Appointment of Members and Chairperson to the New Zealand Conservation Authority Pursuant to section 6d of the Conservation Act 1987,I, Nicolas Rex Smith, Minister of Conservation, hereby appoint the following persons to the New Zealand Conservation Authority Peter Alexander Archibald of Queenstown Katharine Dickinson of Dunedin Gordon Charles Ell of North Shore Edward Weller Ellison of Otakou Peter Mark Lisle Geddes of Whangarei Margaret Anne Hopkins of Halfmoon Bay Annette Mary Lees of Waitakere Apirana Tuahae Mahuika of Gisborne Kerry Marshall of Richmond Duncan Wallace McMullin of Auckland Craig Potton of Nelson Lorraine Herena Rebecca Stephenson of Dannevirke Marian Joyce van der Goes of Mitchells. Pursuant to section 6f of the Conservation Act 1987,I, appoint Gordon Ell and Annette Lees for a term of 1 year and the other members for a term of 3 years commencing on 1 June 1999. Pursuant to section 6g of the Conservation Act 1987,I, appoint Sir Duncan McMullin as chairperson of the New Zealand Conservation Authority for the term of his appointment to the New Zealand Conservation Authority. Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of May 1999. NICK SMITH, Minister of Conservation.