Area councils
Our area councils lead, coordinate and nurture our organisation and our humanitarian activities across areas of Aotearoa New Zealand.
To help manage our people and activities, New Zealand Red Cross has 'areas' across the country.
Each area has its own area council, which is formed by a nominations process, and if necessary, elections. In 2023 the National Board merged existing councils together to reduce the number of councils.
Area councils from 01 July 2026
Northland and Auckland | Te Tai Tokerau me Tāmaki Makaurau
|
First name |
Last name |
Role |
City/Town |
|
Mirza |
Ahmed |
|
Auckland |
|
Amar |
Bhattacharya |
|
Auckland |
|
Shirin |
Brown |
|
Waiheke Island |
|
Richard |
Casey |
|
Auckland |
|
Alison |
Feeney |
|
Auckland |
|
Anita |
Keestra |
|
Auckland |
|
Alyson |
Maioha |
|
Whangarei |
|
Julie |
Segi |
|
Auckland |
Waikato and Bay of Plenty | Waikato me Te Moana a Toi-te-Huatahi
|
First name |
Last name |
Role |
City/Town |
|
Thanuksha |
Abeywardana |
|
Rotorua |
|
Sara |
Ahmad |
|
Hamilton |
|
John |
Evans |
|
Cambridge |
|
Muhammad Yasin |
Khan |
|
Hamilton |
|
Glynis |
Longhurst |
|
Hamilton |
|
Diana |
McGillivray |
|
Hamilton |
|
Shanti |
Ralm |
|
Hamilton |
|
Brydon |
Sundgren |
|
Hamilton |
|
Diane |
Turner |
|
Whakatane |
Taranaki, Manawatū–Whanganui, Hawke's Bay | Te Matau ā Māui, Te Tairāwhiti
|
First name |
Last name |
Role |
City/Town |
|
Arnold |
Andrews |
|
Taumaranui |
|
Jenni |
Beaven |
|
Napier |
|
Andrew |
Cameron |
|
|
|
Tobias |
Gregory |
|
Clive |
|
Felicity |
Jansonius-Bidois |
|
New Plymouth |
|
Karen |
Laurance |
|
Waitara |
|
Claudia |
Mason |
|
Levin |
|
Ali |
Muhammad |
|
Palmerston North |
|
Katie |
Pocock |
|
New Plymouth |
Kāpiti, Wellington | Pōneke, Wairarapa
|
First name |
Last name |
Role |
City/Town |
|
Maral |
Arab |
|
Wellington |
|
Helen |
Corrigan |
|
Wellington |
|
Steve |
Dunstan |
|
Greytown |
|
John |
Kennedy-Good |
|
Wellington |
|
Paula |
Martin |
|
Paraparaumu |
|
Lauren |
McInnes |
|
Lower Hutt |
|
Melanie |
Taylor |
|
Wellington |
|
Adi |
Tiwari |
|
Porirua |
|
Benjamin |
Wynyard-Terry |
|
Wellington |
Tasman-Marlborough and West Coast | Te Tau Ihu me Te Tai o Poutini
|
First name |
Last name |
Role |
City/Town |
|
Emily |
Bradley-Parrish |
|
Nelson |
|
Nathan |
Hume |
|
Runanga |
|
Janet |
Jamieson |
|
Greymouth |
|
Joanna |
Maclean |
|
Nelson |
|
Leonie |
Renton |
|
Hokitika |
|
Peter |
Spreadborough |
|
Nelson |
|
Kaia |
Stewart |
|
Greymouth |
Canterbury | Waitaha
|
First name |
Last name |
Role |
City/Town |
|
Brandy |
Alger |
|
Christchurch |
|
Lavina |
Anderson |
|
Christchurch |
|
Lesley |
Dixon |
|
Christchurch |
|
Casey |
Glover |
|
Timaru |
|
Lynette |
Milne |
|
Christchurch |
|
Bishnu |
Pokhrel |
|
Christchurch |
|
Jill |
White |
|
Christchurch |
Otago and Southland | Ōtākou me Murihiku
|
First name |
Last name |
Role |
City/Town |
|
Stephanie |
Ladbrook |
|
Invercargill |
|
Shenjian |
Li |
|
Dunedin |
|
Jane |
Nicholls |
|
Dunedin |
|
Steffan |
Rolfe |
|
Dunedin |
|
Suzanne |
Smith |
|
Lawrence |
|
Geoffrey |
Tompkins |
|
Dunedin |
|
Mallory |
Wood |
|
Invercargill |
To contact your nearest area council email membership@redcross.org.nz and the team will put you in touch.
Area council map
Area council responsibilities
Area council members support Red Cross people in their area, helping to motivate, inspire, and empower them to carry out their humanitarian work.
Area councils have four main areas of responsibility:
- Governance and leadership – developing a membership base and supporting local Red Cross branches, groups, individual members, and staff, and the National Board.
- Communication and relationship building – sharing information and building relationships with members, staff and other organisations.
- Planning and monitoring – leading the planning and oversight of activities in their area.
- Integrity – protecting the integrity of New Zealand Red Cross by ensuring members understand our values and principles and follow the expected standards of behaviour.
All area council chairs meet as a group regularly with the National President, the Secretary General and employees to share ideas and discuss work.
Refer to section six of the Regulations for detailed information about area councils and how they work.