Mr Paul Norris, of Te Anau, MNZM, for services to the tourism industry and conservation
Paul Norris is General Manager of Real Journeys, a South Island tourism company with strong conservation values. He was the driver behind Conservation Expeditions to Dusky Sound and Cooper Island, where passengers carried out volunteer work. He has overseen Real Journeys providing free transport to DOC staff working in Southern Fiordland. He has overseen the annual Cruise-for-a-Cause event, raising money for Forest and Bird and the Dunedin Wildlife Hospital. He supports Real Journeys’ sponsorship of the Southland Environment Awards ‘Achiever’s Award’.
Mr Norris is a member of the Wilmot Pass Road and the Manapouri Doubtful Sound User Groups and Chair of the Predator Free Rakiura (Stewart Island) project.