Trustee John Fawcett

Trustee John Fawcett

We weren’t content with just two Johns as trustees, we just had to go and recruit a third one!   With a career as a humanitarian worker that took him to the USA, Cambodia, and Nepal, John brings a wealth of experience to our team. Since returning to New Zealand,...
Intern – Maarten

Intern – Maarten

Introducing Maarten, who has traveled all the way from the Netherlands to join us at Matuku Link for a five-month internship. As part of his “Landscape and Environmental Management” studies, Maarten is focusing on a key project to explore why matuku...
Leah Nielsen – Educator

Leah Nielsen – Educator

Leah joined Matuku Link in 2022, bringing her love of learning and passion for the natural world to our education programme. A former primary school teacher, Leah has worked in schools in both New Zealand and the UK. While living in Bristol, she volunteered at Bristol...
Rebecca Bowater – Educator

Rebecca Bowater – Educator

Rebecca joined Matuku Link in 2023, after volunteering with our education programme for a year. She grew up locally exploring the Waitākere Ranges and West Coast beaches. Now she shares her love of the natural world with her three children. Rebecca brings her...
Annalily van den Broeke – Project Manager

Annalily van den Broeke – Project Manager

From project managing a national museum in The Netherlands to wetland conservation in New Zealand – it’s more similar than you’d think. Annalily joined the trust as secretary in 2016 to help raise funds for the purchase of Matuku Link. She kept...
Trustee Dale Bainbridge

Trustee Dale Bainbridge

Dale was an Architectural Designer/Technician, responsible for the design and detailing of many institutional buildings, industrial and complex residential for the early part of his working life. Building construction completed the circle and his company has been...