NOMINATION & ENTRY GUIDE

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ABOUT THE AWARDS Diversity, particularly in leadership has become a priority internationally.

Presented by Fairfax Media and Westpac, the New Zealand Women of Influence programme recognises and celebrates women from all walks of life who make a difference to everyday Kiwis. The Women of Influence programme is committed to increasing the visibility of women’s leadership in New Zealand, highlighting the important contribution women take in creating a bold and diverse future for New Zealand.

We are dedicated to uncovering women who have committed time and energy to help and encourage other women in their industry, and who are fighting for change every day - be it in their workplace, their community or among their peers.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? We’re looking for women who don’t accept the status quo; who are not afraid of asking questions and trying to do things differently. Our winners come from all roles and ranks, from all sectors and from all across New Zealand. We are looking for women who invest time, energy and tireless commitment into helping others and advocate for change every day in their workplace, their community, their peer group and wherever decisions are made. No efforts are too small or too large to be included. If you are using your influence to change things for the better, you are a Women of Influence.

WHO SHOULD ENTER? This is an opportunity to share your story with others and help change and improve perceptions of what influence is. Your experiences, the lessons you’ve learned and your achievements and failures will help encourage others and energise them to do more. Entrants also find the exercise of filling in the nomination form reinforcing, as it prompts them to stop and reflect on the things they’ve achieved and focus on what they’d like to achieve in future. Even if you have never entered an awards programme before and feel uncomfortable about the attention, remember this is a chance to really extend your influence on what matters to you well beyond your own networks.

WHAT IS A GOOD ENTRY? Be concise, tell us your story and give some examples to back up what you say. The ideal entry has a short summary of what you’re doing, a bit about your background and describes how you’ve used your influence to contribute to the betterment of women and society. Share examples of how you have done what you’ve done, how you’ve led, supported and mentored others. Include some honest reflections of what you’ve learned. The judges will be looking for quality and impact rather than the scale of actions of seniority of the nominee to encourage the widest possible range of women to show what they are doing and the contribution they make.

CATEGORIES Arts and Culture This category recognises women who are contributing to the advancement of arts and culture. This may include women who have achieved exemplary artistic accomplishments, or those who are contributing to arts and/or cultural initiatives - empowering others and demonstrating advocacy for the arts and culture industry. Board and Management - Sponsored by DLA Piper Women working in a management role or on a board in either public or private companies. These women might be running a team, a key project, or influencing policy. Their influence extends beyond their formal role to personal support, mentoring and networks. Business Enterprise - Sponsored by MYOB Women who are business founders, owners, part-owners or operators who are actively involved in the business. This category recognises women who have substantially developed a business and led its strategy and direction. Community/Not for profit Women working in community projects or campaigns in the not for profit sector, which may cover health, local education, domestic violence, financial literacy, cultural or ethnic diversity programmes. Diversity - Sponsored by Chartered Accountants ANZ Women who have dedicated themselves to consistently advocating for a more diverse workforce and who have helped make the change happen. This includes advocacy in the boardroom, in government, lobby groups, in business or the community. Global - Sponsored by Massey University Celebrating New Zealand women whose work is having an impact internationally, the Global category recognises those who are leading and influencing outside of New Zealand. Innovation and Science - Sponsored by MasterCard Women who are driving innovation within a business or workplace - through their work in the sciences, medicine, academia, technology, finance, engineering or in organisational design and management. Public Policy Women working in the public sector at either a local or national level. This may include those working in agencies or in an advisory role to influence and change public policy to support better social inclusion and equality. Rural Women who are demonstrating leadership and influence in the rural and agricultural sector. This may be in advocating for women or in demonstrating initiative which is having a positive impact on this sector. Young Leader - Sponsored by Hotpoints Young women aged under 25 (as at 15 July 2016) who demonstrate a capacity to influence and act as catalyst for change. They represent a new generation of leader in advocating for and giving a voice to younger women and their concerns.

PREVIOUS SUPREME WINNERS

Joan Withers 2015 Supreme Winner Joan is currently the chair of Mighty River Power and TVNZ, a director of ANZ Bank New Zealand, a member of the Treasury Advisory Board and Global Women and a trustee of the Tindall and Sweet Louise Foundations. She began her career as a junior bank teller and rose to lead two NZX15 companies – she is the only woman to date to achieve this. Joan won the New Zealand Shareholders Association Beacon Award in 2014 and the CAANZ Media Excellence Award in 2009. She is a University of Auckland distinguished alumni and the author of A Girl’s Guide to Business. She is a champion of board diversity and works toward closing the gender gap by encouraging and assisting more women into director and board positions. Lesley Elliott MNZM 2014 Supreme Winner Lesley Elliott is the founder of the Sophie Elliott Foundation, an organisation aimed at preventing violence against women through education and empowerment. In 2008 Lesley witnessed the death of her daughter Sophie, in their Dunedin home at the hands of former boyfriend Clayton Weatherston. The crime shocked New Zealand. As part of her quest to educate youth Lesley has presented Sophie’s Story and the signs she missed over 200 times in towns and cities throughout the country. Audiences have at times exceeded 1000.

Lesley’s Foundation is in a formal partnership with New Zealand Police and the It’s Not OK campaign to develop and implement a one-day workshop called Loves-Me-Not for year 12 students examining what is a healthy (equal) relationship as opposed to an unhealthy (controlling) one. The programme was evaluated as being remarkably successful and is available nationwide. Lesley has written two books. Her first was the best-selling Sophie’s Legacy and her latest, loves-me-not, gives sound practical advice on what to look for in a healthy relationship. Lesley has also played a pivotal role in lobbying Government regarding law changes including the defence of provocation. Loves-Me-Not is the legacy from Lesley to her much loved daughter. Lesley was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2015 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

Dame Therese Walsh 2013 Supreme Winner Therese was Chief Operating Officer for Rugby New Zealand 2011 Limited, the joint venture between the Government and the New Zealand Rugby Union that was responsible for organising and managing Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011) in New Zealand. The tournament was an outstanding success and was delivered in a flawless manner.

In 2011 the Minister of Foreign Affairs appointed Therese as Chair of the inaugural International Development Advisory and Selection Panel. The role of the Panel is to receive and evaluate applications from New Zealand based organisations to partner with the New Zealand Government and receive significant levels of funding for international aid projects. Therese’s most recent role was Head of New Zealand for Cricket World Cup 2015 (CWC 2015). She was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2015 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

OUR ALUMNI

2015

Arts and Culture Board and Management Business Enterprise

Victoria Carter Helen Anderson Anya Anderson

Jen Crawford Christine Coppell Sharon Cooke

Parris Goebel Jo Coughlan Serena Fiso

Pip Hall Karen Fifield Linda Jenkinson (Winner)

Hinewirangi Kohu-Morgan Pip Greenwood Ranjna Patel

Naomi McCleary Lynda Hagen Jo Pennycuick

Sonja McGirr-Garrett Barbara Kendall Sarah Reo

Sue Paterson Helen Robinson Merryn Straker

Jeanette Richardson Penny Simmonds Alison Van Wyk

Claire Robinson Sue Suckling Josephine Wallis

Victoria Spackman (Winner) Karyn Thompson

Joan Withers (Winner)

Helen Anderson

Community & Not for Profit

Amy Burke Ranjna Patel

Jo Coughlan Karen Poole

Monique Faleafa Kate Russell

Lou James Stacey Shortall (Winner)

Madeline King Terry Shubkin

Hinewirangi Kohu-Morgan Rosie Smith

Heather Laanbroek Teresa Te Pania-Ashton

Janice Lee Jenny (Ling Juan) Wang

Vanassa McGoldrick Pushpa Wood

Parekawhia McLean Bronwyn Yates

Diversity Global Innovation

Mai Chen Molly Bedingfield Regine Deleu

Sonja Cooper Claire Dugan Chris Duggan

Kimberly de Vries Judith Forbes Jennifer Hay

Rebecca Jackson Dianne Glenn Sangeeta Karmokar

Mahsa Mohaghegh Gill Greer Robin Peace

Papaarangi Reid Bronwen Horton Julia Rucklidge

Karyn Thompson (Winner) Judith Mayhew Jonas (Winner)

Michelle Shirtcliffe

Erika Todi Dale Murray Frances Valintine (Winner)

Laly Samuel

Joanne Scott

Public Policy Rural Young Leader

Cath Atkins Olivia Egerton Shayma Arif

Keriana Brooking Keri Johnston Stephanie Benseman

Ann Brower Julia Jones Kendall Flutey

Jo Cribb Katie Milne (Winner) Parris Goebel (Winner)

Alison Dewes Bronwyn Muir Bonnie Howland

Brandi Hudson Helen Slattery Ezel Kokcu

Diane Maxwell Sophie Stanley Henrietta McNeill

Robyn Munford Michelle Thompson Sian Simpson

Maria Robertson

Vicky Robertson (Winner)

2014

Board & Management

Business Entrepreneur

Community Emerging Leader

Corina Bruce Pamela Bell Rebecca Armour Toyah Attwell

Victoria Crone Jenene Crossan Janferie Bryce-Chapman

Fiona Bradley

Christina Domecq Helen Darling Rebecca Culver Althea Carbon (Winner)

Jo Field Cate Grace Lesley Elliott (Supreme Winner)

Jade Leung

Traci Houpapa (Winner)

Cilla Hegarty Deborah George Zheng Li

Jane Huria Sandra Iversen Susan Hassall

Grainne Moss Dame Suzie Moncrieff Rachel Jenkinson

Susan Peterson Ranjna Patel Andrea Perez

Julia Raue Dame Wendy Pye (Winner)

Michelle Robinson

Vicky Robertson Robyn Scott-Vincent Cynthia Ward

Innovation & Science Local & Regional Social Enterprise

Margaret Brimble (Winner) Tessa Clarke Makaia Carr

Deborah Bush Nicola Douglas Karen Fifield

Michelle Dickinson Beatrice Faumuina Angela Francis

Nicola Gaston Carla Forbes Dianne Glenn

Kate McGrath Mary Jensen Rangimarie Hunia

Louise Parr-Brownlie Alexis LewGor Vicki Lee

Kylie Price Michelle MacWilliam Anne Miles (Joint Winner)

Frances Valintine Kaye McNabb Cecilia Mary Sullivan-Grant

Erica Whineray Kelly Kerry Prendergast (Winner) Jo-anne Wilkinson (Joint Winner)

Karyn Riley Qiujing Wong

2013

Board & Management Business Entrepreneur Community & Social

Selena Fox Tracy Banner Emeline Afeaki-Mafile’o (Winner)

Traci Houpapa Carol Campbell Julie Chapman

Barbara Kuriger Mai Chen (Winner) Elizabeth Charleston

Alison Paterson Erica Crawford Nicola Coom

Jeanette Richardson Nicola Martin Annette Fale

Vicky Robertson Sachie Nomura Beatrice Faumuina

Justine Smyth Ranjna Patel Emily Gualter

Susie Staley Jo Pennycuick Heather Henare

Jane Sweeney Helen Robinson Diane Vivian

Therese Walsh (Supreme Winner)

Rachel Taulelei Silvia Zuur

Emerging Leader Innovation & Science Local & Regional

Mahsa Mohaghegh (Winner) Minnie Baragwanath Julie Bartlett

Hana Olds Margaret Brimble Peggy Burrows

Lisa Plato Michelle Dickinson Anita Finnigan

Nive Sharat Chandran Jessie Jacobsen Kiri Goulter

Maya Shino Marlena Kruger Jenny Harper

Lindy Nelson Jo Kelly-Moore

Emma Parry Maureen Pugh

Julia Raue Sarah Trotman

Jacqueline Rowarth Leeann Watson

Marilyn Waring (Winner) Fran Wilde (Winner)

ENTRY PROCESS We will be collecting all nominations online.

1. Visit the website, womenofinfuence.co.nz and click “nominate now” to register and start and entry.

2. You can enter yourself, or nominate somebody you know. 3. If you are nominating someone else, you must have their permission to do so and we

recommend you work together with your nominee on the content of the entry.

4. Once you start an entry, you can pause at any time using the “save for later” button. 5. After the entry is submitted you will receive a copy of the completed entry by email. If you

have nominated somebody else they will also receive an email and be asked to confirm directly that they approve the details submitted and the terms and conditions.

6. If you have any queries regarding your submission please contact the Women of Influence

awards team via email at womenofinfluence@fairfaxmedia.co.nz

WHAT INFORMATION IS REQUIRED ★ Contact details for the nominee. ★ Contact details of the person nominating (if required). ★ An executive summary for the nominee and their path to becoming a woman of influence. This

is a brief introduction, something the judges can use to get a “flavour” of the nominee before reading about their influence.

★ A recent, high resolution photo of you/your nominee.

Section 1

★ Examples of influence: provide two examples of specific times when you or your nominee was able to assert your/their influence. What was the impact of their actions? Please include information on the following (max 500 words each example):

★ What was achieved? ★ How was the ability to influence demonstrated? ★ Were there challenges, and if so, how were they overcome? ★ What is the long-term outcome and legacy of you or your nominee’s actions? ★ Each example of influence must include one referee, with contact details.

Section 2

★ Tell us about the most challenging experience you/your nominee has faced - this could be an example of overcoming an obstacle or adversity either personally or professionally (max 200 words). Section 3

★ Tell us why you/your nominee would like to be considered as one of our Women of Influence for 2016 (max 200 words).

★ Any supporting information relevant to the entry. This could be in the form of an summary CV

for the nominee, articles, reports or information online which supports the entry. ★ Please note that supporting information is not included in the entry, but available for

reference by judges if they require it. If the information is online please include a web link for direct access.

★ Submit!

JUDGING Step 1 - Shortlisting A judging committee will meet to review all entries and determine the shortlist which will be put forward to our judging panel. Step 2 - Judging Our panel of judges will review the group of shortlisted entries to determine our 100 Women of Influence finalists, one winner in each of the 10 categories, and select one the 10 category winners as the overall Woman of Influence for 2016. 2016 JUDGING PANEL Dame Rosanne Meo Dame Rosanne Meo is a prominent New Zealand businesswoman. In 1991 she was the first female president of the Employers' Federation and in her time as a public director, has chaired Television New Zealand and sat on the board of Mercury Energy, Sky TV, Ports of Auckland, Forestry Corporation and Baycorp.

She currently chairs Briscoes and the Real Estate Institute, is a Director of Overland Footwear, James Dunlop Textiles and a Trustee of Kelliher Trust and the Middlemore Foundation.

Dame Rosanne is renowned for bringing her business expertise into non-profit organisations such as the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra Trust Board, Liggins Institute, South Auckland Health Foundation and the Kelliher Charitable Trust. She was awarded a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2011 for services to business and community and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1993. Karen Silk Karen has more than 20 years’ experience in Institutional and Middle Markets Banking in both New Zealand and Australia. Karen is the General Manager Commercial, Corporate & Institutional for Westpac New Zealand responsible for products and customer engagement and the development and delivery of services to our Institutional, Corporate and Commercial clients in New Zealand. Before returning to New Zealand Karen held a range of senior roles within WIB Australia, her last being Managing Director and Global Head of Debt Capital Markets. She was also inaugural Chair of the Westpac Group Property Risk Forum and prior to this lead Westpac Australia’s Corporate and Institutional Property Teams. Previously Karen has been responsible for leading Institutional and Middle Market segments at both Westpac and Credit Agricole in New Zealand.

Jamie Tuuta Jamie is the Māori Trustee and CEO of Te Tumu Paeroa. Te Tumu Paeroa protects and enhances Maori land and assets, administering 100,000 hectares of land throughout the country and managing a variety of investment interests. Jamie has held a range of governance positions in the following sectors: iwi development, agribusiness, fishing, investment, health, Māori development, tourism and education. He is currently a director of Aotearoa Fisheries Ltd, Te Ohu Kaimoana Trustee Ltd, Wools of New Zealand, Taranaki Investment Management Ltd and is a board member of Tourism New Zealand. He is the former chair of Parininihi ki Waitōtara Incorporation a large land based farming business, Te Runanga o Ngāti Mutunga and the Ngati Mutunga ki Wharekauri Asset Holding Company. He is also a former director of Port Nicholson Fisheries Ltd a lobster export business and was a member of the Government appointed Investment Advisory Panel for the Primary Growth Partnership. Jamie is passionate about investing in innovation and increasing the economic and environmental performance of our primary industries, particularly the Māori pastoral and fishing sectors. He has a particular interest in building and developing the capacity and capability of the Māori primary sector. Jamie is also a recipient of the Sir Peter Blake Emerging Leadership Award. Sam Johnson Sam Johnson is the Director of WeMobilise. As Former Young New Zealander of the Year and Sir Peter Blake Trust Awardee, Sam regularly works with non-profits, corporate groups and government agencies on team motivation, community mobilisation, strategy development and crisis management.

Sam specialises in carefully curating diverse teams of people to achieve outcomes for clients and partners and has spent the past five years heavily involved in socially conscious entrepreneurial and resilience movements throughout the Asia/ Pacific region. His journey started in founding the internationally acclaimed Student Volunteer Army following the Christchurch earthquakes that mobilised 11,000 volunteers to clean up the city.

He is also Trustee of the Royal New Zealand Plunket Foundation, Chair of the Aotearoa Youth Leadership Institute and Advisory trustee of the Pacific Development and Conservation Trust. He has a BA in Politics and Community and Professional Engagement from the University of Canterbury and and has recently been appointed an Adjunct Fellow in the School of Education and Leadership.

Sinead Boucher Sinead Boucher is Group Executive Editor of Fairfax Media, and is responsible for more than 650 journalists working across almost 100 digital, newspaper and magazine productions. Sinead has been instrumental in growing stuff.co.nz to become New Zealand's biggest news site, as well as overseeing the launch of products and services such as Stuff's mobile apps, Stuff Nation and Essential Mums. Sinead's history with Fairfax Media began in 1993 as a reporter for The Press in Christchurch. She moved up the ranks in her six-year stint, before heading to the UK on her OE. She worked as a digital journalist for the Financial Times site, FT.com, before moving to Reuters' London bureau, where she was a general correspondent responsible for reporting on terrorism in the UK post 9/11. In 2004, she returned to New Zealand and to Fairfax Media to take up the role of Assistant Editor at The Press, charged with developing the online presence for press.co.nz. Since then, she became Group Digital Editor in 2007 where she was tasked with developing Fairfax's digital strategy, followed by a promotion to her current role as Group Executive Editor in 2013. Frances Valintine Winner of the 2015 Women of Influence Innovation category and founder of Tech Futures Lab, Frances is also the founder and chair of The Mind Lab. The Mind Lab is a private-public partnership with Unitec delivering programmes in digital and collaborative technologies for school students and teachers. Tech Futures Lab is a boot camp for business leaders and boards to develop an understanding of technological enablers and emerging technical threats that are redefining the rules and foundations of contemporary business. Frances has a Master of Education Management from the University of Melbourne and is an alumni from Singularity University in the Silicon Valley.

In 2015, she was awarded the Westpac Woman of Influence – Innovation, and the Next Magazine Woman of the Year – Education. In 2014, Idealog Magazine rated her as one of the top 10 most Innovative people in New Zealand.

In 2014 Frances's business won the ‘Best New Business’ in the Talent International Asia/Pacific Awards judged by Sir Richard Branson and Steve Wozniak. She is on the board of Education NZ, Talentnomics, a Washington DC initiative supporting women into leadership roles and NZTech.

WHAT THE JUDGES ARE LOOKING FOR IN AN ENTRY Nominees will be judged on their demonstrated vision, leadership, innovation and action in and beyond their field; their impact and how it was achieved.

1. Personal, academic, professional and community achievements. 2. Demonstrated performance in their chosen field. 3. Demonstration of collaboration within or beyond their field, and a wider circle of influence than their direct role. 4. If their influence has contributed to women’s social and economic advancement. 5. Involvement and contribution to New Zealand communities through collaboration and mentoring. 6. Extent to which their contribution was innovative.

WRITING TIPS FOR YOUR NOMINATION 1. Be Specific Make facts and stats your friends by using them to back up any claims about performance or the outcome of your nominee’s actions. Clear, quantifiable data can add weight and underline performance to what might otherwise appear a generic and hyped claim. 2. Match your content to the criteria Always write to the brief. First, read the criteria carefully (eligibility, category description etc) to make sure your nomination is eligible and in the right category for the best chance of a top result. Second, make sure that what you write meets what the judges are looking for. List the criteria and tick it off as you progress if need be. 3. Strong start The judges will have many, many nominations to go through. Yours might be the first, last or in the middle. Make it stand out from the beginning with a strong start, an eye catching fact, a great quote about the nominee or something that you think brings your entry to life and makes it stand out. 5. Don’t make assumptions The person being nominated and the positive influence they’ve had is well known to you but don’t make the assumption the judges will have heard of them, know of them or be familiar with them or their great work. Make sure the detail of their accomplishments is spelt out and easily understood. 6. Avoid jargon and cliches Most sectors are filled with acronyms and jargon that is well known to those that work in that field. Don’t use it in your entry. Write as though you are presenting to a person who has no idea about your sector, industry or the person you are writing about. 7. Focus on the extraordinary Think of what sets your nominee apart from her peers and others in her field. There will be plenty of entries that show high skills, academic accomplishments and achievements but what makes your nominee stand out. What are the ways she has used her influence that really set her apart? Once you’ve decided what those are, present them with clarity and evidence wherever possible. 8. Word count is specified for a reason The maximum limits are there for a reason. It is so you can be concise and clear. Exceeding it does not help your cause. The judges will have many entries to get through so also choose carefully any supplementary evidence you choose to attach to your entry. They will not have time to read multiple pieces of supplementary information per entry. Make what you attach count and is relevant. Quality is always better than quantity. 9. Choose your language carefully Write in an active voice and use appropriate descriptive words. Do not overdo it and veer off into hyperbole. Provide context, background, facts and figures described and presented with colour. 10. Spell check and proof read Essential to the professionalism of any presentation.

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