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District Officers
District 72 Toastmasters New Zealand 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
Chrissy Meyer DTM
governor@toastmasters.org.nz
Lieutenant Governor of Education and Training
Alun Chisholm DTM
education@toastmasters.org.nz

Lieutenant Governor of Marketing 
Denis McCord DTM
marketing@toastmasters.org.nz

Immediate Past District Governor
Geoff Trotter 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
treasurer@toastmasters.org.nz
District Secretary
Jan Hart DTM
secretary@toastmasters.org.nz
District Public Relations Officer 
Wayne Webley 
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 48 Areas. An Area Governor heads each Area named A1 through to G5. 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.

The seven Divisions 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

Toastmasters New Zealand 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 and 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

An organisation chart for District 72 is found in Policy J of the District Policies.

 

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