Governance

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.