Waihōpai
Michael Skerrett JP
Michael was appointed 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 Mārama 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 Kōmiti. 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.
Rūnanga Office Contact Details:
Murihiku Marae
Postal Address: PO Box 7017
Southcity
Invercargill
Phone: (03) 216 9074
Email: info@waihopai.org.nz