President

Wayne Semenoff was elected President of the NZCCS in March 2010 and has been a Northland Councillor for the last 6 years. His involvement with Charolais began when he borrowed a Charolais bull. The resulting 28 superb calves convinced him to look at breeding his own Charolais.  

Contact Wayne at Broadwood, R D 1, Kohukohu, Northland
Ph 09 409 5522 Fax 09 409 5572   Email semenoff@igrin.co.nz
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Vice President

Stuart Bryant represents the Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast region. He has been a councillor since 2002. His Charolais must be quiet, easy to handle, fast growing with good muscling and fleshing.

Stuart owns the Merridale Stud. He has farmed all his life, and has been involved with Charolais since 1972, breeding on his own account since 1997.  
Contact Stuart at Silverbush, R D 2, Wakefield
Ph 03 522 4357 Fax 03 522 4359   Email bryants@tasman.net
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Immediate Past President

Bryce McKenzie held two terms of office as President of the NZ Charolais Cattle Society. He realised the potential of the breed and wanted to have a say in its future. He was first elected to council in 1979 and resigned after a 10 year period. In 1998 he was re-elected and became President in 2004 until 2010. 
Contact Bryce at “McKenzie Downs”, Pomahaka, R D 1, Gore
Phone/fax 03 207 6874   Email bryken@farmside.co.nz
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Councillors

Geraldine Hassall was elected to Council in 1993 and became the first female President of NZCCS in 1998. A position she held for 6 years.

Geraldine and husband Bill purchased their first Charolais bull in 1975, thus sparking their passion for the breed.  
Contact Geraldine at “The Glen”, 1043 The Peaks Road, Hawarden
Ph 03 314 4282   Email theglencharolais@scorch.co.nz
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Don Organ has represented the Hawke’s Bay region on Council since 2002. He farms at Te Pohue on the Napier-Taupo Road with wife Val and his prize Charolais stud herd.

Don started the Charolais stud about 12 years ago, with heifers bought in a dispersal sale. He decided to feed out baleage at calving to counteract any metabolic problems with the cows.  
Contact Don at "Cotswold", R D 2, Napier   Ph/fax 06 834 9716
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Jan Bell is a newly elected North Island Councillor, who lives just out of Tauranga.  When Jan returned from overseas she was introduced to Charolais by her brother and sister-in-law Mac & Pat Bell.  Jan started her own stud in the mid 1990's and has been breeding Charolais ever since.  Jan enjoys seeing Charolais crossbred cattle dotting the countryside on her travels, which she says is a testimony to their success as a terminal sire.
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