Representing Southland Farmers

Federated Farmers Southland represents local farmers' views at two district councils (Southland and Gore), one city council (Invercargill) and the regional council, Environment Southland.

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Southland Provincial Executive

Members click here for contact details or phone 0800 327 646 for assistance.

Chris Dillon 

President

Bernadette Hunt

Senior Vice President

Jason Herrick

Junior Vice President
 

Bart Luijten

Dairy Chair
 

Kass Rauber

Dairy Vice Chair
 

Patrick Oostveen

ShareFarmer Section Chair 
 

Maarten Van Rossum

ShareFarmer Section Vice Chair
 

Dean Rabbidge

Meat & Wool Chair
 

Ray McCrostie

Meat & Wool Vice Chair

Sonia Dillon

Arable Chair

 

Alistair Hunt

Arable Vice Chair
 

Matthew Tayler

High Country Chair
 

Staff Contact (lead):

Eleanor Linscott

Manager Regional Policy, Southern Region
 


Staff Contact (backup):

Dr Lionel Hume

Senior Policy Advisor, Regional
 


Staff Contact (High Country):

Angela Johnston

Senior Policy Advisor
 


Field Representative:

Megan Thomas 

The Federated Farmers style for staff and elected officials’ email addresses is – first initial [email protected] e.g. [email protected]