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2 July 2025
John Luke
[FYI request #31185 email]
Our ref: OIA 122650
Tēnā koe John
Official Information Act request: Referees, Disputes Tribunal
Thank you for your email of 2 June 2025 requesting information, under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), regarding Disputes Tribunal (Tribunal) referees. Specifically,
you requested:
The name of the current referees, Disputes Tribunal in the following regions,
Whangārei, Tauranga, Rotorua, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
For each Disputes Tribunal referee in the following regions—Whangārei, Tauranga,
Rotorua, Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch—could you please provide their
current term of appointment, including the start and expiry dates?
Pay rate for the Referees, Disputes Tribunal.
Also, how many referees (upper limited) you are al ow to have per each regions, -
Whangārei, Tauranga, Rotorua, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
In response to part one and two of your request,
Table One shows the names and current
terms for Tribunal referees in Whangārei, Auckland, Tauranga, Rotorua, Wellington and
Christchurch.
The daily pay rate paid to a Tribunal referee is $910, based on an eight-hour sit ing day.
There is no set number of appointments that can be made to a region. Appointments are
recommended based on the caseload in each region.
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Nāku noa, nā
Wayne Newall
Manager, Appointments and Specialist Functions
Table One
Disputes Tribunal referees, and their length of term for Whangarei, Auckland,
Tauranga, Rotorua, Wel ington, and Christchurch
Location
Referee
Appointment date Expiry date of
of current term
current term
Whangarei
Adam PELL
26 April 2024
25 April 2027
Kelly JOHNSON
26 April 2024
25April 2029
Auckland
Rosemary ABBOTT
26 April 2024
25 April 2027
Dorothy LALOFIVAE
26 April 2024
25 April 2027
Kate ARMSTRONG
23 Sept 2022
22 Sept 2027
Sheryl CONNELL
26 April 2024
25 April 2027
Natalie MEREPIHOPA
14 Feb 2025
13 Feb 2028
Daniel DWYER
26 April 2024
25 April 2027
lNFORMATION ACT 1982
Kaye EDWARDS
23 Sept 2022
22 Sept 2027
Lotu FULI
14 Feb 2025
13 Feb 2030
Bernardine HANNAN
26 April 2024
25 April 2029
Andrew HAYES
23 Sept 2021
22 Sept 2027
John HOGAN
14 March 2023
13 March 2026
Gayatri JADURAM
23 Sept 2022
22 Sept 2027
Helena KAHO
31 Aug 2022
30 Aug 2028
Justin KLEINBAUM
14 Feb 2025
13 Feb 2028
Philip MCKINSTRY
20 Oct 2020
19 Oct 2025
Parminder MORGAN
14 March 2023
13 March 2026
Peter MOSES
23 Sept 2022
22 Sept 2025
Jane NORTHWOOD
14 March 2023
13 March 2026
Elizabeth PATON-SIMPSON 23 Sept 2022
22 Sept 2027
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Tauranga
Laura MUELLER
20 May 2022
19 May 2025
Carolyn MURPHY
20 May 2023
19 May 2025
John SMITH
20 May 2023
19 May 2025
Location
Referee
Appointment date
Expiry date of
of current term
current term
Rotorua
Gordon MEYER
18 March 2021
17 March 2025
Jane SAVAGE
18 March 2021
17 March 2025
Wellington
Paul ANDERSON
14 Feb 2025
13 Feb 2028
Erica BOSCAT
14 Feb 2025
13 Feb 2028
Christopher BOYS
14 March 2023
13 March 2026
Caleb BRIDGEMAN
14 Feb 2025
13 Feb 2028
Arti CHAND
31 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2025
Shaurya MALAVIYA
14 March 2023
13 March 2026
Lucy TREVELYAN
31 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2028
Christchurch
Peter ANDERSON
14 Feb 2025
13 Feb 2028
lNFORMATION ACT 1982
Antoinette BAKER
03 Dec 2019
03 Dec 2024
Jane COSTIGAN
23 Feb/2021
22 Feb 2026
Krysia COWIE
20 May 2022
19 May 2025
Beverley CURTIS
14 March 2023
13 March 2025
Alister DAVIS
14 Feb 2025
13 Feb 2028
Cynthia HAWES
20 May 2022
19 May 2025
Christine HICKEY
25 April 2024
25 April 2027
Robyn MERRETT
20 May 2022
19 May 2025
Christopher NICHOLLS
26 April 2024
25 April 2027
Sarah SIMMONDS
14 March 2023
13 March 2026
Duncan TERRIS
14 Feb 2025
13 Feb 2028
Leonie THOMPSON
26 April 2024
25 April 2029
RELEASED UNDER THE OFFICIAL