Diana Rosemary Shand is a New Zealand environmentalist.

Biography

In the late 1980s Shand served on the

Human Rights Commission A human rights commission, also known as a human relations commission, is a body set up to investigate, promote or protect human rights. The term may refer to international, national or subnational bodies set up for this purpose, such as nationa ...

. She has also served on the

Canterbury Regional Council Environment Canterbury, frequently abbreviated to ECan, is the promotional name for the Canterbury Regional Council. It is the Regions of New Zealand, regional council for Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury, the largest region in the South Is ...

and was National Programme Manager for the New Zealand office of the non-profit organisation ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, which delivered a Communities for Climate Protection Programme in 2008. Shand is the regional councillor for Oceania for the international NGO

International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the stat ...

(IUCN). She is also a member of the executive of Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand. In the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours, Shand was appointed a

Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit () is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ...

, for services to the environment and the community.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shand, Diana Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Christchurch New Zealand environmentalists Canterbury regional councillors Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit