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The Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust
The Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust is the body steering our Geopark waka (canoe), from deep time and into a future as New Zealand’s preeminent Geopark. They provide guidance, enlist support for the project and look for funding and partnership opportunities.
The Trust may have up to nine Trustees, and may coopt Advisory Trustees as required. Two of the Trustees are appointed by the Waitaki District Council, and one by Te RÅ«naka o Moeraki. The current Trustees are:
Rachel Plieger
(Chair)
Tk Buchanan
(Deputy Chair)
Tim Blackler
Brett Hudson
Melanie Jones
Mauriri McGlinchey
Prof. Ross Dowling
Helen Jansen
Grant Neal
Mike Gray
(Advisory)
Rachel Plieger - Chair
Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust
email: chair@whitestonegeopark.nz
mobile: +64 27 382 9299
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Strategic Plan 2021 - 2025
This Plan sets out the Mission, Vision, strategic direction, development roadmap and operating philosophy of the Geopark. It provides a description of the Trust’s workstreams and provides a timeline for the key projects within each workstream up until 2025. An Annual Plan outlining the year’s workplan and budget will be approved by the Trust for each financial year.
Strategic Plan 2021 - 2025
Annual Reports
Please see blow the Annual Reports of the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust.
Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust Annual Report FY19
Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust Annual Report FY22
Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust Annual Report FY20
Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust Annual Report FY23
Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust Annual Report FY21
The following Annual Reports belong to the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Limited. The Company was incorporated in February 2019 and was established to isolate commercial risk should the Trust wish to undertake commercial operations of scale or to invest in any other entity. The company was wound down in June 2021 as the Trust is unlikely to enter into significant capital investments or trade operations within the next year or two. The company can be reincorporated if the situation changes.
Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Limited Annual Report FY19
Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Limited Annual Report FY20