Master: Inga Knier
Inga has been the master of Kaipara Hunt she is coming into her 11th season as master.
Deputy Master: Val Nelson
Val is our Deputy master she is now coming into her second season as deputy.
Treasurer/ Secretary: Albert Doornenbal
Albert is a life member of Kaipara Hunt, he has been a hunt member for 30 years and been our treasurer/secretary for many of those years. It is with his firm grip and knowledge of the hunt funds that Kaipara has grown to own their own property and huntsman's house.
E-mail: kaiparahunt@xtra.co.nz
President: Michael Smales
Mike outside of his presidential duties is our behind the scenes man, he looks after our hunt stock and ensures they are well attended, this is one of our major fundraisers to cover the cost of keeping hounds. Mike is also one of our long standing members of the hunt and been a hard working committee member for many years.
Huntsman: Wayne Bragg
Wayne and his family hunted with Kaipara for a number of years until he took up a position as Huntsman at a neighboring hunt, Wayne is coming into his 3rd season with Kaipara his whole family hunt, their son was one of the youngest riders on the hunt field when he started at the age of 6, and had gone on to now work in the racing industry.
Field Masters: Lyn Butterworth, David Bullock, Michele Oliver (Poodle), Els Bloom
Our field masters have been hunting for many years and will help anyone new to hunting on the field. They are there to help the master and ensure everyone has a safe and enjoyable hunt.
Whipers in: (Whips)
We have a number of experienced hunt members that come up and whip when required, we also run a junior whip program for our junior riders. They are capable horse riders who are teamed up with our experienced whips to learn the job.
