Media Release: 31 January 2017

50 year olds invited to celebrate 50 years of Otago Peninsula Trust.

Otago Peninsula Trust is offering special deals for people born in 1967 as part of its 50th birthday celebrations in 2017. The Trust has a year of events, offers and commemorations planned to applaud their half century mark.

General Manager, Otago Peninsula Trust, Robyn McDonald says “2017 is a very special year for the Trust and we want to share it with all of the people who have supported us over the last 50 years and to those who will support us into the future”.

“For anyone turning 50 in 2017 we’re going to be offering special deals across all the Trust attractions and partnerships including 50% off Royal Albatross Centre Tours, Blue Penguins Pukekura, Fletcher House entry, Glenfalloch Green Bike Hire and Otago Peninsula Trust membership, free bubbly deals when 50th birthday parties are booked at Glenfalloch Restaurant, plus other pop-up specials during the year which will definitely be worth keeping an eye out for”.

“During the year we also plan to commemorate milestones and pay tribute to work the Trust has achieved over its 50 years; the purchase and enhancement of Glenfalloch Garden, the Royal Albatross tour infrastructure, Fort Taiaroa and the Armstrong Disappearing Gun restoration, the Blue Penguins Pukekura joint partnership, amenity projects, education and peninsula promotion. People can listen to our weekly radio show “Peninsula People” on Otago Access Radio which shares these stories, interviewing people who’ve been part of the Trust’s history.”

Otago Peninsula Trust was formed in 1967 by the Dunedin Jaycee Chapter who wanted to see Dunedin flourish and had identified Otago Peninsula as the major asset for the city. The Trust’s purpose is to protect and enhance Otago Peninsula, allowing visitors to enjoy the peninsula wildlife, with a very strong emphasis on conservation. The Trust was unique at the time - New Zealand’s first private charitable conservation trust.

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Otago Peninsula Trust was formed in 1967 and was New Zealand’s first private charitable conservation Trust. Trust objectives are:

• The stimulation of public interest in and care of the beauty, history and character of the Otago Peninsula.

• The preservation of the natural attractions of the area and the protection of the flora and fauna of the area.

• The development of tourist attractions, public and recreational services so that the public may obtain maximum use and enjoyment of the area in a way that will not detract from or destroy its beauty or character.

• The promotion of knowledge of and interest in the objects of the Trust by meetings, exhibitions, educational courses and all other forms of instruction and publicity.

To achieve its objectives the Trust oversees the business operations and marketing of:

• The Royal Albatross Centre at Taiaroa Head which hosts over 100,000 visitors annually

• Historic Fort Taiaroa, hidden underground fort with restored 1889 disappearing gun

• Fletcher House, Edwardian villa built in 1909 by Sir James Fletcher (management contract)

• Pukekura Blue Penguins, offering evening penguin viewing tours at Taiaroa Head (joint venture)

• Glenfalloch Woodland Gardens including Green Bike hire.

* Glenfalloch Restaurants Weddings, functions and conferences. Daytime casual dining

* Education Programmes: Interactive student focussed LEOTC in natural environments.

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