Trustee Workload Analysis

Cross-platform board commitment analysis — charities, NZX companies, and public sector entities.

Linked Trustees

151,109

Current charity officers with cross-platform profiles

3+ Boards

8,889

Moderate workload

5+ Boards

1,981

Multiple commitments may indicate limited availability

8+ Boards

496

Very high workload — governance attention may be stretched

Highest Board Commitments(Top 50 by total positions)

Charity trustees with the most concurrent board and governance positions across charities, NZX-listed companies, and public sector entities.

Name	Total	Charity	Primary Charity	Role
Public Trust	484	484	Alison and Andrew Cochrane Charitable Tr...	Trustee
Perpetual Trust Limited	394	394	Aries Charitable Foundation	Trustee
The New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Limited	183	183	Estate of Opal June Duncan	Trustee
Council of the University of Canterbury	131	131	Templin Bursary	Trustee
Trustees Executors Ltd	117	117	Estate Kathleen Agnes Trezise	Trustee
Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland	68	68	Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland Fiji ...	Trustee
Perpetual Trust Ltd	51	51	E L and J B Sanderson Cerebral Palsy Tru...	Trustee
Matthew Hill	46	46	Stuttering Treatment and Research Trust	Trustee
Richard Judd	43	43	PBCC Properties Blenheim Trust	Director of Trustee Company
PBCC Properties (NZ) Limited	43	43	PBCC Properties Blenheim Trust	Corporate Trustee
Grant Currie	43	43	PBCC Properties Blenheim Trust	Director of Trustee Company
Daniel Lawry	43	43	PBCC Properties Blenheim Trust	Director of Trustee Company
Billy Hart	42	42	PBCC Properties Blenheim Trust	Director of Trustee Company
Michael Stephens	40	40	Korean Cinerama Trust	Trustee
Phillip Hunt	40	40	Otago Federated Farmers Charitable Trust	Trustee
Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin	40	40	Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin Eccles...	Vicar General
Rhys Morgan	40	40	Geraldine Family and Youth Trust	Trustee
John Adams	39	39	Raroa Marae Trust	Trustee
Alison Shepherd	39	39	The Order Of St John South Island Region...	Chair (Appointed Member)
Annette Tiffen	39	39	The Rotary Club of Dunedin Harbour Chari...	Trustee
Tracy Simonsen	39	39	St John Dunedin Area Committee	SIRTB Member
Michelle Corkindale	39	39	St John Dunedin Area Committee	SIRTB Member
Gary Salmon	38	38	South Auckland Masonic Properties Limite...	Director
The Roman Catholic Bishop Of The Diocese Of Christ	38	38	Christchurch Cathedral Of The Blessed Sa...	Trustee
Rishi Sharma	38	38	Heart Kids New Zealand Incorporated	board member
Debra Wilson	38	38	St John Dunedin Area Committee	SIRTB Member
Martin MacKereth	38	38	St John Dunedin Area Committee	SIRTB Member
Julie Gillespie	38	38	St John Dunedin Area Committee	SIRTB Member
Christopher Blanchfield	38	38	St John Dunedin Area Committee	SIRTB Member
Pauline Buchanan	38	38	St John Dunedin Area Committee	SIRTB Member
Glenn Burt	37	37	Katikati Veterans Community Trust	Chairman/Trustee
Cecilia Abbott	37	37	St John Cambridge Area Committee	CRTB Member
Jonathon Holland	37	37	St John Cambridge Area Committee	CRTB Member
Richard Hurrell	36	36	St John Cambridge Area Committee	CRTB Member
Anthony Ludlow	36	36	St John Cambridge Area Committee	CRTB Member
Nicholas Roberts	35	35	Order of St John Great Barrier Island	NRTB Member
Noel Beavers	35	35	St John Cambridge Area Committee	CRTB Member
Wayne Leech	33	33	Order of St John Great Barrier Island	NRTB Member
Roman Catholic Bishop of Hamilton	33	33	Roman Catholic Bishop Of The Diocese Of ...	Trustee
Kevin Shaw	32	32	Order of St John Great Barrier Island	NRTB Member
Andrew Zhu	31	31	Order of St John Great Barrier Island	NRTB Members
Kevin Simpkin	31	31	Order of St John Great Barrier Island	NRTB Member
Michael Crosbie	31	31	Order of St John Great Barrier Island	NRTB Member
Grace Atkinson	30	30	Order of St John Great Barrier Island	NRTB Member
Barrett Ruakere	27	27	Tumanako Hou Trust Whakatane	Trustee
Andrea Midgen	25	25	Foundation Properties Limited	Director
Jean Yern	25	25	Intercreate Trust	Co-Chair
Tom O'neil	25	25	Red Hill Kindergarten	Board member
Ruth Constantine	25	25	Counties Manukau Free Kindergarten Assoc...	Board Member
Andrew Smith	24	24	Pirongia Sports and Recreation Centre In...	committee member

Showing 50 of 150 trustees with 2+ board positions

Workload Distribution

How many boards do charity trustees typically serve on? Distribution of total concurrent positions across all entity types.

1 board

123,499

81.7%

2 boards

18,029

11.9%

3 boards

4,999

3.3%

4 boards

1,909

1.3%

5-7 boards

1,485

8+ boards

496

0.3%

Sector Summary

Average board commitments per trustee by charity sector. Sectors with higher averages may indicate concentrated governance networks.

Sector	Trustees	Avg Positions	5+ Boards	High Workload %
Advocacy	169	2.4	3	1.8%
Social Services	19,540	1.4	305	1.6%
Health	12,767	1.4	236	1.8%
Other	1,749	1.4	34	1.9%
Education	33,428	1.3	395	1.2%
Religion	25,790	1.3	307	1.2%
Arts & Culture	17,641	1.3	216	1.2%
Community Development	19,585	1.3	282	1.4%
Animal Welfare	1,531	1.3	19	1.2%
Environment	5,947	1.3	57	1%
International Aid	543	1.3	5	0.9%
Sports & Recreation	12,419	1.2	122	1%

Methodology

Workload scores count all current positions held by each trustee across three entity types: charities (from Charities Services register), NZX-listed companies (from NZX announcements), and public sector entities (Crown entities, Parliament, ministries).

Only charity officers with a linked cross-platform profile are included. Trustees without a linked profile are excluded as their positions across other platforms cannot be verified. Multiple board commitments may indicate limited availability but do not necessarily indicate poor governance.

Data sourced from Charities Services register, NZX announcements, public sector records. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.

Data as at 9 Nov 2026 · refreshed weekly from the Charities Register data we hold