Our People

PRESIDENT | Suresh Wallabh

Suresh has been NZISA President since 2014. Working with all clubs and delegates has seen Suresh lead NZISA to a high level. He has been instrumental in engaging with Hockey New Zealand and has allowed NZISA to have experienced Hockey NZ personnel, services and technology to be involved with the Queen’s Birthday Tournaments. Suresh’s home club is the Pukekohe Indian Sports Club where he has been past president for a number of years.

SECRETARY | Chan Dullabh

Chan has been NZISA Secretary since 2014. He has worked extremely well with all delegates and together with the President has been able to operate NZISA very efficiently. Chan’s friendly nature and approach to NZISA matters, in addition to meticulous record keeping, keeps NZISA engaged with affiliated Indian Sports Clubs. Chan’s home club is the North Harbour Indian Sports Club where he has been an active member for a number of years, along with being a current executive committee member.

TREASURER | Kirit Makan

Kirit has been NZISA Treasurer since 2014. He has looked after NZISA’s finances in a timely manner. His ability to forecast expenditure ensures NZISA is always in a strong financial position. Kirit’s home club is the Pukekohe Indian Sports Club where he has been an active member along with currently holding the position of Vice President.

Executive Committee

Our Executive Committee is made up of volunteer representatives from our eight affiliated member clubs from around New Zealand. For more information about each club click here.

Auckland Indian Sports Club

Raj Pancha, Vinod Patel.

Bay of Plenty Indian Sports Club

Praful Morarji.

Central Districts Indian Sports Club

Kiran Parbhu, Sanjay Patel, Sandeep Patel.

Christchurch Indian Sports Club

Jaya Bhana.

North Harbour Indian Sports Club

Paresh Bhikha.

Pukekohe Indian Sports Club

Divan Parsot, Suresh Wallabh.

Waikato Indian Sports Club

Jayshree Keshvara, Sunita Parsottam.

Wellington Indian Sports Club

Hansa Parbhu, Pravin Lallloo.

Working Groups

Being volunteer run NZISA relies on working groups to help drive its activities and spread the workload:

Personal Connection Player Sub-Committee

Central Districts, Christchurch and Wellington

The Personal Connection Player Sub-Committee reviews and administers all Personal Connection Player applications that a player may submit to enter an NZISA event for their particular ‘home’ club. The committee looks at the persons dedication and involvement with the club, and determines their credentials to becoming aligned to their chosen club. Further details on becoming a Personal Connection Player can be found here.

Planning Sub-Committee

Bay of Plenty, Christchurch, North Harbour and Wellington

The Planning Sub-Committee looks into the organisational structure of NZISA and its events, in addition to creating and implementing a Strategic Plan and its associated sub aims. A majority of work has been completed and a timeline has been put in place to work through the areas this committee have highlighted.

Profile Sub-Committee

Auckland, Waikato, Central Districts and Pukekohe

The Profile Sub-Committee organises, designs and creates a profile for NZISA. The first item of attention was the creation of this website. In addition the group is in charge of NZISA’s social media such as Facebook and Instagram and investigates other ways to engage and promote NZISA and its activities to the wider Indian community of New Zealand.

Remit Sub-Committee

Group A - Bay of Plenty, Christchurch, North Harbour and Wellington

Group B - Auckland, Central Districts, Pukekohe and Waikato

The Remit Sub-Committee is made up of two groups of four clubs. Their tasks involve the review and feedback of any remits that a club or executive member may have for NZISA to consider. More on the remit process can be found here.

Tournament Committee

President, Secretary, Past Two Event Hosts and Future Event Host Clubs

The Tournament Committee rotates on a yearly basis. It differs for each NZISA event and consists of the past two host clubs, and the next two future host clubs. It also includes the President and Secretary, with the President being the Tournament Controller (or a delegated person in the President’s absence). One to two delegates from each club are required to make themselves available to arrange and co-ordinate the event in question.