Acknowledgements
Many people helped Bruce to prepare this Report and without their assistance, preparation of the recommendations would not have been possible. Some provided advice, some information and others, wise counsel. Many are acknowledged below and my sincere thanks to those I have missed.
Ministry for the Environment
- Barry Carbon for the invitation, great support and wise counsel at all times.
- Kathy McNeill for her sustained advice and support.
- Angela Taylor for organising flights and itinerary and many other things.
- Wayne Bettjeman for contacts and assistance in Rotorua.
- Lindsay Gow for enjoyable discussions and helping me understand New Zealand better.
Environment Bay of Plenty
- Jeff Jones for his welcome to Environment Bay of Plenty (EBOP) and personal support.
- Paul Dell for organising meetings and contacts, and many fruitful and enjoyable discussions.
- John McIntosh for his knowledge and taking time to show me around the lakes.
Waikato University
- David Hamilton for helping me understand the Rotorua lakes and his clear thinking.
- Brendan Hicks for introducing me to the mysteries of how the trout and fish live in the lakes.
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd
- Rick Pridmore for explaining how the lakes and NIWA work.
- Kit Rutherford for his clear interpretations of lake science and hosting meetings with NIWA scientists.
- Max Gibbs for his understanding of the way in which Lake Rotorua influences Lake Rotoiti.
- Chris Tanner for his elegant work on wetlands and transporting me around Hamilton.
- Clive-Howard Williams for his advice and overview of lakes studies.
Rotorua District Council
- Grahame Hall for his welcome when I first visited Rotorua.
- Paul Guerin for his welcome and providing valuable information.
- Andy Bainbridge and Sean Barnes for introducing me to the Rotorua Land Treatment Site.
Federated Farmers and Federation of Māori Authorities
- Malcolm Short and Roko Mihinui for their wise comments, which showed how important the Māori role is.
- Rick Vallance, Lachlan McKenzie, Fenella Playne and Gifford McFadden who emphasised the important role land owners and land managers must play, especially in developing a collaborative approach that involves all stakeholders.
The Lakes Water Quality Society
- Chairman Ian McLean for his leadership in bringing the lakes' problems to the community's attention and bringing people together to act.
- Elizabeth and Nick Miller for supplying me with so much valuable information.
Fish and Game New Zealand and the Department of Conservation
- Rob Pitkethley and Steve Smith for introducing me to the importance of the trout fishery and how well it is being managed.
- Phil Alley, Kim Yaung and David Marshall from the Department of Conservation who broadened the view of lakes management to cover whole ecosystems.
People of Rotorua
- Neville Nepia who helped me understand the iwi perspective of care and guardianship for the lakes and told me of the proud history of his people.
- Ted and Gael Boucher who have lived and worked on Lake Rotoiti for many years and who gave freely of their knowledge and deep understanding.
