Port of Tauranga has appointed Sara Lunam as its new corporate services manager.
Sara will replace Terry James, who retires in June after 13 years in the role.
She will join Port of Tauranga in March and will be responsible for staff development and training, health and safety, industrial relations, recruitment and administration.

Sara Lunam.

Sara will also represent the company on regulatory matters.
Port of Tauranga CEO Mark Cairns says Sara comes to the position with a wealth of commercial experience from a number of industries as well as in-depth knowledge of the ports sector.
She has held senior management positions at BHP Transport in Australia and New Zealand, at TranzRail and New Zealand Railways.
'We're delighted to have someone of Sara's calibre on board.”
Mark paid tribute to Terry, who already had extensive experience in forestry and port-related industries before taking on the corporate services position in 1997.
'Terry's legacy is the strong culture of cooperation at the Port.”
'Prior to joining the company, he also contributed significantly to waterfront reforms while on secondment from New Zealand Forest Products.”
'The establishment of the Port Users Health and Safety Forum and a drastic reduction in accidents to only one lost-time injury last year – were also among his significant achievements.”