Adviser

Ross carried out two nationwide surveys of newspapers in the mid-1980s (published in 1987 by the National Library as the Union List of Newspapers). He was the National Library's inaugural Newspaper Librarian before taking up an academic position in Melbourne.

While specialising in digital preservation in his academic career he continued investigating New Zealand newspaper history and he has published many articles in this field.

Trustee

Anne has worked in libraries and archives as a manager and director. Her experience includes twelve years as Manager of Research Services at the Hocken Collections, three years as Director of the Presbyterian Research Centre (Library and Archive), and six years as Regional Archivist (Otago and Southland) for Archives New Zealand.

She has first-hand experience with the glories and wealth of information and stories in our historical newspapers. She has long promoted their digitisation to preserve and protect the hard copy while making them digitally available to all comers.

Trustee

Jane worked in New Zealand’s local government as a senior Group Manager, including a period as Chief Operations Officer.

Throughout her career, she gained a reputation as an effective and strategic senior people and business unit leader. She has extensive experience as a library director and change manager with associated networks.

Jane also had her own management coaching and mentoring consultancy.

Trustee

Lachy retired from the University of Otago in 2023, where he worked in Te Tumu: School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies teaching te reo Māori and Māori history. He has a particular interest in Māori-language newspapers, both as historical agents in their own right, and as repositories of content that shed new light on Māori histories.

Secretary

Stephen has spent over 25 years in the arts and cultural heritage sector in New Zealand, both as a lecturer in History at the University of Canterbury and as a business manager. Stephen’s specialisms are cultural and social history, and he has extensive experience in funding applications.

He is formerly the Chair of the Baroque Music Community and Educational Trust of New Zealand.

Chairperson and Trustee

Andy has always been driven to make digitisation, workflow, and online community engagement accessible for individuals and organisations. He has vast experience offering strategic and operational insights into projects having co-founded three ICT companies in Aotearoa New Zealand, elected for 5 years as a School Trustee, and served for 13 years as a Naval Officer in the Royal New Zealand Navy.

Andy has contributed to the cultural heritage sector in many ways – he was on the NDF Board, was a member of the ARANZ Council, and joined the Australia/New Zealand Joint Standards Committee for Information and Image Management. He is currently a member of Standards NZ’s International Review Group IT-021 and he Chairs IT-021-13 Micrographics and Electronic imaging in Australia.