Under the regulations that came into effect in 2020 all Open Show judges that haven’t sat and passed the written Open Show examination paper must be observed at either a Ribbon Parade or an Open Show on at least 2 occasions by an Observer, and received 2 favourable reports, before being eligible to apply for promotion to a group panel. It is recommended that Open Show judges read the Protocols set by the Board for Observations, click here to download a copy. Judges must make contact with the Observer prior to the appointment and make the necessary arrangements. For contact details, go to the Judges listing on the website. Click here to download the assessment sheet.

The list of approved Open Show Observers and their regions are:

Bruce Anderson – Hawkes Bay
Davida Brown – Auckland
Keith Brown – Marlborough
Jan Brownlie – Otago
Carolyn Cederman – Auckland
Lesley Chalmers – Canterbury
Sue Chaytor – Waikato
Denise Clark – Manawatu
John Clark – Manawatu
Lavina Diamanti – Marlborough
Pam Douglas – Waikato
Kaye Finlayson – Canterbury
John Green – Southland
Ray Greer – Auckland
Lee Greer – Auckland
Geraldine Gulbransen – Manawatu
Brian Harris – Canterbury
Louise Harris – Canterbury
Kathleen Hardwick – Auckland
Martin Hewitt – Canterbury
Mark Lawrence – Canterbury
Carole Long – Canterbury
Kelly Martin – Manawatu
Stephen Meredith – Auckland
Polly Middleton – Canterbury
Deborah Ninness – Bay of Plenty
Kay O’Carroll – Bay of Plenty
Kirsten Price – Wellington
Shona Prebble – Canterbury
Diane Riley – Canterbury
Gordon Rumpler – Hawkes Bay
Keith Simmons – Waikato
Linda Strongman – Waikato
Carole Tipler – Taranaki
Nigel Trainor – South Canterbury
Robynne Trainor – South Canterbury
Claire Trevelyan – Waikato
Dianne Tyssen – Southland
Shelley Walker – Auckland
Cathy Wallace – South Canterbury
Beth Warman _ Canterbury
Geoff Whitfield – Wellington
Robyn Williams – Bay of Plenty