Wakatipu Community Maritime Preservation Society Incorporated

To assist in the restoration, preservation, education and promotion or maritime heritage in the Wakatipu for the community to enjoy. This can be done through:

- resotration and preservation of the historic boatshed and slipway (circa 1930's) and Lake Wakatipu Steam Shipping Co shipping offices (circa 1860's) - development of the shipping office as a maritime museum - promote, facilitate and administer the historic boatshed and shpping office in the interest of education and recreation - acquire, lease, trade, borrow items that the society deems desirable to further preserve or educate about maritime heritage - assist in the restoration of other maritime projects, particularly the restoration of the historic jetty adjacent to the shipping office and boatshed - create a community meeting place adjacent to Lake Wakatipu that can be leased to enable on-going maintenance and seed money for future restoration projects