
Sam Buckle
Ministry for The Environment / Manatū mō te Taiao
Deputy secretary, water policy and resource efficiency
- Leads water policy division and resource efficiency programme.
- Has wide experience in policy and managing industry, media and government relationships.
- Previously worked as a policy advisor for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and as general manager of government and stakeholder affairs at Fonterra, executive director at the NZ Shipping Federation, and for a major public relations consultancy.
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