Staff

The staff of the BSA support the members in their decision making and governance functions and also undertake the various other functions of the BSA, such as research and communications. Staff do not determine complaints.

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Susan Freeman-Greene

Chief Executive

Patricia Windle

Legal Manager

Miro Booth

Legal Advisor

Lana Guest

Administrator

Trish Cross

Receptionist/Administrator (shared with NZ On Air)

Margaret Haughey

Website Coordinator/Accounts Assistant (part-time)

Financial Services

On contract from NZ On Air

Members & Staff

Members

Members of the BSA (ie, those who make up the board that decides complaints) are appointed by the Governor-General, on the recommendation of the Minister of Broadcasting. There are four members: a chairperson and three others. The chairperson is required to be a barrister or solicitor. One member is appointed after consultation with broadcasters, and another after consultation with public interest groups.

Members are responsible for the determination of complaints and for the governance of the BSA.

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Peter Radich (Chair)

Peter is a partner in Radich Law and has been a solicitor of the High Court since 1969. He was previously the Chair of the New Zealand Law Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal until it was disbanded in January 2009.

He also serves as Milk Commissioner for the Fonterra Dairy Group, is District Solicitor to the Marlborough District Council and is a member of the Law Practitioners and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal.

Peter was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2012 New Year's Honours List for his services to the law.

Peter took up the position of Chair of the BSA in January 2010. He was reappointed for a further term in December 2012.
Mary Anne Shanahan

Mary Anne obtained an LLB from Auckland University in 1980, and later a Bachelor of Arts (1989) and a Diploma of Business (Finance) (1995). She has practised law in New Lynn, West Auckland for 28 years and was appointed a Notary Public in 1993.

For the past 10 years she has served on the Auckland Law Society Disciplinary Committee which deals with complaints about legal professional and ethical standards.

She has also been involved in a number of community groups over the years.

Mary Anne joined the BSA in June 2009.
Leigh Pearson

Leigh is a self-employed government relations and communications advisor. She is a former journalist
with TVNZ, Radio NZ and Radio Deutsche Welle.

She was Manager of Trade Policy Liaison at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and has contracted to a range of government agencies and businesses.

Leigh is also a former Chair of the Parliamentary Press Gallery.

Leigh joined the BSA in January 2010. She was reappointed for a further term in December 2012.
Te Raumawhitu (Te Rau) Kupenga

Te Rau has a legal background, having worked previously as a Crown Prosecutor as well as holding senior solicitor positions at the Office of the Māori Trustee and in a commercial law firm in Wellington.

He has worked as a television presenter and until recently was a regular panellist on a lifestyle television show.

Te Rau is Ngāti Porou and is very involved in iwi and whānau development.

Te Rau joined the BSA in December 2010.