OUR EXECUTIVE

President

Lisa McCosh

president@underwaterhockeynz.com

Part of the UWHNZ Executive since 2017: Treasurer from 2017 - 2023, appointed as President in 2023. Lisa is a Chartered Accountant, and has worked for Ernst & Young Auckland, Lloyds Banking Group and Fonterra.

Starting uwh at the University of Canterbury in 2003, Lisa attended Trans Tasmans in 2007 and Aussie Nationals in 2009 as part of the NZ Development Squads. After 2.5 years travelling then living in Edinburgh, she returned to NZ and moved to Hamilton where she has been Club Treasurer since 2015.

Now married to an uwh player and a mother of 3 boys, Lisa has returned to playing and was in the NZ Masters Women’s team in 2023 which came home from the Gold Coast Worlds with a bronze medal and a love for the song 'Unstoppable' by Sia.

Vice President

Position Currently Vacant

vicepresident@underwaterhockeynz.com


Secretary

Michelle Pryde

secretary@underwaterhockeynz.com

Part of the Underwater Hockey Executive from mid-2023. 

A player since 1991.  Attending Trans Tasmans in 1993 and 1997, and Worlds in San Jose in 1998 as Women's Elite player.   Has been part of the underwater hockey community for over 30 years and is currently within the referee training programme as a L2 referee. 

Mother to two girls and a Hamiltonian for over 20 years.  Hockey is in the family with husband and oldest daughter also playing.  

Michelle works in the biotech industry where they make animal blood products for vaccine production, surgical glue and rapid test kit manufacture.

Treasurer

Cameron Boyce

treasurer@underwaterhockeynz.com

Cameron Boyce joins the Executive as Treasurer. He has a professional background as a software developer specialising in accounting systems. Over the past five years, he has developed extensive experience working with platforms such as Xero and MYOB, giving him a strong understanding of financial processes and reporting.

Cameron has been involved in underwater hockey for over 10 years, starting at Mahurangi College and later playing for Fins and Nova. He is also an up-and-coming referee, actively developing his skills within the sport. Keen to give back to the underwater hockey community, he is excited to contribute his expertise to support the organisation’s financial health and ongoing development. 

Executive Member

Tony Colquhoun

Part of the Underwater Hockey Executive since 2009 and has undertaken numerous roles including Competitions Co-ordinator, Treasurer and President from 2016 to 2019.

An experienced International Referee, Tournament Referee and Tournament Director Tony has been involved in the delivery of most UWHNZ tournaments in the past 10 years.

An accountant by trade he is currently employed as a Project Manager in the Insurance Industry

Tony received the UWHNZ service award in 2009 & was awarded Life Membership in 2022.

Executive Member

Rebecca Brosnan

coaching@underwaterhockeynz.com

Rebecca has been an executive member since 2017.

Rebecca Brosnan has dedicated over 30 years to the sport of underwater hockey, passionately contributing her time and expertise to foster its growth and development.  As one of new Zealand’s most capped female players, Rebecca has proudly represented her country in numerous international competitions since 1991.  Her playing career is complemented by her achievements as a coach, leading the New Zealand Women’s team to a World Championship gold in 2018. 

Rebecca’s commitment to underwater hockey goes beyond the pool.  She tirelessly works to elevate the sport, serving as a player’s voice on the executive committee, supporting various clubs with their administration, and coaching both school, club, regional and national teams.  Her passion for underwater hockey is matched only by her determination to help others excel. 

Executive Member

Andrew Harris​​​​​​​

referees@underwaterhockeynz.com

Joined UWHNZ Executive Committee in 2023.

Andrew has been part of the underwater community for over 15 years. He began playing in Tauranga and various Mid-Northern clubs before moving to Wellington.

Andrew was a founding member and president of Knights of McGinley Underwater Hockey club.

He has competed in New Zealand team's since 2010 and international referee since 2014.

Andrew has been involved at various levels of Underwater Hockey as a player, referee, coach and executive member, and aims to provide that experience to the committee to promote and drive underwater hockey in New Zealand to further success.


Executive Member

Rob Feist


Rob started playing Underwater Hockey Invercargill, in the ‘80’s, and competed in the World Championships in Durban,1996, in the NZ Masters team, and as Representative Referee. In addition, he has refereed the sport both domestically and internationally since 1985 and was Tournament Referee for the CMAS World Champs in Christchurch in 2004. His involvement as Referee Selector, Mentor and evaluator at World Champs continues with input into development of Referee training both here and around the World. He has trained Referees in Australia, Singapore, Philippines, and USA.

Rob has filled various roles in the Underwater Hockey committee / executive in its various forms including Vice President, Treasurer, Webmaster, Referee Training Coordinator, and committee member, as well as having served on the New Zealand Underwater board.

Rob is a self-employed commercial diver and owns and operates Divepro Ltd, a construction diving company based in Dunedin where he lives.

Executive Member

Haidee Jenkins

Haidee Jenkins has been an Underwater Hockey mum for five years and is a committed committee within the Tauranga club. She has served as President there for the past four years and currently holds the role of Funding Officer on the New Zealand Underwater Hockey Executive.

Haidee is dedicated to securing grants and funding opportunities to help reduce costs and improve access for players attending tournaments, training camps, and development opportunities.

Executive Member

Andy Pryde

Andy got introduced to Underwater hockey by his wife Michelle and in 2005 decided he would get in the water and play.

It very soon became a passion, and he’s been on the Waikato Exec for over 10 years, a number of those as president. Passionate about all things UWH, Andy has completed his Level 2 Referee Course. This led to coaching, helping with the Waikato beginners, Mid Northern regional teams and then as Assistant Coach of the NZ U19’s women’s team in 2026.

A highlight was representing NZ with the Masters Men’s team in 2023 on the Gold Coast.

Underwater Hockey is a true family affair with wife Michelle appointed as UWHNZ Secretary and a qualified Level 3 Ref, and eldest daughter Poppy a player now based in Dunedin.

 When not in the water or thinking about it, he enjoys running and is a sucker for the half marathon, normally a week before or after a comp.

Executive Member

Hailey Paprzik​​​​​​​

Hailey joined the executive in 2025, eager to help grow and promote the sport. Her role on the executive primarily includes helping with social media and website management.

Finding out about the sport in 2017, her first year of highschool, Hailey has been hooked ever since. She played right through highschool in Tauranga, playing for school, club and midnorthern regional teams. When she finished her journey with schools hockey, she immediately starting giving back to the sport, joining the Tauranga Club committee and by moving right into coaching roles alongside playing and trialling for NZ teams. She contributed to the Tauranga UWH Club and coached her previous school and midnorthern U18 regional teams for 3 years, over 2022/23/24.

In 2025, she made a move from her home region of Midnorthern, down south to Dunedin to study Psychology and Neuroscience. She joined the Dunedin UWH Club comittee as Club Captain for 2025 a few months after moving there, and remains in this role for 2026.​​​​​​​