Karanga Wānanga participants from near and far.
Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke Rā whānau
Environment Canterbury Commissioner
Dawn Kottier, Lyle Phillips, Marlene Kamo, Roy Tikao, Trevor Perry, Caine Tauwhare, Ngahina and Ngarangi Tauwhare, Joe Briggs, Hiwi Tauroa, Cody Laffey.
Environment Canterbury Commissioner Donald Couch has had his appointment extended for another three years. The commissioner’s main task is to implement the Canterbury Water Management Strategy.
ANZAC commemorations Lest We Forget
Donald represents the commissioners on the zone committees for Banks Peninsula and Selwyn-Waihora. He is also on the co-governance committee for Te Waihora. Portfolio responsibilities include: Ngāi Tahu relationships, biodiversity, natural hazards (including the 60+ River Protection Districts), navigation safety and the coastal environment. A particular interest of Donald’s is the restoration of Ahuriri Lagoon, Motukarara.
Whānau Gallipoli on ANZAC morning.
Visiting South Africa
Donald and Dorothy Couch recently returned from a short trip to South Africa where they watched the Crusaders win one match and lose another. Their visit to Kruger National Park was more successful. They spotted many wild animals up close including four of the ‘big five’ – lions, elephants, cape buffalo and rhinoceros. The leopards stayed hidden but that was offset by sightings of giraffe, zebra, hippos, crocodiles, warthogs, wildebeest, baboons, hyena, badger, dozens of different birds and hundreds of various antelope and deer including impala, bushbuck, steenbok, kupspringer, bushbuck and kudu. Nā Elaine Dell. Donald Couch during his recent visit to Africa.
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