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Dance and Piping Judges updated 24 May 2025
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North Island
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HIGHLAND AND NATIONAL DANCING JUDGES
Dancing Judges;
To be on 2026 Judges List, please complete your membership application, judges' list details and pay your membership fee by 30 June, 2025.
If you are intending to meet your upskilling requirement at the 2025 Academy Dance Development Course, this cut off date for the 2026 Judges List may be extended to 30 September, 2025.
The 2026 Judges List will be available online from 1 November 2025.
If you have missed the deadlines for inclusion on the Judge's List you can still apply, and be added via the process that used to be called the Supplementary list. The cutoff date for inclusion by this means is 31 January 2026 and your name will be included on the Judges List after this date.
All Judges accepting appointments must be fully conversant with Piping and Dancing Association bylaws and current Academy syllabuses.
- L Only available to accept local appointments.
- S Only available to accept appointments on a Sunday.
- * 30 years of age and over, and willing to adjudicate New Zealand Dancing Championship Events
- ** Available AFTER the date allocated against their entry.
These lists reflect the financial status of Judges as at the time of uploading to the site.
Centres and Societies can consult a current list of financial members or contact membership@piping-dancing.org.nz for more up to date information.
North Island Dancing Judges
| * Anna ASHMORE |
| Geraldine BROMLEY |
| * Fiona CORDING |
| Kate DEANE |
| * Pamela FLEMING |
| Fiona HUNT |
| Vicky MAPLES |
| * Rachel MCDOWELL |
| Kendall REID |
| * June WRIGHT |
| Brittany CARLTON |
| Frances FLACK |
| Lexi FLEMING |
| Imogen Grayson |
| Georgina HEGARTY |
| Mae SMITH-KELLY |
| Danielle POPE |
| Brittany WEBBER |
| * Barbara TAIT |
| Kelly COX |
| Kerryn FERGUSON |
| Paula HUMPHREY |
| Conor FRASER |
| Helene KARTON |
| Brittany KIRK |
| Nicole McKay Vercoe |
| Hannah MCRAE |
| Lyn MCCORQUINDALE |
| * Christine PAUL |
| Angus HENDRY |
| Jacinda HILLS |
| Kate LEE |
| Tess PILKINGTON |
| Deborah WARD |
| Lynsey BARTLETT |
| * Adele SWANSON |
| Janet ALLISON |
| * Kylie ALLISON-MILLER |
| Christine CHRISTENSEN |
| Shnece DUNCAN |
| * Shelley EASTON |
| * Denise FIELDING-WOODMASS |
| * Linda GRAY |
| Stafford HORMAN |
| * Avalon MOFFATT |
| * Kate ROWE |
| Sarah ROWE |
| Ashleigh SIMPSON |
| * Raewyn WEGGERY |
| Keighley FIELDING-WOODMASS |
| Kaitlin MURPHY |
| Anna SKIFFINGTON |
| Heather SKIFFINGTON |
| Lola VAN DYK |
| * Karen MORTENSEN |
| Nicole BROCKLEHURST |
| Emma CAVANEY |
| Tamsyn MERCER |
| Karen PRATT |
| Jennifer SINCLAIR |
| Brooke WILSON |
South Island Dancing Judges
| * Sara BISHELL |
| * Yvonne FENEMOR |
| Catherine HARMAN |
| * Denise MATHESON |
| * Robyn SIMMONS |
| Emma MUNRO |
| Jenna WEBSTER |
| * Rosemary ARMSTRONG |
| Larissa BANKS |
| Neil BAXTER |
| * Jeanie BORSBOOM |
| Kendyll DUFF |
| Rachel FENEMOR |
| Danitta FINDLAY |
| Jessica FINDLAY |
| Christina FOSTER |
| Lewis GIBSON |
| * Phillipa GILL |
| * Julie HAWKE |
| Meredith MILDENHALL |
| Britney MOORE |
| * Cushla PIESSE |
| * Leighton TERRY |
| * Jeana THOMPSON |
| * Victoria TRAYNER |
| * Jamie-Lee TUUTA |
| Courtenay BRYSON |
| Ella CAMERON |
| Elyssa COLLIGAN |
| Neryda DUNCAN |
| Lucy MOORE |
| Jasmine OVERTON |
| Hannah ROCHE |
| Brianna SLOPER |
| Charlotte SLOPER |
| Emily SMITH |
| Phoebe TODD |
| Samantha VAN DEN BROEK |
| Ariana WATKINS |
| Jess BACON |
| * Amanda GILLIES |
| * Denise JOHNSTON |
| * Amanda RUEMENAPF |
| Annabel MCARTHUR |
| Brooke SMITH |
| * Annetta COWIE |
| Morgan KINZETT |
| Lana LECKENBY |
| * Kimberley MAVOR |
| Michelle MILLS |
| * Jackie MCBRIDE |
| Jacqui MCLAY |
| Lynette MITCHELL |
| * Nadine ROBERTSON |
| * Jacqueline SEQUE |
| * Shiobhan SMITH |
| MacKenzie TAYLOR |
| Sarah MCQUEEN |
| Heidi BONIFACE |
| * Lynda DUNCAN |
| Sandra GLOVER |
| Susan HARRIS |
| Tara KINASTON |
| Linda MCLEOD |
| Kirsty PICKETT |
| * Jayne PUANAKI |
| Danielle WILSON |
| Rachel CHECKETTS |
| Leah WELSH |
PIPING JUDGES LISTJudges for all New Zealand "A" Grade Championships must be taken from those listed as Senior Judges.
Membership of PDANZ at published page date:
"NM" = No Email Provided by the Judge. Email forms will be sent to Greg Wilson to contact the requested Judge. PLEASE ensure you add the requested Judge details into the form's notes to ensure there is no confusion.
“F” = financial – at last page update
“NF” = not financial – at last page update.
All judges must be financial members of the Piping and Dancing Association to adjudicate a competition.
S = Senior
A = Approved
ACC = Accredited
North Island Piping Judges
| Piobaireachd | Light Music | ||
| Iain BLAKELEY | F | A | A |
| Bain MCGREGOR | F | S | S |
| David PICKETTS | NF | A | A |
| Piobaireachd | Light Music | ||
| Mervyn APPLETON | F | - | A |
| Blair HODSON | NF | - | A |
| Liam KERNAGHAN | F | A | S |
| Ben MCLAUGHLIN | F | - | A |
| Peter MENZIES | NF | A | |
| Brian SWITALLA | F | S | S |
| Piobaireachd | Light Music | ||
| Brendon EADE | F | S | S |
| Meleana EADE | NF | ACC | A |
| Jono MACCOLL (NM) | NF | ACC | |
| Craig MEINSMITH | NF | S | |
| Struan MURGATROYD | NF | A | ACC |
| Piobaireachd | Light Music | ||
| Graeme BILSLAND | NF | ACC | A |
| Colin CADDICK | F | ACC | |
| Callum CARN | F | ACC | A |
| Stuart EASTON | F | S | S |
| Nigel FOSTER | NF | S | S |
| Malcolm GALLOWAY | NF | ACC | ACC |
| John HANNING | NF | S | S |
| Ross HANNING | F | S | S |
| Iain HINES | F | S | S |
| Marion HORSBURGH | F | S | S |
| Stewart MCKENZIE | NF | A | S |
| Revel MCINTYRE | F | - | A |
| Phillip MAIR | F | - | A |
| Murray MANSFIELD | F | ACC | A |
| George MASON | F | S | S |
| Linsay MAY | F | A | A |
| Bruce OMUNDSEN | F | ACC | A |
| Dennis PIERCE | NF | - | A |
| William ROWE | F | S | S |
| Grant SHEARER (NM) | NF | A | A |
| Kevin SINCLAIR | NF | - | A |
| Robert SINCLAIR | NF | - | ACC |
| Davey WELSH | NF | ACC | A |
| Tracey WILLIAMS | NF | ACC | ACC |
| Piobaireachd | Light Music | ||
| Richard LOAN | NF | A | A |
| Ross MCNABB | F | - | ACC |
| Piobaireachd | Light Music | ||
| Len MILLAR | F | - | ACC |
| Bruce MOFFETT | NF | - | ACC |
| Davey PHILIP | NF | - | A |
| James SHEPHERD | NF | - | A |
South Island Piping Judges
| Piobaireachd | Light Music | ||
| Callum GILCHRIST | NF | ACC | A |
| Hamish READE | NF | ACC | ACC |
| Michael REDMOND (NM) | NF | ACC | ACC |
| Piobaireachd | Light Music | ||
| Graeme BRYCE | NF | - | A |
| Angus CHISHOLM (NM) | NF | - | A |
| Piers DOVER | F | ACC | A |
| Elizabeth DRURY | NF | - | A |
| Ross FERGUSON | F | - | A |
| Tom GLOVER | NF | A | A |
| Geoffrey HALLBERG | NF | - | A |
| Richard HAWKE | F | S | A |
| Harry HAWKE (NM) | NF | ACC | ACC |
| Rosie HOBBS | NF | A | A |
| Frank JONES | NF | ACC | A |
| Peter MACLEAN | F | A | A |
| Allan MCKENZIE | NF | - | A |
| Rowan MANSON | NF | ACC | A |
| Daniel MILOSAVLJEVIC | NF | ACC | ACC |
| Louis NEWMAN | F | ACC | ACC |
| Graeme RUSBATCH | NF | - | ACC |
| Vaughan WHEELER | NF | - | A |
| Evan WILLIAMS | NF | - | A |
| Greg WILSON | F | S | S |
| Piobaireachd | Light Music | ||
| Richard COX | NF | ACC | A |
| Blair ELLIS (NM) | NF | - | ACC |
| Graeme GLASS | F | S | S |
| Warwick JOHNSON (NM) | NF | A | ACC |
| Scott MARSHALL | NF | - | A |
| Lance TURNBULL | NF | S | S |
| Piobaireachd | Light Music | ||
| Brendon FAIRBAIRN (NM) | NF | - | ACC |
| Alasdair MACKENZIE | F | ACC | S |
| Adam WAGHORN | F | ACC | A |
| Donald WILSON (NM) | NF | - | A |
Over Seas Judges
| Piobaireachd | Light Music | ||
| Martin FREWEN | NF | A | S |
| Jamie HAWKE | NF | S | S |
| Fiona MANSON | NF | S | S |
| Hamish READE | NF | ACC | A |
| Campbell WILSON | NF | ACC | A |
For the Judges
Dancing Judges List -
Dancing Judges should refer to List Requirements specified here.
Piping & Dancing Listed Judges Self Check – Judges, Please Verify Your Details
The online Judges List has been newly published and is updated as approved.
If you are a listed Judge, please take a moment to check your listing for accuracy. This includes confirming that you receive the test email from the system.
Important Notes:
- Judges’ email addresses are not publicly displayed.
- The email address on file is the one provided by each individual Judge.
- If your email address has changed and is not updated in our system, you will not receive Judge-related emails from the website.
To test your listing:
- Click on your name in the Judges List.
- Complete the form – a test message will be sent to your registered email address.
- Check your inbox. If you do not receive the email within 5 minutes, please check your spam/junk folder.
- If you do not receive the test email, or if you notice any errors, wish to update your information, or have general feedback, please contact us at: membership@piping-dancing.org.nz
