If you would like a copy of CHART's first AGM or Annual Report please contact Abby on 03 3050310 or
CHART coordinator appointed
Jul 31, 2009 at 08:10 AM
Thanks to funding from the Biodiversity Advice Fund, CHART has been able to employ a part-time coordinator on the Chatham Islands. Abby Biltcliff, a recent arrival to the Chathams, has taken on the role. Abby has a background in science and a passion for conservation. Abby can be contacted at
Biodiversity Advice Fund grant
May 11, 2009 at 01:06 PM
CHART is very pleased to have just been notified that its application to the Biodiversity Advice Fund has been successful. The Fund will provide the Trust with up to $35,000 to assist with the employment of a part-time coordinator, assist with landowner liaison, promotional material, and advocacy on the values of the natural heritage of the Chathams.
Governor-General launches Chatham Heritage and Restoration Trust
Dec 23, 2008 at 08:02 AM
His Excellency the Governor-General of NZ, the Hon Anand Satyanand formally launched the newly formed Chatham Heritage and Restoration Trust (CHART) at a reception on Friday 19th December 2008 at the community Hall in Waitangi, Chatham Islands. The Governor-General is patron for the Trust and was pleased to celebrate its launching with the Trustees, local dignitaries and landowners who have an interest in the preservation of the Chatham Islands.
CHART has been established to assist the community to protect and restore their heritage by undertaking conservation and restoration projects on both private and public lands. Possible projects that have been identified include the reforestation of kowhai forest on a popular stretch of unoccupied crown land on Te Whanga's shore, pest control on private land as well as arranging for pest control workshops for landowners. One long term project that got an excited response was investigating the feasibility of the eradication of possums from the Chatham Islands or part thereof.
CHART welcomes new members and annual subscription is $20, payable to CHART, PO Box 156 Chatham Islands 8942. To learn more about chart email:
or visit the website www.chathamheritage.org.nz
As a part of their regional visit to the Chatham Islands, on 19 November 2008 the Governor-General, Hon Anand Satyanand, and Mrs Susan Satyanand, attended a reception to officially launch the Chatham Heritage and Restoration Trust. Pictured with them were, from left, Pat Smith, Mayor of the Chatham Islands and CHART trustees, Alfred Preece, Tom Lanauze, Lois Croon and Vaughan Hill. Image: Government House
