New Zealand Football has confirmed a major change to how its board will be constituted moving forward, following an Extraordinary Congress held on Wednesday 10 September 2025.
From Congress 2026, the Executive Committee will transition to fully appointed positions, aligned to a new skills matrix to ensure all aspects of the game are represented in order to further grow and develop Aotearoa’s largest team participation sport.
Appointments will be recommended by the Governance Appointment Panel, made up of representatives from the Executive Committee, voting members, and a Sport New Zealand appointed representative.
Further changes confirmed from Congress 2026 onwards include:
– Reducing the size of the Executive Committee from the current 10 members to up to 9 members
– Reducing the term of the New Zealand Football President and Vice President from four years to two years
Current Executive Committee members will retire at the end of their current four-year terms, with new appointments recommended by the Governance Appointment Panel.
Retiring Executive Committee members may re-apply, provided they have not already served the maximum three terms.
New Zealand Football CEO Andrew Pragnell said:
“This is a major change but something which will see massive benefits to the game.
“Football is the biggest team participation sport in the country, and the most watched for young people, so our growth is only going in one direction.
“The business has grown considerably over recent years and this move sees us transition to having a full board with appointed expertise to support all areas of the organisation, and call upon that experience to help us maintain our exponential growth.
“Football is already in a great place, but this change is about ensuring we are set up to maximise our resources in the future, so I want to thank everyone to took part in the Extraordinary Congress for passing these recommendations for the good of the game in New Zealand.”
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