Our current membership: Membership list 29.04.2025
Current members on leave of absence
Tim Leahy
Farewell to choristers who have retired within the last 12 months
John Masters, Martin Cockitt, Wesley Bell, Gordon Keetly, Taffy Davies, Cliff Lawrence, Doug Higgins, Bruce Mclean, Frank Sargent, Jim Montgomery.
Our deepest sympathies to the families of the following members of the Choir family that passed way within the last 24 months:
Choristers: Ian Couper, Aroldo Beesley, Murray Marshall, Stuart Borlase, Derek Prebble, Roger Curr, Peter Couper
Life Members
Rhys Saunders, Stuart Milne, David Qualtrough, Peter Rainey, Jim Lischner, Peter Couper, Taffy Davies, John Kember, Ian Gabites, Gordon Keelty
Past Members
Surname |
Christian Name |
Partner |
Section |
Town |
Joined |
Resigned |
| Adam | Stuart | Colleen | T2 | Rangiora | Jul-18 | Jun-21 |
| Andrews | Edward | T2 | Nelson | Nov-98 | ||
| Antoniadia | Tony | Nelson | Nov-98 | Jul-00 | ||
| Askin | Ralph | B1 | Ashburton | |||
| Ayers | David | Bev | T1 | Christchurch | Mar-12 | Nov-19 |
| Baber | Andrew | Florence | B1 | Taupo | Jun-15 | Jul-21 |
| Baillie | Edward | T2 | Taradale | Mar-07 | Sep-13 | |
| Baillie | Wes | Barbara | T2 | Gisborne | Mar-05 | Mar-09 |
| Barclay | Arch | B2 | Nelson | Nov-98 | Feb-04 | |
| Barltrop | Charles | Jenny | B2 | Rangiora | Aug-12 | May-18 |
| Barrett
Battely |
Bryan
Don |
Judy
|
T1
B1 |
Whanganui
Auckland |
Mar-05
Oct-19 |
Mar-21
Oct-24 |
| Beesley | Aroldo [Harold] | Mary | B2 | Nelson | Nov-98 | Dec-09 |
| Begg
Bell |
Jim
Wesley |
Jessie
Michelle |
B2
B2 |
Christchurch
New Plymouth |
Nov-98
Oct-19 |
2006
Mar-25 |
| Bond | Barrie | Robin | T2 | Whanganui | Apr-12 | Oct-13 |
| Borlase | Stuart | Jenny | T2 | Takaka | Nov-98 | Apr-14 |
| Boulter | Rick | Heather | B1 | Hamilton | Mar-05 | Jan-06 |
| Briggs | Les | T1 | Ashburton | Nov-98 | Sep-03 | |
| Brown
Brown Brown |
Ian
Ken Roger |
Heather
Jenny Jenny |
B1
B1 B2 |
Whanganui
Matamata Mt Pisa |
Nov-98
Nov-12 Jun-20 |
Nov-24 Oct-24 |
| Bruns | John | Majorie | B2 | Auckland | Nov-98 | Oct-09 |
| Buckingham | Tam | Ann | B2 | Gisborne | Jan-08 | Mar-09 |
| Campbell | Iain | Beth | T1 | Nelson | Aug-01 | |
| Chapman | Peter | Ann | T1 | Nelson | Nov-98 | Jul-00 |
| Clark
Clemow |
Alistair
Tony |
Margaret
Liz |
B2
T1/T2 |
Oxford
Whangarei |
Oct-10
Oct-99 |
Mar-13
Feb -24 |
| Closey | Gavin | T2 | Nelson | Nov-98 | 1999 | |
| Clow
Cockitt |
Bill
Martin |
Elspeth
Christine |
B1
B1 |
Christchurch
Morrinsville |
Oct-10
Nov-19 |
May-14
Apr-25 |
| Collie
Cooper |
Norma
Gordon |
Paula
Jocelyn |
B1
T1 |
Wainuiomata
Hamilton |
Feb-02
Nov-01 |
Oct-24
Oct-03 |
| Corlett | Bruce | Olga | T1 | Dunedin | Nov-98 | Feb-05 |
| Couper | Ian | Mary | T1 | Whangarei | Nov-98 | Aug-11 |
| Couper | Peter | Pat | T1 | Waipu | Nov-98 | Sep-11 |
| Crabtree | Rob | Shirley | B1 | New Plymouth | Nov-19 | |
| Cresswell | Ron | Angie | B1 | Ashburton | Oct-01 | Dec-07 |
| Curr
Currie |
Roger
Joe |
Meg
Nelson |
T1
|
Ashburton
|
Feb-07
Nov-99 |
Oct-21
Nov-00 |
| Davies | Chris | B2 | Te Awamutu | Mar-07 | Dec-09 | |
| Davies
Davies |
Rod
Taffy |
Sheila
Jenny |
B2
T2 |
Whanganui
Kaikoura |
May-99
Nov-98 |
Mar-11
Feb-25 |
| Day | Patrick | Tracey Ann | T1 | Nelson | Feb-12 | Oct-15 |
| Denniston | David | Anne | T2 | Christchurch | Nov-98 | May-05 |
| Denton
Dewe |
John
Warwyck |
Celia
Royce |
T2 |
Napier
Whanganui |
Feb-14
May-16 |
Apr-23 |
| Dow | Nick | B1 | Palmerston Nth | Jun-13 | ||
| Drummond | Alan | Nan | T2 | Nelson | Nov-98 | Jul-06 |
| Elley | Mick | Pat | B1 | Te Aroha | Nov-98 | Jun-17 |
| Emmett | Wilf | Margaret | B1 | Whanganui | Nov-98 | Oct-05 |
| Evans | Doug | Rossi | B1 | French Pass | Oct-04 | May-22 |
| Evans | Ieuan | Nancy | T1 | New Plymouth | Nov-98 | Oct-10 |
| Eyers | Jim | Audrey | B2 | Whanganui | Nov-98 | Sep-05 |
| Eyre | Mark | Gaylene | T1 | Cambridge | Sep-03 | Mar-12 |
| Featonby
Ferriss Fisher |
Chris
Alan Jim |
Marilyn
Alison Jenny |
T1
T2 T2 |
Dunedin
Christchurch Auckland |
Nov-20 (RJ)
Jan-17 June 05 ( 2015 break) |
Oct-24
Mar-17 Sep-23 |
| Fogg | Andrew | Carol | T1 | Nelson | Nov-98 | Mar-21 |
| Ford | Ian | Joan | B1 | Christchurch | Feb-08 | Dec-12 |
| Frater | Jim | Carole | B1 | Nelson | Dec-09 | Jan-17 |
| Fuller | Robin | Pamela | T2 | Timaru | Mar-05 | Jun-20 |
| Gander | Murray | Laurice | B2 | Timaru | Feb-08 | Jul-20 |
| Gothorp | Denis | Tricia | T2 | Auckland | Nov-98 | Nov-09 |
| Green
Grey |
Colin
Philip |
Diane
Dorothy |
B1
T1 |
Napier
Te Awamutu |
Jul-19
Feb-2011 |
Jul-21
Sep-22 |
| Griffiths | David | Colleen | B1 | Kaitaia | Oct-01 | Aug-03 |
| Groenestein | Bill | Anna | Whangarei | Jan-08 | Jan-09 | |
| Gunston | Robin | Maureen | B2 | Paraparaumu | Jul-16 | Mar-20 |
| Gwynne | Barry | Andrea | T2 | Christchurch | Oct-09 | Feb-15 |
| Hall | Mike | Jane | T2 | Wellington | Jul-20 | Mar-22 |
| Harkness | Eion | B1 | Nelson | Nov-98 | ||
| Harrison | Tom | Anne | T2 | Blenheim | Oct-04 | Mar-12 |
| Harry | Graham | T2 | Christchurch | Nov-98 | Mar-08 | |
| Hatfield | Michael | Evelyn | T1 | Whangarei | Mar-07 | Mar-09 |
| Heritage | John | Josie | T2 | Hamilton | Sep-03 | Oct-13 |
| Hetrick | Bill | Joan | B2 | Ashburton | Nov-98 | Sep-05 |
| Hickman
Higgins |
Owen
Douglas |
Judith
|
B2
B1 |
Hamilton
Nelson |
Oct-03
Nov-23 |
Dec-13
Sep-24 |
| Hill | Geoff | Alice | T2 | Te Aroha | Nov-98 | Apr-03 |
| Holmes | Ken | B1 | Nelson | Jan-01 | Dec-01 | |
| Hunt | John | Pauline | B1 | New Plymouth | Jun-12 | Nov-14 |
| Ingram | Chris | Jo Ann | B2 | Tauranga | Nov-12 | Nov-14 |
| Iredale | Paul | T1 | Hamilton | Aug-01 | Dec-01 | |
| Jones | David | Mary | T2 | Whanganui | Aug-01 | Nov-06 |
| Jonker
Keelty |
Calvyn
Gordon |
Alice
Marjory |
T1
B2 |
Whanganui
Whanganui |
Nov-98
Jul-01 |
Jul-06
Mar-25 |
| Kember | John | B2 | Christchurch | Mar-08 | Jun-22 | |
| King | Allan | Gwenda | B1 | Hamilton | Mar-03 | Nov-19 |
| Kukutai | Karu | T1 | Ngaruawahia | Nov-98 | Aug-06 | |
| Kwee
Lawrence |
Fred
Cliff |
Elly
Sandra |
T2
T1 |
Auckland
New Plymouth |
Sep-03
Nov-19 |
Aug-06 Sep-24
|
| L’Huillier | Paul | T2 | Hamilton | Nov-98 | Feb-05 | |
| Lewis
Lillie |
Lynford
Stuart |
B2
T1 |
Auckland
Christchurch |
Nov-98
Nov-22 |
Jul-00
Sep-23 |
|
| Lischner | Jim | Barbara | B1 | Ashburton | Nov-98 | Dec-08 |
| Logan | Frank | Doreen | B2 | Nelson | Nov-98 | Oct-09 |
| Luxton | Tom | Raewyn | B2 | Te Aroha | Nov-98 | Nov-14 |
| Macdonald | Mark | Tania | T1 | Cambridge | Mar-00 | Jul-04 |
| McCall
McLean |
Harry
Bruce |
Margaret
Sandi |
T2
T2 |
New Plymouth
Auckland |
Oct-04
Aug-23 |
Nov-14
Sep-24 |
| Mandeno | Dave | Roseanne | B1 | Whangarei | Jan-18 | Jan-19 |
| Marshall | Gavin | Jill | B2 | Ashburton | Nov-98 | Nov-06 |
| Marshall
Masters |
Murray
John |
Dot
Lorraine |
T2
B2 |
Takaka
Nelson |
Oct-04
Oct-22 (RJ) |
Oct-19
May-25 |
| Matthews | Jeremy | T2 | Nelson | Aug-23 | Dec-23 | |
| Maxwell | Joseph | T1 | Christchurch | |||
| Meyer | Franco | B2 | Whangarei | Nov-06 | ||
| Miller | Michael | Mary | B1 | Picton | Feb-13 | |
| Milne
Montgomery |
Stuart
Jim |
Bev
Claire |
T1
B1 |
Nelson
Auckland |
Nov-98
Mar-22 |
Nov-09
Sep-24 |
| Morris | Ian | Pam | B1 | Christchurch | Feb-12 | |
| Murray | Dave | Shirley | Whangarei | Mar-14 | ||
| Neill | Brian | Ruth | T2 | Nelson | Nov-98 | Oct-09 |
| Newman | Stephen | Betty Manning | B2 | Timaru | Jan-08 | Mar-09 |
| Nicholls | Spencer | Julie | B2 | Auckland | Mar-07 | Oct-13 |
| Noakes | John | Sue | T1 | Waipu | Nov-98 | Nov-13 |
| Orchard | Grant | Jenny | B1 | Richmond | Nov-98 | |
| Palmer | Malcolm | Kay | B1 | Christchurch | Nov-98 | |
| Pascoe | Terry | B1 | Nelson | Nov-98 |
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|
| Paul | Dion | T2 | Nelson | Nov-98 | Oct-99 | |
| Paul | Joseph | Priscilla | T1 | Nelson | Nov-98 | Oct-09 |
| Petersen
Phillips |
Wayne
Norm |
Beverly
Martha |
T2
T2 |
Matamata
Nelson |
Mar-05
Apr-21 |
Mar-09
Jan-24 |
| Plumb | Dave | Annette | T2 | Nelson | Aug-01 | Dec-10 |
| Prebble | Derek | Jeanette | T1 | Ashburton | Nov-98 | Feb-04 |
| Price | Mike | Margaret | T1 | Nelson | Nov-98 | Jul-01 |
| Pritchard | Trevor | Dell Garlick | T2 | Hamilton | Aug-01 | Nov-12 |
| Purdy | Alan | Claire | T2 | New Plymouth | Oct-04 | Oct-10 |
| Qualtrough | David | Lorraine | T2 | Te Aroha | Nov-98 | Oct-02 |
| Rainey | Richard | Molly | B2 | Nelson | Nov-98 | |
| Rainey | William | Lucy | B1 | Nelson | Nov-98 | |
| Rawson | Dick | B2 | Nelson | Nov-98 | Apr-03 | |
| Rodgers | Les | Pat | T1 | Nelson | Nov-98 | |
| Rogers | Deryk | Esther | T1 | Christchurch | Nov-98 | Jul-04 |
| Roy | Stu | T1 | Gore | Oct-09 | Jul-20 | |
| Sandbrook
Sargent |
Steven
Frank |
Samalah
|
T1
T2 |
Turakina
Hamilton |
Nov-12
Oct-23 |
Mar-17 Sep-24
|
| Saunders
Sawyer |
Ron [Rhys]
Neville |
Jan |
B1
T1 |
Nelson
Levin |
Nov-98
Nov-12 |
Oct-23 |
| Sedgley | Ron | Faye | B1 | Christchurch | Mar-04 | Mar-22 |
| Seymour | Brad | Tarisha | T2 | Auckland | Aug-01 | Oct-10 |
| Simpson | Graham | Kathy | T1 | New Plymouth | Apr-05 | Dec-21 |
| Smith | Alan | Seonie | T1 | Opunake | Nov-98 | Aug-21 |
| Smith | Ian | T2 | Nelson | Nov-98 | Jul-00 | |
| Spier | Dave | Sandra | T1 | Taihape | Nov-98 | Aug-17 |
| Spragg | Keith | Wendy | B1 | Christchurch | Feb-08 | |
| Stewart | Jolyon | B1 | Wellington | Oct-09 | Apr-11 | |
| Stewart | Norm | B1 | Otaki | Nov-17 | Jul-21 | |
| Stewart | Robbie | Barbara | B2 | Nelson | Nov-98 | Mar-07 |
| Stuart | Tony | Aug-01 | ||||
| Su-a | Peter | B1 | Auckland | Nov-98 | ||
| Sullivan | Clive | Joan | T1 | Whanganui | Nov-08 | Aug-11 |
| Taylor | Ivan | Sylvia | B2 | Ashburton | Nov-98 | Sep-03 |
| Templer | Jonathan | T1 | Hamilton | Aug-01 | May-05 | |
| Tidmarsh | Richard | T2 | Nelson | Nov-98 | Jun-00 | |
| Tizard | Nelson | Audrey | B1 | Whanganui | Oct-04 | |
| Townley | Alan | Cheryl | B1 | Christchurch | 2015 | Nov-19 |
| Van Der Water | Ben | B2 | Auckland | Nov-98 | Apr-05 | |
| Vanstone | Peter | B2 | Tauranga | Nov-98 | ||
| Walters | David | Clare | T1 | Katikati | Aug-01 | Nov-06 |
| Ward | Ralph | B1 | New Plymouth | Nov-98 | Nov-14 | |
| Webb | Robbie | Idabelle | T2 | One Tree Point | Mar-05 | Oct-10 |
| Whiteside | Dave | Lynn | T2 | Whanganui | Apr-12 | May-13 |
| Whittaker | Dick | Pat | T1 | Nelson | Nov-98 | |
| Wieland | Paul | Monica | T2 | Invercargill | Sep-08 | Oct-15 |
| Wilks | Clyde | Jan | B2 | New Plymouth | Aug-01 | Feb-12 |
| Williams | Bob | Joan | T2 | Titahi Bay | May-18 | |
| Williams | Hugh | Nelson | ||||
| Williams | Tom | T2 | Nelson | May-05 | Oct-05 | |
| Willemsen | Gerard | Lesley | B1 | Whanganui | Oct-09 | 2019 |
| Wilson | Derek | Ann | B2 | Nelson | Nov-98 | |
| Wilson | Gerald | Valerie | B2 | Dunedin | Nov-98 | Mar-08 |
| Wilson | Ken | B1 | Whanganui | Nov-98 | Nov-06 | |
| Wilson | Maurice | Whangarei | Nov-98 | Jul-00 | ||
| Woolley | Vic | Daryl | T1 | Whangarei | Nov-06 | |
| Worthing | Alan | B2 | Putaruru | Nov-98 | Feb-05 | |
| Wylie | Jim | Whangarei | Nov-98 | Jul-00 |