Spark New Zealand announced that Ana Wight's appointment as a Future Director on the Spark Board has been extended for a further five months, until 31 December 2021. Ms. Wight has sat on the Spark Board as a Future Director under the Future Directors programme since February 2020. Her appointment was due to end on 31 July, but Spark Chair Justine Smyth said that with the disruption caused by COVID to the Board schedule, and the valuable contribution Ms. Wight has made to Board discussions, the Board wished to extend her tenure.