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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>10</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
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Former Ecan chair reflects on service<br />
Outgoing Environment<br />
Canterbury chairwoman<br />
Jenny Hughey, who chose<br />
nottorestand for council,<br />
reflects on atermof<br />
achievements in herfinal<br />
column.<br />
‘‘Three years ago, Ihad the<br />
honour and privilege of being<br />
sworn in as Chair of<br />
Canterbury’s regional council<br />
—our first fully elected council<br />
in just under adecade.<br />
The electoral cycle means<br />
there is now a‘changing of the<br />
guard’, with the final votes of<br />
the latest election now<br />
confirmed.<br />
Idecided not to stand for reelection<br />
as Ibelieveit’s the right<br />
time for some new energy<br />
around the table.<br />
In stepping aside, Ihave<br />
found myself reflecting on the<br />
council’s time together and all<br />
that we’ve achieved.<br />
To those councillors who’ve<br />
also chosen not to return,I<br />
sincerely thank you for your<br />
contribution and wish you well<br />
wherever your journey takes<br />
you. It’s fair to say our term was<br />
punctuated by disruption —<br />
from flooding events to covid<br />
lockdowns.<br />
The pandemic meant we were<br />
unabletoget out and about as<br />
much as we would have liked. It<br />
forcedusall to look at new ways<br />
of working.<br />
Throughoutthis upheaval,<br />
our council was determined to<br />
maintain aconnection with the<br />
community and bring people<br />
into the democratic process. In<br />
this, we succeeded.<br />
For instance, the number of<br />
submissionsreceivedfor our<br />
most recentAnnualPlan was<br />
remarkable (2800),and it was<br />
empoweringtohave so many<br />
voicesinfluence our decisions.<br />
In fact, one of the most<br />
rewardingaspects of my time in<br />
council has been hearingfrom<br />
you —the public.<br />
We saw more peoplethan<br />
ever attendcouncilmeetings<br />
and speak at our citizens’<br />
forums, sharingideasand<br />
providing asounding board.<br />
These conversations shaped<br />
our work and helped us<br />
understandthe impacts of our<br />
activities on communities. This<br />
has gone along way towards<br />
restoring democracy at the<br />
Jenny Hughey<br />
regional council.<br />
This typeofparticipation is<br />
vital to ahealthy democracy,<br />
and Ithank everyone of you<br />
who took the timetotell us what<br />
you think.<br />
While there weremany<br />
achievementsthat I’m fiercely<br />
proud of, afew in particular<br />
stand out:The passing of the<br />
Canterbury Regional Council<br />
(NgāiTahu Representation) Act<br />
—tobeinparliament as the Bill<br />
passed was simply magic<br />
Establishingpublicfacing<br />
committees<br />
The launch of It’s Time,<br />
Canterbury, aregionwide<br />
campaign to raise awarenessof<br />
climate change issues and<br />
challenges<br />
Making public transport<br />
cheaperand more accessible,<br />
withthe scene set for next year’s<br />
trial of $2 flat fares<br />
Launching the Waitaha<br />
Action to ImpactFund to help<br />
communitygroups deliver great<br />
projectsonthe ground.<br />
I'd also like to congratulate<br />
our staff, including our chief<br />
executive and her predecessor,<br />
for their commitmentto<br />
implementingthe Living Wage.<br />
We recently applied to be an<br />
accredited LivingWage<br />
employer. If successful, we’llbe<br />
the first regional council to gain<br />
this recognition.<br />
I'm passionate about how<br />
wage levels can affect people’s<br />
ability to access basic rights<br />
such as housing and actively<br />
participate in society.<br />
Beingacouncillor is not about<br />
sitting in an office and imposing<br />
rulesonpeople. It’s about<br />
working with communities to<br />
hear as many views as possible,<br />
makingdecisions and finding a<br />
way forward.<br />
Ibelieve the incoming group<br />
is set up well to take our work<br />
further, and Iwish them<br />
tremendous success for the<br />
term ahead. And finally, Iwould<br />
like to thank you,the<br />
community, for getting involved<br />
and being interested in your<br />
region. This is how democracy<br />
shouldfunction.<br />
‘‘We couldn’t have done what<br />
we did without you.’’<br />
Current ECan council<br />
Peter Scott (chair)<br />
Craig Pauling<br />
Greg Byrnes<br />
Iaean Cranwell<br />
Joe Davies<br />
Paul Dietsche<br />
David East<br />
Grant Edge<br />
Tutehounuku ‘Nuk’ Korako<br />
Ian Mackenzie<br />
Claire McKay<br />
Genevieve Robinson<br />
Vicky Southworth<br />
John Sunckell<br />
Deon Swiggs<br />
Nick Ward<br />
Voting opens for Ruralco election<br />
Voting is now open for the<br />
Ruralco boardofdirectors<br />
election with three candidates<br />
vying for twovacancies on the<br />
board.<br />
DirectorTonyColtmanis<br />
seeking reelection as perthe cooperative’s<br />
election rotation<br />
rules. He waselected to theboard<br />
in 2016 and is manager and<br />
director of a3400cow equity<br />
partnership near Dunsandel.<br />
Also seeking election areMid<br />
Cantabrians Kate Beaumont<br />
Smith andRheaBooker.<br />
Kate is adairy farmer who has<br />
been contract milkingfor the last<br />
three seasons and wasformerly a<br />
lawyer in Mid Canterbury,<br />
England and Wales, while Rhea is<br />
achartered accountant with a<br />
dairy farming background and is<br />
an equity partner in asmall dry<br />
stock farm and calf rearing<br />
operation.<br />
Currently the board is made up<br />
of five farmerelected directors<br />
(Jessie Chan, Kate Acland,<br />
Andrew Barlass, Sir David Carter,<br />
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and Tony Coltman), and two<br />
independent directors (Sue<br />
Lindsay andBrent Wheeler)who<br />
are appointedbythe board.<br />
As perthe cooperative rules,<br />
all elected directors are on a<br />
threeyear rotation. This year,<br />
chair Jessie Chan retires by<br />
rotation, andisnot seeking reelection.<br />
Kate Acland<br />
“We are delighted to once again<br />
be holding an election forour<br />
Board of Directors, with three<br />
nominations being received. This<br />
is an exciting time to join<br />
Ruralco’s highly professional and<br />
experienced Board of Directors.<br />
The calibre and capability of the<br />
board is extremelyhigh, and it is<br />
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“The election process is<br />
essential to ensure we have good<br />
shareholder engagement. As acooperative,<br />
our shareholdersown<br />
the business, which means it is<br />
their business andthey need to<br />
have asay. This election process<br />
determines howall shareholders<br />
retain control of their cooperative.”<br />
“It is important peopleengage<br />
in the voting process, and we<br />
encourage as many shareholders<br />
as possible to vote and exercise<br />
their righttohavetheir say,” she<br />
said.<br />
All registered voters have<br />
received an emailwith alink to<br />
the voting website, with voting<br />
taking place between now and<br />
thisyear’s 59th Annual General<br />
Meeting which will be held at the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Trust Event Centreon<br />
<strong>November</strong> 23. Shareholderscan<br />
vote online, via proxy or at the<br />
AGM.<br />
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