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 Annual report of the
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Annual report of the
Winston Churchill
Winston
MemorialChurchill
                Trust Board
Memorial        Trust Board
for the year ended
 31 March 2012
for the year ended
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31 March 2013
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 Presented to the House of Representatives Pursuant to
 Section 23 of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Act
 1965
Presented to the House of Representatives Pursuant to
Section 23 of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Act 1965

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                   WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIAL TRUST

                                        Patron

His Excellency Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae,
Governor-General of New Zealand.

                                Members of the Board

The members of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Board who served during the year
were:
      Rachael Selby, JP (Chair)
      A Graeme Hall, ONZM (Deputy Chair)
      Dr Airini
      Bruce Robertson
      Len Cook, CBE
      Margy-Jean Malcolm
      Prof Helen Nicholson
      Mary Schnackenberg, CNZM
      Fiona Tregonning

(A photograph of the Board is to be inserted here)

Seated:       from left Graeme Hall, Rachael Selby
Back row:     from left Mary Schnackenberg, Prof Helen Nicholson, Dr Airini, Bruce
              Robertson, Margy-Jean Malcolm, Fiona Tregonning
Absent:       Len Cook

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WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIAL TRUST

Role
The Trust Board (the Board) was established in 1965 by the Winston Churchill Memorial
Trust Act. Its purpose is to administer the Fund set up by that Act comprising funds from
the Government, and by public subscription, in memory of Sir Winston Churchill.

It was Sir Winston Churchill’s wish to be remembered by a scheme that allows Fellows
to travel in order to attain an objective which might not otherwise be possible, particularly
where this objective promotes understanding and benefits to people and communities.

Objectives and Functions
In terms of the Act the Board awards Fellowships and an accompanying grant for
purposes beneficial to the community. Awards are made to applicants who meet the
prescribed qualifications and who will contribute to the general advancement of any
occupation, calling, trade, business or profession in New Zealand. The Board also
makes awards for research that will be of benefit in general to New Zealand or to the
maintenance or advancement of the Commonwealth as a beneficial influence in world
affairs. The grants made are to enable Fellows to travel overseas for such purposes.
Fellows provide a report on their return, which is made publicly available on the website.

Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector
In December 2002, the functions, duties and powers of the Minister of Internal Affairs in
relation to the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Act 1965 were delegated to the Minister
for the Community and Voluntary Sector. This was enabled under Section 7 of the
Constitution Act 1986.

Appointment of Members
The Board comprises nine members who are appointed for a term of six years. The
appointment of any person to membership of the Board is made by the Governor-
General on the recommendation of the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector.

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WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIAL TRUST

Chairperson’s Report 2013

It is my pleasure to report on this year’s successes of the Winston Churchill Memorial
Trust Board and anticipated activities for the year ahead.

Each year the Board calls for applications for Fellowships. Typically, a high number of
applications are received. There were 61 applications this year from which 12
Fellowships were awarded with accompanying grants to the total value of $72,000.
Apart from the monetary grant, a Fellowship itself has a mana which is of great benefit to
Fellows in opening doors and achieving objectives.

The Fellowships awarded will assist the recipients to travel and conduct their research
projects. The findings will be relevant and of value to a range of sectors and New
Zealand communities. Details of each Fellowship are listed in this report.

The Board is encouraging applicants to consider the learning potential from Pacific and
Asian cultures as well as those of Europe, North America, and the United Kingdom.
Applications from the agricultural and horticultural sectors have historically been under-
represented, as well as geographical areas that lie outside Auckland and Wellington.
Interested candidates from these under-represented industry sectors and locations are
now strongly encouraged to apply.

A new Fellowship called the Winston Churchill McNeish Writers’ Fellowship was
launched early last year, thanks to the generous support of Sir James and Lady
McNeish. Sir James was a Churchill Fellow in 1984 and was knighted for services to
literature in 2010. Sir James feels he would never have become the writer he is without
the experience gained from working and living in foreign cultures.

The Winston Churchill McNeish Writers’ Fellowship will allow young New Zealand writers
and journalists to live and work overseas. The first Winston Churchill McNeish Writers’
Fellowship will be offered in 2013 for travel in 2014. It is expected that a further Winston
Churchill McNeish Writers’ Fellowship will be offered in 2015 for travel in 2016.

We hope Sir James’ innovation will inspire other Fellows, individuals and organisations
to partner with the Board to provide further opportunities for New Zealanders to travel,
learn and share their experiences upon their return. The Board is focusing on expanding
this concept of partnered Fellowships as a means of growing the capital base of the
Fund, and therefore the size and number of Fellowship grants available.

Jillyan Hing, a 1992 Fellow, donated a pencil drawn portrait of Winston Churchill by New
Zealand artist Paul Franco. The portrait has been in Jillyan Hing’s family for nearly fifty
years. The Board would like to extend its appreciation to those who have donated to the
Trust. The Trust also received a $500 donation from a member of the public.

In recent years, the Board has promoted the idea of a Fellows’ Association and recently
updated a database of over 700 Fellows and 70 former Board members. Several
gatherings of Fellows in Dunedin, Wellington, Hawke’s Bay and Auckland have taken
place and we anticipate that these and new groups will assist us to publicise Fellowships
and be a vehicle for sharing news about the Trust and Fellows’ experiences.

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The Trust was established in 1965 with funds from public donations and Government.
Since then, the Trust has enabled many ordinary New Zealanders to launch new and
extraordinary endeavours, to contribute significantly to their communities and to become
prominent in their communities and nation-wide.

The Trust will celebrate its 50th anniversary over 2014 and 2015. This fifty year
milestone is an appropriate time to consider the next fifty years and reflect on how
different the world is from when the Trust was established. Travel is now commonplace,
New Zealand is a different country, with a far more diverse population and economy than
in 1965.

I am grateful to the Board members for their hard work and commitment to the Trust. On
behalf of the Board, I offer congratulations to the 12 remarkable New Zealanders who
have become our 2013 Fellows. I wish them enjoyable and productive trips. I look
forward to the publication of their reports on the Trust’s website and to them receiving
their awards at the Governor-General’s Award ceremony.

Rachael Selby
Chairperson

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                           CHURCHILL FELLOWS 2013

The Trust awarded Fellowships to the following people.

Hilary Boyd: To investigate how various international healthcare organisations use
experience-based co-design to improve patient experiences of health care and overall
health services.
Alison Cadman: To visit and research not-for-profit social housing organisations in
Australia and the United Kingdom. The focus will be on exploring different models of
social housing provision and funding, particularly through social enterprise.
Cliff Colquhoun: To research successful community enterprise organisations in the
United Kingdom to gain knowledge of specific initiatives which have been successful in
increasing their community’s ability to provide local services and employment.
Paul Decker: To visit the United Kingdom’s leading fresh-water hatchery to learn
techniques for the captive production of rare freshwater fish and their preparation for
release in conservation projects.
John Hancock: To research and report upon the implementation and impact of the
legislative child poverty strategies in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, and to
inform the development of a legislative framework designed to reduce child poverty in
New Zealand.
Catherine McCullough: To travel to the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom and
Spain to conduct qualitative research on best practice for youth-led drug harm reduction
initiatives and thereby empower young people to lead changes in drug policy and service
delivery.
Euan Murdoch: To travel to the United States and the United Kingdom to gain new
insights and fresh perspectives for artist and audience development. The research will
be used to deepen New Zealanders’ engagement with the arts sector.
Takerei Norton: To learn from the Sami University College, Norway and the Sami
Parliaments, Norway, Sweden and Finland about their methodologies for the collation,
storage and dissemination of traditional Sami knowledge to their communities and the
wider public.
Emma Richards: To travel to Berlin to receive French horn lessons from a member of
the Berlin Philharmonic horn section and to discuss methods for teaching and inspiring
young brass horn players.
Carol Sebborn: To visit and learn from people-centred services in England and
Scotland which are initiating and developing new ways of offering support to people with
disabilities and their families. The research will involve the exploration of new
organisational designs and models.
Cathy Tracey: To travel to the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany to engage with
women and groups who are proactive in supporting and promoting tradeswomen in the
construction industry.
Vicki Wall: To travel to the United Kingdom to share experiences and develop
accessible resources for women with an intellectual disability who have been victims of
sexual assault.

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