Kia ora koutou,

The AGM, held on Sunday 19 March elected a new committee for 2023 under the leadership of new President Tony Burt. The rest of the committee are:
Secretary – Don MacKay
Treasurer – Sarah Duckworth
Committee members – Andrew Bicknell,  Ang Kidd-Lingard, Cara Brasted, Gerard Hudson, Merlin Astley-Jones, Sayaka Kirkman, Simon Bishop.

You’ll see many of the 2022 festival committee are continuing and will work alongside new and returning faces. Welcome to Sayaka for her first term on committee, and welcome back to Ang who was President before Gerard Hudson up to 2010.

A huge thanks to the outgoing committee members, Kevin Ikin, Jan Barnes and Ruth Birnie for all your commitment and effort, so pivotal to the ongoing success of Wellyfest. Gerard has stayed on as a committee member so we will continue to benefit greatly from his knowledge and experience.

I look forward to working alongside the committee, crew, volunteers, artists and many others that will bring together a fantastic 2023 Wellyfest.

We are now working through the planning phase towards your 2023 festival. There are exciting guest opportunities but we are still in the decision making phase and will update you as plans are confirmed in coming months.

Tony Burt
Incoming President