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PO Box 447|HAMILTON 3240|PHONE : 0800 327 646|EMAIL: ruralcommunitiestrust@fedfarm.org.nz

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Principal members

ANZ National Bank Ltd

Farmers Mutual Group

Federated Farmers of NZ

Genetic Technologies Ltd

Merial Ancare NZ Ltd

Telecom

Transpower NZ Ltd

Associate members

Ballance Agri-Nutrients Ltd

Donaghys Industries Ltd

Elders NZ Ltd

Gallagher Group

Landcorp Farming Ltd

PGG Wrightson

Syngenta Crop Protection Ltd

The Adams Trust

Rural Communities Trust

c/- Federated Farmers

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)

Rebecca Wilson (Transpower)

Margaret Chapman (Rural Women)

 

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-90's Chrissy qualified in Magnetic Resonance Imaging at UNITEC Auckland which led to her working in Palmerston North's newly constructed Central MRI unit as a Team Leader. She resigned from this position in 2003. Chrissy has four adult children.

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.

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