover Strategic Governance, Information and Communication Technology, Cybersecurity, Biotechnology, Health, Major Capital Works, Audit and Risk and Financial Markets. Catherine holds an MBA, has studied Financial Markets at Yale and Leadership at INSEAD University in France.

Nicole Anderson (DipAcc, DipBus, DipMgt, PGDPH)
Nicole has a background in accountancy, health and business development. She has worked primarily with organisations advancing Māori and with various public and private organisations focusing on policy, economic and commercial development. A Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors (CMInstD), Nicole is Director of Northland Inc, NorthTec, Fluid Chemicals Ltd, PHARMAC and a member of the NZ Conservation Authority.

Jane von Dadelszen (MA Psych)
Jane is an independent director and consultant to government and development agencies, industry groups and educational organisations in New Zealand and internationally. Jane was Deputy Chief Executive, Quality Assurance, at NZQA and led tertiary education policy at the Ministry of Education. Jane is a board member of the Hong Kong Council for the Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) and on the HKCAAVQ task force reviewing accreditation criteria and standards. She is on three other boards and a member of the Institute of Directors (MInstD) and the Royal Society of New Zealand (MRSNZ).

Which product is one of the most attractive for fraudsters right now? Honey. Or more specifically, mānuka honey. This Kiwi “liquid gold” is so hot right now, it requires Government protection.

New Zealand Mānuka honey’s sweet success, is attracting calculated fraudsters around the world, keen to cash in on the global appetite for the premium product. Honey fraud, where a product either adulterated or misrepresented to resemble thing, is a risk not only to our country’s export reputation, but 80% of $242m export revenue from honey.

So how does a Kiwi honey producer prove that their product is the real thing? Click below to find out.

This month, our ‘feature’ course is Inspection Body Accreditation being held on 5^th – 6^th August.

If your organisation provides any kind of inspection services then this course could be of considerable benefit to you.

ISO/IEC 17020 is used worldwide by organisations providing more kinds of inspection services than you can imagine. Whether you are considering accreditation, already have accreditation or just want to operate a reliable and efficient inspection service, this course shares best practice in the wide field of inspection.

The presenter, Geoff Hallam, has over twenty years’ experience and will provide participants with up to date guidance on the application of this Standard. The course includes practical exercises and encourages questions and discussion.

Please be aware that this course is normally delivered just once per year, so go on-line to register under Available courses/Inspection Body.

New faces on IANZ Board

How we’re helping ‘liquid gold’ spread around the world.

NZQC feature course: Inspection body accreditation