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Principal members
Associate members
The Adams Trust
Rural Communities Trust
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PO Box 447
Hamilton 3240
0800 327 646
For information please contact
The trustees
Chrissy Pedersen (Chairperson)
Don Nicolson (Federated Farmers)
Charles (Charlie) Graham (National Bank)
Chrissy Pedersen
Chairperson, Rural Communities Trust
Chrissy farms, in partnership with her husband, an 1850 acre farm with 1400 cows plus beef finishing and cropping. She is a Director and Administrator of Ballahooley Farming Ltd, which employs seven full time as well as seasonal staff.
Chrissy qualified as a Diagnostic Radiographer at Palmerston North Hospital and has spent 30 years working in a variety of roles within the radiography sector.
In the mid-
Don Nicolson
Federated Farmers of New Zealand
Don is President of Federated Farmers and farms 212 ha consisting of sheep, deer and forestry at Waimatua, Southland.
Prior to this, Don served on the National Board of Federated Farmers from 2003, and was President of Federated Farmers Southland for three years. In 2006 Don was appointed the Federation's representative on the ACC Stakeholder Reference Group and was Chairman of Local Government Forum between 2004 and 2008.
Don was elected in 1999 as a Trustee to the Southland Electric Power Supply Consumer Trust. He is married with two daughters.
Charles (Charlie) Graham
National Bank of New Zealand (Elected Trustee)
Charlie completed a Bachelor of Agricultural Science at Massey University before joining The Rural Bank. When The National Bank acquired The Rural Bank in 1992, Charlie became the Northern Area Manager. In 1996 Charlie was appointed General Manager of Rural Banking for The National Bank.
Formerly a Registered Valuer and a member of the New Zealand Property Institute, Charlie is a former member of the New Zealand Society of Farm Management. He is married with four children.