About Us

The Trusts

Te Araroa Trust board: Roger Wilson (chair), David McGregor (deputy chair), Amelia Longuet, Kim Ollivier,Trevor Butler and Haunui Royal.

Advisory Trustee: Bob Harvey.

The CEO is Geoff Chapple. Noel Sandford is construction manager. Project managers are Greg Blunden, Raewyn Mckenzie, and Mike Pullar. Ken Taylor is treasurer and Miriam Beatson is secretary.

Sir Wilson Whineray is trust patron.

The trust's goal is to get a New Zealand-long walking trail in place by the end of the year 2010.

Regional Trusts

Eight Te Araroa regional trusts are setting the trail in place within their region. They are -

Te Araroa Auckland Trust

Chair
Raewyn Mackenzie
Trustees
Sandra Coney
Warren Judd
Ron King
Norman Sharpe

Te Araroa Waikato Trust

Chair
Margaret Evans
Trustees
Keith Buswell
Christine Chaplow
Rona Larsen
Kevin Were
Marijke Westphal

Te Araroa Whanganui Trust

Chair
Maureen Bamber
Trustees
Brian Doughty
John Ridgway Lythgoe
Annette Main Dave Scoullar

Te Araroa Manawatu Trust

Chair Frank Goldingham Trustees Gillian Absolon Heather Bassett Malcolm Prince Tony Gates David Grant

Te Araroa Wellington Trust

Chair Bill Wakelin
Trustees
Hugh Barr
John Farrell
Penny Redward

Te Araroa Canterbury/West Coast Trust

Chair David Round
Trustees
John Chapman
Geoff Spearpoint Marcus Waters

Te Araroa Otago Trust

Trustees
Anna Thompson
Murray Gray
Michael Pullar
Gilbert van Reenen

Te Araroa Southland Trust

Chair
Lloyd Blakie
Trustees
John K Fraser
Kevin Hawkes
Robin McNeill
Stuart Tecofsky

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