Brendan Bourke

General Manager

Brendan has a vast background in national and international event management. His previous role before joining the Trust was Head of Operations for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia.

Prior to this Brendan has worked across World Cups in Rugby, Cricket and Football both here in New Zealand and abroad. He was also on the event delivery team for the first ever Queenstown International Marathon and helped design the course for the  Hawke's Bay Marathon.

Born and bred in Taranaki, Brendan has called Hawke's Bay home since 2021 and is really enjoying everything that the Bay has to offer for him, his wife Steffi and 9-year-old twins Isabella and George.  Brendan is a regular on the sideline of his kids' winter and summer sports, as well as an organiser of his kids' school fundraiser, the Peak Trail Blazer.