Anna, the founder of Pure Chaos, is well known in event management in New Zealand. After graduating with a Graduate Diploma in Event Management (with Distinction), Anna spent 12 years in a variety of roles delivering major events throughout the country.
She was the event director for the inaugural Queenstown Marathon, which has grown to be a key event on the Kiwi marathon calendar, and project managed Mātariki Mackenzie, New Zealand’s latest festival celebrated in the Mackenzie district in June 2022.
Anna brings a wealth of experience, ranging from event conception, event planning and operational delivery, to commercial management. She has a strong creative and strategic mind, and extensive experience in stakeholder-relationship management. Running her own successful small businesses has further broadened her set of skills and ability to innovate and problem solve.
Anna is also involved in governance roles. She currently sits on the board of the New Zealand Events Association and is a Sky City Queenstown Community Trust board member.
Her experience includes:
Workforce Manager for IPC Athletics World Championships
ITU World Triathlon Grand Final 2012 and ITU World Triathlon Elite Series Races 2013 & 2014
Event Director for the inaugural Queenstown Marathon
Communications Manager for Winter Games NZ
Commercial Manager for Winter Games NZ and Challenge Wanaka
Project Manager for the inaugural Mātariki Mackenzie
We offer bespoke event consulting services and after we discuss your requirements we can create a solution specific for you.
ITU World Triathlon Championship Series, an international event where the world’s fastest triathletes travel to iconic cities to compete head-to-head in Standard and Sprint distance races for a chance to be crowned World Champion. A championship final event is held at the end of the series.
An elite international multi winter sports event held annually, Otago New Zealand.
An annual running festival set in the stunning Queenstown Lakes region district, New Zealand that comprises 4 distances and attracts over 12,000 national and international competitors .
Challenge Wanaka features one of the world’s toughest and most honest middle distance triathlon courses set against the stunning alpine backdrop of New Zealand’s Southern Alps and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area. It is New Zealand’s largest triathlon festival, featuring events for all ages and abilities involving over 2,500 participants, attracting 10,000 spectators and a global audience of millions.
Part of the legendary Challenge Family global series of triathlons, renowned the world over for their memorable events, Challenge Wanaka is the race of a lifetime for athletes wanting to compete in paradise.
The rise of Matariki in the winter skies is an important time for Aotearoa New Zealand: it signifies the start of the Māori new year.
Matariki Mackenzie offers a special place for Mana Whenua, community and manuhiri (visitors) to connect with whānau (family) and whenua (land) through culture, kai (food) and kōrero (conversation).