Glernfern Sanctuary Trustees
Rupert Wilson, Chair
Rupert has had a long involvement with Hillary Outdoors outdoor education. Hillary Outdoors is based at Orama in Karaka Bay, close to Glenfern. Rupert was also one of the founding Trustees of the Motu Kaikoura Trust which is managing the restoration and public accessibility of Kaikoura Island close to Glenfern. Rupert was also one of the founding Trustees of the Durville Island Stoat Eradication Trust. Rupert is a lawyer and was a partner at Chapman Tripp for 27 years. He is also a keen sailor and has many land based outdoor interests.
Emma Cronin
Emma has been involved with Glenfern Sanctuary since 2007, as a volunteer, contractor and manager for eight years, prior to relocating back to the mainland where she currently juggles a number of part time roles; as project manager for Aongatete Forest Project and for their own environmental consulting business 'Ethos Environmental'. In addition to being a wife and mum, she attempts to fit in some mountain biking, rarely.
Chris Morton
Chris has 42 years experience in a diverse range of activities both in property and construction in NZ and overseas. From 1990 to 2016 he has held a number of roles from Trustee to Chairman of Multiserve Education Trust later renamed Cognition Education, one of New Zealand’s largest education charitable entities. He enjoys the outdoors and is a keen sailor, cyclist and mountaineer and is also an accomplished photographer and writer.
Christine Clemow
Christine is a chartered accountant, with a background in management and financial accounting, including financial modelling, reporting, and cash flow analysis. Christine brings a high level of professionalism, integrity and objectivity, and enjoys working across all areas of an organisation. She and her husband are fortunate to have been volunteering at Glenfern for over 25 yrs, since Tony and Mal purchased the property in 1991, and have a strong connection to the property and Bouzaid family.
Susan Warren
Susan has a long and impressive track record in destination branding, marketing and sustainable tourism, here and internationally. She is inspired with the vision of Glenfern and to be able to direct her skills to support Glenfern as a beacon for leading edge practices in pest eradication programmes and protecting and nurturing biodiversity. She is passionate about encouraging people to support the important mahi going on at Glenfern and to contribute however they can, or simply to visit and stay at the accommodations there and enjoy yet another dimension of beautiful Aotea The Barrier.
Sonya Palmer
Sonya Palmer Motairehe Marae
Rodney Taiaha Ngawa
Ngāti Rehua
Tangatakaitiaki o Aotea and all of the rohe o Ngatiwai is Rodney’s passion and he brings this passion to the mahi of Glenfern Trust and in particular in his words: ‘Bringing the wairua back to the taonga of Glenfern Sanctuary, the gateway to the predator fenced 240 hectare Kotuku Peninsula. Rodney is a leader for his iwi and hapu and on behalf of Ngati Rehua Ngati Wai ki Aotea brings his mana, experience and intense love of conservation, and protection of native flora and fauna to all of the Glenfern projects. Of many projects Rodney has worked in and contributes to, before returning to live in 2014 on Aotea he worked for the Ngatiawai Iwi Education unit as a storyteller, a mentor of young and old, and a cultural advisor and environmental te Ao Maori (Maori world view) educator in schools. Haere mai ki tenei mahi Rodney.
Moreton Troope
Ngāti Rehua
Moreton is a senior highly talented IT Specialist at Te Whatu Ora. He has assisted Ngati Rehua Ngatiwai ki Aotea with IT and coding projects.
Moreton and his family have been dedicated supporters an volunteers of Glenfern for more than five years. The family lives at Rangiahua, and previously in London.
Moreton's wife Sacha holds weekly yoga classes at Genfern and their five children regularly volunteer and participate in events such as Te Pou Ramaroa, Raupo Taranga summer series and wanganga held onsite.
