Department of Internal Affairs (NZ)
Russell Burnard serves as the General Manager Operations and Registrar General of Births Deaths and Marriages at the Department of Internal Affairs in New Zealand since June 2014. Burnard has held multiple leadership roles, including Government Chief Privacy Officer and General Manager National Operations Services MIQ during a secondment at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment from September 2021 to April 2022. Prior to these positions, Burnard was the Acting Manager Rail Safety at NZ Transport Agency, Chief Executive at NAIT Limited, and Manager Compliance Monitoring and Response at the Ministry for the Environment. Burnard started a long career at the Ministry of Fisheries, where responsibilities included Manager Regulatory and Information for Inshore Fisheries from July 1984 to October 2009.
Department of Internal Affairs (NZ)
Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs is a recognised leader in public service. Our purpose is to serve and connect people, communities and government to build a safe, prosperous and respected nation. Our LinkedIn page enables us to connect with the people we serve, highlight our mahi and share career opportunities with the public. You can find out more about current opportunities on our career page: www.dia.govt.nz/careers We welcome feedback and ideas from our followers and will try to join these conversations where possible, however we can’t guarantee we will reply individually to every post. If you have an urgent query, please contact us directly. For general enquiries and contacts see: https://www.dia.govt.nz/Contact-Us All media enquiries must be directed to our media team on +64 27 535 8639 or media@dia.govt.nz. Comments and tagged content are monitored during business hours, from 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday. We may follow/like organisations and individuals that are relevant to our organisation. This does not imply endorsement or guarantee the accuracy of their information. We welcome your comments and interactions but we have two simple rules for a safe social community: 1) Be respectful to others; and 2) in the interest of maintaining a safe space for all New Zealanders, harmful content will be hidden or removed. This includes misinformation, swearing, hate speech, trolling and spam. If harmful content is repeatedly posted, then you may be banned or blocked