The Institute is a non-profit making incorporated society, run mainly on a voluntary basis.
The President is elected annually, and is supported by the Vice President, Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer who are also elected annually. The Executive Committee consists of these four people plus the Past President.
A part-time Executive Manager manages the day-to-day matters of the Institute.
 See the Key Contacts page for current representatives.
The Executive Committee and the Council meet regularly in alternate months. These meetings are generally by teleconference link to each Branch centre. There is also a face-to-face Council meeting held in conjunction with the annual conference each year, and sometimes a further face-to-face meeting during the year. The Council determines these meetings.
The Institute is governed by its Rules and Constitution.
 Read, print or download a copy of the NZIFST Rules & Constitution:
NZIFST Rules & Constitution June 2006 
Council of the NZIFST:
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President
Vice-President
Honorary Secretary
Honorary Treasurer
Immediate Past President
Executive Manager (Ex officio)
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DELEGATES
Auckland Delegates (2)
Waikato Delegate
Bay of Plenty Delegate
Hawkes Bay/Poverty Bay Delegate
Manawatu/Wellington Delegate
Canterbury Delegate
Otago/Southland Delegate
Co-opted Delegates:
Food New Zealand
Careers and Education
Division Representative |
The NZIFST also has members appointed to national positions responsible for Ethics & Advocacy, Privacy, Careers & Education, Communications, liaison and representation with IUFoST (the International Union of Food Science & Technology) and management and editorial policy for Food New Zealand magazine.
See the Key Contacts page for current representatives.
Branches and Divisions of NZIFST
 The Institute is divided into Branches (by geographical region) and Divisions (by special interest groups), each administered by voluntary officers.
See the Branches and Divisions pages for current officeholders.
Divisions
The needs of particular groups of members for specialised knowledge in particular subject areas, are met through specialist divisions, which are organised on a national basis. Divisions have their own newsletters to keep their members up to date in their field of interest. They also convene and manage specialist technical sessions at the annual conference of the Institute, and may also organise technical workshops, seminars or courses at other times, on subjects of particular interest to their members.
The Divisions of the Institute are:
 Dairy
Food safety
Nutrition
Sensory evaluation
Affiliations
The Institute is currently affiliated to the following organizations:
Institute of Food Technologists - (IFT U.S.A.) 1966
International Union of Food Science and Technology - (IUFoST) 1970
The Institute's Journal
Food New Zealand is the Institute's official journal, relaunched in January 2001. This journal amalgamates and builds on the foundations established by New Zealand Food Journal and the Dairy Industry of New Zealand's (DIANZ) publication Dairy Technology, and is endorsed by the Meat Industry Association of New Zealand.
The New Zealand Food Journal was itself preceeded by The Food Technologist. For over 20 years the Institute's journal has provided a common forum for members throughout New Zealand and overseas. With six publications per year, Food New Zealand offers news and features on research and science from around New Zealand and the world, usually including a Peer Reviewed paper. There is coverage about the manufacture of food, technology, packaging, processing, food safety and training issues and a section dedicated to branch and division news.
The journal is published by Peppermint Press in Auckland, editor Anne Scott (phone 09 577 1936, email anne@peppermintpress.co.nz).
Annual Conference
Every year the Institute organises a conference, where local and international speakers present papers and workshops on issues related to food science and technology. These conferences are held at different locations around New Zealand each year. Every five years a joint conference is held with the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology. The location of these conferences alternates between the two countries.
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