Roles and Committees of the Board
Allocation of board portfolios and committee memberships - updated 21 Sept 2026
Regional Committee memberhsips updated 8 October 2026
Duties and Responsibilities Person(s)
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Governance, Risk and Insurance, Incorporated Societies Act, Health and Safety, Constitution, Club Toolkit |
Chair: Members: John Skipper, Peter Newell |
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Congress Major Events |
Chair: Bridget Willcox Members: Alister Stuck, Sue Brown, Matthew McManus, Ian Berrington, Peter Newell |
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International |
Chair: Kris Wooles Members: , Jan Alabaster, Sam Coutts, & Pam Livingston |
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Youth- International and Domestic |
Chair: Sam Coutts Members: Mereana Cullen |
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Finance and Treasury |
Chair: Sue Brown Members: John Skipper, Peter Newell |
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Teaching & Learning- players. |
Chair: Kate Terry Members: Shirley Newton, Phil Noye, Mary Christensen, Mike Dunn, |
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Director & Scorer Development, Assessment & Retention |
Chair: Caroline Wiggins Members: Allan Joseph, Lorraine Stachurski |
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Handicapping and Grading Note: no action until website project is complete |
Chair: Murray Wiggins Member: Daniel Skipper, Sam Coutts |
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Marketing |
Chair: Kate Terry Member: |
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Online and Surveys |
Chair: Kate Terry Member: John Skipper |
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Administration and Secretarial |
Chair: Alister Stuck Member: Peter Newell |
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Relationships- Clubs, Regions, Players, |
Chair: Alister Stuck Members: |
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Website |
Chair: Sam Coutts Members: Bridget Willcox, Murray Wiggins, Alister Stuck Kate Terry (testing) |
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Strategy |
Chair: Peter Newell Members: Board Members, Secretary |
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Tournament Scheduler |
Rona Driscoll |
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Head Director |
Matthew McManus Support: Caroline Wiggins |
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Fair Play (Conduct and Integrity) |
Chair: Julie Atkinson Members: Stephen Henry, Brad Johnston Board Rep: John Skipper |
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Laws and Regulations |
Chair: Matthew McManus Members; Caroline Wiggins, Murray Wiggins, Jack James, Lorraine Stachurski, & John Skipper |
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Honorary Solicitor |
Alison Brown |
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Conduct Discipline and Disputes |
Chair: Roger Bell Members: Christine Gibbons, Christine Wilson, Ken Smith |
| COMMITTEE | CHAIR | MEMBERS |
| Bridge Appeal Tribunal Standing Panel |
Ron Klinger, Mary-Ellen Newton, Richard Grenside, & Alan Dormer | |
| Auckland/Northland | Hamish Brown | Tania Brown, Jan Cormack, & Mary Chamberlain. |
| Waikato/Bays | Nick Saunders | Greg Davenport, Hugh McAlister, Gaylene Cumpstone, Megan Richards, & Judith Howard. |
| Central Districts | Julie Bunnell | Mairi Fitzsimons, Bryan Green, Justine Hart,Vicki Maughn, (Secretary), & Trish Murphy. |
| Wellington | Alan Grant | Jill Herman, Margaret Robertson, John Donbavand, & Carol Cornelius (Secretary). |
| Canterbury | TBA | Sarah Garland, (Secretary /Treasurer) Max Morrison Leon Meier, Jane Lennon, & Emma Fitzgerald. |
| Top of the South | TBA | Marsha Woodbury, Jana Bott ,Ann Baker, Stuart Grant, Cherie Hooper, Rosemary Hargreaves, & Steve Gray |
| Otago/Southland | Judith Lawton | Philip Noye, Carole Bee (Secretary), Hamish McDonald, & Kevin Scoropada |
| Task Force Groups | CHAIR | MEMBERS |
