Richard Hardie

Richard Hardie has extensive work experience in various roles and organizations. Richard began their career as a Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington in 2000 and stayed there until 2007. Richard then went on to work as the Operations Manager at Chamber Music New Zealand from 2007 to 2011. After that, they joined Wellington City Council as a Portfolio Manager, focusing on Council Controlled Organisations, from 2011 to 2016. Following this, Richard worked at the Department of Internal Affairs (NZ) as the Manager of Operational Policy in the Local Government Branch from 2016 to 2022. Currently, they are serving as the Head of Strategy and Policy at Hutt City Council, starting in November 2022.

Richard Hardie attended Victoria University of Wellington from 1987 to 1990. No information is available regarding their degree or field of study during this time.