Members of the Tribunal

  • John Macdonald

    John Macdonald

    ChairRangitane, Ngati Raukawa

    John was appointed Chair of the Tribunal in November 2022. He is a former District Court Judge (1990-2022) and a former Panel Convenor…

  • Warwick Smith

    Warwick Smith

    Deputy Chair

    Warwick has broad decision-making experience.  He is a former member of the Copyright Tribunal and has presided as deputy-chair of that tribunal.  He has also served as a trademarks hearings officer,…

  • Andrea Twaddle

    Andrea Twaddle

    Deputy Chair

    Andrea is a director of DTI Lawyers.  She is an experienced lawyer specialising in sports law, employment law and independent investigations. Andrea is…

  • Ruth Aitken DNZM

    Ruth Aitken DNZM

    Ruth represented New Zealand at netball in 1979 and was the Silver Ferns coach from 2002-2011, leading the team to two Commonwealth Gold…

  • Dr Helen Tobin

    Dr Helen Tobin

    Helen is an orthopaedic surgeon who specialises in hip and knee replacements.  Her initial work focused on trauma, and she was an instructor…

  • Pippa Hayward

    Pippa Hayward

    Pippa is a solicitor at Meredith Connell after obtaining a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of…

  • Dr Sarah Beable

    Dr Sarah Beable

    Dr Sarah Beable is a Sports and Exercise Physician at Axis in Queenstown and medical director for Snow Sports NZ, having previously been…

  • Sam Fellows

    Sam Fellows

    Sam (Ngāi Tahu) is the General Counsel for the Tauranga City Council. He was previously a solicitor with Holland Beckett and Simpson Grierson.…

  • Harete Hipango

    Harete Hipango

    Harete (Whanganui/Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Whitikaupeka/Ngati Tamakōpiri) served six years as a Member of Parliament in the 52nd & 53rd NZ…