Te Rōpū Kaitohutohu Take ā-Taiwhenua Rural Advisory Panel

What the panel does

The Rural Advisory Panel advises the council on policies and plans specific to the rural sector.

It also communicates shared rural sector interests to the council, and contributes to the rural outcomes of the Auckland Plan, and how rural areas are to be managed in the Unitary Plan.

Rural Advisory Panel End of Term Report 2022-2025

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Members of the 2022-2025 panel

Chairperson

Cr Andy Baker, Auckland Council

Deputy chairperson

Alan Cole, Franklin Local Board

Members

Mark Allen, Waitākere Ranges Local Board, Auckland Council
Mike Bramley, Dairy New Zealand
Jesse Brennan, Federated Farmers of New Zealand
Trish Fordyce, National Forest Growers Levy Trust
Vicki Glynn, Equine Industry
Vance Hodgson, Horticulture New Zealand
Tim Holdgate, Rodney Local Board, Auckland Council
Steve Levet, Rural Contractors New Zealand
Greg McCracken, Fonterra Shareholders Council
Andrew McKenzie, Beef and Lamb New Zealand
Brian Mason, Land Owners and Contractors Protection Association (Wellsford)
Annaliese Morgan, Young Farmers
Linda Potauaine, Waitākere Ranges Local Board, Auckland Council
Leanne Roberts, Horticulture New Zealand
Cr Greg Sayers, Auckland Council
Wayne Scott, Aggregate and Quarry Association
Colin Smith, Rodney Local Board, Auckland Council
Geoff Smith, Equine Industry
Logan Soole, Franklin Local Board, Auckland Council
Peter Spencer, New Zealand Forest Owners Association
Keith Vallabh, Pukekohe Vegetable Growers Association
Glenn Wilcox, Māori representative

Meetings of the panel

The Rural Advisory Panel holds scheduled meetings every two months.

Scheduled meetings are open to the public.

For dates, agendas and minutes, see Agendas and Minutes.

Get in touch with the panel

To attend or present at a meeting of the Rural Advisory Panel, contact us to get more information.

Get a copy of the Rural Advisory Panel terms of reference

Rural Advisory Panel Terms of Reference 2022-2025

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