Our branches are the lifeblood of our membership. Run by volunteers, the branches bring members together through networking events, site visits and talks. They offer engineers of all disciplines and career stages an opportunity to network, share experiences and build friendships. Here we share some of the 2017 highlights from our branches.
17
Branches in New Zealand and the UK
8968
Biggest branch (Auckland)
28
Smallest branch (West Coast)
8
New branch chairs elected
SAY HELLO TO DR TIM FISHER FENGNZ
AUCKLAND BRANCH CHAIR 2015-2017
Engineering New Zealand’s branches bring together the local engineering communities. They help us create our professional networks and get support. Through these communities, we share information and knowledge, and we have a collective voice when it’s needed, such as on issues of local or national importance. By working together, we become better engineers, we lift our game and that of our firms, and we contribute more to society.
"We are so grateful to all the members who support Engineering New Zealand by volunteering their valuable time to run branch committees and events."

Branches offer a tremendous and diverse programme of local events to members, with site visits being a perennial favourite. In 2017, the branches organised trips that ranged from a visit to the largest carrot-juicing plant in Australasia (by South Canterbury branch) to a climb on the Auckland Harbour Bridge, which was not for those with a fear of heights. We also facilitated events to help members understand the changes to Engineering New Zealand and the new Membership Pathway, and organised talks on critical issues, such as the ongoing Canterbury Earthquake rebuild, and resilience and seismic safety. While the events often have a technical and professional focus, a commonality is that we all love to get together to meet new people or catch up with old colleagues.
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We are so grateful to all the members who support Engineering New Zealand by volunteering their valuable time to run branch committees and events.
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In 2018, our aspirations include delivering on the Engineering New Zealand strategies at a local level, creating new programmes of events to reach more members, and working to strengthen our role as the hub of the local engineering community.
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Tim is a Principal Water Engineer at Tonkin+Taylor.