A retired business and systems analyst with a background in business transformation, organisational development, and coaching, Janice brings strong governance, systems thinking, and management skills to the committee. Her experience helps support a well-run, member-focused club that meets the Societies Act and NZ Bridge standards in today’s more regulated environment. She particularly enjoys playing with newer and less experienced members, helping them discover the tactical side of bridge: vulnerability, judgement, and the occasional joy of stealing a better player’s contract. Seeing that moment of realisation, and the confidence it brings, is one of her great pleasures at the table. These days, she applies her analytical skills to bridge hands rather than business processes. Janice’s humour, like her bidding, is occasionally questioned by partner, rarely dull, and best judged after the final trick has been played.

A retired Apple Distinguished Educator, Mary brings senior management experience, ongoing involvement with Apple’s developer community, invaluable IT skills, and exceptional attention to detail to the committee.
Used to coordinating people, systems, and priorities, Mary has a practical understanding of what it takes to keep an organisation running smoothly.
Mary has already rebuilt the club’s network, eliminating drop-outs and slow tablets, and brings the same can-do approach to everything she tackles. Having taken up bridge only in recent years, Mary offers a valuable newer-player perspective, helping us keep training welcoming, practical, and member-focused.
Renowned for her energy and enthusiasm, she appears to have only two speeds: fast and faster.

Paul brings substantial senior management, change and project experience gained with major organisations including ASB and NZX, where he led complex business and technology transformations involving large-scale investment and financial systems. A Chartered Accountant for around 25 years, he also brings considerable financial, technical and systems expertise to the committee. At the end of 2025, he successfully managed the club’s transition to its current scoring and club management system.
Paul is also a long-standing Harbour Hospice volunteer and has contributed many years of governance service, including as a Board member and Chair. Softly spoken, thoughtful and unfailingly patient, he is an accomplished bridge player and remarkably forgiving partner. At considerable height, he is very much our gentle giant: calm, capable, generous with his expertise, and difficult to overlook in a crowded room.

A qualified and practising bookkeeper with a degree in computer science, Amanda brings an ideal combination of financial knowledge, analytical ability and practical problem-solving to the Treasurer’s role. Her technical background gives her a particularly useful understanding of both the numbers and the systems behind them, while her willingness to take on tasks well beyond the balance sheet makes her a steady and highly valued member of the committee.
Practical, dependable and quietly capable, Amanda has exactly the temperament required when figures need reconciling and details need chasing down. Away from the accounts, she is devoted to her Labrador. At the bridge table, she enjoys trying new conventions with her partner — usually, it must be said, to very good effect.

Hard-working, diligent and known for her integrity, Cath brings care, experience and an exceptional eye for detail to the role of Membership Secretary. She manages the club’s membership administration and serves as Privacy Officer, helping ensure members’ information is handled appropriately and our membership processes run smoothly.
Cath also leads our scoring and system administration team, coordinating training and support for volunteers using the Bridge NZ scoring and club management system, and acting as the club’s principal contact with Bridge NZ. Her system knowledge and patient, practical approach make her an invaluable source of support. Away from bridge, Cath is an expert quilter and teacher; at the table, her own game continues to develop, with increasing tournament success. Watch this space!

Committee Member
Jane brings business know-how, strong organisational and project management skills, and a friendly, energetic approach to the committee. With experience in logistics and health and safety, she has taken a leading role in managing the club’s maintenance, procurement, and health and safety processes, helping keep the practical side of the club running safely and efficiently. Although she works full time, Jane is generous with her time and energy, while still making the most of Tuesday and Thursday evening sessions to develop her own bridge skills. Away from bridge, she has no shortage of interests, including animals, her cat, a borrowed horse, golf, horse riding, boating, and travel. In short, if something needs organising, checking, sourcing, fixing, or following up, Jane is very likely already on it.

Committee Member
Steph is a self-employed Asset Finance Broker with 24 years’ experience and a recent move into her Head Office management team. Her fast-paced, deadline-driven work calls for strong organisation, sound judgement, and the ability to keep many moving parts under control, skills she brings to the main committee, our Learning and Development subcommittee, and Sunday tournaments.
Having returned to regular bridge in the last three years, Steph understands the value of making the game accessible to people with busy lives. Tuesday and Thursday night bridge are a welcome fixture in her week, and she is keen to encourage beginners and others who may not yet have discovered the game. Away from work and bridge, she enjoys time with friends, her son, her dog, and house projects, because apparently sitting still was never really the plan.

Committee Member
A retired Chartered Engineer and professional Project Manager, Paul brings serious experience in leading complex projects and high-performing teams, with an impressive list of awards in both the UK and New Zealand. As our resident UK Northerner, Manchester United loyalist, and sole male committee member, he adds structure, straight talking, and a useful dose of perspective to the team. His focus on financial planning, new player development, and practical implementation makes him a valuable sounding board for new ideas. Paul also initiated the club manual and is a careful custodian of the policies and procedures that help the club run well. Detail matters to Paul, whether it is project planning, bridge development, or the perfect pour behind the bar, where he is deservedly popular.

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A retired bank employee, Dawn brings financial common sense, people skills, and a sharp eye for detail to the committee. She is involved in buying and stocktaking, serves on both the social and catering subcommittee and the main committee, and has a useful knack for spotting issues before they become problems. Family comes first for Dawn, closely followed by bridge, baking, and time spent with her husband enjoying hot rods and classic cars. Her cakes and cookies are already firm favourites at the club, proving that attention to detail is just as valuable in the kitchen as it is around the committee table.