Organisation Structure

At the end of 2005, the Zoo undertook a management review. The outcome was two positions disestablished
(Manager, Property and Environment and Group Leader, Learning and Marketing) and four created.

• Manager, Marketing and Fundraising
  
• Manager, Learning and Interpretation
  
• Coordinator, Development Programme Coordinator
  
• Coordinator, Environmental Management Programme

To reflect the Zoo’s sharpened focus on fundraising, the Manager Marketing and Fundraising also has overall responsibility for fundraising – and a new assistant. To help cope with demand for close encounter programmes, another training and conditioning expert has joined the team.

Other professional associations

Edy Macdonald is on the Steering Committee of the New Zealand Association of Environmental Educators, Wellington Chapter.
Katja Geschke is a member of the registration committee of the New Zealand Veterinary Council and a member of the New Zealand Wildlife Health Centre.

Volunteers

The volunteer programme is extremely effective. Thirty regular volunteers completed a total of nearly 11,500 hours over the last year – that’s an average of 32 hours each, every month! These hard-working people take care of a long list of essential maintenance tasks, supporting professional staff and freeing them for animal care duties. The Zoo is particularly grateful to this hardworking team.