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Board of Management
Aoraki Dragons Board 2025-26
Principal Office Bearers:
- President - Noel Anderton (caretaker, from AGM 2025 until the Extraordinary General Meeting in July 2025)
- Secretary - Amy Meikle-McClurg (caretaker, as above)
- Treasurer - Chris Sheppard (caretaker, as above)
Additional elected officers (Directors):
- Events: Karen Lloyd-Griffiths (interim) plus a team including Daz and Zinaya Le-Malu.
Note Kalia Wiley stood down while starting a new Team (Ignite) but rejoined at 2025 AGM. - Boats and Equipment: Peter Mitchell (with Karen Lloyd-Griffiths). (caretaker, as above)
- Funding: Daz Le-Malu (caretaker, as above)
- Development - Schools, Regional Rep program: Mike Robinson, and
- Development - Growth, Promotions, Media: Gilly McGill
Elected at 2025 AGM at St Johns Hall, New Brighton:
- Linda Bruce (from 8 June 2025)
- Kalia Wiley (from 8 June 2025)
- Andrew Watson (from 8 June 2025)
Non elected secondments:
- Equipment and Boats -
Past Board Members
The following is to be confirmed (esp the dates).
Name |
Role |
From |
To |
Meri Gibson |
President |
2007 |
2016 |
Noel Anderton |
Secretary |
2007 |
2016 |
Noel Anderton |
President |
2021 |
2025 |
Terry Coyle |
Treasurer |
2007 |
2008 |
Rick Smith |
Boats/Eqpt, Events |
2007 |
2017 |
Rick Smith |
Events |
2020 |
? |
Peter Mitchell |
Events |
2007 |
2014 |
Peter Mitchell |
Events |
2018 |
2018 |
Peter Mitchell |
Equipment |
2021 |
2025 |
Scott Johnson |
Junior Dev |
2007 |
? |
Lorraine Flintoft |
Special Interests |
2007 |
2014 |
Julian Yee |
Dev/Promotions |
2007 |
2012 |
Vai Papali’i |
Dev/Promotions |
2007 |
2008 |
Janice Melville |
Treasurer |
2009 |
? |
Rebecca Polachek |
Comms |
2009 |
? |
Glenn Dickie |
Junior Dev |
2010 |
? |
Rosalie Mehlhopt |
Special Interests |
2012 |
2017 |
Caleb Te Kahu |
Junior Dev |
2013 |
? |
Dale Hewinson |
Boats/Eqpt |
2014 |
? |
Andy Jones |
Dev |
2014 |
? |
Reon Tiweka |
Dev |
2015 |
2015 |
Ian Macbeth |
Dev, Sec, President |
2015 |
2019 |
Steve Greaves. |
Equipment |
2016 |
? |
Mike Robinson |
Events |
2018 |
2021 |
Mike Robinson |
Events |
2022 |
- |
Gavin Ryan |
President |
2017 |
May 2019 |
Cherie Prangnell |
Boats/Eqpt |
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? |
Isaac Sutherland |
Dev |
2019 |
? |
Racheal Slatem |
Treasurer |
2018 |
Oct 2019 |
Marie Childs |
President |
2019 |
2021 |
Amber Murphy |
Secretary |
2019 |
? |
Teagan Killick |
Dev |
2019 |
? |
Chris Sheppard |
Treasurer |
2019 |
2025 |
Harmony Areli |
Secretary |
2021 |
Oct 2022 |
Sione Areli |
Dev/Promotions |
2021 |
Jan 2023 |
Amy McClurg |
Secretary |
2022 |
2025 |
Kalia Wiley |
Events |
2023 |
2024 |
Kalia Wiley |
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2025 |
- |
Karen Lloyd-Griffiths |
Events |
2024 |
- |
Gilly McGill |
Dev (PR Comms, Growth) |
2024 |
- |
Daz Le-Malu |
Funding |
2023 |
2025 |
Andrew Watson |
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2025 |
- |
Linda Bruce |
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2025 |
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Life Membership
While not necessarily members of Board, Aoraki grants Life Membership from time to time. Generally this is to a person (or by excepption, a group) that has provided exceptional service to the sport in the Aoraki region. These have included Noel Anderton, Meri Gibson, Scruff Hewinson, Rick Smith, Janice Melville, Peter Mitchell and Evan Roper. (See Aoraki DB > About > Awards and Honours)