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1 August 2007

Tane’s Tree Trust Appoints New Trustees

Tane's Tree Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of two new trustees.

Andrew Caddie is an Auckland based lawyer working with national law firm Simpson Grierson. In addition to his legal qualification Andrew also holds a Bachelor of Forestry Science (Canterbury) and will bring to the Trust a unique blend of forestry and legal experience. Andrew is particularly interested in how the Trust can advance the planting of indigenous timber trees for timber production utilising the Government's recently announced Permanent Forest Sink Initiative. Andrew is a Member of the NZ Institute of Forestry and is Chairman of the Institute’s Auckland Section.

Dr Andrew McEwen is a registered forestry consultant based in Wellington. He holds a BSc from Victoria University, a B.Sc. in Forestry from Aberdeen University and a Ph.D. in forestry from Canterbury University. During his over 40 years as a professional forester, Andrew has worked in general forestry, in forest research, in forest planning and policy and was very involved in the corporatisation and privatisation of the former State Forests. After 37 years with government and a State Enterprise, he established his own consultancy firm in 1999. Andrew is currently Vice President of the NZ Institute of Forestry. Andrew hopes that his wide experience in the NZ forestry sector will assist the management and operations of the Trust.

The Trust was incorporated in 2002, with the objective of promoting indigenous forestry as an attractive land use. The trust organises workshops for land owners, publishes booklets and other information on the establishment and management and productive use of indigenous tree species, undertakes or promotes research aimed at consolidating and advancing knowledge of indigenous species and investigates legal, political and financial obstacles to the expansion of indigenous forests.

The Trust has over 340 individual and corporate supporters.

The other Trustees are Ian Barton (Chairman), Peter Berg (Deputy Chairman), Dr David Bergin, Dr Bruce Burns, Ian Campbell, Mark Dean, Dr Maggie Lawton, Roger MacGibbon, Murray McAlonan, Roger McGowan, Professor Warwick Silvester and the Hon Rob Storey.

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