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Timaru, New Zealand

Councillor

I am a 42 year-old orthopaedic surgeon at Timaru Hospital. I moved to Timaru from the UK 7 years ago, and live on a lifestyle block on the outskirts of town with my wife and our two primary-school age children. I enjoy outdoor sports including cycling, running & kayaking. I have competed in many races including the Coast-to-Coast and the Southern Traverse, and have been president of South Canterbury Adventure Racing Club. I founded and am coordinator of Transition Timaru, through which I helped establish the Timaru Farmers Market, in addition to numerous other local environmental and community-building projects. I am chairman of Timaru Hospital waste-minimisation committee. I am keen