Under section 9 of the Reserves Act 1977 (“Act”), I hereby appoint

Graeme William Mulligan

Phillip McKenzie

Benjamin James Todhunter

Bill O’Leary

Steve Knight

Director Operations, North South Island, Department of Conservation (ex officio)

to be members of the Molesworth Steering Committee, which is an Advisory Committee for the purposes of the Act, to:

• advise the Minister of Conservation on the biodiversity, recreation and pastoral farming management of Molesworth;
• assist in the preparation of a draft Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for consideration and approval pursuant to section 40B of the Act; and
• advise the Minister of Conservation and Landcorp Farming Limited on any issues arising from the implementation of the terms of the Land Act 1948 lease and the management plan

for those areas of Molesworth Station Recreation Reserve described in the Schedule.

Terms of Appointment

The term of appointment for the above-named members [Graeme William Mulligan, Phillip McKenzie, Benjamin James Todhunter, Bill O’Leary, Steve Knight and the Director Operations, North South Island, Department of Conservation (ex officio)] is to 30 June 2020.

The term of James Guild as chair is extended to 30 June 2020.

Schedule

All that land declared to be set apart as recreation reserve within New Zealand Gazette, 7 July 2005, No. 105, page 2496 in the notice titled “Declaring Conservation Land to be a Reserve” (ln4278) and New Zealand Gazette, 7 July 2005, No. 105, page 2496 in the notice titled “Reservation of Land” (ln4277).

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of October 2016.

Hon MAGGIE BARRY, onzm, Minister of Conservation.