Mr Ted Howard, of Kaikoura, QSM, for services to conservation, particularly wildlife conservation
Mr Ted Howard, of Kaikoura, QSM, for services to conservation, particularly wildlife conservation.
Ted Howard is a member of Kaikōura Forest and Bird and chairs Hutton’s Shearwater Trust. He and his wife, Ailsa, regularly monitor Hutton’s shearwater and banded dotterel and have worked to protect them from predators. He was founding member and Treasurer of Te Korowai o te Tai ō Marokura, for a consensus approach to protection of the marine environment. He was a founding member of the Kaikōura Marine Guardians and, following the 2016 earthquake, was representative to the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery. Mr Howard was a District Councillor and has been a member or chair of several committees.