New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson has announced his resignation at the end of 2025 after six years in the role.
Robinson became CEO in January 2020, and served on the NZ Rugby board for seven years prior to that. At that time he was also NZR's delegate to World Rugby, and helped lead the bid for New Zealand to host the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup.
He intends to relocate to Australia, where his wife is supporting their three children, who are all studying there.
In announcing his resignation, Robinson acknowledged challenging times and significant scrutiny during his tenure.
"The past six years have been a period of rapid change, or unprecedented challenges through the pandemic, and significant evolution across commercial, competitions and structures. I will reflect on that as I get closer to stepping away, but I firmly believe the foundations of our organisation are extremely strong and the game is well-placed for the future."