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John Wells, Chairperson Dick Fernyhough, Treasurer Denis Fairfax, Secretary Wendy Edwards Beverly Fairfax Phil Hawkey Phil lives on the shores of the Inlet with his wife and young family. He joined the Guardians and was co-opted to the committee after the 2010 AGM. He is an electrical engineer with a passion for the Inlet and a belief in doing everything possible to encourage the younger generation to enjoy it and take care of it. Angela Hunt Janet Ryan Tony Shaw Russell Morrison (Observer)
John is a Whitby resident and has been a GOPI member since 2000, but has had a long-term love affair with Pauatahanui Inlet. He has been on the GOPI committee since 2002 and became the Chairperson in 2003. John was a member of the School of Biological Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington for 25 years, first as Professor of Zoology and then as Dean of Science, until retiring in 2001. His research interests are in marine ecology - some of his research was done in Pauatahanui Inlet.
Dick is a retired chartered accountant and a recent arrival in Whitby. He is a keen walker and tramper, and is passionate about preserving New Zealand’s environment and natural beauty. He joined the GOPI committee in July 2009 and was elected Trasurer in 2010. He has been a trustee of The Community Trust of Wellington since 2004.
A Guardians member for seven years, Denis joined the committee in August 2009 and was appointed secretary. He has extensive interests in naval history, archaeology, fisheries and marine conservation.
Wendy has been a Whitby resident for over 20 years and a member of GOPI since 2005. Now retired after a secondary teaching career, she has always been interested in the conservation of water, flora and fauna. She is keen to see this beautiful inlet maintained and enhanced for the future. Wendy is currently writing educational resources to update the materials produced for GOPI by Neil Bellingham several years ago.
Beverly has been the Guardians' webmaster since 2005 and was formally elected to the committee in 2009. A teacher and editor, she lives in Plimmerton with her husband Denis, the Guardians’ secretary. She is currently helping Wendy Edwards to produce updated educational resources for schools.
Angela works in Wellington heading a product team for a Rural Insurer. Having been lured out of Centrral Wellington to Plimmerton in 1996 she quickly became enchanted with the area. Helping to build a friend's farmhouse saw her travelling round the Inlet nearly every weekend. 'Travelling the road so regularly and in all seasons for so long undoubtedly created a sense of belonging for me and it was an area I pined for while working in Auckland for an 18-month period,' she says. Angela is a volunteer with the heritage rose project at St Alban's and was co-opted to the GOPI committee in September 2010.
Janet joined the GOPI committee after the 2005 AGM. She had been involved with stream monitoring for about a year when she was invited to join the committee. She is now the Membership Secretary. Janet has lived in Pauatahanui for more than 13 years, overlooking the inlet. She is interested in conservation generally, with a leaning to biological matters.
Tony was elected to the GOPI committee at the 2005 AGM. He has been involved in the stream monitoring programme since 2004 and regularly organises the Annual Clean-up day held in conjunction with Keep Porirua Beautiful. A Paremata resident for over 20 years, Tony has had a career in meteorology.
Paremata Residents' Association, Paremata Boating Club