NZMS Tutors Update

Several hundred years and still counting - that is the record of years of sustained service which the current tutors at the New Zealand Maritime School have delivered to the students over the years.

The NZ Maritime School is unique in that it has a very long serving crew of tutors and support staff. Chances are many of them will have taught you on your way through the school. You may not remember them all by name but click on the links below to get a reminder of who and what.

The New Zealand Maritime School staff has remained remarkably consistent over the past decade or more. Despite massive changes in the shipping and logistics industries, the individual tutors and the operation of the school has remained consistent, delivering high quality training for young people coming into these professions.

 Vaughan Lovelock joined the NZMS as lecturer in commercial shipping. He was born and bred in Dunedin, attending Otago Boys High School. He began his career with Pacific Maritime Agency in Dunedin and Auckland. He has a strong background in transport and shipping, having been with G H Scales from 1996-2007, more latterly as Branch Manager in Auckland.  In 1999-2000, Vaughan  travelled in Cambodia teaching but return to shipping with his previous employer upon his return to New Zealand.

Helen Murray (at right) has been appointed Programme Co-ordinator for the Manukau Institute of Technology Centre of Logistics, based at NZMS. She has been lecturing at the maritime school for the past 12 months in logistics, warehousing and inventory, but takes over from Dave Hope, who is now working proportional time on the School’s distance learning programmes.

Cardiff born, Helen was previously Logistics Manager at Colgate Palmolive in Petone for 11 years and worked with KPMG on supply consulting before moving to Auckland.  In the UK, Helen worked in shipping and chartering with British Steel. She arrived in New Zealand 12 years ago, after making a “lifestyle” move.

Dave Hope will continue to work at NZMS developing and implementing distance learning programmes.

Another not so recent arrival at NZMS is Victor Dundas, formerly General Manager, Axis Operations and Productivity at Ports of Auckland Ltd, ( shown at left).

Victor joined Ports of Auckland at its inception in 1987, after the changes from the Auckland Harbour Board. He was originally Wharf Services Manager but soon specialised in container operations by moving to a position as Manager, Axis Fergusson Container Terminal. Victor has extensive cargo handling experience with more than 20 years in the port industry, and has overseen operations to cope with the spectacular growth of cargo volumes through the port of Auckland. He currently lectures in cargo management and port management for logistics and freight students.

A recent departure has been Senior Lecturer Julian Joy who left NZMS after a 14-year association.  Julian completed his second mates ticket whilst working on the New Zealand coast from 1965-68,  in Marine Department nautical schools in Auckland and Wellington. He later attained his Masters ticket in the United Kingdom.

Julian has served at the NZMS both as a student and a lecturer. He kleaves with fond memories of all the students who have graduated under his tutelage, but is looking forward to developing other interests. His attendance at the nautical graduation ceremony in November 2011 was his last offcial engagement with NZMS.

If you would like to catch up with a former tutor of yours, or talk about future training needs or even who won the rugby last night and why, click on these links to put yourself in touch again.