Who we are

Peter Wilson

Peter Wilson has over 45 years commercial experience, across a number of industries, in senior management and directorships, including 7 years’ experience as Managing Director of a Public Listed Company.

In 2009 Peter established his own consultancy company Pinehurst Associates Limited which provided commercial and governance advice to clients. Two of the Pinehurst Associates clients were the Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust and Te Runanga o Ngati Whatua. Since 2009 Peter has been involved, through Te Uri o Hau, with the transformation of the 616 hectares of predator infested pine forest at Te Arai to a managed land use that supports the re-establishment of native flora and fauna. During this period Peter has also been active in supporting the efforts to see the recovery of the NZ Fairy Tern (Tara Iti) and other New Zealand Shorebirds. Peter is a graduate of the University of Auckland and a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors.

Peter Hall

Peter Hall is a consultant planner with over 25 years’ experience.  Before setting up his own planning consultancy in 2019, Peter was a Partner at Boffa Miskell Limited for 15 years, a nationwide New Zealand consultancy of planners, ecologists and designers. Peter served on the Board of Boffa Miskell during his time with that company. He holds the qualification of Bachelor of Planning from the University of Auckland and is a member of the New Zealand Planning Institute and New Zealand Resource Management Law Association. Peter has been directly involved in planning and resource management for the Te Ārai area for some 10 years, assisting the commercial entities of both Te Uri o Hau and Ngāti Manuhiri , and their respective development partners, in developing and consenting sustainable land use change for their large land holdings.  Peter is passionate about protecting New Zealand native birdlife and its habitats and is excited by the unique opportunity that the Shorebirds Trust has, to make a very meaningful contribution to this goal. 

Linda Guzik

Linda attained a Masters degree in Organizational Leadership and has over 40 years of governance and leadership experience with the U.S. government and nonprofits at the local, regional, and national levels. Her diverse experience includes National Office of Job Corps management consultant, contracting officer for conservation services, and directorship for multiple Civilian Conservation Centers. She served on the National Job Corps Leadership Team, Job Corps National Partnership Council, Forest Service Leadership Teams, Montana State Workforce Investment Board, Montana State Lifelong Learning Committee, Job Corps Regional School-to-Work Coordinator, and National Job Corps Transformational Team.   

Since the Shorebirds Trust inception in 2014, Linda’s board chair role includes providing support and coordination of recovery efforts with NZ’s Department of Conservation tara iti Recovery Group; facilitation of research projects with Massey University and University of Canterbury; and involvement in the development of the Te Arai Ecological Sanctuary and Coastal Conservation Predator Control Buffer Zone.