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The Wellington City Council and Wellington Regional Council established the Wellington Regional Stadium Trust (WRST) under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957, to be responsible for the planning, development, construction, ownership, operation and maintenance of the Stadium as a multi-purpose sporting and cultural venue.  The Trust is also registered as a charity with the Charities Commission (#CC10754)

The Trust reports back to both Councils and holds an Annual General meeting which is open to the public (usually in October of each year).

The Trust has a Board of Trustees appointed by the two Councils.  The current Trustees are:

  • Paul Collins (Chair)
  • Sir John Anderson
  • Liz Dawson
  • Sue Elliott
  • Christopher Laidlaw
  • Mark McGuinness
  • Christopher Moller
  • John Morrison

The Wellington Regional Stadium Trust has 17 permanent staff including the following:

  • Chief Executive Officer - David Gray
  • Chief Operating Officer - Linda Rieper
  • Finance Manager - Katherine Andersen
  • Marketing Manager - Steven Thompson
  • Membership & Corporate Box Manager - Alex Watt
  • Operations Manager - Mark Nunn
  • Turf Manager - Brett Sipthorpe

 

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