NZSS President

Oz has been caving for many years and has achieved so many goals for NZSS that he has been granted Honorary membership.  Oz stepped in as President as no other person was willing to take on the job and it was going to be vacant for a second term.

Business Manager | 027 328 4397

I became Business Manager (treasurer) after having too much wine at an NZSS AGM barbecue. My day job is in IT. Many years ago I was treasurer for WCG and VC (Victoria University caving club).

Research & Conservation Coordinator

The first time I went into a cave was to get out of the rain and have my coffee - things haven't changed much since then. Sitting around I saw lots of cool cave critters and got hooked on cave ecology and karst conservation.                  My future dream is to see the google search for 'cave beetles in NZ and that our amazing caves and karst area are looked after and treasured as they deserve to be. 

Vacant

Training & Safety Coordinator 

This can be a challenging position if the person does not have the skill sets,.  Currently NZSS have been utilizing our usual training providers. 

Information Officer | 03 337 1256

I started caving quite a while ago and have been involved in a lot of cave exploration, particularly in Bulmer Cavern, and at Charleston on the West Coast. Previously I’ve held the same NZSS positions, so I haven’t made much progress in the past 20 years.

Recently NZSS has been building up the online information repository, and I’m keen to support and increase this approach. The key project now is to collect information on South Island caves and make this available to NZSS members through a secure website. I’m also interested in the possibility of NZSS eventually owning the land that contains some of our major caves that are currently on private land.

SAR Coordinator

021 0271 0837

Membership Coordinator | 06 354 2088

I started caving at the age of 16 by joining the Taranaki Caving Club. After 40 years of caving, I am still scared of heights, tight places and don’t mind the dark if I have not seen a horror movie for several months. I then became a member of the Manawatu Speleological Group and increased my diversity in karst areas and my waist line I am generally very quiet and rather difficult to extract a conversation from, however this has not prevented me from dedicating time to a Society that has benefited me so much over the years.

South Island Maps Officer 

North Island Maps Officer 

Tomo Times Editor | 03 337 1256