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New Zealand Karate President Leo Donnelly appointed Ombudsman of New Zealand

2016-07-04

New Zealand Karate President Leo Donnelly appointed Ombudsman of New Zealand

New Zealand Karate President & Oceania Karate Federation General Secretary Mr Leo Donnelly has been appointed by the New Zealand parliament to the role of Ombudsman taking up the highly respected position this year.

New Zealand Karate President & Oceania Karate Federation General Secretary Mr Leo Donnelly has been appointed by the New Zealand parliament to the role of Ombudsman taking up the highly respected position this year.

The Ombudsman office acts as an independent authority that helps the community in its dealings with all government agencies. Mr Donnelly is well experienced for this role due to his vast legal and policy making skills and is very well respected by members of the New Zealand Parliament.

He along with Oceania Karate Federation President Mr Michael Kassis have done an enormous amount of work for the Oceania and Commonwealth Karate regions.

(Picture: From left to right: Karate New Zealand President and Oceania Karate Federation & Commonwealth Karate Federation General Secretary Mr Leo Donnelly; World Karate Federation President Mr Antonio Espinós; Karate New Zealand Executive Board member and Oceania Karate Federation Technical Committee Member Mr Dennis May)