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• 25 year career in the NZ Army - veteran of Bosnia and the Middle East conflicts

• 7 year career as a complex environment specialist in war zones

• 5 year career as a disaster relief manager in the South Pacific 

• I have studied life and have a Masters from Massey University

• Certified in Organic Farming and Environmental Management from Lincoln BHU 

• I coordinate the local Neighbourhood Support group from Teddington to Port Levy

• Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Maniapoto

• I believe we have a responsibility to use the skills our life and education gives us 

My core beliefs are to be kind/ love animals/ let life guide us

manawa ora  whakaipo
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