PAA/NZMBA joint board creation in final stages

That's the view of Knax Consulting director and joint board independent member Angus Dale-Jones.

Dale-Jones said it was too soon at present to name the rest of the joint board, though he did say they were in the final stages of "working out who is on that board and what the roles are."

He said that since the announcement that the two professional bodies planned to work more closely - and create a joint board - they had been "sounding out members, doing the initial background to look at feasibility and looking at how a board might be structured."

He said consulting with members of both bodies was one of the priorities, though the board may make a formal announcement ahead of finishing the consultation process in the event of a significant development, such as a new Government policy.