Te Whau Pathway Environment Trust

Tony Miguel
Chairperson

Tony is committed to ensuring the Te Whau Pathway is completed, and while contributing to achieving environmental, social, cultural, and economic benefits he recognises all good things take time. He fully understands the challenges needed to deliver complex infrastructure projects and has a track record of successful delivery based on meeting stakeholder requirements. He has championed developing non-asset solutions to meet infrastructure needs through initiatives including alternatives to car-based transport, water demand management, green and blue infrastructure, and public-community partnerships.

Dai Bindoff

Dai is a Public Relations practitioner with nearly 50 years of experience. Most recently, he was an advisor to Auckland Transport and previously, Manager Public Affairs for Waitakere City Council. Between 1986 and late 1990, he was Head of PR for the 1990 Commonwealth Games Company and for the Games themselves. He is committed to environmental recovery and besides serving on Te Whau Pathway Trust since 2017, is an advisor to Arctic Green Housing in Yellowknife, Canada, designers, and manufacturers of sustainable housing for the Canadian North. He is also a long-term Trustee, and former chairman, of the Don Oliver Youth Sport Foundation.

David Nelson

David grew up in West Auckland and spends a lot of that time on and around Te Whau and is a keen cyclist. A qualified civil engineer with a Master of Engineering, David has over 27 years of experience in delivering infrastructure. He has managed teams responsible for delivering a number of projects similar to Te Whau Pathway as well as many other infrastructure projects. He also has a Diploma in Management from the Darden business school (University of Virginia) and a Diploma in Company Direction. He is a member of the Institute of Directors. David brings a mix of governance and delivery, underpinned by his passion for this Project.

Gilbert Brakey

Gilbert is a founding Trustee of The Whau River Catchment Trust Auckland. His skills are varied and relate to landscape architecture, integrating ecology, and natural resource management. His area of specialty is with plants in the landscape. His broad background and experience of working with New Zealand and Australian flora spans over 40 years.

Graeme Campbell

Graeme and his family have lived in West Auckland for 50 years. He has worked for local, regional, and central government, and iwi. Over many years, he has led major urban redevelopment projects at New Lynn, Westgate and Hobsonville including the legislation protecting the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area. He has worked extensively in Treaty of Waitangi Settlement negotiations representing the interests of the Crown and iwi. Graeme is now retired. He maintains interests in education outside the classroom, island and coastal ecological restoration and local history.

Greg Presland

Greg was previously a Waitakere City councillor, and is serving his fifth term on the Waitākere Ranges Local Board. Greg is a keen supporter of the pathway and the contribution it can make to making Auckland a more sustainable city and he is proud to help it get the attention it deserves. Greg believes his legal background helps navigate the peculiarities of this unique project and to propel it forward. His aim on the Trust is to make sure that the pathway will serve, and continue to serve, future generations and contribute to the quality and sustainability of the area.

John Dragicevich

John has led and delivered many transformational projects in Waitakere City and Auckland Council. One of John’s many strengths is his intuitive understanding of key elements in successful delivery and troubleshooting of programmes. He believes community led initiatives, engagement and involvement shapes solutions that leads to much more successful resilient outcomes. He has been a WasteMINZ board member, IPEWA board member, and is a Fellow of Engineering New Zealand. He is also a Justice of the Peace.

Joseph Erceg

Joseph was born and raised in West Auckland not too far from the Whau River. His work background has been in property, banking and finance both in NZ and internationally. He had been involved in a number of community initiatives for over 10 years including the Te Atatū South Community Association and Te Atatū Food Truck Fridays. On the completion of Te Whau Pathway he hopes that it will be a success for West Auckland economically, socially and environmentally.

Peter Chan

Peter has been extensively involved in local community issues for more than 20 years. He co-founded both the Waitakere Ethnic Board and the Lantern Festival and is also a Justice of Peace. He is currently a member of the Henderson-Massey Local Board and is married to Audrey. They have 3 adult children and 3 grandchildren.

Sharon Davies
Secretary

Sharon is a true westie. She is passionate about her community and people. As well as being the Secretary of the Te Whau Pathway Environmental Trust, she is involved in several other community organisations. They include Be A Tidy Kiwi Trust, Glen Eden Railway Station Trust, Glen Eden Residents Association, Greater Glen Eden Network, Swanson Railway Station Trust, and Waitākere Forest & Bird. In June 2013 she was awarded a Queens Service Medal for services to her community and in December 2019 she became a Justice of the Peace.