Our people

Committed to community building and the protection and promotion of Antarctica
Our people

The New Zealand Antarctic Society is a New Zealand-based incorporated society. The Society is governed by a National Council made up of the Society’s Officers and representatives from each Branch Committee. There are three Branch Committees – Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury and a burgeoning national and international membership.

The Society’s structure and operations are defined in its constitution. This determines who can make decisions regarding the Society and its future and how those decisions are taken. The Council and Branch Committees meet regularly throughout the year.

The Society’s constitution sets out its objectives:

Patron

Peter Barrett, Emeritus Professor, Antarctic Research Center, Victoria University of Wellington

National Council

President Linda Kestle  president@antarcticsociety.org.nz
Secretary Stuart Grayson secretary@antarcticsociety.org.nz
Treasurer Pantelis Roussakis treasurer@antarcticsociety.org.nz
North Island Vice President Nicholas O’Flaherty
South Island Vice President Bill Nye
Auckland Branch Chair Ken Livingston
Wellington Branch Chair Georgia Grant
Canterbury Branch Chair Shirley Russ

 

Communications Group

Nicholas O’Flaherty
Christoph Kraus
Shirley Russ
Gabriela Roldan
Bill Nye

Auckland branch

Contact auckland@antarcticsociety.org.nz
Chair Ken Livingston
Secretary Roger McGarry
Treasurer Mike Wing

Committee Member Linda Kestle
Committee Member Robyn Denize
Committee Member Stuart Grayson
Committee Member Nicholas O’Flaherty

Wellington branch

Contact wellington@antarcticsociety.org.nz
Chair Georgia Grant
Secretary Peter Morton
Treasurer Warren Dickinson
Committee Member Peter Barrett
Committee Member Rebecca Pyne
Committee Member Christoph Kraus
Committee Member Robin Falconer
Committee Member Natalie Robinson
Committee Member Mariska Wouters
Committee Member Gracie Scott

Canterbury branch

Contact canterbury@antarcticsociety.org.nz
Chair Shirley Russ
Secretary John Rogers
Treasurer Geoffrey Price
Committee Member Anne Hunter
Committee Member Faye Broughton
Committee Member Jane Ellis

Additional national roles

Membership Officer – Gracie Scott membership@antarcticsociety.org.nz
Editor Nicholas O’Flaherty editor@antarcticsociety.org.nz
Website Manager Christoph Kraus
Facebook Page Administrators Gabriela Roldan and Christoph Kraus

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