Di Maxwell
Di is a long-time advocate for the environment and the people of the Far North. She spent 9 years as a Councillor in the Far North District Council working for positive change for the Northland region and now dedicates her time to encouraging change at a grass-roots community level. She has a post graduate degree in Sustainable Leadership and is also the founder and Chairman of The Far North Resilient Communities Charitable Trust. The Trust has been working on sustainable conservation social enterprise models to eliminate the use of poisons and make use of local resources and provide jobs.
Asha Andersen
I have been passionate about the natural world and all its treasures since childhood and I am grateful to have the opportunity to use my skills in media and campaigns to further the goals of Flora and Fauna of Aotearoa. I look forward to working with other dedicated changemakers across Aotearoa to create a brave new voice for all creatures great and small, including humans! We all have the right to clean water, to collect our traditional foods and medicines and to ensure our home and community is free of toxic poisons. We all have a right and a duty to be kaitiaki.