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Instructors

The following is a list of the instructors currently registered to instruct in New Zealand for NZ Aikikai.

TECHNICAL DIRECTORATE
  Technical Director: Mr N. Takase Nanadan Shihan
  Assistant Technical Director: Mr A. Williamson Rokudan Shidoin

NameGradeDojo
AlanWadeRokudanShidoinGisborne
AndrewWilliamsonRokudanShidoinChristchurch
BrentBeaumontGodanShidoinWaitakere
IreneWilliamsonGodanShidoinChristchurch
JohnFarrellYondanShidoinHombu
KevinAllenYondanShidoinChristchurch
DougGilmoreYondanShidoinHamilton
ColinPearsonYondanShidoinPapakura
SimonPuffettYondanShidoinHombu
GraemeAncellYondanShidoinWellington
BillyOrrYondanShidoinHowick
YumikoTakahashiYondanShidoinQueenstown
GaryCrooksSandanFukushidoinChristchurch
AlexAbadieSandanFukushidoinDunedin
SarahBakerSandanFukushidoinHombu
AlexFredericksenSandanFukushidoinChristchurch
PapuSiamejaSandanFukushidoinCambridge
TakashiShigeedaSandanFukushidoinWellington
RichardHalsonSandanFukushidoinWellington
GregMayoSandanFukushidoinHowick
RolandStettlerSandanFukushidoinDunedin
ErlingAronsenNidanFukushidoinAuckland University
DinMamatNidanFukushidoinChristchurch
Gert-JanHendricksNidanFukushidoinChristchurch
WayneNahiNidanFukushidoinWaitakere
TerryMahNidanFukushidoinChristchurch
ChrisLinehamNidanFukushidoinChristchurch
JudahKohuNidanFukushidoinTauranga
RobertScarthNidanFukushidoinWaihi

We note and follow the rules of the World Aikido Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan and the International Aikido Federation; under the NZ Aikikai Federation a "Shidoin" is an instructor at Yondan level and above, a "Fukushidoin" is an assistant instructor, Nidan to Sandan being the minimum requirement.