The
Chatham Islands Enterprise Trust was established to promote the
economic development and well-being of the Chatham Islands. The trust’s
activities are guided by a strategy formulated in 2002 and refreshed in
2008. View the Trust Deed.
Key industries on the Chatham Islands are farming, fishing and
tourism, with a particular emphasis on eco-tourism. Chatham Island
Enterprise Trust owns and operates the island's infrastructure
companies, including:
Chatham Islands Airport Ltd
Chatham Islands Electricity Ltd
Chatham Islands Forestry Ltd
Chatham Islands Port Ltd
Chatham Islands management Ltd
Chatham Islands Quota Holdings Ltd
THE ORGANISATION
CHAIRPERSON
Phil Seymour
TRUSTEES
Greg Horler
Donna Gregory-Hunt
Denise Thomas
Brent Mallinson
TRUST STAFF
Chief
Executive Officer - Ian
McFarlane -
Business
Operations Manager - Toni Gregory-Hunt -
Office
Manager/Finance - Denise Meo -
OTHER
Accountant - Grant Thornton & Simon Carey
Lawyer - Macalister Mazengarb & David Greenslade
Advisor - Harbour Chambers & Hugh Rennie QC
Bankers - ANZ (Waitangi - Chatham Islands)
Auditors - Audit New Zealand (on behalf of the Auditor General)
NASA satellite captures phytoplankton bloom over Chatham Rise
An expansive bloom of phytoplankton (single-celled, plant-like organisms) traced colorful swirls across the
South Pacific Ocean between New Zealand (left) and the Chatham Islands
(right) on December 23, 2009. The colors come from chlorophyll and other
pigments that the phytoplankton use to capture light for
photosynthesis. The milky turquoise parts of the bloom may include
phytoplankton called coccolithophores, which have a chalk-like plating that is very reflective.
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The
Chatham Islands Enterprise Trust was established to promote the
economic development and well-being of the Chatham Islands. The trust’s
activities are guided by a 
