JUSTINE O'CONNELL - BOARD CHAIR

A member of Akarana since 2014, Justine served as Weekend Women's Vice Captain before being elected to the board in 2018.

She is originally from mid-Canterbury, and has played a wide variety of sports including representative hockey.

Justine has a law degree from University of Canterbury, and is a director of a small business consultancy - Teesdale Associates Ltd.

GRAHAM STANAGE - PRESIDENT

CALVYN WILSON - BOARD MEMBER

PAUL GRACE - BOARD DIRECTOR

Paul joined Akarana in 1995, shortly before his wife Wendy also joined. He previously held the position of Vice Captain for two years, and was first elected to the board in 2013, then re elected in 2015 and again in 2017. He is chairman of the Course Committee, which has been a busy role as the club drives major improvements to the drainage, bunkers, and trees.

In business for thirty years owning and operating a Building and Civil Construction company, he formed (and now manages) his own Commercial Real Estate Company.

Paul is a regular on Saturdays, leading a fine body of men affectionately known as 'the Marist Boys'.

MURRAY HEALEY - BOARD DIRECTOR

Originally from Palmerston North, I spewnt much of the mid to late 1980's living and working in the UK and Europe. Returning to NZ in 1993, I first joined Akarana in the mid 1990's before becoming a full playing member in 2000.

I have a business degree (Accountancy) from AUT Auckland with majority of my working life being a CFO of an Insurance company based in New Zealand and Australia. 

I am a very proud member of this club and committed participant of the Roger's Army. With a bit more time on my hand, I would like to contribute to a greater degree wherever I can at my Club. 

STEVE WEBBY - BOARD DIRECTOR

Steve has been a member at Akarana since 2000 and was first elected as Club Captain in 2010 serving for two years and returning to that role for 2018. He has now relinquished his Captain duties this year and been elected as a Board Director.

Steve spent seven years at St Peter's College before going on to study accountancy in which he completed half the papers towards the ACA before moving to Papua New Guinea for 5 years to take up a contract with the local domestic airline.

Steve returned from PNG to work as an accountant in the road transport industry for five years before buying a small car valet operation in 1999.

Steve hovers around a 9 - 10 (another Tui's advert there) handicap and claims his only achievement at Akarana was winning the Summer Cup with Arthur Brown years ago. But that is not actually true as Steve has won the coveted Intermediate division club championship so despite recent form has some golfing pedigree. An old hand at organising national and international golf trips Steve's understanding of golf administration is a key strength he offers to the role.

CALVYN WILSON - CLUB CAPTAIN

RICHIE KIBBLEWHITE - CAPTAINS COMMITTEE

BARBARA JEPSON - WOMENS CAPTAIN

Barbara was elected to the position of Vice Captain Weekday Women in 2013, and then has held the position of Women's Captain since 2014 to date.

In 2017, Barbara was elected as Pennant Convenor, within the Auckland Women's Management Commitee, at Auckland Golf Inc.