Third Floor Ventures is the initiative of three people who have extensive experience in the conservation sector in the areas of biodiversity protection, animal pests, biosecurity and recreation and historic management. We saw the difficulties in recruiting quality staff to positions in the conservation sector and also were frustrated by the lack of a single site where one could view jobs of interest. This spurred us to start a web site that provides an employment advertising and information service for the conservation and park management fields - NZ Conservation Jobs.
Dave Houston Dave's expertise is in species management, but with more than 20 years of experience in the New Zealand conservation scene Dave has a broad background in most aspects of conservation including coastal and marine, pest control, recreation and historic management. Aside from his conservation expertise, Dave is our IT guy and has developed this website and several others. Contact -
Dr Danny Parkin Danny's expertise is in the area of recreation management. His work experience includes working as a ranger, as a University lecturer, and as a project officer developing a range of education and training projects and as a recreation planner for the Department of Conservation in Wellington. Danny's PhD explored the relationship between departmental policy and organisational culture within the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service to determine why, in some instances, visitor education was failing to be a valued aspect of protected area management in Queensland, and in Australia more generally. It was in response to the Queensland Government's intention to revitalise this element as a function of a broader Government process to secure sustainable environmental and social outcomes for Queensland. Contact -
Dr Ben Reddiex Ben's expertise is in animal pest ecology and management. He completed a PhD on the interaction of predation and rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) on rabbit population dynamics in New Zealand, and has worked on a number of pest animal research projects in New Zealand and Australia. He has a strong interest in biosecurity issues associated with pest management in New Zealand. Contact -
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Dave's expertise is in species management, but with more than 20 years of experience in the New Zealand conservation scene Dave has a broad background in most aspects of conservation including coastal and marine, pest control, recreation and historic management. Aside from his conservation expertise, Dave is our IT guy and has developed this website and several others. Contact -
Danny's expertise is in the area of recreation management. His work experience includes working as a ranger, as a University lecturer, and as a project officer developing a range of education and training projects and as a recreation planner for the Department of Conservation in Wellington. Danny's PhD explored the relationship between departmental policy and organisational culture within the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service to determine why, in some instances, visitor education was failing to be a valued aspect of protected area management in Queensland, and in Australia more generally. It was in response to the Queensland Government's intention to revitalise this element as a function of a broader Government process to secure sustainable environmental and social outcomes for Queensland. Contact -
Ben's expertise is in animal pest ecology and management. He completed a PhD on the interaction of predation and rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) on rabbit population dynamics in New Zealand, and has worked on a number of pest animal research projects in New Zealand and Australia. He has a strong interest in biosecurity issues associated with pest management in New Zealand. Contact -