Geoff Crutchley, of Ranfurly, QSM, for services to water management
Geoff Crutchley was instrumental in forming the Taieri Trust, New Zealand’s first large-scale integrated catchment management project, and served as Chairman. He is Chair of the Upper Taieri Resource Management Group, which was set up to address the issue of historic permits for water use due to be phased out by 2021. He was instrumental in establishing the Maniototo Pest Management Company, one of New Zealand’s most successful locally owned pest management groups, and was a Founding Director and served on the Board. Mr Crutchley is a past member and Chairman of the Patearoa School Board of Trustees.