Richard Rhoades heads up the Waiu Wetland restoration project for A Rocha’s Wellington local group. He attends Hutt City Baptist Church and recruits lots of volunteers from the church to help out at this restoration site.
Rev’d Richard Noble
Richard Noble has been an active supporter of A Rocha Aotearoa NZ since 2007. During that time he has regularly joined in the restoration project at Ōwhiro Stream in Wellington, the regional A Rocha project at Swampy Gully in Battle Hill Farm Forest Park, and the annual eco-retreat at Our Lady of the Southern Star Monastery at Kopua in Hawke’s Bay. Richard has also had the privilege of visiting the A Rocha field centres in Kenya (three times), Portugal, and France, an experience he would highly recommend to others.
Valerie Lubrick
Val has a dynamic personality and great big hugs. Her passion for outdoor education began at 8 when a chickadee ate seeds from her hands on a school trip in her native Canada. Val has been providing similar experiences for others for over 20 years. When she isn’t in Raglan, she is probably in the Antarctic guiding, kayaking, SUP, and hiking.
Terence Hohaia
Ngāti Ruanui, Terence’s maunga is Taranaki although he now finds himself restoring a bit of land on the lower slopes of Karioi. Terence’s interests lie with native plants, rongoā, predator control, and te reo Māori. He’s also a small business owner, a carer, and a hunter-gatherer for kai moana and kai ngahere.
Louie Galloway
Louie grew up in Whāingaroa and loves all things wild, natural and creative. After doing different things, and adventuring in different places, he has come home to Whāingaroa to reconnect and give back to Karioi. Cheerful and adaptable, Louie is quite happy in the bush, the shed, the art studio, the kitchen, and the list goes on.
Jasmine Edgar
Jasmine’s break from a hectic life as a fashion stylist led her to discover she’s actually a conservationist and a hunter at heart. Now a stylish huntress, she finds solace in nature, dedicating herself to local conservation. When not training volunteers, Jasmine enjoys surfing, swimming, biking, and hiking, complementing her new life in harmony with the outdoors.