Committee

The RFUANZ Committee meets monthly to discuss and progress various initiatives for our members.

The committee is made up of elected volunteers from the industry alongside paid contractors who provide administration, finance, event management, and marketing services for the association.

meet the Committee
RFUANZ Committee 2025 - 2026

RFUANZ is a member-led association. While the committee provides direction through their industry expertise, we always welcome your input. If there’s a topic, issue, or initiative you’d like to see us take on — we’d love to hear from you.

Contact us below or email admin@rfuanz.org.nz to share your thoughts.

What’s On The Agenda?

We focus our efforts across several major portfolios — each with specific initiatives that are actively being developed.

  • Events and Networking
  • Membership,  Sponsorships & Marketing
  • Spectrum Matters 
  • Qualifications & Training
  • Industry Relations & Representation
  • Association Finances

Committee members share responsibility across these portfolios and sub-committees are also established to progress specific initiatives. 

Meet Your Committee

Soren Low

Chairman

Soren Low - Chairman

Soren low our new chairman, works at Kiwirail, is part of AREC, and has been on the RFUANZ committee for 2 years

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Trinity Matika

Secretary and Marketing

Trinity Matika - Admin & Marketing

With three years on the committee and a background in Administration and Visual Arts, Trinity brings a unique mix of organisational expertise, creative insight, and people-focused experience. Whether coordinating behind the scenes or crafting communications, Trinity is passionate about growing the RFUANZ community and supporting this dynamic industry.

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David Johnston

Vice-Chairman

David Johnston - Vice-Chairman

David is the New Zealand Channel Manager for Logic Wireless Ltd, working with a nationwide network of land mobile radio dealers. He trained in one of the last groups of apprentices and trainees employed by the NZED, and has over 25 years working across all aspects of the telecommunications industry including the nationwide cellular network build and Ultra-Fast Fibre deployment.

David is a registered Electrician with Advanced Trade in Electronics, NZCE Level 3 and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies from Waikato University.

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Mikaela Robinson

Events and Marketing

Mikaela Robinson

Mikaela is our event planner for the RFUANZ committee, bringing a dynamic mix of creativity and organisation to the role. With diplomas in both Business and Graphic Design, she combines strategic thinking with a keen eye for detail. Mikaela is the Operations Administrator at Ashley Communications, where she manages daily workflows, coordinating client communications, and designing marketing content. Mikaela is excited to help deliver engaging, professional events that connect and celebrate this thriving sector.

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Mike Head

Treasurer

Mike Head

Mike is the PSN Strategic Partnerships Manager for Tait International Ltd, based in Christchurch and has been with Tait for over 35 years, starting in manufacturing.
Mike has an NZCE in Telecommunications and has also worked for Tait in Sydney, Australia. Mike’s recent experience has been in Systems Engineering, Managed Services and Operations.
 
Mike has significant experience with the design, implementation and operation of the legacy P25 Digital Radio Networks and Voice Dispatch systems used by the Emergency Service agencies and is leveraging this experience, his knowledge of and relationships with the agencies to help deliver the Public Safety Network in New Zealand alongside his Tait Systems colleagues.
 
Mike is an active member of the New Zealand Radio Industry Association, RFUANZ.  He has become an integral part of the committee since 2019, taking on the Treasurer role in conjunction with the Administrator.  Mike hopes to leverage his experience in the radio industry to assist RFUANZ and its members.
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Ryan Warner

Ryan Warner

Ryan is a Massey University Engineering graduate who developed a passion for radio systems while he was volunteering as a Rural Crew Leader for FENZ and Emergency Comms Operator/ Response Leader for AREC.

Ryan works primarily for Complete-Coms designing and commissioning radio and microwave networks along with developing training material, integration guides and site documentation.

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Corey Weir

Corey Weir

Corey is the joint owner of Outback Communications Ltd in Christchurch. Corey trained as a Mechatronics engineer and  has also completed a Masters in Engineering Management. Corey has five years project management experience and has been working in the radio communications Industry since 2010.

Corey joined the RFUANZ Committee in 2015 and looks forward to helping support the Radio Communications Industry.

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Carl Garner

Carl Garner

Carl is the Managing Director of Ashley Communications and Yonder.co.nz. 

With over 14 years in the industry, Carl is well placed to offer viewpoints from land mobile radio users as well as WISPs. Carl started his time in radio originally working for Ashley Electronics, before crossing the ditch and spending 5 years working for Nixon Communications based in Gladstone, Queensland.

Eventually, he saw the light and returned to Timaru, where he ended up buying Ashleys and Yonder. Carl has a real passion for the radio industry in NZ and is looking forward to being able to add value to the RFUANZ committee. 

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Daniel Millar

Daniel Millar

Daniel Millar is a Network Engineer/Architect at Go Wireless NZ and Engineer at Merp NZ, a Network Consulting company. With over fifteen years of industry experience in the Wireless Networking industry, Dan has expertise in the field installing equipment, designing network topologies, and helping solve day to day issues for companies around New Zealand and the Pacific.
Dan is also a certified trainer, having taught over 700 students in New Zealand and the Pacific for brands like MikroTik, Cambium Networks, and Ubiquiti Networks. He has presented at conferences such as NZNOG and Comms Connect on Network Engineering and has a personal interest in getting connectivity into the Pacific.

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Lorna Goulding

Lorna Goulding

Lorna is a (fairly) fresh face to the industry, working as Operations Manager at Hi-Tec Aerials. She has a background in Quality & Compliance Management (ISO) where she worked for a railway installation & testing company for almost 10 years in London.

She has enjoyed being on the committee the past year and is looking forward to seeing what we can do to keep the communications industry growing and in the spotlight.

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