Mr Dickson Jardine, MNZM, and Mrs Jillian Jardine, MNZM, of Queenstown, for services to philanthropy and conservation
Mr Dickson Jardine and Mrs Jillian Jardine, of Queenstown, for services to philanthropy and conservation
Dickson Jardine and Jillian Jardine gifted a four-hectare Remarkables Station property on Lake Wakatipu to the University of Otago, to be held in perpetuity as an academic research retreat known as Hakitekura. They gifted nine hectares of land to the QEII National Trust, to be held in perpetuity for conservation and recreation. This area of land, known as the Jardines Boulders Field, is known for its glacial boulders that attract tourists and climbers from around the world. Mr and Mrs Jardine have also organised a fundraising event for the Neurology Chair at Otago University and supported local cultural activities in the Queenstown Lakes area.