Grac Coyle

Grac Coyle

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...
Lead educator – Leah

Lead educator – Leah

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...
Assistant educator – Rebecca

Assistant educator – Rebecca

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...
Project manager – Annalily

Project manager – Annalily

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...