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Te Papa Foundation benefactors

Our donors and supporters help us to inspire and captivate current visitors and future generations. Join the Te Papa Foundation as we continue to build and shape the museum, its collections, and activities.

Patron

Her Excellency, The Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro, GNZM QSO Governor General of New Zealand

Honorary Life Members

Dame Patsy Reddy GNZM CVO QSO DStJ

Sir David Gascoigne KNZM CBE QSO CStJ

$250,000

Euan & Ann Sinclair

Andrew Barnes & Charlotte Lockhart

$100,000

Aloysius & Eileen Teh
Ans Westra & Family

Sir Christopher & Dayle, Lady Mace
The Gardner Family

$50,000

Chris & Kathy Parkin
Webb’s
Withiel Fund
Evan & Katie Williams

Collin Post & Brenda Young
The Kendrick Family
The Brennan Family

$25,000

Paul & Nicky Gough
Jenny Sutton

Dame Jenny Gibbs
Alastair Carruthers & Peter Gordon

$15,000

Faith Taylor
Georgina & Jolyon Ralston

Philip Carter

$7,500

Dr John Grigor
Janette Ingram-Seal
Sir Mark O’Regan & Nicola Saker
Art & Object
Sir Bruce & Lyn, Lady Robertson
Lyndsey & Roger Partridge
Rhonda & Keith Lloyd
Frances & Andrew Crombie
Anonymous
Robin Dossor

$5,000

Susannah & Paul Robinson
Christine & Jeff Douglas
The Kennedy Foundation

Aaron Hape
Rachel & James Wadham
Richard Stone

$2,500

Crown Relocations
Suzanne & Peter Hausmann
Cathy Ferguson & Michiel During
Chris LaHatte

Mel Winter
Danielle Genty-Nott & Mark Crawford
New Zealand Native Orchid Group (NZNOG)
Richard Burrell

$1,000

Meg Williams
Anne & Chris Wotton
James & Helena Brow
Sophie & Hamish Douglas
Craig Fenton & Meredith Townsley-Fenton
Stephanie & Sjoerd Post
Louise & Mark Binns
Greg Thompson & Kate Shaw
Anna & Sam Dickie
Anonymous
Ann Van Rooyen

Tania & Anton Bearsley
Gail Jansen
Dame Suzanne Snively & Ian Fraser
Judith Trotter
Len Cook
Susie des Tombe
Kate Fortune
Adrienne Bushell
Belinda Kitchen
Orchid Council of NZ

$500

Annie Coney
Kim & Sharon Carpenter
Nance McDougall
Susanne Emanuel
Grant & Louise Paterson
Sue & Graeme Astle
Cliff & Verne Turner
Jackie Pope
Margaret Wallace

Reuben Johnston & Willow Sainsbury
Hilary Patton
Rhiannon McKinnon
Fiona Strachan
The Wellington Orchid Society
Debbie Cook
Kylie Archer
John Boshier

UK Donors

Pippa, Lady Blake
Matthew Coleman
Loryn & Stuart Cooper
Laura Davies
Simon Fisher
Sara & Tim Fogarty
Peter & Karen Gillingwater
Paul & Nicky Gough
Barry Koolen
Rhonda & Keith Lloyd
Andrew McAlpine & Gemma Jackson
Jessica McCormack
Clarence Tan
Max Traeger & Miranda Harvie
Hilary Timmins & Rob Whitehouse
Simon Townsley

Stroma performance under Takapau, 2023. Photo by Jo Moore. Te Papa (227405)