Flock is all about high-quality community arts

Flock creates projects that express the richness of our communities through a variety of creative activity.

We believe that the sharing of a creative process supports inclusivity and equity, contributes to good health and wellbeing, helps to build strong and resilient communities and results in a creative outcome that is fresh, unexpected and marvellous.

We know that everyone has creative talents and stories worth sharing.

Our Board Members

Wilf HoltWilf has over 40 years’ experience in the NGO Social Work sector specialising in Conflict Resolution and Anger Management group work and has worked with youth, sex offenders and for the past 25 years, homeless people. Wilf is also a family therapist and counsellor and is an ordained Minister in the Anglican Church. He has served on numerous community organisations including the Auckland Refugee Council and the National Coalition to End Homelessness. After 30 years as Team Leader of the Homeless Community Service Auckland City Mission, Wilf retired in April 2023.

Angela GourdieAngela (Ange) is the General Manager Marketing and Ticketing at Auckland Live. She has worked with most of Auckland Live's promoters and presenters over the years providing insights and consultation on the New Zealand/Aotearoa marketing and ticketing landscape as well as managing campaigns and building audience networks in her role as Marketing and Audience Development Manager for Auckland Live. Ange comes to the role with in-depth knowledge and understanding of commercial and performing arts events. Prior to her time at Auckland Live, she worked for a variety of arts and entertainment companies including Auckland Arts Festival, Black Grace, Inside out Productions and Oceania Audio and Lighting.

Dr Shiloh Groot(Ngāti Uenukukōpako, Ngāti Pikiao). Shiloh is a Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology at the University of Auckland; prior to this she has held research and teaching appointments at Massey University and Waikato University. She completed her PhD in 2011 at Waikato University where she explored the nature of resilience through the lived experiences of Maori, Pacific Island and New Zealand European homeless people. She is also a member of the New Zealand Coalition to End Homelessness (NZCEH) Māori Caucus. Her research adopts an Indigenous, community, critical and societal approach to psychology; her research places emphasis on action-oriented social science, where not only does theory and research inform practice, but practice also shapes the refinement of theory and research.

Chloe HarwoodChloe has twenty years’ experience of working in the philanthropic sector. Chloe was Strategy & Innovation Manager at Foundation North. In this role she had responsibility for strategy and innovation development, while also managing policy development, communications and planning. Chloe brings professional skills and experience across strategy development and innovation approaches, facilitation, research, organisational learning and reflective practice. A graduate of Canterbury University, Chloe has previously worked for Britain’s National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), where she awarded funding to innovative and pioneering learning projects.

Naomi SingerNaomi is a senior communications and engagement advisor at Workwise, part of the Wise Group. As well as experience working in the social services sector, Naomi’s background includes working in local government – using arts and culture as a tool for community wellbeing, expression and resilience. She has been part of projects including Auckland UNESCO City of Music, Ronnie van Hout’s Boy Walking public artwork and has been the driver for Māori, Aboriginal and First Nations writers on tour around New Zealand/Aotearoa. She was the foundation manager of Māngere Arts Centre – Ngā Tohu o Uenuku, the first purpose-built arts centre in South Auckland.

Our Staff

Bronwyn BentHOBSON STREET THEATRE COMPANY (HSTC) ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Bronwyn is an arts producer, theatre maker and community arts practitioner. Bronwyn started making theatre under the leadership of Sally Rodwell and Alan Brunton of Red Mole, and she happily continues their tradition of making theatre with people who might not have formal training and presenting work in places that are not formal theatres. She enjoys working with creative collaborators from a wide range of life experiences. Bronwyn was the co / artistic director of Hamilton Arts Festival / Toi Ora Ki Kirikiriroa from 2018 - 2021, where she oversaw a major evolution of the creative programme. She has also worked for a range of independent arts organisations both in NZ and internationally, from orchestras to live games companies as well as WOMAD, Auckland Live and Auckland Council. Bronwyn is also a founding member of Whau the People collective, who create creative events through Te Whau, including performances in laundromats, installations at Avondale markets, and the now-beloved Whau Arts Festival.