📷 An Evening of Celebration: Farewelling Iain Hines, and the launch of “Giving for Good - The History of the J R McKenzie Trust”

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2 Aug

Written By Imogen

Farewell To Iain

J R McKenzie Trust recently had the pleasure of celebrating some important milestones. Our Evening of Celebration took place in early July 2022 and saw us officially farewell long-serving Director of the Peter McKenzie Project (PMP) and former Executive Director of the Trust, Iain Hines, and provide an opportunity for the many people who count him as a friend and colleague to acknowledge him.

Giving for Good: The history of the J R McKenzie Trust

Our Evening of Celebration also gave us the opportunity to unveil ‘Giving for Good: The history of the J R McKenzie Trust’, a record of the giving legacy of the McKenzie family over 80 years. Jenny Gill, who has a long and distinguished history with both the Trust and the philanthropy sector in general, provided some insights into what can be achieved when innovative approaches are adopted in the pursuit of long-term solutions. Sir Roy’s daughter, Robyn Gibson, spoke of the importance of private philanthropy and shared some wonderful family anecdotes. It was a special moment to see her cut the official ribbon and declare the book launched.

Photographs from the Evening of Celebration can be found below. If you would like to read Giving for Good - The History of the J R McKenzie Trust, you can click the button below to read an online copy, or download a PDF.

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Photos from An Evening of Celebration

Dr Stephen Clarke (Author) & Lynn Peck (Editor) with “Giving for Good: The History of the J R McKenzie Trust”

The J R McKenzie Trust staff team
*Back row, from left:* Aiolupotea Lili Tuioti (Director, Peter McKenzie Project), Robyn Scott (Executive Director)
*Front row, from left:* Beverley Richards (Operations Manager), Eileen Kelly (Grants Advisor/Programme Manager), Sylvia Moe (Pacific Strategy and Engagement Lead), Marama Tākao (Pou Ārahi)

Robyn opened the night and welcomed all present

Robyn Scott (Executive Director), Manaia King (Trustee, outgoing Chair), Chelsea Grootveld (Chair of the J R McKenzie Trust Board)

Trustee (and Magician) Jonathan Usher provided some quality magical entertainment!

The Trust team joined Chelsea, Manaia and Jonathan to sing a waiata in Iain’s honour

Manaia spoke of the leadership and manaaki Iain has demonstrated over his 25 years’ service

Two kaikōkiri representatives, Dr Eruera Tarena (Kaihautu at Tokona te Raki), and Annie Newman (Founder of Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New Zealand), spoke beautifully about Iain’s vision and his ability to connect people and organisations to encourage synergy, momentum and action, all leading to transformational change.