Our Partners & Funders
Our Partners & Funders…
This community-led initiative is supported by 14 organisations who signed a partnership in November 2018.
The following organisations are inaugural signatories to the Pest Free Banks Peninsula Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU):
Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust, Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust, Summit Road Society Incorporated, Department of Conservation, Environment Canterbury, Christchurch City Council, Ōnuku Rūnanga, Te Hāpu o Ngāti Wheke Rūnanga, Te Rūnanga o Koukourārata, Te Taumutu Rūnanga, Wairewa Rūnanga, Living Springs, Selwyn District Council, and the Cacophony Project.
We could not do this without you!
Our Funders…
We would like to thank the following organisations and agencies that have funded and supported our work:
Predator Free 2050 Ltd (they fund 50% of our efforts) Predator Free 2050 Limited (pf2050.co.nz)
Environment Canterbury (funded through a targeted rate for Banks Peninsula – thanks to the rate payers of Banks Peninsula) Our natural environment | Environment Canterbury (ecan.govt.nz)
Department of Conservation – community fund and Jobs for Nature funding Jobs for Nature – Mahi mō te Taiao: Our work (doc.govt.nz)
Christchurch City Council – the Council provides direct funding as well as hosting our Wildside team at their Duvauchelle depot and providing other support. Biodiversity : Christchurch City Council (ccc.govt.nz)
Rod Donald Trust – support for initiating new projects Rod Donald Trust
Selwyn District Council – support for trapping programmes at Taumutu Selwyn District Council – Biodiversity
Merrell – providing equipment and cash support Merrell | Our Heritage Story – Merrell NZ
Twin Needle – providing equipment twinneedle.co.nz
Team Hutchinson Ford Christchurch– providing a vehicle for our field team Ford Sponsorship | Team Hutchinson Ford
Lotteries Environment and Heritage Fund – funding support.
Pest Free Banks Peninsula is an open partnership and is actively looking to recruit additional community, educational, and business members.
A management structure is outlined in the MOU with a governance level Project Oversight Group supported by a Project Management Group.
Let’s work together to help make Banks Peninsula Pest FREE!
Thank you so much for being a part of this community led, agency supported project. We really appreciate it.