Ben Christie – Senior Communications and Media Advisor
Ben began working at Water Safety New Zealand in 2016 as communications and media advisor after a ten year career as a journalist across television, radio and print. Raised in Wellington by a father who was a surf life saver and a sailor, water safety and drowning prevention is a subject close to his heart. Ben lives by the ocean on Wellington’s west coast with his partner and two children. He is a lifelong Hurricanes supporter and a cricket tragic. He enjoys spending his spare time with his family enjoying the outdoors and all the sporting, culinary and cultural opportunities that come with living in our capital city