Mr Neil Bateup, of Huntly, ONZM for services to agriculture and the community
Mr Neil Bateup, of Huntly, for services to agriculture and the community
Neil Bateup is a founding member and chairman of the Waikato-Hauraki-Coromandel Rural Support Trust. He has represented rural support trusts nationally, and was elected chair of the inaugural Rural Support Trust National Council. He founded the Waikato Primary Industry Adverse Event Cluster, and sits on the Ministry of Primary Industries’ National Adverse Events Committee. He was an early adopter of once-a-day milking as a technique for sustainable farming. As a leader in raising awareness of rural mental health issues, he was invited to become a Rural Health Alliance Council member. He has been involved with Young Farmers, Waikato Federated Farmers, the Livestock Improvement Association, the New Zealand Co-Op Dairy Company, and the Fonterra Shareholders Council. Mr Bateup is a board member and former Chairman of Te Kauwhata Retirement Trust.