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Michael Skerrett JP
Michael was elected as the Waihōpai Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu representative in 1999, and had previously been the alternate.
Michael is currently employed as the Kaupapa Taiao Manager for Te Ao Marama Inc., working in the area of resource management. He is the chairman of the Kaitiaki Rōpū o Murihiku, Kaiwhakahaere o Te Rūnaka o Waihōpai, a member of the Southern Institute of Technology Council, a member of the Rakiura Tītī Island Administrating Body and a member of the Rakiura Tītī Island Komiti. Each year he and his wife Winsome, visit the Tītī Islands. Prior to being involved in tribal politics, Michael had been a successful racehorse trainer and, in partnership with Winsome, was in business wholesaling and retailing fresh fish and oysters.
In 1987 Michael gained his private pilot's licence.