New Zealand Government NGO Delegate for CSW69 Announced: Erin Roxburgh

Issue date 30 January 2025

Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women congratulates Erin Roxburgh who has been selected to join the official New Zealand Government delegation as the non-governmental delegate to the sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) from 10 - 21 March 2025.

The Commission on the Status of Women is the highest-level annual international forum on gender equality and women's empowerment.

The main focus of CSW69 will be to review 30 years of global progress on implementing the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly. The 69th session will also assess the current challenges to the achievement of gender equality and women's empowerment, and the realisation of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The NGO delegate is an important member of the delegation and will be involved in:

• providing advice and expertise from an NGO perspective
• acting as a liaison point between New Zealand-based NGOs and the delegation
• attending and participating in CSW sessions and events.

Applications were assessed by an independent selection panel comprising representatives from the International Women's Caucus

• Denise Ewe - Māori Women's Welfare League
• Aleisha Amohia - National Council of Women of New Zealand (CSW68 NGO delegate)
• Norie Ape - P.A.C.I.F.I.C.A. Inc, UN Association of New Zealand, National Council of Women of New Zealand (CSW67 NGO delegate)
• Sylvia Heywood - Soroptimist International of Aotearoa New Zealand
• Christine King - Pacific Women's Watch New Zealand
• Tara Singh - UN Women Aotearoa New Zealand
• Shirley Gillett - Graduate Women New Zealand

Thank you to our independent panel for your hard work in reviewing and selecting the NGO delegate and supporting New Zealand's participation in CSW69.

About Erin Roxburgh

Erin Roxburgh (Ngāti Porou) is a passionate and proud wāhine Māori who is driven by service, advocacy, and contribution to her community.

Erin is a lecturer at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington in the School of Management, and is currently undertaking her PhD on Governance in Māori organisations.

Erin also has extensive experience in sports governance roles, and is currently the Deputy-Chair at Women in Sport Aotearoa (WISPA) and a former Future Director on the Sport New Zealand Board.

In these roles, Erin has led significant strategic refreshes and organisational change, including the restructure of an organisation and establishment of a co-governance roopu. Erin is also a member of He Wahine Toa Kei te Kokiri, WISPA's Māori Advisory roopu.

Outside of academia and governance, Erin represents New Zealand in the National Handball and Beach handball teams and plays premier Netball.

Contact us

If you have any questions about CSW, or your organisation would like to be added to the contact list of organisations wanting to be contacted regarding CSW, email [email protected].