# 2026 PiP Partner Dossier - SeniorNet (Federation of NZ SeniorNet Societies)

**Source Organisation:** SNZ Internal Research
**Publication Date:** 2026
**Original Source URL:** https://seniornet.nz/governance-overview/
**Category:** sector-research
**Document Type:** Brief
**Document ID:** doc-0501
**Tags:** #sector-research #NZ #pip-idea #partner-dossier

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## Key Facts & Findings

- No CEO since ~2021; volunteer committee: Taylor, Connor, Campbell, Hamilton, Edge; 2-year rotating terms.
- Site claims 45+ branches; OfS credits workshops supporting 8,500 older adults; diagnostics: ~32 centres, ~4,000 members.
- Named delivery partner in the government's Digital Literacy Training for Seniors programme.
- Reserves ~$800k combined (unverified); registered Casebrook, Christchurch.
- Entry point: Ross Taylor; a single internal champion beats a formal proposal.

## Summary & Research Notes

Priority 1 PiP partner. Federation est. 2006 (SeniorNet in NZ since 1996); registered Casebrook, Christchurch; postal PO Box 9406 Wellington. No Executive Officer since ~2021 — governed by a volunteer management committee (Ross Taylor, Susan Connor, Peter Campbell, Margaret Hamilton and Nancy Edge, the last two active from May 2024), two-year terms with half rotating at each AGM. Website markets 45+ branches; Office for Seniors credits SeniorNet workshops with supporting 8,500 older adults and names it a Digital Literacy Training for Seniors delivery partner (doc-0495); internal diagnostics suggest ~32 active centres and ~4,000 members declining since 2017 (doc-0500). Reserves ~$400k cash + ~$400k assets, no debt (unverified). Offer: free Senior Connection tab, per-session payments, schools kit. Ask: pilot, feature wishlist, outreach day, schools contact. Entry: Ross Taylor. Watch: committee decision speed, zero paid delivery capacity.

## Evidence & Quality Scores

- **Authority Score:** 3/100
- **Freshness Score:** 4/100
- **Relevance Score:** 5/100
- **Knowledge Base Value:** 5/100
- **Target Audience:** Internal