Judge Treadwell dies

Environment Court Judge John Treadwell, QSO, 70, died yesterday after a brief illness after heart surgery.

He became chairman of the Special Town and Country Planning Appeal Board in 1972 and served on the appeal board and Planning Tribunal until 1996. He then served as an Environment Court judge until his death. In 1997, he was awarded a Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO).