Administration Team

MAREE DICKEY - Team Leader Maree has been part of the team for 26 years.  Maree has had Labradors since 1977 which she has shown and field trialed.  Maree is very involved in the dog world; trialing is her number one passion.  This has enabled her to travel throughout NZ and make many wonderful friendships.  Maree is an approved star judge for all retrieving panels and has been National Secretary of the NZ Gundog Trial Association.  Currently Maree is working her 5 year old bitch "Seal" at top level. Maree has 3 black Labradors and 7 "moggies" (all clinic strays) with a menagerie of chooks which she use to breed from.  Having chooks has lead Marie to rearing pheasants which she then releases back into the wild.

SUE TOWNSON - Administration & Marketing   Sue has been part of the team for 7 years. Sue works part time in administration and supports our marketing projects. Sue is the doting owning of a cat "Toffee" (originally a stray kitten) and two Clydesdale crosses called Molly and Pete.  Molly is 20 years old and is a bit of a character and she has been involved helping out at Riding for the Disabled at Whitford.  In Sue's spare time she enjoys, tramping/walking (particularly in the South Island), riding and gardening.