Chairperson

Trust Chair since 2024.

Luke is a Committee and Hearings Advisor at the Christchurch City Council who spent the first part of his legal career at Community Law Canterbury as Head of Legal Education. 

He is a volunteer trapper for the Trust and is passionate about conservation.

Associated with the Trust since

Vice Chairperson

Trust Vice Chair since 2024.

Brought up and educated in Finland, Maija developed a deep passion for conservation after moving to New Zealand. She volunteers as a trapper for the Trust.
Maija has a BA (History & Economics) and MA (General History) from University of Turku. After working in education and tourism, she has been working in the construction industry as a project coordinator for the last nine years.

Associated with the Trust since 2016.

Secretary

Trust secretary since 2013.

Anita, a former early childhood teacher and tertiary lecturer, is the owner and educator of Growing Kiwi Gardeners. She supports early childhood services to embed sustainable gardening into their everyday curriculum with young children.  Anita was one of the original volunteer trappers for NZCT in Craigieburn Forest Park and later the Carlyle Valley. She has a passion for environmental education and protection of New Zealand’s native species.  

Associated with the Trust since 2011

Carlyle Valley Trapping, Project Lead

Began volunteering as a trapper on the Carlyle project in 2021.

Became a Officer in 2024.

Matt brings over 30 years’ experience in the IT field and holds a BCom and MBA. He currently runs a business providing monitoring solutions in the renewable energy sector.

Associated with the Trust since 2024

Treasurer

Bit about Dan

Officer

Associated with the Trust since March 2026

Northwest Urban Trapping, Project Lead

Over many years I have been involved with the Mt Safety Council, Outdoor Training NZ, NZ Cadet Forces and North West Hiking.   Being outdoors is where I love to be and back in 2018 I joined the NZ Conservation Trust trapping firstly in the Craigieburn area and then on to our Urban sites

Running a fantastic team of Volunteers each fortnight in these areas is my happy place, keeping the predators at bay and listening the ever increasing birdsong at the Reserves.

Associated with the trust since 2018

Resource Coordinator - Staff

Ecologist with resource consenting and environmental education background in Brazil, working with ecological restoration since 2021 in New Zealand.

Trip Leader for Carlyle Valley for over 4 years.

Employed by the Trust since 2026