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The Supported Life Style Hauraki Trust
726 Queen Street
PO Box 524
Thames 3540
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Staff Spotlight
Our Story
De King
Irish born, bred and buttered, De found herself on the fair shores of Aotearoa. The year was 1994, a kiwi partner and two small children in tow and life unfolded in the kiwi / Irish way.
De joined the Trust Whanau in 2018, With a background in social work, the Mental health sector, Family support services and Farming!
The opportunity to align this seemingly mismatched skillset came to fruition when the Team Leader/Farm Manager position came available early this Year, at our Wharepoa site.
Each and every day brings something new and sometimes unusual, which makes for a very fulfilling and thoroughly enjoyable environment in which to work.
Our Life Stylers sit at the heart of all that occurs within the Trust, and it is this that informs and moulds our way forward.
Annaliza Palmere
Thames got to me first, it took me a long and hard time to decide because my family was settled in Auckland. It was only when I joined the TSLHT that gave me the confidence to uproot my entire family and move here. The Life Stylers and my colleagues made me feel welcome, they embraced me and gave me that feeling that I am a part of a whanau. It is rare and almost impossible to be employed where going to work is positive, supportive and working alongside colleagues who foster a strong sense of security, dedication and family. I am happy and blessed to have made that big decision 6 months ago and for that I am grateful.
Murray Thomas
I was born in Thames and have lived here all my life. In 1978 my wife and I purchased our Milk Delivery Business and were awarded Fonterra’s Franchisee of the Year in 2003. During my time delivering milk to the Trust I met a few Life Stylers and also while I was a Gliding Instructor at the Hauraki Aero Club and some Life Stylers were my passengers.
In 2004 while I was delivering milk in Pak n Save I was talking with Murray Lynds who was one of the Co-Founders of the Trust. Murray Lynds knew we were selling our business and said ‘Come and work for us because we are yummy’. It’s a statement that has stayed with me all these years.
I have covered many roles here at the Trust and these include working onsite, night shift, recreation support and this involved camping, biking, canoeing and fishing. I have also worked several years on the farm. I am currently working with a group of independent Life Stylers.
My wife and I have invested in two of the Trust properties. I have been involved in supporting Special Olympics for the past 12 years.
This can be a fun role, just add some patience, energy, skill and experience. I am proud to say I work at The Supported Life Style Hauraki Trust.
Julie Reyland
I moved to Thames August 2019 when my husband and I bought a house here. My previous job was in Auckland and with moving to Thames I didn’t want to be traveling up to Auckland every day so I got on a mission to find a good job here and here I am working at the Trust
My role at the Trust is Front Desk Administrator as well as Payroll Master. I have been working for TSLHT for 11 months now and have to say I have found the perfect job.
I feel blessed to get out of bed every day knowing I go to a job I absolutely love and am grateful to work with an amazing bunch of people. The Life Stylers are also what makes the Trust so special, they to are amazing people. The love and care I see that goes into looking after our Life Stylers is just amazing.
I feel very blessed to be living in a little piece of paradise as well as having a job I love going to each day.
Nigel Sparrow
In 1999 I was visiting Peter and Murray, the founders of the Trust, and Peter suggested I come over from Australia (where I lived) for a few months and work at the Trust, because of my people skills. I did, starting in June 2000, and fell in love with the Coromandel, what the Trust stood for and the values underpinning it.
After nearly 6 months working in Thames I took a couple of months off to settle up my life in Australia and moved back to continue working with the Trust the following January.
I moved into an HR role in early 2005 and, after Murray’s unexpected death in Dec 2005, I joined the small management team. In those days management also met with the Board and helped develop good Trust practices, most importantly our Life Stylers quality of life.
As the Trust grew, different challenges presented themselves but the prime focus for all of us was maintaining a values-based organization. It’s great to see those values being embedded as we move towards the future as a much larger and more complex organization. I am approaching the end of my career at the Trust and intend stepping down from an active role in 2021 but hope to continue supporting our vocational programs.