How You Can Help
Victorian Oamaru is New Zealand's Best Collection of Victorian Buildings
The Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust owns sixteen commercial buildings in Harbour and Tyne Streets, in what is locally known as the Historic Precinct. Each of the buildings, built during the Victorian period, has it's own story, character and charm. The Trust acts as landlord to our wonderful tenants, who each make the precinct a truly special destination with their unique businesses and events.
Your support enables the Trust to restore these buildings to their grand glory and preserve this amazing slice of NZ history.
Fundraising Options
You can help the Trust by either donating or gifting.
Make a Donation
Use the QR code to be taken to our donations page where you can choose what amount you would like to contribute to help restore the Heritage Precinct.
Leave a Legacy
How it Works
There are four main types of gifts you can choose to leave to a charity. You can talk to a lawyer about the type of gift best suits you and your estate. Remember, gifts left to charities in wills are exempt from any inheritance or capital gains tax.
Residual: The remainder of your estate after considering your loved ones.Percentage or fractional: A gift expressed as a percentage or fraction of your estate.
Pecuniary or specific: A specified gift which can be money, property or stocks and shares.
Whole estate: This comprises your entire estate and is usually left by those without beneficiaries or those wanting to achieve something very significant.
Gifts of Money
You don’t need to have a lot of money to leave a gift in your will. Anyone can leave a gift to the Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust and we welcome all gifts, large or small.
Money from bequests will be particularly valuable to us for maintaining and interpreting our heritage properties and assist in maintaining our collection of historic objects and precious items relating to our properties in the Precinct.
If you wish to talk to us directly regarding a possible gift (either under your will or during your lifetime) please call our Property Manager Jacob Barwick on (03) 4345385 or email him and he will arrange for one of the Trustees to contact you directly.