Bryce Pomfrett

Senior Consultant

Bachelor of Planning, Post Graduate Diploma in Business, Full member of the New Zealand Planning Institute.

Bryce has over 20 years’ experience across local government planning and strategy roles. For the last 10 years Bryce has focussed on developing investment strategies and partnership initiatives across the community sector with a particular focus on community place and space initiatives. A significant amount of Bryce’s recent work has required leading project teams achieving success by fostering a collaborative culture. An example that highlights this is Bryce’s leadership of the walking and cycling “AKL Paths” digital project that was awarded the 2019 Sport NZ Commercial Partnership Award.

In recent years as Head of Service Strategy and Partnerships Bryce has led the “delivering differently” strategy for Parks and Community at Auckland Council seeing adoption of a $575 million programme business case. This has led to the establishment of innovative new partnerships with central government and philanthropic organisations to further sport and recreation facility provision. Bryce has also led and developed data and insights functions to ensure a sound evidence base to support robust options and advice to decision makers.

Bryce is married to Rachel, and together they have two daughters. His spare time is taken up with riding his road bike, fishing and spending time with friends and family. He’s also working on getting his guitar playing to a campfire standard.

Our Values

  • We Take Time

    We take the time to get to know the project team and their operating environment.

  • We Partner

    We work alongside our clients and partners to maximise opportunities.

  • We're Pragmatic

    We provide pragmatic advice that translates to implementable solutions.

RSL is Proud to Support the Sector

At RSL, we take immense pride in championing the vitality and progress of the recreation, sport, and leisure sector. The team at RSL has been involved in various capacities in the Sport and Recreation sector for over 30 years. Here are just some of the ways RSL supports the sector:

Internships

RSL provides internship opportunities for students studying in the sector. Internships are customised as much as possible toward a student’s interests and future career aspirations.

Sponsorship

RSL supports industry groups through sponsorship opportunities. RSL sees the value in industry professional development and networking and therefore sponsors the Recreation Aotearoa National Conference. RSL has also supported other industry groups through contributions of time or financial support.

Mentoring / Peer Support

Individuals within the RSL team actively contribute to the career development of many young professionals through mentoring, both formally and informally. RSL team members also actively participate in sector peer reviews and are often invited to serve on industry panels.