​Watch this space as we find 2019's smashing group of presenters.

Susie Ferguson
​Master of Ceremonies

Susie is back as our Master of Ceremonies. ​Susie is a journalist and broadcaster, currently co-presenter of New Zealand's highest rating radio show, RNZ's Morning Report.

She was a war correspondent for 6 years and covered major world events including the 2003 invasion of Iraq. She's reported and presented from around the world, including numerous times from Afghanistan and Iraq, Lebanon, Sierra Leone, Mozambique and the Balkans. She's also covered the immediate aftermath of disasters including the 2004 Asian tsunami, 2005 Pakistan earthquake and presented rolling coverage on RNZ following the 2011 Christchurch and 2016 Kaikoura quakes. 

Gary Hirshberg

​Gary is Co-Founder and Chief Organic Optimist of Stonyfield Farm, the world’s leading organic yogurt producer, and the author of Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World (Hyperion, 2008). 

​Gary frequently speaks on topics including sustainability, organic agriculture and the profitability of green business.  Gary serves on several corporate and non-profit boards, including Blue Apron, Forager, Orgain, Peak Organic Brewing, and UNreal chocolates, as well as Advisory Board member for Applegate.  He has received 12 honorary doctorates and numerous awards for corporate and environmental leadership including a 2015 Champion for Children Award from Mount Sinai Hospital’s Children’s Environmental Health Center and a Lifetime Achievement Award by the US EPA.

Harry Clark

Harry is the Director of the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC) and co-chair of the Livestock Research Group of the Global Research Alliance for Greenhouse Gases. He was appointed a member of the New Zealand Government’s Interim Climate Change Committee in 2018.

He gained his PhD from University College of North Wales, Bangor in 1986 and moved to New Zealand in 1991 to work on climate change issues. His research interests for the last 20 years have focussed on the quantification and mitigation of enteric methane emissions from grazing ruminants. He developed the current New Zealand methodology for estimating enteric methane emissions. He is a Lead Author for the International Panel for Climate Change Assessment Reports (AR5 and AR6), and sits on numerous international and domestic science advisory panels.
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Harry was appointed a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2014 for services to environmental science.

Amanda Goodman

​Amanda and Lindsey Goodman founded The Drunken Nanny in the South Wairarapa in 2015. They produce artisan, gate-to-plate goat’s cheese and Kefir on a small scale.

“Consumers today want to know where their food comes from. They want to know that the animals are well looked after and that there are minimal impacts to the environment in the production process.
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We have a strong love and passion for goats. Their welfare is the most important part of our business, and the goats are very much part of our family life. They live in a free-range environment that includes shelter if the weather is bad. The goats are milked in a small milking shed, and the fresh milk is taken straight through to the cheese room where we turn it into fresh cheeses, fresh kefir, and bottles of pasteurised milk. Managing the entire process - from the food goats eat to making the cheese ourselves - gives us enormous satisfaction and we take a lot of pride in the final product.”

Marnie Prickett

Marnie Prickett is an organiser and spokesperson for Choose Clean Water, a campaign aiming to strengthening New Zealand's freshwater policy in order to protect human, wildlife and environmental health. She is the recipient of 2017 Te Reo mo te Awa Award for her work advocating for the health of rivers and was nominated for the NZ Herald’s New Zealander of the Year 2017. 
 
Marnie's background is in environmental education and horticulture. She has a Bachelor of Agricultural Science and is currently working towards a Masters degree on the topic of water quality on Molesworth Station, New Zealand’s largest farm. She is dedicated to seeing Aotearoa become an international leader in the protection and restoration of rivers and lakes, and freshwater management.