AA Hawke's Bay District Council
The AA’s Hawke’s Bay District Council represents AA Members living in the Hawke’s Bay region.
District Councillors
- Paul Michaelsen – Board Member
Paul has been an AA Member for over 30 years and on the AA Council for 10. He was appointed to the AA Board in March 2023 and before this was Chair of the Hawke's Bay AA Council and their AA National Council representative for 5 years. Paul has a been in the banking and finance industry for over 30 years and is a self-employed Financial Adviser. He has a background in motorsport and believes the AA can contribute valuably to road safety through its research, education, and focus on looking after motorists’ interests. - David Murray - Chairman and National Councillor
David has been an AA Member since 1970 and also worked as a staff member from 1990-2002. His father was on North Otago AA District Council. He has been on the Hawke’s Bay AA Council since 2007 and was Chair from 2015-18 and appointed Chair again in April 2023. - Roger Bull
Roger joined the Council in 1998. He has been an AA Member for over 30 years and was AA President from 2017-2020 after serving on the AA Board since 2008. He has a long and strong interest in all roading/motoring issues in the Hawke’s Bay district. - Colin Goble
Colin has been on the AA Council for over 10 years. He has worked in road design, safety, transportation planning, traffic management, cycling infrastructure, and road maintenance in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne. He has had a relationship with the AA through his civil engineering career and served on several road safety committees over the past 30 years. - Paul Bevin
Paul has a long association with the AA, having been an AA Member since 1972, on the AA Council since 1989, including time as the Chair from 2009-2012. He has a strong interest in all things AA. With his experience living on a farm 50km west of Hastings he brings a rural perspective to the Council. - Peter Moore
Peter has been on the Council for over 10 years. He worked for the Ministry of Transport and Police for over 30 years in roles covering many facets of the transport sector. - Craig Daly
Craig has been on the Council for nearly 10 years and has been an AA Member since 1966. He has worked for Opus and its predecessors in Napier for 50 years on projects including road design, traffic engineering, road safety engineering, and transport throughout Hawke’s Bay. This has included the Napier-Hastings Expressway, re-alignments on the Napier-Taupo Road (SH5), and on the Waikato Expressway. - Chris Wallace
Rhea Dasent
Rhea lives and works on an intergenerational family beef farm in Hastings District. She lives on-farm with her husband and two primary school-aged children. Since 2009 she has also worked for Federated Farmers as a policy analyst and advocate, contributing to many submissions on the regional council's Long Term Plan. Her introduction to the AA in 2024 was via fellow farmer Paul Bevin, a long-serving AA Councillor. Her interests are road funding, policy and advocacy, and gaining experience in governance. She brings experience analysing policy documents, assessing regulatory impacts and advocating on behalf of the rural sector and farmers.
Contacts for AA Members
AA Hawkes Bay District Manager: Tracy Wrigley, Napier AA Centre