I am the Principal of Tuakau College, which is nestled between the Bombay hills and the Waikato River. It is a small rural town 10km south of Pukekohe and 40km south of New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland. I am a member of Tuakau Rotary club, which is the southern most club in D9920. My wife’s name is Karen and we have three children Jessica 16, Katrina 14, and Logan 12. I enjoy most sports and continue to be involved in rugby and play golden oldies for the Tuakau Terabulls. I enjoy gardening, fishing and outdoor activities, in what spare time I have.

I am currently 24 years old and reside in the Takanini area in South Auckland. I am originally from a small place called Kakaramea in South Taranaki, however moved to Auckland in 2003 aged 18 having graduated from Police College in Wellington and was posted to the Manurewa area.

I have two sisters and a brother, all younger, and my parents are Diary Farmers. I am currently a Detective based at the Manukau Police Station as an investigator in the major criminal team. Early next month I will have obtained the designation of

I enjoy most sports and currently play Rugby, Hockey, Social Indoor Cricket and Netball as well as Touch Rugby. I ride a motorbike and currently do not own a car. My parents are clearly to blame for my unusual name, (at least they have a sense of humor) naming me after a South African cricket player as well as my love of motorbikes, purchasing me my first one when I was aged 4.

I’ll be 27 years old by the time we take off to the Netherlands and I’m currently working in the Parks Department at Manukau City Council. I’ve been working in this job for the last just under 4 years. I really enjoy it, especially during summer when I get to visit our parks along the beaches for a bit of sunshine and fresh air. I’m in the Contracts and Assets Team and it is part of our job to ensure all parks are maintained to specific standards.

I’m also a bit of a sports fanatic…I play netball during winter and cricket during summer and just really love every aspect of it. Especially watching it on TV! My friends would say I’m a little bit competitive.

I’m originally from South Africa and I’ve been in NZ for 10 years, so I definitely see myself as a Kiwi now. My family, which is made up of Mum and Dad, myself and my younger sister and brother emigrated from Cape Town to NZ for greater opportunities and a more relaxed way of living – so far we’ve had no regrets!

I am Nageen born in Pakistan and originally from India. I am 25 and I graduated from Otago University not too long ago in Human Nutrition. I work for the National Heart Foundation as a Health Promoter. I enjoy shopping, reading, travelling and hanging out with friends.

I’ve done a bit of travel but definitely nothing like the GSE, so I’m really looking forward to this and I’m sure you are too. I’m certain we’ll have a great time and look forward to seeing you soon.

I am a 28-year-old who grew up in Christchurch and studied at the University of Otago. Having completed my Double Major in Marketing & Information Science I then travelled overseas living in Tokyo for 1 year teaching English, nanning in Austria and in between travelling I was stewardess on Super Yachts for 3 years.

I now reside in Auckland working at Alpha Recruitment as an IT Recruitment Consultant. With a passion for sports and the outdoors I enjoy snowboarding, squash, mountain biking, tennis, golf, tramping and am an avid runner. My other interests include music, technology and photography.

I was born in Dunedin but moved to Auckland in April 2008. I studied Education and Psychology at Otago University for 4 years before taking up a role with Disability Information Services in 2004.

I now work for St John as a Projects Officer. This is quite an ambiguous role, but I spend my time project managing and facilitating teams in the Clinical Education, Youth and Community Care functions. I am very passionate about the not-for-profit sector and see myself working in the sector for many more years to come.

Outside of work I enjoy art and kayaking. I am also studying part time to complete the Graduate Diploma in Not-For-Profit Management. St John has always been a big part of my life. Before I took up my current role I held four voluntary roles with St John. I joined the organisation as a cadet 22 years ago and haven’t left yet! I spent a year on an OE in the UK back in 2007 and managed to travel through parts of Europe.