Wade Doak | |
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 Doak in 2014 | |
| Born | Wade Thomas Doak (1940-02-23)23 February 1940 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 12 September 2019(2019-09-12) (aged 79) Ngunguru, New Zealand |
| Education | University of Canterbury |
| Occupation | French language teacher at Wellsford High School1 |
Wade Thomas Doak QSM (23 February 1940 – 12 September 2019) was a New Zealand marine conservationist, scuba diver, photographer and filmmaker.2
Born in Christchurch, Doak was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School from 1954 to 1958.3 He began diving in his teens, and met Kelly Tarlton at the Canterbury Underwater Club.4 In the 1960s, Doak moved to Northland, where he first dove around the Poor Knights Islands with Tarlton.4 Doak became an acknowledged expert on the marine ecology of the area, and was instrumental in the Poor Knights Islands being made a marine reserve in 1981 and receiving full protection in 1998.4
In the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours, Doak was awarded the Queen's Service Medal, for services to marine conservation.5 He died at his home in Ngunguru on 12 September 2019.6
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References
- Ballantine, Bill (1993). "Marine reserves and coastal conservation". In Doak, Wade (ed.). The New Zealand Diver's Handbook (PDF). Auckland: Reed. p. 15. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- Laird, Lindy (18 October 2014). "Sir Jerry pops in to personally deliver medals". Northern Advocate. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "Queen's birthday honours 2012" (PDF). Newsletter. Christchurch Boys' High School Old Boys' Association. July 2012. p. 7. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "Wade Doak". NZOnScreen. 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee honours list 2012". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "Northland marine expert Wade Doak dies aged 79". Stuff.co.nz. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.