Background: Primary sector executive for 34 years – events, sales, marketing, leadership and strategy. Former farm owner.
Company director for 17 years.
Residence: Wanaka
Background: Grew up on a dairy farm, law and accounting, and 15 years owning four restaurants.
Current Roles: Chair Wanaka St John (12 years), Ambulance First Responder volunteer (11 years)
Residence: Wanaka
Background: 36 years in the wool industry, both in NZ and internationally, covering all aspects of wool growing, harvesting, processing, marketing and retail. Born and bred on a sheep and beef farm in Central Hawkes Bay.
Current Roles: GM & Director of Devold New Zealand Ltd, Trustee of the Campaign for Wool New Zealand.
Residence: Wanaka
Background: 40 years of farming in the Upper Clutha. Former committee member and president of the Upper Clutha Rugby Club. Previously involved with the junior Rugby Club and establishment of the Early Childhood Centre.
Residence: Wanaka
Background: Experience in not-for-profit, for-purpose organisations in New Zealand and Australia across the innovation and environmental sectors.
Current role: WAI Wanaka
Residence: Wanaka
Background: Grew up on a hill country sheep farm in Scotland. 50+ years of mixed farming in Scotland, Australia and NZ. Former Otago president of Federated Farmers.
Current role: Member of Wanaka Rotary and other local clubs.
Residence: Wanaka
2025/2026 – Keith Cooper (Chair), Mike Elliot (Show President), Dell Taylor, Prue Kane, Craig Smith, Mike Scurr
2024/2025 – Keith Cooper (Chair), Mike Elliot (Show President), Dell Taylor, Prue Kane, Craig Smith, Mike Scurr
2023/2024 – Keith Cooper (Chair), Martin Paterson (Show President), Dell Taylor, Prue Kane, Craig Smith, Mike Scurr
2022/2023 – Brenda King (Chairperson), Shane Gibson (Vice Chairperson), Mike Scurr, Tony Glynn, Dell Taylor
2020/2021 – Mike Scurr (Chairman), Chrissy Gibson (Vice Chairman), Brenda King, Shane Gibson, Tony Glynn
2019/2020 – Grant Ruddenklau (Chairman) Jan Allan (Vice Chairman), Doug Stalker, Mike Scurr, Chrissy Gibson
1934/35/36 J S Hunt, 1937 W A Scaife, 1938 S D Jenkins, 1939 J S Hunt, 1940/41 H S Stokes, 1942 T S Smith, 1943/45 Activities Suspended, 1946 E Stokes, 1947 C Gawn, 1948 H S Faulks, 1949 JS Hamilton, 1950 W H Jolly, 1951/52 A S Scaife, 1953/54 T J Allison, 1955/56 L R Morris, 1957/58 W H Gibson, 1959/60 W F Hunt, 1961/62 D J Kane, 1963/64 W N Studholme, 1965/66 C C Whittleston, 1967/88 L J Struthers, 1969/70 N W Pittaway, 1971/72 M Snow, 1973/74 S A Kane, 1975/76 G R Studholme, 1977/78 M J G Davis, 1979/80 N J McCarthy, 1981/82 P D Gordon, 1983/84 J C A Lucas, 1985/86 A Kane, 1987/88R McRae, 989/90 G R Goodger, 1991/92 T M Rowley, 1993/94 Mrs D Gordon, 1995/96 P Davis, 1997/98 J Burdon, 1999/00 A R Morris, 2001/02 G Brown, 2003/04 D Wilson, 2005/06 D W McRae, 2007/08 W P McCarthy, 2009/10 P W Hunt, 2011/12 Mrs F Howie, 2013/14 N G Trevathan, 2015/2016 R W Gibson, 2017/ 2018 D Stalker
Role changed to General Manager in 2023.
1934/35 J M MacKay, 1936-38 Miss K M Wilson, 1939-41 T A Bridgeman, 1942 Mr Applegarth, 1943-45 Activities Suspended, 1946-50 H A Halliday, 1951-55 W A Scaife, 1956-62 J K Campbell, 1963/64 T M A Stevenson, 1965 S J White, 1966-69 C E George, 1970 G E Ramage, 1971 C R K Webb, 1972 T C Miller, 1973-76 G Stewart, 1977/78 K A T Hall, 1979-89 Mrs K Curtis, 1990-96 Mrs M Urquhart, 1997 Mrs J M McCaughan, 1998-2005 Mrs J Stalker, 2005-2008 Mrs L Larsson, 2008-2022 Mrs J Stalker, 2023-Present General Manager Mrs J Stalker
