{"id":2183,"date":"2025-07-28T23:42:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T23:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/?page_id=2183"},"modified":"2025-08-15T11:45:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T23:45:39","slug":"the-trustees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/the-trustees\/","title":{"rendered":"THE TRUSTEES"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2183\" class=\"elementor elementor-2183\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4094ee7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4094ee7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdaebc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdaebc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logo-PNG-white.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2127\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15eae8b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15eae8b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790ca49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"790ca49\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e473ae6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"e473ae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Trustee-Simon-Hall.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2188\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Trustee-Simon-Hall.avif 160w, https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Trustee-Simon-Hall-150x150.avif 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">SIMON HALL<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Chairman<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c5a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4c5a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Simon Hall is the Executive Chairman of Tasti Products Limited, a food manufacturing business located in Auckland.<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Simon owns four properties which comprise predominantly native forest. His interest in the restoration of threatened species prompted him to establish the Forest Lifeforce Restoration Trust.<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">He was a finalist in the 2023 New Zealand Environmental Hero of the Year Award, as part of that year&#8217;s New Zealander of the Year accolades. Radio New Zealand\u2019s\u00a0<span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/national\/programmes\/saturday\/audio\/2018884230\/simon-hall-creating-nz-s-largest-private-conservation-estate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kim Hill spoke with him about the Trust<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and what drives him to continue this work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a175d27 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a175d27\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e97d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"62e97d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Trustee-Pete-Shaw.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2187\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Trustee-Pete-Shaw.avif 160w, https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Trustee-Pete-Shaw-150x150.avif 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">PETE SHAW<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Trustee<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab56f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ab56f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Pete Shaw is the manager of the Forest Life Force Restoration Trust.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Pete has identified and initiated most of the Trust\u2019s projects.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Pete previously worked for the Department of Conservation for 18 years where he held various roles throughout New Zealand, including manager of Northern Te Urewera Mainland Island Project.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efc620 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0efc620\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07998c elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"f07998c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Trustee-John-McLennan.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2186\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Trustee-John-McLennan.avif 160w, https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Trustee-John-McLennan-150x150.avif 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Dr JOHN McLENNAN<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Trustee<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de53604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de53604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Dr John McLennan (QSM) is a self-employed ecologist. He has spent some 20 years studying various species of kiwi in the wild and is widely published on the subject of kiwi conservation.<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">John is involved in a number of restoration programmes throughout the North Island, including one at Lake Waikaremoana, where kiwi have been rescued from the brink of extinction and are now approaching pre-human levels of abundance. He is a trustee of the Project Kiwi Trust and a former trustee of the now &#8211; defunct BNZ Save the Kiwi Trust.<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">John was awarded the Queens Service Medal (QSM) in the 2004 New Year\u2019s Honours List in recognition of his services to kiwi and the community. He has a PhD from Aberdeen University and a B.Agr.Sc (First Class Honours) from Lincoln University.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SIMON HALL Chairman Simon Hall is the Executive Chairman of Tasti Products Limited, a food manufacturing business located in Auckland. Simon owns four properties which comprise predominantly native forest. His interest in the restoration of threatened species prompted him to establish the Forest Lifeforce Restoration Trust. 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