We chose the Māori word Pāmu not just for its literal meaning ‘to farm’ but also to reflect the Māori concept of guardianship of the environment (kaitiakitanga). At Pāmu we understand our unique privileged position as guardians of our people and our land.
A number of accidents and near-miss incidents taught us early on that we couldn’t leave safety to chance. So together with Wilson we developed a suite of training courses and programmes to help keep our people safe – Pāmu Academy. Pāmu Academy is a joint venture between Pāmu Farms of New Zealand and Wilson Consulting and works by significantly changing the health and safety culture of your business.
Our tried and tested methods have delivered:
We’re proud to have led the development of health and safety best practice in New Zealand. We have embedded an effective health and safety culture in our business and created a better work environment for our people. We think we’ve developed something pretty special and we’d like you to join us because doesn’t everyone deserve to return home to their family healthy and safe, every day.
Delivered in partnership with:
Name: Ben Wilson
Ben is a passionate safety leader who grew up on a farm on the south coast of NSW, Australia.
Name: Steve Carden
Steve Carden was appointed as the Chief Executive of Pāmu Farms of New Zealand in August 2013 and is passionate about industry leading initiatives.
Name: Peter Simone
Peter was appointed as GM – People, Safety and the Environment at Pāmu in July 2017. Peter has been with Pāmu since June 2016, when he joined as Programme Manager of People, Environment and Animals.
Name: Rebecca Keoghan MNZM
Rebecca was appointed as General Manager of Pāmu Academy in 2017; she holds his role concurrently alongside her positions as Business Manager for seven Pāmu farms in the Buller region and Director for Westland Milk Products.
Name: Werner Conradie
Werner joined Pāmu Farms of New Zealand in November 2016 as a Health and Safety Business Partner and is committed to transforming the industry’s safety culture.
Name: Leeanne Walters
Leeanne Walters is the NZ Director of Wilson Consulting Group and has the responsibility for leading the growth of the collective group of Wilson companies in New Zealand.
Name: Leza Papps
Leza has recently joined Pāmu Farms of New Zealand after spending 15 years working in learning and development, and organisational development in Australia and New Zealand
Name: Mark Ogilvie
Mark joined Pāmu Farms of New Zealand team in December 2016 as the Senior Health and Safety Business Partner after years of leadership training in the New Zealand Army.
Name: Greg Dixon
Greg has worked closely with thousands workshop participants and one-on-one coaching clients during the last 10 years.