Our Team: The Winter Vibes NZ Reviewers & Editors

Every review on Winter Vibes is written by a named specialist and fact-checked before it goes live. Here is who tests the sites, what each of us covers, and the experience we bring to it.

Winter Vibes is written by a small New Zealand team of subject specialists. We don't publish anonymous, recycled "top 10" lists — every guide carries the name of the person who tested the sites, and our managing editor fact-checks each one. Here's the full team.

Mia Frost

Mia Frost — Senior Casino Analyst

Mia has spent nine years reviewing online casinos across New Zealand and Australia and previously worked as a live-dealer croupier, so she knows the games from both sides of the table. She's our sharpest reader of the fine print: if a bonus looks generous, Mia is the one who works out whether the wagering, game weighting and max-bet rules actually let you keep any of it.

Areas of expertise: bonus fairness and wagering terms, RTP and game fairness, withdrawal testing, live-dealer and table games, KYC and account verification.

Covers: best online casinos, online pokies, fast-payout casinos, live casinos, casino bonuses and no-deposit offers.

Tama Rewiti

Tama Rewiti — Sports Betting Editor

Auckland-based Tama has seven years in the New Zealand and Australian betting scene and covers the markets Kiwis care about most — rugby union and league, racing and cricket. He judges betting sites on the things that actually matter to punters: odds and margins, market depth, live betting, cash-out, and how quickly winnings land back in your account.

Areas of expertise: rugby and rugby league markets, horse and harness racing, cricket, odds and margin comparison, live betting and betting apps.

Covers: sports betting and betting apps.

Daniel Voss

Daniel Voss — Crypto & Payments Lead

Daniel has been covering crypto gambling since 2017, back when Bitcoin casinos were a niche. He handles the technical side — how deposits and withdrawals work on-chain, what a provably-fair game actually proves, gas and network fees, stablecoins, and where KYC does and doesn't apply. If a crypto casino claims instant payouts, Daniel times them.

Areas of expertise: Bitcoin and Ethereum gambling, provably-fair games, on-chain deposits and withdrawals, network and gas fees, stablecoins, KYC and no-KYC play, NZD-to-crypto payment methods.

Covers: crypto casinos, Bitcoin casinos, Ethereum casinos, no-KYC casinos and fast crypto withdrawals.

Hana Bright

Hana Bright — Managing Editor

Hana sets the editorial standards at Winter Vibes and is the "Reviewed by" name you'll see across the site. Nothing publishes until she has fact-checked the claims, sense-checked the payout times against our testing notes, and made sure the responsible-gambling messaging is front and centre. She's the reason our reviews stay independent and consistent.

Areas of expertise: editorial standards and independence, fact-checking, rating consistency, responsible-gambling policy, corrections.

Covers: our editorial and review policy and our responsible-gambling hub; oversees every review across the site.

How we work. Read how we review to see the exact testing process behind every verdict, or learn more about Winter Vibes and how we stay independent. Spotted an error in one of our guides? Email the team at hello@wintervibes.co.nz.