Governance
01
Legal Structure
The Board was established in 2006 and took over the ownership and management of the assets of the National Wildlife Centre Trust which has since been wound up.
The board is made up of up to eight members including one representative from Rangitāne o Wairarapa, one representative from Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-a-Rua and one from Te Papa Atawhai – Department of Conservation. The board is entrusted with providing strategic direction for Pūkaha, ensuring the economic, environmental and social sustainability of the organisation and supporting Pūkaha management and staff to achieve all of the strategic goals set by the board.
The Board
The current members of the board are:
Mavis Mullins – Co-Chair, Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-a- Rua representative
Reg Kemper – Co-Chair
Tina Te Tau-Brightwell – Rangitāne o Wairarapa representative
Moira Paewai – Finance and Risk Committee chair
Murray McKee
Ben Hancock
Lisa Rossiter
Sonia Wansbrough
Anne Carter
Mavis Mullins
Reg Kemper
Tina Te Tau-Brightwell
Moira Paewai
Murray McKee
Ben Hancock
Lisa Rossiter
Sonia Wansbrough
Anne Carter
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Board Vacancies
As at December 2023, there are two vacancies on the board. Please contact our General Manager Emily Court at emily@pukaha.org.nz for more information.