Biographical information for the Mackenzie Dairying Board of Inquiry
Judge Jane Borthwick is the Chairperson of the Board of Inquiry and was appointed an Environment Judge in November 2008. Her principle focus is resource management law; with a minor practice in employment law. She has considerable experience working on applications for water takes in Canterbury.
Board member Edward Ellison has extensive experience on boards, in resource consent hearings and in the area within which the consents have been applied for. He is of Ngai Tahu and Te Atiawa descent and has wide ranging knowledge and skill in tikanga Maori. In addition, he is a certified Commissioner through the Making Good Decisions course.
Michael Bowden is a registered professional engineer (since 1975) specialising in the investigation of both surface and ground water resources, design and maintenance of public water supply and sewage systems. He has acted as a Commissioner to hear and decide resource consents on behalf of a number of South Island Councils and is a certified Commissioner, having completed the Making Good Decisions course.
Board member Dr James (Jim) Cooke has over 30 years experience in environmental sciences, specialising in water quality issues, nutrient cycling in agricultural and aquatic systems, and diffuse source pollution. Dr Cooke spent a significant part of his career at NIWA before becoming a Director at Diffuse Sources Limited.
Professor David Hamilton is a lake ecologist with 19 years experience. He specialises in ecosystem modelling and dynamics of nutrients and algae. He has relevant expertise in lake management and restoration, land-water interactions and climate change effects on aquatic systems. Professor Hamilton is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Waikato.
Contact details
For further information please contact Helen Anderson,
Project Leader for the Board of Inquiry.
Phone: 04 439 7492
Email: mackenziecallin@mfe.govt.nz
Last updated: 15 March 2010
