The Bream Head Conservation Trust
The Trust was set up in 2002 as a Charitable Trust and working partnership between the local community, the Whangarei District Council, Iwi, and the Department of Conservation, to manage the ecological restoration of the Bream Head Scenic Reserve.
Sir Edmund Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE, foundation patron of the Trust, with children from the Whangarei Heads School at the official opening of the Trust at the Bream Head Scenic Reserve. |
In accepting patronship of the Trust, Sir Edmund Hillary said, “A new century has dawned and with it the realisation that we now stand at the crossroads - the planet’s survival is in our hands, and each of us must contribute to the process of renewal and restoration. With your help, the forests of Bream Head will flourish again and be filled with bird song.”
During his visit to Whangarei Heads, Sir Edmund planted a pohutukawa in the Reserve, and at the school he helped children sow seeds of native trees in plant boxes.
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Below, the trustees photographed with Sir Edmund Hillary,
at the official opening of the Trust at the Bream Head Reserve.
Kim Tito (inset) was absent
The Trustees are (from left to right): • Craig Brown, Northland Regional Council, ex mayor of Whangarei District; • Steve Westgate, former Chairman of the Northland Branch of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society; • Sir Edmund Hillary, foundation patron of the Trust; • John Gardiner, Whangarei Area Manager for the Department of Conservation; • John Davison, Auckland businessman and boyhood resident of a Bream Head farm; • Pamela Peters, her Worship the Mayor of Whangarei District; • Don Hewitt, Chairman of the Bream Head Conservation Trust; • Robin Lieffering, Whangarei District Councillor for the Coastal Ward.
- Kim Tito (inset), Iwi representative. Of Ngapuhi decent with affiliations to Ngati Whatua, Te Rarawa, Ngati Kahu and Ki Whaingaroa, Kim is General Manager of Service Development and Funding and Maori Health with the District Health Board; he lives with his family at Ocean Beach as a neighbour of the Reserve. Kim’s Hapu, Te Parawhau, based at Tangiteroria west of Whangarei, strongly supports conservation activities through restoration.
The Trust Aims to...
- Restore and maintain the ecological environment of the Reserve as it existed in former times and in ways which will help people to enjoy its richness and diversity.
- Preserve archaeological and historical sites within the Reserve.
- Enhance the recreational and educational potential of the Reserve in ways that are compatible with its conservation values.
Deed, Rules, and Operational Plan
- In pursuing the above aims the trustees work according to the Trust Deed.
- The Trust has set up a Restoration Committee, the ‘hands on’ body of the Trust, which tackles day to day business and works according to the Restoration Committee Rules.
- An Operational Plan, prepared by the Trust and the Department of Conservation, details the conservation work to be carried out in the Reserve.
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