Grahame Hall |
Grahame Hall, QSO, JP
Chairman
Trust Chairman,
Grahame Hall, enjoys a high profile in the local community
having recently retired as Mayor of Rotorua, a position
he held for 12 years.
With 27 years local government service
to his credit, Grahame’s community involvement
has been wide ranging. He has had a lifetime commitment
and involvement in education, farming and local government,
as well as holding a number of executive positions on
youth, recreation, educational, vocational, church and
sporting bodies.
A former director of Rotorua’s
world-renowned tourist attraction, the Agrodome, Grahame
is also a past president and district chairperson
of Rotary International, becoming a prestigious Paul
Harris Fellow in 1989. The Lions Foundation has also
recognised his work in the community with a Melvin Jones
Fellowship.
Born and educated in Taranaki, he farmed there before
coming to Rotorua in 1967. The recipient of a New Zealand
Nuffield Farming Scholarship in 1976, he spent six months
studying in the United Kingdom and Europe.
Grahame has travelled extensively overseas
and has a keen interest and involvement in the arts.
Together with his wife, Sandy, he still plays tennis,
cycles and enjoys walking in the Redwoods. Grahame has
four adult children and nine grandchildren.
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