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EASTERN 2015 FISH & GAME COUNCIL ELECTION Candidate Profiles Listed in this booklet are the profile statements for each candidate for the 2015 Council election pursuant to regulation 10 of the Fish & Game Council Elections Regulations 1990. The Returning Officer of the Eastern Fish & Game Council accepts no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the content contained in the statements as supplied by the candidates. 2 CONTENTS BAIRD Alan Rotorua LakEs 4 BULL Sandy GisbORne 4 COOMBES Ken Taupo 5 DAVIS Annaka Rotorua LakEs 5 DODS David Wairoa 6 FERRIS Murray GisbORne 7 GRANT Bruce Rotorua LakEs 7 HAWES Neal Rotorua LakEs 8 LITTLE Mike Wairoa 8 LYONS Lindsay Rotorua LakEs 9 RoDERICK Barry TauRanGa 9 SCRAGG Steve Wairoa 10 STOREY Peter Rotorua LakEs 10 SUTTON Terry GisbORne 11 TAMATI Laurance Rotorua LakEs 11 TRego Jeanette Taupo 12 WoolNER David WhakaTane 12 3 BAIRD Alan Rotorua LakEs i have farmed at ngakuru (south of Rotorua) with my wife sandie, for 30 years, and we have 3 grown up children. Raised in Opotiki, my late father instilled a strong hunting and fishing ethic along with a love and respect for the environment in myself and my brothers. i have been fortunate to share this passion with my own children. sharing of knowledge and wildfowl shooting as a family past- time is one of the key reasons why i am standing for Council. i wish to now have input into the decision making about the future of fishing and game bird hunting. i would like to take part in preserving both activities for future generations of new Zealanders. We have a declining duck population due to many factors. it is time Fish & Game and shooters worked together to build up the duck population. Trout are raised and liberated. should ducks also be raised and liberated? i have held office on many local committees. i am level headed, listen to all sides of a discussion, do my research and make informed decisions. at 59 years old, i believe that i have seen, heard and hunted a lot, and i can use my experience and knowledge to make informed decisions on your behalf. Thank you for your vote. BULL Sandy GisbORnE To the Fish & Game licence holder. My name is sandy bull. i live in Gisborne and wish to stand for the Eastern Region Fish & Game Council. i am an active fresh water angler and game bird hunter. i run my own business called Wildlife Enterprises. My work is based on the management and restoration of wildlife habitats and fresh water fisheries. Previous Employment: • Dept. internal affairs: Wildlife service, Fish, Game & Protected species. • Dept. Conservation: Fish, Game & Protected species. • Fish & Game new Zealand: Fish, Game & Protected species. • For some 8 years i was Wildlife Ranger for the Gisborne/ East Coast/Wairoa Districts which included Lake Waikaremoana. i also lived and worked on the Central Plateau. i have a good working knowledge of Lake Taupo and the Rotorua Lakes. The river systems of the conservancy are well known to me. These include the Ruakituri, the hangaroa, the Waiau and systems flowing from the Raukumara and urewera ranges. Member of: • Gisborne anglers Club (President 14 years). • The Wairoa angling Club. 4 • The Waikaremoana boating and Fishing association. • The nZ Federation of Fresh Water anglers (Executive and Life Member). i believe i have a good understanding of the functions of Fish & Game councils. if elected i undertake to keep good contact and report back to the clubs and the licence holder. i have a good working relationship with the Department of Conservation, the Gisborne District Council, local iwi and the farming community. COOMBES Ken TauPO i am a 46 year-old father of three who has enjoyed fishing, hunting, diving and the outdoors from a young age. i remain active in all of them and i’m strongly committed to seeing these recreations continue to thrive. boat fishing with my children has overtaken my fly fishing time but sharing their excitement when a fish is caught is a real privilege, and more than a fair swap of methods. i also hunt waterfowl in the upper Waikato River, and like many others, i have concerns about our current game bird populations, both from a biological and social perspective. Over the past year i have attended a number of council meetings to better gain a broader understanding of the issues Fish & Game staff and licence holders face. This has reinforced my commitment to run for council. i would like the opportunity to become a Fish & Game councillor in order to give something back and i want to play my part in ensuring that we all can enjoy and experience the opportunities and traditions of trout fishing and waterfowl hunting. both are under serious threat from loss of habitat, cut backs to access, and at times, unnecessary bureaucracy. as a councillor i see good communication as essential and i intend to express the views and concerns of all licence holders to the Council and at the same time provide feedback to anglers and hunters on the reasoning behind Fish & Game’s decisions. DAVIS Annaka Rotorua LakEs i’m seeking a fifth term on Council. i strongly believe that access and water quality and quantity are paramount to securing trout fishing opportunities for us now and for future generations. Preservation by careful and balanced management of the resource is crucial to the ongoing viability of this recreational activity. if re-elected i will continue to promote the general and specific interests of anglers in terms of Council policy direction and development. being a very keen and enthusiastic angler myself, and knowing full well what that means in terms of fun and enjoyment of the great outdoors, provides a real appreciation of just how important it is to protect the 5 ongoing future of our trout fishing resource – a recreational choice that must always be available. My contribution to Council’s work would continue within these three broad strategic goals; resource protection, resource management and quality waterways - to enhance and maintain opportunities for trout fishing and make it an ongoing viable and realistic recreational sport. i was President of the Tauranga anglers Club from 2002 to 2006 and work in the environmental health field which i have done for two decades – a field of public health that focuses on protecting and preserving water sources such as recreational water. a position on Council would enable me to represent the voice of licence holders and provide a medium for your fishing interests to be considered. DODS David Wairoa i was born in Gisborne in 1947 and grew up on “Repongaere” my parents farm at Patutahi. i was educated at Gisborne bhs. i went farming (working) in hawkes bay and Canterbury and returned to the home farm on which i farmed sheep, cattle, deer, grapes and crops until 2005 when i leased it out. in 2005 i moved to Tuai where i own a property which i bought in 1978 (to enable me a permanent base to enjoy fishing). i became a member of the professional guides in 1980 and have run a guiding business since then over the summer months. i travelled overseas to England working for six months each year for three years on farms and experienced the English fishery. i went Trout fishing on large estates all over England and scotland. i’ve been duck and pheasant shooting since i was a small boy. i was five when i was taken to Waikaremoana and spent all summer there being taught to fish by the “old timers”. My passion for the protection of the fisheries was inspired by Dr Peter Mylchreest in the early seventies who i assisted in his research by catching fish for his study. i accompanied him on many occasions. he inspired me to try and protect the fisheries in our region. i’ve always held licences for fishing and hunting and have fished all over new Zealand. My main recreation area is Rotorua and the Eastern region where i spend the most of my time. 6 FERRIS Murray GisbORnE i have held season licences for both fishing and game bird hunting for almost 60 years. i think kiwis know how lucky we are to have the outdoors at our doorstep and as a current councillor and chairman of Eastern region i will continue to fight to preserve it should you favour me with your support. Fish & Game have some serious issues facing them, access, funding, clean water and game bird numbers to name a few. We have, and will fight hard on your behalf to retain what we have and improve on it. i get out and work alongside our staff during duck banding, shoveler counts, opening day fishing surveys and as an honorary ranger maintain contact with hunters and anglers in the field where you learn what they are happy and unhappy about. Eastern region has always been a top performing one and that is no accident. We have always had great councillors and highly competent staff who share their expertise with other regions regularly. i look forward to the future with great optimism and should i be re-elected i promise you i will continue to work hard on your behalf. GRANT Bruce Rotorua LakEs no agendas. no hidden motives. i have no commercial vested interest in being on the Fish & Game Council, and if elected, my remit will be to do the best for those who, like me, love hunting and fishing. My desire is to make a positive difference in our environment to rivers, lakes and wetlands.