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 29 April 2026.

Stephen Judd

Position: Chairperson

Term: AGM 2024–AGM 2027 

Declaration date: 12 August 2024 

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: 12 August 2024

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

Kate Pearce

Position: Elected Board member

Term: AGM 2023–AGM 2026

Declaration date: 11 August 2023

Interests:

  • Employee of TradeMe
  • Member of the New Zealand Labour Party
  • Holder of .nz, .com, .org, .net domain registrations
  • Member of NZ Internet Task Force
  • Receives additional fee for being Chair of .nz Advisory Committee.

Potaua Biasiny-Tule

Position: Elected Board member

Term: AGM 2023–AGM 2026

Declaration date: 10 August 2024

Interests: 

  • Co-Founder, Board Member — Digital Natives Academy (DNA)
  • Co-Owner — Native Tech, Native Industries
  • Trustee — Te Takinga marae
  • Member — Nga Toki Whakarururanga
  • Kaitiaki for numerous .co.nz and .iwi.nz whānau domains
  • Rotorua Lakes Council Te Tatau o Te Arawa Partnership Board

Anthony Bow

Position: Appointed Board member

Term: AGM 2024–AGM 2026

Declaration date: 9 May 2025

Interests:

  • Holder of .nz and .com domain names
  • Director of Maungaharuru-Tangitū Ltd 
  • Director and Shareholder of Waimana Capital Ltd
  • Chair of Whai Rawa Fund Ltd
  • Chair of the Medical Radiation Technologists Board 
  • Director of Medical Sciences Secretariat Ltd
  • Shareholder in private companies; Big Splash Ltd and Talent Propeller Ltd
  • Member of the New Zealand Blood and Organ Service Board

Whetū Fala

Position: Appointed Board member

Term: AGM 2024–AGM 2026

Declaration date: 5 December 2025

Interests:

  • Holder of two .nz domain names
  • Board Member and Audit & Risk Committee, Whanganui Regional Museum
  • Board Member, Māori TV
  • Board Member, Te Manu Atatū Whanganui Māori Business Inc
  • Chair, Whanganui District Creative Communities Assessment Panel
  • Founding Member, Ngā Aho Whakaari Māori Screen Aōtearoa
  • Founding Member, Wellington Women in Film & TV
  • Founding Member, Taki Rua Theatre Wellington
  • Pou Arahi Tikanga, Playmarket Inc Wellington
  • Company Director, Fala Media Taki Rua Film’
  • Shareholder Parininihi ki Waitotara Inc
  • Morikau Nui Inc
  • Atihau, Whanganui
  • Wharanga Hakopa Kiwa Whanau Trust
  • Te Kōpuka o te Awa Tupua o Whanganui Board, Ngā Rauru iwi representative
  • Receives additional honoraria as Chair of Te Komiti Whakauru Māori

Daniel Spector 

Position: Elected Board member

Term: AGM 2024–2026

Declaration date: 25 November 2024 

Interests:

  • Holder of 3 .nz domain names
  • Founder/owner www.CxO.support
  • Advisor of www.APIContext.com (USA), FamiliarRobotics.com (USA)
  • Board Chair of Science Fiction and Fantasy Conventions of NZ, a registered charity

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 August 2025

Interests:

  • Board member Altum Academic Trust
  • Director Mahala Vines
  • Contractor NZME to provide a weekly column to the NZ Herald