Garth Gallaway of Christchurch is a lawyer and a partner in Chapman Tripp. He has extensive experience in civil litigation, insurance law, and health and safety defence work. He is also experienced in alternative dispute resolution, especially mediation. He is the Chair of the Arts Foundation of New Zealand Trustees. He is a collector of New Zealand art, a trustee of the Christchurch Art Gallery Trust, Chairman of the W. A. Sutton Charitable Trust and Honorary President of New Zealand Football. He was a member of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery and a member of the Film and Literature Review Board.
2021-11-01 – 2024-10-31
2020-07-29 – 2021-06-30
2017-09-07 – Present
2017-05-01 – 2020-04-30
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