Patron

Andy has had involvement in the Halberg Trust (now a Life Trustee) and is the current President of the New Zealand Rugby Foundation, of which he was an original First Fifteen Member. A former All Black Captain (1974-1976), Andy has the rare distinction of captaining the All Blacks in every test in which he played. He made his Wellington Rugby debut in 1967 and played 147 games for the Wellington Lions, captaining them to a win in the Ranfurly Shield in 1974. A Life Member and former President of the Wellington Rugby Football Union, Andy is also a former President and Life Member of the Centurions Rugby Football Club, and former President of the New Zealand Rugby Union.

Andy has been involved with rugby coaching and in administration from Club to National level, also writing a report for Irish rugby on the state of it's game and it's way forward in the professional era. He has had a passion about the participation of people in sport and recreation, to these ends has been involved with the Hutt City Council in bringing Clubs together to share facilities (buildings, human resource and costs). Andy believes that the Association can contribute "big time" to the survival of Clubs and the participation of all, of all ages, in activities that they choose to be involved with in their communities.

Vice-President

John was presented with a Queen's Honour, being appointed as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2013, for services to cricket and the community. He is a long standing Trustee of the New Zealand Cricket Foundation, a national organisation that distributes funds to assist junior and grass-roots cricket throughout New Zealand. John was a Wellington City Councillor for 15 years, holding the very significant portfolios of Sport and Events. In that time, he led the charge for artificial sports fields throughout Wellington and for the building of Community Sports Indoor Stadium at Kilbirnie.

He is a Life Member of Cricket Wellington and of the Onslow Cricket Club. John was a New Zealand international cricketer from 1973 through to 1982, the highlight of his career being a Test century against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. In his career, he played 17 Test Matches and 18 One Day Internationals, making his test debut during the 1973-74 season. John has hosted and commentated sport nationally, on both radio and television, over many years.

Chairman

Gordon has extensive commercial, governance and leadership experience in the financial and sporting sectors, including Chief Executive and Directorship roles. Currently Head of Wealth Management Operations at Forsyth Barr Limited, he is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.

A retired Premier Rugby Referee, he is a former President of the Wellington Rugby Referees Association Inc., a former Independent Director of Hurricanes Limited (the Super Rugby franchise) and he is a current member of the Centurions Rugby Football Club. Gordon is the current Chairman of the Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council Inc., retired Chairman and Trustee of the Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) Foundation and current Chairman and Trustee of the Ogonowska Education Charitable Trust.

Tony is currently the General Manager of Sport for New Zealand's 49 Catholic Colleges and 186 Catholic Primary Schools. He worked as a Professional Tennis Coach for 21 years, attaining the New Zealand Professional Tennis Coaches Qualification in 1977 and the USA Professional Tennis Coaches Qualification in 1979 at the Van der Meer Tennis University in South Carolina.

Tony is a Life Member of the Marist St. Pat's Rugby Football Club and was CEO of the New Zealand Marist Rugby Federation for 22 years, providing support to Marist Clubs in New Zealand, the Pacific, Australia and South America. Tony coached the Wellington Sevens team for 11 years, winning Wellington’s first National Sevens Title in 2002. He was a Selector for Sir Gordon Tietjens for 6 years and was then Technical Advisor/Manager of the Samoa Sevens team on the World Sevens Series in 2002 and 2003. From 2000 to 2011 Tony was the Sponsorship and Suppliership Manager for the IRB International Sevens Tournament at Westpac Stadium. in Wellington. Tony has completed a Post Graduate Diploma at Massey University of Sports Management and Coaching and an International Rugby Board Level 4 Coaching Qualification.

Tirath is the Secretary for the New Zealand Kabaddi Federation Inc. As a member of this organisation, Tirath has demonstrated a deep passion for community sport and has worked tirelessly to promote and develop the sport of Kabaddi in New Zealand. His dedication to the sport and his commitment to promoting amateur sport in general prompted his interest in joining the Association’s Board.

In addition to his work for sport, Tirath is a successful business owner. He owns several grocery stores and has a portfolio of residential and commercial real estate investments. He also has a keen understanding of the regulatory environment that affects businesses in New Zealand. His knowledge and expertise in compliance and risk management will assist the Board as it navigates the legal and regulatory landscape affecting amateur sport organisations.

Te Whānau A Apanui, Whanganui, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Hauiti, Taranaki Whānui Ki Te Upoko O Te Ika. Adrian is a Trustee for Te Maru o Ruahine Trust and Rūnanga delegate for Ngāti Upokoiri hapū†of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hauiti. A Trustee for Te Kura O Ōtari, Adrian is also Chair of the Anihaka Terenui Matakuariki Lands Trust and he is a former Trustee for Te Rūnanga O Ngāti Apa.

Adrian has a diverse background in broadcasting and the arts and has worked at Te Reo Irirangi O Te Upoko O Te Ika (1161AM) since 2004 in various roles, currently as the Station Manager. He has also worked for Māori Television as a Reporter during that period. He has a degree in Māori studies from Victoria University and is currently completing a diploma in Journalism at Whitireia. Adrian has managed Te Upoko O Te Ika since 2015 and is working towards getting the station broadcasting on FM. The other main project he is working on is getting a regular amateur sports show started in 2018.

Aleks brings experience from both the financial and sporting sectors. He holds a conjoint Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Molecular Pharmacology, Medicinal Chemistry) and Bachelor of Commerce (Finance, Econometrics) from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He is currently an Investment Associate at Liverpool Partners Group (Sydney, Australia), previously holding roles at Waterman Capital and Macquarie Capital, in Auckland, New Zealand.

Formerly playing rugby across the U85 grade in Auckland, and premier grade in Wellington for Petone, he has also represented Wellington in rugby across age grades, winning a national title with the Wellington rugby U19 team. He has also assisted in the coaching of the Wellington rugby U16 development team to a Hurricanes region title.

Jo has over 20 years experience in senior public relations and communications roles. A former Press Secretary for the former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister the Rt Hon Don McKinnon, she has also held communications management and marketing roles for a number of major corporates - the New Zealand Tourism Board, The National Bank of New Zealand Limited and AMP.

In 2008, Jo launched Silvereye Communications and has subsequently worked with a wide range of public and private sector clients across diverse industries. Jo was a Wellington City Councillor, Chair of the Economic portfolio for six years, Chairperson of Wellington City Life Education Trust, a Board member of Positively Wellington Tourism and a national Board member of the Life Education Trust.