Benefits of

being a member

There are many benefits membership of New Zealand Minerals Council brings to your organisation. The stronger our membership, the better resourced New Zealand Minerals Council will be to deliver on industry goals.

Benefits include:


Access to a
skilled policy and advocacy team working in Wellington on your behalf

Telling our story – talking about mining in New Zealand across mainstream, industry, and social media

Communication – direct emails to keep you up to date on our work and industry representation; analysis on issues impacting the industry

Political nous – direct access to decision makers and politicians, including Cabinet Ministers

Reputation management – negotiating the mining industry’s “licence to operate”

Disaster response – our skilled media and political operatives can manage an industry-wide response to a disaster, such as Covid-19

Friends and neighbours – we have strong relationships across government agencies and with other advocacy groups

Events – events focused on education, discussion, exchange of ideas, and networking

Awards – industry awards to recognise the best in the business and rising stars

Office space – if you have meetings in Wellington and need desk space, meeting and board rooms, Wi-Fi and support services are available to members

Health and safety – close relationship with MinEx (based in our offices) and CE sits on MinEx Board

Sector strategy – work with other representative groups to ensure the minerals sector is united and speaks with one voice

Advice – we are here to help members and will issue sector-wide advice on our website, but also, you can contact us any time

Your logo – member logo features on the New Zealand Minerals Council website

For more information, please contact Josie Vidal at [email protected], or on 022 377 0012.

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