Reading Time: 4 minutes Since moving to Glenorchy with her late husband, Dr Leslie Van Gelder has dedicated her career to conservation and the environment. She has just been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to conservation and dark sky sanctuaries. Van Gelder grew up in New York and has lived in New Zealand is 2008, she is the co-founder and co-chair of the Southern Lakes Sanctuary, chairs the Queenstown Lakes Di…
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