Shell New Zealand are one of our valued founding sponsors. The company announced the sale of its assets, permits and eventual departure from New Zealand in 2018. Strong is its commitment to biodiversity in the country and to our own restoration work, they will continue to support our project through until 2021.
Our Vision is to be a champion of positive opportunities and an agent of beneficial change for Taranaki and its people now and in the future. We are committed to proactively working with others to contribute to the success and wellbeing of Taranaki and its people, including restoration of our precious natural environment for present and future generations.
The TSB Community Trust was established in 1988 as the sole shareholder of TSB Bank Ltd. Today the Trust owns TSB Group Ltd, a holding company that manages the Trust’s asset investments, which include 100% of TSB Bank Ltd and 49% of Fisher Funds Management.
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research is a Crown Research Institute focused on environmental science. We are the lead provider of public-good, land-based science. Our guiding principle of Manaaki whenua, Manaaki tangata reflects the way we partner with others to care for the land, the people and grow prosperity for New Zealand’s future.
Taranaki Mounga is a collaboration between the Department of Conservation (DOC), eight Taranaki iwi and philanthropic investor NEXT Foundation, supported by founding sponsors Shell New Zealand, Jasmine Social Investments, TSB Community Trust and Landcare Research. The project will push the boundaries in landscape-scale ecological restoration over an area that includes the 34,000 ha of national park encompassing Taranaki, Pouakai, Kaitake and the protected Ngā Motu/Sugar Loaf Islands. Taranaki Mounga will restore and revitalise the environment so wildlife will once again flourish in this treasured place.
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