Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Appointments / Reappointments to Conservation Boards

Pursuant to sections 6P(8) and 6R(1) of the Conservation Act 1987, I, Honourable Poto Williams, Minister of Conservation, hereby appoint the persons named hereunder to serve as members of the specified Conservation Boards for the term from the date of appointment to 30 June 2025:

Status Name Location
Northland
Appointment Mr Liam Rātana Whāngārei
  Mr John Tiatoa Kerikeri
Auckland
Re-appointment Ms Gael Ogilvie Auckland
Appointment Dr Achyut Aryal Auckland
  Mr Rahul Chopra Auckland
Waikato
Re-appointment Ms Flora Bartholomew Te Kuiti
  Dr Shelley Langton-Myers Pokeno
  Ms Gaylene Roberts Tokoroa
Bay of Plenty
Re-appointment Ms Rachel Pinn Tauranga
Appointment Mrs Laura Crossan Te Puke
  Ms Erin Green Whakatāne
  Mr Fisher Wang Rotorua
East Coast Hawke’s Bay
Re-appointment Dr John Menneer Wairoa
Appointment Mr Ben Douglas Waipukurau
  Ms Keri Ropiha Pōrangahau
Tongariro Taupō
Re-appointment Te Ngaehe Wanikau Tūrangi
Appointment Mr Michael Richardson Taupō
Taranaki Whanganui
Re-appointment Mr Andrew Castle Inglewood
  Mr Robert Cribb Whanganui
  Ms Liana Poutu New Plymouth
Appointment Mrs Jill Sheehy Whanganui
  Mr Bruce Clarkson Hamilton
Wellington
Re-appointment Ms Nicole McCrossin Wellington
  Ms Nina Mercer Palmerston North
Appointment Mrs Carla Bates Wellington
  Mr Asher Wilson-Goldman Paraparaumu
Chatham Islands
Appointment Mrs Francesca Bonventre Waitangi
  Mr Denis Prendeville Chatham Islands
Nelson Marlborough
Re-appointment Mrs Rima Piggott Motueka
  Mrs Lorraine Hawke Kaikōura
Appointment Mr Scott Burnett Nelson
  Mr Raymond Smith Picton
West Coast Tai Poutini
Re-appointment Dr Lisa Steenhauer Westport
  Mr Robert Wilson South Westland
Appointment Ms Ariana Stevens Christchurch
  Mr John Taylor Reefton
Canterbury Aoraki
Re-appointment Mr Joshua Neville Christchurch
  Mr Joseph Hullen Kaiapoi
  Miss Rachel Robilliard Leeston
Appointment Mr Richard Suggate Lyttelton
  Ms Courtney Bennett Christchurch
Otago
Appointment Mr Neil Harraway Dunedin
  Mr Craig Meade Dunedin
Southland
Re-appointment Mr Stewart Bull Invercargill
  Ms Shona Sangster Stewart Island
Appointment Ms Alexandra McCrossin Queenstown
  Mrs Jennifer McGirr Queenstown


Pursuant to sections 6P(8) and 6R(1) of the Conservation Act 1987, I, Honourable Poto Williams, Minister of Conservation, hereby appoint the persons named hereunder to serve as members of the specified Conservation Boards for the terms listed:

Status Name Location End date
Northland
Appointment Ms Ramari Wiki Auckland 30 June 2023
Auckland
Re-appointment Ms Kate Waterhouse Auckland 30 June 2024
Appointment Mr Robert Bruce Auckland 30 June 2023
  Ms Nerissa Henry Auckland 30 June 2023
Taranaki Whanganui
Appointment Ms Claire Dowsett Whanganui 30 June 2023
West Coast Tai Poutini
Appointment Mr Danual Cattermoul Greymouth 30 June 2024
Otago
Appointment Mrs Rebecca Begg Clydevale 30 June 2023
Southland
Re-appointment Mr William Watt Stewart Island 30 June 2023


Dated at Wellington this 7th day of July 2022.

Hon POTO WILLIAMS, Minister of Conservation.