Pomona Island Charitable Trust
Objectives
The Pomona Island Charitable Trust was set up in July 2005 with the aim of restoring the largest inland island in New Zealand to its presumed natural state prior to the introduction of pests. The specific objectives of the Trust are:
Objectives
The Pomona Island Charitable Trust was set up in July 2005 with the aim of restoring the largest inland island in New Zealand to its presumed natural state prior to the introduction of pests. The specific objectives of the Trust are:
Conservation
- To eradicate all mammalian pest species from Pomona Island
- To ensure a high quality of indigenous biodiversity on the island in terms of both flora and fauna
- To reintroduce, through natural and assisted means, birdlife native to Fiordland within the Southwest New Zealand World Heritage Area
- To provide a safe habitat for endangered and threatened birds to breed thereby increasing the populations of individual species
- To monitor conservation activities and their impact on the island's biodiversity
- To transfer the experiences learned on Pomona Island to other inland islands in Fiordland
Research and Education
- To encourage research activities which enhance our knowledge and appreciation of restoration activities
- To promote awareness among both local people and visitors of the indigenous biodiversity potential of the island
- To provide an accessible location for people to see, hear and learn about the flora and fauna native to Fiordland
Community Involvement
- To ensure community involvement in the island restoration project through informal consultation and volunteer activities
- To promote the restoration of Pomona Island as a project for the local community to be proud of
Recreation and Tourism
- To promote Pomona Island as a place for locals and tourists to visit and experience a part of Fiordland as it used to be
Trustees
There are nine Trustees:
Top Row
John Whitehead (Chair)
John Stevenson (Treasurer)
Vivienne Shaw (Secretary)
Murray Willans (DOC Advisor)
Bottom Row
Chris Shaw
Kim Hollows
Hunter Shaw
Lance Shaw
Stewart Bull (not shown)
There are nine Trustees:
Top Row
John Whitehead (Chair)
John Stevenson (Treasurer)
Vivienne Shaw (Secretary)
Murray Willans (DOC Advisor)
Bottom Row
Chris Shaw
Kim Hollows
Hunter Shaw
Lance Shaw
Stewart Bull (not shown)
Patron
Our patron is world-renowned botanist Emeritus Professor Alan Mark
Our patron is world-renowned botanist Emeritus Professor Alan Mark
Trust
Pomona
Island
Island
Projects
Sponsors
Friends of
Pomona
Pomona
Volunteers
Department of Conservation
Porter and MacTavish
"As Patron of the Pomona Island Charitable Restoration Trust, I have been most impressed by the resolve and commitment of the Trustees to achieve their laudable purpose in an orderly and credible way. Patrons don't normally become actively involved with the organisation they are asked to support with their patronage but I was delighted to be asked and then to organise and be involved with an important baseline ecological survey of Pomona and Rona Islands. The results of our survey will be important later, in assessing the effectiveness of the carefully planned ecological restoration exercise for these two largest islands in Lake Manapouri, generally recognised as New Zealand's most beautiful lake. As many people in the area will appreciate, this lake is very dear to my heart after risking my scientific career in spearheading a highly contentious conservation battle through the 1960s and early 70s to "save" the lake and adjoining Lake Te Anau from the ambitions of some leading politicians, developers and engineers of the time to despoil them with lake raising in order to gain some extra hydro-electric generation from this resource. Thankfully, we retained the lakes and lakeshores in their natural state and now I wish the Pomona Trust every success with this major effort to restore the natural state of Manapouri's two largest islands." Alan F. Mark. June 19, 2006.
