The board and team at Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival have extended their heartfelt thanks and congratulations to Kaiwhakahaere Matua Chief Executive Robbie Macrae, as he announces his retirement from the festival at the end of April.
Macrae has served as Chief Executive since August 2022. A respected leader and long-standing advocate for the arts, he has guided the festival through the post-Covid period with care and steadiness, working alongside two board Chairs, John Judge and Sarah Judkins, and two Artistic Directors, Shona McCullagh and Bernie Haldane.