Puketi Forest Trust

The activities of the Trust are guided by the founding document which sets out the aims of the Trust as follows:

  • To restore Puketi Forest to a complete, healthy, living forest essential to the spiritual, cultural, historical, economic and social wellbeing of local communities and maintain it in perpetuity for future generations
  • To restore the historical and cultural significance, as well as the mauri (physical and spiritual force) of Puketi Forest
  • To bring together and represent the different groups to ensure that the restoration of Puketi Forest is successful and the benefits of a restored forest are realised by the wider community
  • To promote education about Puketi Forest and become a resource for conservation education and science
  • To provide governance and direction at all stages of the project of restoration and enable fundraising
  • To demonstrate leadership in conservation and landowner awareness
  • To encourage and assist the owners of land adjacent to Puketi Forest to manage native forest on their land in a manner that will assist the maintenance of Puketi Forest as a complete healthy living forest.