The Guardians of Lake Manapouri, Monowai and Te Anau is a statutory body appointed to make recommendations to the New Zealand Minister of Conservation on any matters arising from the environmental, ecological, and social effects of the operation of the Manapouri Power Station on the townships of Manapouri and Te Anau, Lake Manapouri and Lake Te Anau and their shorelines, and on the rivers flowing in and out of those lakes, having particular regard to the effects of the operation on social values, conservation, recreation, tourism, and related activities and amenities.[1]
The Conservation Act 1987 sets out the functions and roles of the Guardians. Since 1998, the act stipulates that at least one Guardian must be a person nominated by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu.[1]
The setting up of the Guardians was a result of the Save Manapouri campaign but came as a surprise. Shortly after the 1972 general election, the new prime minister, Norman Kirk, rang Alan Mark and asked him whether he would lead a group whose role it was to protect the lakes. The initial six Guardians, as chosen by Kirk, were all prominent leaders of the Save Manapouri Campaign. Mark became the inaugural chairperson and held this role for 26 years:[2][3]
Alan Mark (chairperson; later knighted)
Ron McLean
Wilson Campbell
Les Hutchins
John Moore
Jim McFarlane
The current Guardians are:[4]
Darryl Sycamore (chair)
Bill Jarvie
Dave Riddell
Dr. Jane Kitson (Ngāi Tahu representative)
Madeleine Peacock (deputy chair)
Sandra Cook (Ngāi Tahu representative)
Dr. Sue Bennett
Tom Ives
^ ab"Conservation Act 1987 No 65 (as at 21 March 2017), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation". Government of New Zealand. 31 March 1987. Retrieved 15 August 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^White, Mike (30 June 2019). "Saving Manapōuri: The campaign that changed a nation". North & South. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020.
^Williams, Guy (28 September 2019). "Powerful exploits of engineering". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^"Appointments to the Guardians of Lakes Manapouri, Monowai and Te Anau". Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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