Stu Allan (Chair): Stu Allan has decades of experience in outdoor recreation. In the 1970s he was a mountain guide and instructed climbing, cold survival, kayaking, and bush craft.
He was director of the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre from 1979-1986, as well as managing other organisations including AFS Intercultural Programmes.
Stu is currently an outdoors consultant and a writer. He is a keen rock climber, mountaineer, tramper and mountain biker.
Graeme Dingle: Graeme Dingle is a mountaineer, adventurer and writer. He has founded and served as chief executive of several organisations including the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre and The Project K Trust (now the Foundation for Youth Development).
He is also the founding chairman of the New Zealand Outdoor Assembly. He has completed numerous mountaineering, rock climbing and adventuring firsts throughout the world, chronicling these in numerous articles, essays, two dozen adventure films, and ten books.
Annie Dignan: Annie Dignan has a mix of practical and theoretical experience in the outdoors, spanning over 20 years. She is currently working for AUT University as a Cooperative Education Educator for the School of Sport and Recreation. Previous to this she worked as Research and Evaluation Programme Manager for the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council.
Annie has been an active outdoor educator with a wide range of groups for many years. This has included her role as a lecturer in Applied Theory and Practice at the School of Physical Education at the University of Otago, managing a diverse range of outdoor experiences for students involved in the P.E. degree.
Annie has been on the executive of Education Outdoors New Zealand, Mountain Safety Council and Outdoors New Zealand. She is also a keen tramper, skier and mountain biker.
Dave Bamford: Dave Bamford is a founding director of Tourism Resource Consultants with over 30 years experience in sustainable tourism development throughout Asia, the Pacific, New Zealand and Chile.
His skills include business development, parks and recreation planning and management, team leadership, and impact assessment. He was President of the New Zealand Alpine Club from 2003 to 2005 and is a mountaineer, skier, sailor, fly fisher, and mountain biker.
Paul Wilson: Paul Wilson is currently the Chairman for the Asia Pacific region for the International Federation of Parks and Recreation, and General Manager Community Services Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Paul has a wide range of outdoor recreation experience through his work with DoC and Local Government in Outdoor Recreation. Recreation pursuits include snow sports, cycling, tramping and sailing.
Rob Greenaway: Rob Greenaway is a consultant recreation planner with over 20 years professional experience and an active member of the New Zealand Recreation Association.
Rob has a diverse background including journalism, event management, outdoor recreation research, and recreation planning and impact assessment for territorial authorities and for private developers. He is regularly called as an expert witness for Resource Management Act hearings. His outdoor recreation pursuits include sailing, kayaking, and walking.
Contact the Council
Contact the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Recreation Council by emailing hillarycouncil@sportnz.org.nz.
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