Board members

Chairperson

Term: AGM 2024–AGM 2027

chairperson@internetnz.net.nz

Stephen has over 30 years of experience in the information technology sector across a broad range of roles, from hands-on technologist to senior leadership. His work professionally, and as a volunteer, has brought him into contact with a broad range of people and taught him how to negotiate differences toward a common goal. His public advocacy on the pros and cons of online voting and work in IT project delivery has given him deep insights into how people make decisions around technology and the roots of success and failure in our sector. Stephen was elected to the InternetNZ Council in 2023.

Deputy Chairperson

Term: AGM 2024–AGM 2027

deputy.chairperson@internetnz.net.nz

Anjum has worked for 30 years as a chartered accountant and has used these skills to improve financial systems in organisations. Anjum’s past and current governance roles with community organisations (including Islamic Women’s Council, Free FM, Shama Ethnic Women’s Centre, Waikato Interfaith Council) have kept her in touch with the concerns and needs of grassroots organisations. In governance roles, she has run strategic planning days, undertaken performance reviews of the CE, recruited staff, developed and informed organisational policies, and provided training for other board members. In her international work, she is co-chair of the Christchurch Call Advisory Network and vice-chair of the Independent Advisory Committee of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, both of which relate to dealing with terrorist and violent extremist content online. In 2019, she was shortlisted for the New Zealander of the Year Award.

Elected Board member 

Term: AGM 2026 to AGM 2029 

Bianca has more than 25 years of experience working on the internet, from software and product development in startups to solution architecture and operations in corporates. She has an academic background in business, computer science and artificial intelligence.

She developed a keen sense of how civil society is impacted by internet technology by working in a wide range of political climates, from data privacy focussed Germany, to the internet boom in authoritarian China, to US-style entrepreneurship in the UK, to promoting collaboration through technology in totalitarian North Korea.

After migrating to Aotearoa in 2014, Bianca embraced the opportunity to learn new approaches to management and decision making based on Te Tiriti and Te Ao Māori by taking on leadership roles in the Green Party, growing and managing communities of technology volunteers, and collaborating on grassroots policy development.

She holds governance roles on the advisory board of libre software company Magnificent and the board of directors of St Gerard’s Limited.

Appointed Board Member

Term: Starts immediately following the AGM 2026–AGM 2029 

He Pāhihi ahau o te riu o te waka Araiteuru,

Ko tāku whare kura, a Tamatea,

Ko tōku kao whenua, ko Horopapera ki Te Rauone tae atu ki Pipikaretu.

The whakapapa above recognises Darryn’s connection to Ngāi Tahu ki Ōtākou. Darryn’s experience spans 40 years in senior executive roles at Ngāi Tahu, Universities of Otago and Canterbury and more recently as a Chief Executive of a PSGE in the Hawkes Bay. Darryn also holds directorships in Retara Holdings Ltd, Health Hawkes Bay and Chairperson of DOVE Hawkes. Darryn has also held prior governance roles across iwi entities, National Crown bodies, regulatory bodies and community groups.

Darryn’s personal and professional passion is iwi development, underpinned from a community work backgroundwhich has informed his undergraduate, masters through to Doctoral qualifications.

Elected Board Member

Term: AGM 2026–AGM 2029

Elected Board Member

Term: AGM 2025–AGM 2028

With a diverse professional background, Dylan has started his working life in the mid-90s in the nascent internet industry as a helpdesk technician with pioneering internet provide ihug. Over his time with the company he moved through a number of roles including as a DNS administrator, and a stint in the marketing department. In 2003, after having been made redundant from his Linux systems administration and web application developer role, Dylan retrained in film and television.

For the last 20 years, Dylan has worked predominantly in the film and TV industry, but never been too far away from the technology and culture of the internet. Additional work in journalism saw Dylan writing extensively about online misinformation, which later led to the publication of Fake Believe: Conspiracy Theory in Aotearoa.

With a background in tech, media and communication, as well as a strong understanding of the complex social issues surrounding online communities, Dylan brings a diverse skillset to InternetNZ.

Elected Board Member 

Term: AGM 2025–AGM 2028

Jonathan is a governance and public-policy leader serving on several boards, including the InternetNZ Board since 2025. He has held ministerial and parliamentary advisory roles and formerly led a national NGO as Chief Executive. His experience spans strategy, public advocacy, and significant organisational growth, alongside commercial management as co-owner of a working vineyard in Ōpaki, Wairarapa. Jonathan holds postgraduate qualifications in politics and ethics, has studied six languages, and is a trained leadership coach. He brings a strong interest in institutional trust and the role of civic infrastructure in supporting democratic culture. He values cross-sector collaboration and is committed to ensuring a resilient, inclusive internet for all New Zealanders. His particular interests include digital rights, open and secure internet infrastructure, and evidence-based, transparent governance. Born in Whangārei and raised internationally, he lives in the Wairarapa with his wife and children. On the Board, he is focused on stewarding .nz in the public interest, strengthening member engagement, and balancing risk with opportunity.

Appointed Board Member

Term: Starts immediately following the AGM 2026–AGM 2029 

Keri (Kāi Tahu) is an experienced governor, executive advisor and consultant with more than 20 years’ experience in leadership, strategy and organisational development across the education, public, community and not-for-profit sectors.

Keri brings extensive experience in governance, system change, Māori development and leadership. She has served on a range of national, regional and community boards, including Toi Mai Workforce Development Council, WellSouth Primary Health Network, Cancer Society New Zealand, Ako Mātātupu Academic Board and Te Rūnaka o Awarua. She currently serves on the Southland Business Chamber Board and the Board of Awarua Whānau Services.

Based in Bluff, Southland, Keri brings a regional and Māori worldview shaped by strong iwi, whānau and community connections.

Keri holds a Doctor of Māori Development and Advancement and is committed to advancing a digital future that reflects the diversity, inclusion and aspirations of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Elected Board Member

Term (re-elected): AGM 2024–AGM 2027

Richard.Hulse@internetnz.net.nz

Richard strongly believes in an Internet that does not discriminate, and in the Internet as an enabler of social change and societal improvement. Richard has experience in governance, senior leadership, and management, as well as stints as a sound engineer and coder for servers. Richard also has extensive experience as a director, consultant and coach, specialising in strategy and lean digital transformation. He is the former media manager for RNZ, and has served on the InternetNZ Board since 2015.