Our People

Our People Our People Contact us: Secretary Annalily van den Broeke 022 692 2016 or email us at hello@matukulink.org.nz ... read more Melanie Woolford – Administrator Melanie (she/her) first heard about Matuku Link in 2023 when her daughter Eloise visited on...
Melanie Woolford – Administrator

Melanie Woolford – Administrator

Melanie (she/her) first heard about Matuku Link in 2023 when her daughter Eloise visited on a school trip and came home raving about all the cool things she had learned! It sounded like exactly the sort of stuff that Melanie wanted to learn more about too, so she...
Matthew Wardle – Intern

Matthew Wardle – Intern

Matthew (he/him) is joining the Matuku Link team across 2026 as part of his AUT Capstone placement, where he’ll be working on a science communication project exploring ways to share the stories and ecological work happening across the wetland. He is currently...
Aileen Sweeney – Educator

Aileen Sweeney – Educator

Nau mai haere mai Aileen Sweeney!   We are tino harikoa to welcome Aileen (she/her) on board the team here at Matuku Link. She will be helping out while Leah is on maternity leave.   Aileen is an ecologist with a passion for education and community outreach. While she...
Grac Coyle – Communications

Grac Coyle – Communications

Grac is a young queer conservationist who has recently come on board the team at Matuku Link to add their skills in storytelling for conservation.  They have been volunteering with us for just over a year now, helping out with the School Holiday Programme, getting...
Christine Mansford

Christine Mansford

With Christine’s background in ecology, and a skilled conservation field worker by trade, Christine is enjoying being able to practically assist the Matuku projects in growing predator control across the landscape. Christine happened to be between contracts at Ark in...