Patron for QEII National Trust

National Trust chief executive Mike Jebson says the National Trust is honoured to have the Governor-General’s patronage. ‘Her Excellency considers conservation and sustainable practices to be of great importance to New Zealand. ‘Her sponsorship is a wonderful endorsement of the efforts the National Trust and its members do in this field of work for the benefit of all New Zealanders,” Jebson says. The National Trust was established in 1977 and named in recognition of the 25th jubilee of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in the same year. It celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. The National Trust works in partnership with landowners to protect in perpetuity significant natural and cultural features on their land with open space covenants. It operates as a perpetual trustee to ensure the terms and conditions of covenants agreements are honoured forever. Landowners throughout the country have voluntarily established over 4,200 open space covenants that together protect around 165,000 hectares of special features on their land, including some of our most threatened ecosystems and native plants and animals.