Board register of interests

Our Board members are required to register their interests, whether these are commercial, political, or anything else that may affect their role. These are all listed below.

Board members receive the following directors' fees:

  • Chairperson— $43,500
  • Deputy Chairperson — $27,200
  • Board member and Appointed Board member — $21,750*

*Sub-Committee Chairs also receive additional 10% of their honoraria 

The register was last updated on 12 June 2026.

Stephen Judd

Position: Chairperson

Term: AGM 2024–AGM 2027 

Declaration date: 10 October 2025 

Interests:

  • Trustee of the Fight Against Conspiracy Theories Aotearoa Trust 
  • Holder of a .nz domain name 
  • Member of the NZ Labour Party
  • Contractor to Determine Consulting Ltd
  • Contractor to Open Plan Ltd
  • Member of the NZ Council for Civil Liberties
  • Receives additional honoraria as Chair Governance & CE Review Committee

Anjum Rahman

Position: Deputy Chairperson

Term:  AGM 2024–AGM 2027

Declaration date: 10 October 2025

Interests:

  • Co-Lead, Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tāhono
  • Contractor to Shama, Ethnic Women’s Trust
  • Member, Christchurch Call Advisory Network
  • Trustee, Trust Waikato (Waikato Community Trust)
  • Holds a .nz domain name.
  • Receives additional honoraria for being Chair of InternetNZ Audit and Risk Committee.
  • Advisory Group Social Cohesion Fund, The Gift Trust
  • Advisory Group, Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission

Richard Hulse

Position: Elected Board member

Term: AGM 2024–AGM 2027

Declaration date: 27 August 2024

Interests:

  • Employee of Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Holder of .nz domain name registrations

Dylan Reeve

Position: Elected Board Member

Term: AGM 2025–2028

Declaration Date: 4 August 2025

Interests:

  • Holder of .nz domain names
  • Director and Shareholder The Opposition Limited
  • Freelance Film, Television and Media Businesses

Jonathan Ayling

Position: Elected Board Member

Term: AGM 2025–2028

Declaration Date: 12 June 2026

Interests:

  • Board member Altum Academic Trust
  • Director Mahala Enterprises
  • Contractor NZME to provide a weekly column to the NZ Herald
  • Donor ACT Party 
  • Holder of .nz domain name