Experience

Orana Wildlife Park

• New Zealand
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Helping within a team of volunteers to give talks to visitors at various animal feeding times. Assisting visitors with all manner of requests. Taking turns to drive the Shuttle service around the park and give a running commentary about the animals as the shuttle goes past them. Helping within a team of volunteers to give talks to visitors at various animal feeding times. Assisting visitors with all manner of requests. Taking turns to drive the Shuttle service around the park and give a running commentary about the animals as the shuttle goes past them.



Bigger Than Ben Hur Productions

• • Jan 1997 - Present

  This is a one-person operation which is an umbrella for my writing, acting, directing and producing activities.Past productions include "Shakespeare with a Twist" (1997 Wellington Buskers Festival); "Taking On Water" (1997 Wellington Comedy Festival) and "Shadows on Glass" (1998 Wellington Fringe Festival.

• • 1998 - Nov 2017

  This is an ongoing activity and I blog about life, arts and activism as well as post poems by myself or poets I admire as part of the Tuesday Poem poets' collective.See: www.aotearoasunrise.blogspot.comwww.tuesdaypoem.blogspot.com



New Zealand Red Cross

• New Zealand
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Volunteer

  • May 2021 - Jun 2022

  Helping within a team of five volunteers to resettle a former refugee family in Aotearoa. Getting them connected with the health, welfare and services that they need to thrive and grow in their new home country. Helping within a team of five volunteers to resettle a former refugee family in Aotearoa. Getting them connected with the health, welfare and services that they need to thrive and grow in their new home country.



New Brighton Library

• New Brighton by the sea

• Library Assistant

  • Aug 2012 - Nov 2020

  I work at a premier location in the wonderful New Brighton Library which is located at the end of New Brighton Pier and looks out upon the Pacific Ocean. I can check the surf everyday while I work among the colourful, creative and eclectic community of New Brighton of which I am proud to be a part. I work with a lovely group of colleagues who defy the media stereotype of a librarian. They are quirky and creative and supportive of one another. Each has a strong personality and each brings different strengths to our common purpose of serving the citizens of Christchurch and visitors to our city. Show less



LifeLine Christchurch

• Christchurch

• Volunteer Telephone Counsellor

  • Aug 2006 - Nov 2012

  After 3 months extensive training, I began counselling people over the telephone for Lifeline Christchurch. Skills required to be an effective telephone counsellor include good listening, the ability to establish rapport, empathy and the ability to look dispassionately at issues in people's lives and reframe them to give that person a sense of hope and optimism. After 3 months extensive training, I began counselling people over the telephone for Lifeline Christchurch. Skills required to be an effective telephone counsellor include good listening, the ability to establish rapport, empathy and the ability to look dispassionately at issues in people's lives and reframe them to give that person a sense of hope and optimism.



Christchurch Boys Choir

• Publicity and Marketing Co-coordinator

  • 2012 - 2012

  Publicise the Choir's performances and endeavoured to raise additional sponsorship and funding for its ongoing operation. Publicise the Choir's performances and endeavoured to raise additional sponsorship and funding for its ongoing operation.



Westaff

• Santa Claus

  • Nov 2011 - Dec 2011

  What does Santa Claus normally do? Sit children on his knee, get their Christmas wish-list and have a photo taken with the child and then give them a lolly and tell them to behave so they get presents on Christmas night. What does Santa Claus normally do? Sit children on his knee, get their Christmas wish-list and have a photo taken with the child and then give them a lolly and tell them to behave so they get presents on Christmas night.



New Zealand Electoral Commission

• Enquiry Officer

  • Nov 2011 - Nov 2011

  I helped voters on Election Day 2011 and directed them to the appropriate Returning Officer. I assisted the Polling Place Manager in her duties. I acted as Returning Officer to allow the other Returning Officers to take meal breaks. I helped voters on Election Day 2011 and directed them to the appropriate Returning Officer. I assisted the Polling Place Manager in her duties. I acted as Returning Officer to allow the other Returning Officers to take meal breaks.



Blind Dog Productions

• Actor

  • 2006 - 2006

  I performed the lead role in Josh Bridgman's poignant short film about a father who has to reconcile with his gay son after the son attempts to kill himself. The film was based on a short story and it was called "A Man's Sort of Man". It can be viewed on YouTube. I performed the lead role in Josh Bridgman's poignant short film about a father who has to reconcile with his gay son after the son attempts to kill himself. The film was based on a short story and it was called "A Man's Sort of Man". It can be viewed on YouTube.