Panel members

The members of the Panel were nominated by a cross-party group of Members of Parliament (MPs) and appointed in late February.  They're responsible for making sure that the flag referendums process is:

• independent
• inclusive
• enduring
• informed
• practical
• community-driven
• dignified
• legitimate
• consistent.

The Panel are:

• Chair: Emeritus Professor John Burrows, ONZM, QC - respected law lecturer, author, former member of the Law Commission, and co-Chair of the Panel which reviewed the New Zealand Constitution in 2012 (Christchurch)
• Nicky Bell - Chief Executive Officer of Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand and board director (Auckland)
• Peter Chin, CNZM - former Mayor of Dunedin, director and trustee (Dunedin)
• Julie Christie, ONZM - Director of Julie Christie Inc and board member (Auckland)
• Rod Drury - CEO of Xero and technology entrepreneur (Havelock North)
• Beatrice Faumuina, ONZM - Olympian, Commonwealth gold medallist, ASB Head of Talent & People Strategy, board member and trustee (Waitakere)
• Kate De Goldi - Deputy Chair, writer and reviewer (Wellington)
• Rhys Jones, CNZM - former Chief of NZ Defence Force (Wellington)
• Stephen Jones - Invercargill City Youth Councillor (Invercargill)
• Sir Brian Lochore, ONZ, KNZM, OBE - former All Black, coach and administrator (Masterton)
• Malcolm Mulholland - Academic and flag historian (Palmerston North), and
• Hana O’Regan - Academic, Māori studies and te reo Māori (Christchurch).

Media

Flag Consideration Panel members announced (press release)