The biodiversity protected by QEII covenants provides important resources such as clean air and fertile soils."
Sir Brian Lochore
Chairperson
Open SpaceTM magazine
Check out the QEII Open Space magazine, July 2008 (PDF 3.5MB)
Download July 2008 articles:
Restoring degraded gullies in Hamilton
Stemming the decline in beech mistletoes
Find out more about Open Space magazine ....
Next issue: Late November 2008
Support QEII
Help us protect New Zealand's unique national heritage
QEII is always in need of greater financial and moral support for its work. You can help us through:
Membership
Your benefits as a QEII Trust member
Joining QEII National Trust as a member will give you the following benefits:
- A year's subscription to our magazine Open Space™ - three issues a year
- Entitlement to nominate and vote for two members onto the QEII National Trust Board of Directors. The current directors elected by members are James Hunter of Waipukurau and Jo Ritchie of Helensville.
- Free or discounted entry to properties owned or administered by the following organisations:
Membership types
- Individual $30
- Family $45
- Life $550
- Corporate - business $75
- Corporate - non profit organisation $50
Subscriptions include GST. Financial members must have a residential address in New Zealand. QEII covenantors automatically become members.
To join QEII:
- Email us with your details, or
- Phone us on 04 472 6626, or from outside Wellington on 0800 4 OPENSPACE (0800 467 367), or
- Download this QEII membership form (PDF, 160KB) and post to QEII National Trust, PO Box 3341, Wellington 6140
Donations and Bequests
QEII is helped greatly by money or assets gifted in people's wills or in their lifetimes
You may wish to support the Trust's work in general or help the Trust protect a special place or species.
Making a bequest is easy - usually you need only make a simple addition to your will. The wording can be as simple as:
'I give and bequeath to the Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust (QEII National Trust) the sum of $..... or …..% of my estate, for its general purposes and use at the discretion of the QEII National Trust's Board of Directors.'
If you would like to discuss any aspect of contributing to QEII by donation or bequest, please phone CEO Margaret McKee on 04 472 6626, or from outside Wellington on 0800 4 OPENSPACE (0800 467 367), or email her.
Registered Charitable Entity
Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust is a registered charitable entity under the Charities Act 2005. Registration number: CC28488.
Tax rules for charitable giving are changing. Visit Inland Revenue news and updates for more information.
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- Email us with your details, or
- Download a printable order form (PDF 56KB), or
- Phone QEII on 04 472 6626.
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What's New
- Farm management improved by protecting wetlands near Kaitaia
- Restoring degraded gullies in Hamilton
- Stemming the decline in beech mistletoes
- Bush block for sale - Ruapuke, Waikato
- Property for sale - Hutt Valley
- Carbon credits
Restoring gullies
Private landowners are contributing to efforts to restore degraded gullies in Hamilton.
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