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John Burke
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John Burke is a New Zealand farmer and agribusiness expert known for co-developing the Tīmata Method, a low-cost, effective approach to restoring farmland into native forest by utilizing native seedlings like mānuka and kānuka as nursery crops, a method he successfully implemented on his own award-winning Pukekauri Farm.
He's an advocate for sustainable farming, blending traditional Māori ecological knowledge with modern science to promote biodiversity and healthy waterways, often speaking at events and contributing to land restoration projects.
Dr. Rebecca Eivers
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Workshops / Speaker / Events
Originally from a sheep and beef farm in Tairāwhiti/Gisborne, I now live in Whaingaroa/Raglan in the Waikato. I completed my BSc and MSc at Canterbury University and my PhD at Waikato.
I'm an applied freshwater ecologist, wetland specialist, and water quality scientist. The overarching goal of my mahi is to support our natural environment, and our people, to be healthy and thriving despite landuse and economic development pressures. Implementing the most appropriate and effective biological ecosystem solutions (usually wetlands!) to reverse environmental degradation and restore native biodiversity, while engaging with and empowering the local community/iwi/landowners to work alongside me is what really lights me up.
Rick Burke
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Consultant / Speaker / Workshops
Bay of Plenty Farmer specialising focus on increasing productivity through land use choice, including wetland development, retiring land, native planting and biodiversity.
Lillian Harley
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Lillian is an experienced environmental consultant who works on a range of farms and orchards throughout the Gisborne region. With a wide range of backgrounds including dairy, dry stock and kiwifruit and she provides a down to earth, no nonsense approach to environmental consultancy.
Sara Lawrence
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Educator / Rural Fire Specialist
Fire is an increasing risk across our different land types, the impact of which can be economically and ecologically devastating. Sara educates groups with risk assessements, prevention and preparedness across a range of land types including farmland, forestry, native bush, and catchment zones.
