The NZDFA office can be contacted as follows:
New Zealand Deer Farmers Association
Physical address: Level 5 Wellington Chambers 154 Featherston Street, WELLINGTON 6011
Mailing address: PO Box 10702 Wellington 6140
Telephone: +64 (4) 473 4500
Fax: +64 (4) 472 5549
Email: info@deernz.org
Justin Stevens (Chairman) - elected unopposed 2021
Marldene Estate
20 Marldene Avenue
Seddon 7210
027 403 7131 / 03 575 7180
jrstevens@actrix.co.nz
Mark McCoard - elected unopposed 2021
Sunny Hollow
Kawhatau Valley Road
RD 7, Mangaweka
021 848 335 / 06 382 5582
m.mccoard@hotmail.com
Karen Middelberg - elected unopposed 2022
Jedburgh Farm
PO Box 503
Waipukurau 4242
027 518 5442
karen@jedburgh.co.nz
Jamie Ward - appointed 2022 (1-year term)
The NZDFA represents deer farmers in appointing producer members to the Board of Deer Industry New Zealand. This is done by way of the Selection and Appointments Panel (SAP).
The panel is made up of the four members of the Executive Committee, together with four directly elected members. These four elected members are each appointed for a two year term. The panel also formally meets with its board members on a biannual basis to brief them directly on Association member issues.
The current elected members are as follows:
Donald Whyte - elected unopposed 2021
Mount Somers, Ashburton
Phone: 03 614 7131
Leith Chick - elected 2022 (1-year term)
Te Awamutu, Waikato
Phone: 07 872 5551
Graham Peck - elected 2022 (2-year term)
Pleasant Point, South Canterbury
Phone: 021 022 18948
William Oliver - elected 2022 (2-year term)
Te Kuiti, Waikato
Phone: 07 878 6448
The current Chair of the Selection and Appointments Panel is Karen Middelberg.
The complete list of the current regional Branch Chairs from North Island to South Island is listed below and includes both the Elk & Wapiti Society of NZ and the NZ Fallow Deer Society.
If you have any updated information for this list, please email info@deernz.org with updated details.
NORTH ISLAND CHAIRS
Kaipara
Ian Bristow
p9wood@xtra.co.nz
Ph: 09 420 2852 / 027 497 9876
Waikato
Catherine Morrow
catherine@farmside.co.nz
Ph: 07 827 3787 / 027 272 3151
Waipa
Leith Chick
leithchick@gmail.com
Ph: 07 872 5551 / 027 256 3551
Bay of Plenty
Ali Tabolt
alicat.talbot@gmail.com
Ph: 027 594 4447
Poverty Bay
Tom Sanson
goldcreek@gisborne.net.nz
Ph: 06 863 1444 / 027 248 9098
Hawke’s Bay
Evan Potter
waipapax@gmail.com
Ph: 06 835 0094 / 027 352 8874
Taranaki
Rex Cowley
r.cowley@xtra.co.nz
Ph: 06 755 2551 / 027 495 7729
Central Regions
Mike Humphrey
mick.g.humphrey@gmail.com
Ph: 06 328 8860 / 021 886 065
Taihape Ruapehu
Sean de Lacy
kiwiboy72@hotmail.com
Ph: 027 778 1669
Wairarapa
Mike Allan
allens.deer@gmail.com
Ph: 06 372 7706 / 020 4112 9809
SOUTH ISLAND CHAIRS
Nelson
Tony Peacock
tpeacock544@gmail.com
Ph: 03 523 9544 / 027 429 6551
Marlborough
Jason Rentoul
wyejase@hotmail.co.nz
Ph: 03 572 2804 / 027 712 1064
Canterbury/West Coast
Lorna Humm - Interim Chair
lorna@agvelocity.com
Ph: 021 150 1658
South Canterbury/North Otago
Mark Tapley
mark@pfe.nz
Ph: 027 779 9008
Otago
Richard Currie
richard@blackforest.co.nz
Ph: 03 205 8166 / 027 276 0664
Southland
Bruce Allan
grandviewdeer@gmail.com
Ph: 03 208 8091 / 027 824 5898
SOCIETIES CHAIR
Elk & Wapiti Society
Grant Hasse
elkwapitinz@gmail.com
Ph: 027 224 5542
NZ Fallow Deer Society (currently in recess)
Ian Bristow
p9wood@xtra.co.nz
Ph: 09 420 2852 / 027 497 9876
Last updated 24-01-23
