Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association (anzea)

The Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association (ANZEA) was established in 2006 by an enthusiastic group of New Zealand evaluators who had met regularly since 2003 to discuss and develop the concept of a national association. Significant key players in the association’s conception and development were Pam Oliver, Kate McKegg, Maggie Jakob -Hoff, Geoff Stone, Michele Lennan, Michael Blewden, Laurie Porima, Tania Wolfgramm and Jacqui Henry.
Advocates for the establishment of a National Association identified the need for an organisation that would better serve and represent the unique needs, values, obligations and working context of the Aotearoa New Zealand evaluation community.
ANZEA was established to represent the need for evaluation practitioners of all kinds, to support their professional development and to promote safe and high quality evaluation services to NZ communities.
We want to make the most of our bi-cultural contexts and multi-cultural society. We will promote the integration of theory and practice in evaluation, specific to the needs of Aotearoa and will stimulate debate and research on evaluation practice and its role here. We also seek to enhance evaluation capacity within local, Maori, Pacific and global evaluation communities.