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  About  Us  

The Te Mato Vai and Mei Te Vai Ki Te Vai projects are managed by a Project Management Unit (PMU) led by GHD New Zealand. GHD is one of the world's leading international professional services companies, and has been providing engineering and environmental services to New Zealand and the Pacific for almost 20 years, including in the Cook Islands.

 

A multi-agency Steering Group oversees both projects to provide a consistent direction for Government policy and funding.

 

This website combines both projects, recognising the strong connection between people, water, wastewater and our natural environment.

‘To Tatou Vai’ (Our Water) is a Crown Entity established to operate and maintain Te Mato Vai assets after the project is complete. The PMU and To Tatou Vai work are working cooperatively towards completion of Te Mato Vai in early 2020, to ensure a smooth handover of Rarotonga's new public water supply assets.

Governance

Governance

Chaired by the Financial Secretary of the Cook Islands, the multi-agency Steering Group oversees both projects to provide a consistent direction for Government policy and funding. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Management manages the contract for the Project Management Unit.

The Steering Group includes representatives of the following agencies:

Meet our team

Meet Our Team

Our team members are highly qualified, with international and local experience. We have staff based full-time in our Avarua office as well as New Zealand-based staff who visit regularly.

There are also a number of sub-consultants and support partners working with us on our projects.

The PMU team

Peter Free

 Project Manager

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Tangi Taoro

Team Leader

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Matt Boyd

Deputy Project Manager

Crystal Hunyh 

Communications and Engagement Lead

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Georgia Smyth

Communications and Engagement Advisor

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Peggy Turua

Project Administrator

Te Mato Vai Stage Two construction supervision team
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Scott Cairney

Stage 2 Engineer to the Contract

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Dave Sloan

Stage 2 Engineer to the Contract

Killian Spain

MSQA Engineer

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Jeff Tuck

MSQA Engineer

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