Our team

Our board and governance

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Wai Ora Aotearoa Strategy 2025 - New Zealand’s Water Safety Sector Strategy, commits sector partners, to continue to work together towards common goals with greater impact and efficiency. As the lead agency of the sector strategy, Water Safety New Zealand, led by our board continues to drive the strategy’s implementation.

Emma Sutherland

Core Member - Surf Life Saving

Independent Director

Nina Welanyk Brown

Independent Director

Core Member - Coastguard

Vanessa Winning

Our Member Organisations

Water Safety New Zealand provides leadership, advocacy, policy development and funding to the water safety sector.

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Our people

Elizabeth Collins

Communications and Media

Gavin Walker

Acting Chief Executive l
General Manager Partnerships & Funding

Chris Casey

General Manager Data Science & Insights

Esther Hone

Interventions Lead - Water Skills for Life

Rob Hewitt

Kaihautu Maori

Stella McGann

Data Scientist

Felicity Fozard

Senior Advisor – Information and Research

Jackson Angel

Data Scientist