About Us

Festival Team | Te Kapa Hui Ahurei

  • Jude Chambers, Interim Chief Executive | Kaiurungi
  • Lyndsey Fineran, Artistic Director | Ringatohu Toi
  • Kate Meere, Marketing & Development Manager | Kaiwhakahaere Whakatairanga, Whanaketanga
  • Jennifer Cheuk, Programme Manager
  • Jo Bennett, Publicist | Takawaenga Pāpāho
  • Rabia Khan, Festival Administrator | Kaiwhakarite Hui Ahurei
  • Tessa Paton, Programme Administrator
  • Vicki Cooksley, Production Manager | Kaiwhakahaere Kaupapa
  • Romily Marbrook, Marketing & Development Coordinator | Kaiāwhina Whakatairanga
  • Grace Sinclair, Programme Coordinator | Kairuruku Hōtaka
  • Gabrielle Vincent, Family & Schools Programmer

To get in touch with us please contact us.

Charitable Trust Board

  • Leigh Melville (Chair)
  • Emma Espiner
  • Julian Knights
  • Nicola Legat (Deputy Chair)
  • Charlotte McLoughlin
  • Anna Rawhiti-Connell
  • Mark Russell (Treasurer)

Founding Trustees

  • Stephanie Johnson
  • Peter Wells

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