District 72 Organisation
This page describes the District 72 Organisation, and lists the members of the District Executive and their contact details.
District 72 Toastmasters New Zealand is located in Oceania Region 12, along with Districts 69, 70 and 73.
View the Region list and Region Map (pdf) on the Toastmasters International website.
The District is led by seven senior officers. These officers guide the activities and support functions of the District. The District Governor, Lieutenant Governor Education and Training and the Lieutenant Governor Marketing are elected every May at the Annual Business Meeting. The Immediate Past District Governor is an automatic position.
District Governor
Steve Bullock DTM
governor@toastmasters.org.nzLieutenant Governor of Education and Training
Murray Coutts DTM
education@toastmasters.org.nzLieutenant Governor of Marketing
Ellie Young DTM
marketing@toastmasters.org.nzImmediate Past District Governor
Denis J McCord DTM
pastgovernor@toastmasters.org.nz
The remaining 3 senior executives are District Treasurer, District Secretary and the District Public Relations Officer.
These 3 are appointed positions in District 72:
District Treasurer
Diane Isherwood DTM
treasurer@toastmasters.org.nzDistrict Secretary
Judy Love DTM
secretary@toastmasters.org.nzDistrict Public Relations Officer
Annette Fenton
pro@toastmasters.org.nz
Divisions and Areas
There are seven Divisions in New Zealand. A Division Governor heads each Division named A-G. They are also elected every May at the Annual Business Meeting.
The seven Divisions are broken into 52 Areas. An Area Governor heads each Area named A1 through to G7. Areas have from 3 to 6 Clubs.
Area Governors are elected by their Area Councils before the May Business meeting. Area Governors not elected before the May Business meeting may be appointed by the incoming District 72 Governor.
Changes from 1 July 2012
The organisation of District 72 will change from 1 July 2012. There will be 9 Divisions, and a number of new Areas. You can view the changes in the District 72 Division Changes document (Word). Details on this page will be updated when the new Divisions are activated.
The seven Divisions for 2011-12 are:
- Division A - Auckland from the Bombay Hills to Queen Street
- Division B - lower North Island from Levin-Dannevirke to Waitara-Gisborne
- Division C - the lower half of the South Island
- Division D - upper North Island from Waitara-Gisborne to the Bombay Hills
- Division E - south of Levin-Dannevirke to Wellington
- Division F - top of the North Island from Queen Street
- Division G - the top half of the South Island
Division Map
Download a printable Division Map (pdf format).
District Administration
The District Administration Committee consists of the seven Senior Officers and the Division Governors.
The District Executive consists of the Administration Committee plus all Area Governors.
Field Officers
At the District level, Field Officers are appointed to assist with specific aspects of running the District effectively. They are:
- District Parliamentarian
- District Webmaster
- District Directory Officer
- World Headquarters Supplies Officer
- District Supplies Officer
- Toastmasters Leadership Institute Trainer
- Toastmasters Leadership Institute Coordinators
- Dues Renewals Officer
- District Historian/Librarian
- Convention Chairperson
