Templeton Flax Milling Heritage Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Riverton
Templeton Flax Milling Heritage Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Riverton, Riverton. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: • To promote, restore and preserve the former Templeton family flax mill heritage buildings and mill machinery at Otaitai Bush, Riverton, incorporating machinery from the former Otanomomo flax mill, (South Otago) for the benefit and education of the Riverton and Southland community, as well as enlightening and entertaining visitors to the area. • To operate a working Flax Mill Heritage Museum by demonstrating and displaying flax milling machinery and memorabilia at the Otaitai Bush flax mill, which is representative of flax mills that operated in Southland and Otago from the early 1900s up to 1972. • To keep alive, practice and retain the technical and labour skills and heritage craft of a flax miller, including flax cutting, classing, stripping and fibre scutching processing; together with machinery maintenance and tuning required to produce flax fibre hemp for its various end uses. • To support art and Maori weavers by supplying muka fibre for creative art and traditional weaving.
- Registration Number
- CC27668
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Riverton, Riverton
- templeflax@gmail.com
- Data as at
- March 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.3M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (15)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Ella Hobson | Secretary | 2025-06-29 |
| Linda Templeton | Treasurer | 2022-09-18 |
| Peter Templeton | Trustee | 2022-07-17 |
| Frances Mosley | Trustee | 2019-06-23 |
| Andrew Crichton | Trustee | 2017-06-25 |
| Luke Templeton | Trustee | 2015-06-14 |
| Owen Anderson | Trustee | 2014-06-02 |
| Kelvin Templeton | Trustee | 2014-06-02 |
| Howard Robertson | Trustee | 2011-06-12 |
| Mabin Calder | Trustee | 2011-06-12 |
| Diane Adams | Trustee | 2005-06-12 |
| Vaughan Templeton | Trustee | 2000-09-20 |
| Stephen Logie | Trustee | 2000-09-20 |
| Bruce Shields | Trustee | 2000-09-20 |
| Euan Templeton | Trustee | 2000-09-20 |
Former Officers (9)
- Megan Templeton — Secretary (departed 2025-06-29)
- Muriel Johnstone — Trustee (departed 2013-06-16)
- Bruce Martin — Trustee (departed 2019-06-23)
- Norris Johnstone — Trustee (departed 2014-06-02)
- Ray Girvan — Trustee (departed 2011-01-15)
- Desmond Templeton — Trustee (departed 2011-05-25)
- Russell Beck — Trustee (departed 2015-06-14)
- David Asher — Trustee (departed 2007-03-31)
- Brian Patrick — Trustee (departed 2022-07-17)
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Templeton Flax Milling Heritage Trust
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• To promote, restore and preserve the former Templeton family flax mill heritage buildings and mill machinery at Otaitai Bush, Riverton, incorporating machinery from the former Otanomomo flax mill, (South Otago) for the benefit and education of the Riverton and Southland community, as well as enlightening and entertaining visitors to the area. • To operate a working Flax Mill Heritage Museum by demonstrating and displaying flax milling machinery and memorabilia at the Otaitai Bush flax mill, which is representative of flax mills that operated in Southland and Otago from the early 1900s up to 1972. • To keep alive, practice and retain the technical and labour skills and heritage craft of a flax miller, including flax cutting, classing, stripping and fibre scutching processing; together with machinery maintenance and tuning required to produce flax fibre hemp for its various end uses. • To support art and Maori weavers by supplying muka fibre for creative art and traditional weaving.
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