Manawa Karioi Membership
Annual membership begins 1 July to 30 June.


We are really happy with the progress the Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project has made but we would love some more members to see us into the future! We need a certain amount of members each year to maintain our status as an incorporated society. We have been busy working on all the changes required by the new Incorporated Society Act. We have a whatsapp group to keep in touch with our members and volunteers.

Being a member of Manawa Karioi means - 

  • You can have input into the decisions and the running of the society

  • Good numbers in the society means that our funding applications are stronger

  • The $20.00 payment to become a member will go towards running costs of the project

  • You can actively participate in the project bringing your skill-sets to the society

We would like to invite you to become a member of the Manawa Karioi Society!

The membership subscription is $20.00 if you would like to support our project, you can deposit this amount into our bank account. Please fill out this membership form. If you require a receipt, please email our Treasurer, Papri Paul. Email Papri here.

MANAWA KARIOI SOCIETY INCORPORATED
KiwiBank number: 38-9011-0466528-02
REF: Member/ Last name

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Our Committee

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Chris Livesey

Chairperson/ Committee Member

Chris, his partner and their 3 children were at the dawn planting of the first tree in 1991. He has maintained his involvement in the project ever since.

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Ross Gardiner

Volunteer Coordinator/ Committee Member

With over 20 years experience volunteering with Manawa Karioi, Ross has a detailed knowledge of the project.

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Ness Patea

Media Liaison/ Committee Member

A tree enthusiast and an ex-resident of Island Bay. Vanessa brings her digital skills to the Committee at Manawa Karioi.

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Tom Box

Committee Member

A council gardener by day and a neighbour to the reserve, Tom brings a lot of botanical knowledge to the site and is a regular at the working bees.

Annie Yeates

Committee Member

Annie is the Chair of the SEA/ Tawatawa Reserve and on the committee of the Ōtari Wilton’s Bush Trust and coordinates numerous predator pest trapping lines.

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Paul Blaschke

Committee Member

Paul Blaschke is an environmental consultant and part-time university lecturer. He loves living and working in Wellington’s southern suburbs, whether in the Owhiro catchment, the Town Belt near his home, or on the slopes at Manawa Karioi.

Joelle Gragilla

Committee Member

Joelle is a regular dog walker at Manawa Karioi and a friendly Island Bay resident.

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Tim Owens

Committee Member

Tim is a regular volunteer at our working bees and a committed member of the committee.

 

At the AGM the following officers were elected:

  • Chair/ Liaison with Tapu Te Ranga : Chris Livesey

  • Secretary/Treasurer: Papri Paul

  • Committee: Ross Gardiner, Ness Patea, Paul Blaschke, Tom Box, Tim Owens, Annie Yeates, Joelle Gragilla.

  • Biodiversity Advisor: Peter Russell

We would like to acknowledge the following people who have been involved with Manawa Karioi over the decades: Sister Loyola, Kevin Kilkelly and Peter Sylvester, Bill Pettersson, Bill van Gorkom, Jill Burdett, Joy & David Dean, Roger & Jenny Mountfort, Cathy Leniston, Dean Baigent-Mercer, Gary James, Jim Lynch, Liz Tennent, Maggie Wassilief, Marion Sanson, Morgan Cox, Richard Cussins and Sally Bowman.