Wright remains chairman

Monty Wright has been reappointed Otago Fish and Game Council chairman and Dave Witherow remains the council's representative on the New Zealand Fish and Game Council.

Mr Wright, a former field officer for Otago Fish and Game, was reappointed chairman for a further annual term at the council's latest meeting, held in Dunedin on Saturday.

The council also heard that, by convention, the council's national representative served a three-year term, and Mr Witherow's current term ends about November.

There has been a somewhat stormy relationship between the Otago council and the national body, with some Otago dissatisfaction over national advocacy.

At the latest Otago meeting it was suggested in discussion that a change of representative could be needed to enable a more constructive relationship to be developed with the national body, and to achieve more positive engagement and progress.

Mr Witherow said changing representation at this stage would be a bad and counterproductive idea and was based on "erroneous" analysis.

In fact, some progress was being achieved in addressing Otago council concerns, and he noted there had been a change in the chairmanship of the national body.

Otago council members voted by a large majority for Mr Witherow to continue his national duties.

 

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