A technical farm manager with Ngai Tahu in Canterbury is one of three women who have joined the New Zealand Young Farmers Board, along with Woodville farmer and banker Rebecca Brown.
Ash-Leigh Campbell helps oversee management of the iwi corporation's eight dairy farms which milk about 8000 cows. The 27 year old was one of two New Zealand Young Farmers members elected at the board's annual meeting in Invercargill.
"I'm hugely passionate about the organisation and I want to continue giving back while I still can," said Ash-Leigh.
She has been joined by Wellington-based airline pilot Hannah Cameron, 28, who grew up on a dairy farm in the North Waikato.
"I ran for the board because governance has always interested me and NZ Young Farmers is a huge part of my life," said Hannah.