Staff Contacts

General Enquiries can be made here

HRNZ Board

Chief Executive Officer

Brad Steele
Email [email protected]


General Manager Corporate Services

Liz Bishop
DDI +64 3 964 1189
Mob +64 21 996 194
Email [email protected]


Executive Assistant / Board Secretary

Leanne Holdem
DDI + 64 3 964 1194
Email [email protected] 


Financial Services

General Enquiries

[email protected]

Phone: 03 964 1200

Stakes Enquiries

[email protected]

Michelle Cameron
Accounts Administrator
DDI + 64 3 964 1188

Gerhard Roux
Senior Financial Accountant
Mobile 03 667 6128

Payables Enquiries

[email protected]

Michelle Cameron
Accounts Administrator
DDI + 64 3 964 1188

Gerhard Roux
Senior Financial Accountant
Mobile 03 667 6128

Statement/Invoice Enquiries

[email protected]


Liz Hunter
Accounts Administrator
Tel + 64 3 964 1200 

Michelle Cameron
Accounts Administrator
DDI + 64 3 964 1188

 

Club Enquiries

[email protected]

Sagar Arora
Assistant Account - Club Support
DDI 

 

Lydia Botha
Accounting and Reporting Manager
DDI +64 21 833 181


Information Systems

John Toohey
IT Manager
DDI +64 3 964 1181
Mob +64 21 242 1043
Email [email protected]

Bryce Stenberg
Systems Engineer
Email [email protected]

Melanie McLean
Senior Analyst Programmer
Tel + 64 3 964 1200 

Li Hao (Kane) Sheng
Analyst / Programmer
Tel +64 3 964 1200 
Email [email protected]


Data Analyst

Oliver Partridge
Email [email protected]


Handicapper

Andrew Morris
National Handicapper
DDI + 64 3 964 1197
Mob +64 21 277 1784
Email [email protected]

Kevin Smith
Northern Handicapper
Mob +64 27 435 8560
Email [email protected]


Racing & Registrations

Matthew Peden
Head of Racing and Wagering
Tel: 027 313 2953
Email: [email protected]

Mark Bennet
Registrations Officer
DDI +64 3 964 1191
Email [email protected]

John French
Registrations Officer
Tel +64 3 740 0954
Email [email protected]

Maria Harris
Licensing Secretary
Tel 03-740-0953 or 021-142-6331
Email [email protected]

Cameron Kirkwood
HRNZ Liaison
Tel +64 3 964 1200 
Email [email protected]

David Rolton
Registrations & Racing Support


Communications & Marketing

Richard Stokes
Brand and Communications Manager
Tel +64 3 964 1200
Email [email protected]

Dave Di Somma
Harness News Desk Content Manager
Tel +64 3 964 1200 
Mob +64 21 316 966
Email [email protected]

Courtney Buchanan
Communications & Marketing Co-Ordinator 
DDI +64 3 964 1200
Mob +64 276364355
Email [email protected]

Emily Morgan
Communications & Website Co-Ordinator
DDI +64 3 964 1198
Mob +64 27 262 6244
Email [email protected]

Kay Robson-Thomas
Graphic Designer
DDI +64 3 667 6114
Email [email protected] 


Education & Animal Care

Natalie Gameson
Education & Animal Care Manager
DDI +64 3 964 1193
Mob +64 21 936 155
Email [email protected]

Georgie Bolton
Education Co-Ordinator & HERO Manager
Tel +64 3 964 1200 
Mob +64 27 309 1756
Email [email protected]

Pip Howells
Northern Education & Training Co-Ordinator
Mob +64 27 291 5463
Email [email protected]

Meagan Dampier-Crossley
Animal Care & Education Assistant
Tel +64 3 964 1200 
Mob +64 27 217 1545
Email [email protected] 


HRNZ Board

Grant Jarrold (Chair)
Hannah Doney
(Vice-Chair)
Shaun Brooks (Finance Chair)
Jane Davis

Georgina Hunter 
Stephen O'Connor

Tim Sissons