Mr Peter Carty, of Tūrangi, ONZM for services to fly-fishing
Peter Carty is a master fly-tier, the art of tying feathers to imitate small organisms to catch trout and salmon, in the sport of flyfishing. His feather patterns are used in New Zealand, the United States, Australia, Europe and Asia and he has been named among the top five fly-tiers worldwide. He was a principal author of the book ‘Masters of Fly-Tying’. He was a contributing writer for the New Zealand Fish and Game magazine. He was at the forefront of New Zealand’s professional tourist trout fishing guiding industry for 30 years and helped New Zealand become a popular international fly-fishing destination. Mr Carty has been involved with Casting for Recovery, which helps women recovering from breast cancer by teaching them the rudiments of fly-casting and fly fishing.