机构背景
新西兰花园信托基金（New Zealand Gardens Trust, NZGT）于 2004 年 3 月在新西兰皇家园艺学院（RNZIH）之下成立，2020 年正式成为独立的注册慈善机构。该组织把分散在新西兰各地的优质花园汇集到同一个全国性网络里，提供独立星级评定，让游客在出发前就能判断哪座花园值得专程前往。
星级评估
NZGT 的核心工作是评估与分级。所有参评花园都由具备资质的园艺师与景观设计师按统一标准独立打分，最高为六星「国际级花园」（Garden of International Significance），往下依次是五星的「国家级花园」、三星的「地区推荐花园」。整套评级体系会定期复评，星级会根据花园维护与植物养护水平进行调整。
会员结构
成员资格按四类划分：参与评定的 Gardens 成员（开放参观的私营或公共花园）、Collections 成员（持有重要植物收藏并对外开放的机构）、Friends 成员（通过会费与活动支持 NZGT 的个人）以及面向可持续园艺的 Earth Star 项目。Earth Star 关注的是 kaitiakitanga（毛利语中的守护观念）与气候适应型园艺，鼓励成员在日常运营中体现环保承诺。
十年战略
新西兰花园信托基金 2024 年发布面向 2035 年的十年战略，把工作归到四条主线：提升花园与公众的连接、推动园艺知识的传播、加强对重要植物收藏与景观遗产的保护、强化机构本身的可持续运作。战略文件是在成员、合作方与每年数十万访客的反馈基础上起草的。
年度大会
由 NZGT 主办的「Ancient Worlds to Living Landscapes」大会计划于 2027 年在怀卡托与南奥克兰举行，四天行程从奥克兰植物园出发一路向南，最后一天在霍比屯的 Gala Dinner 收尾，沿途参观私人花园、庄园景观与佛教寺庙庭园，凸显该组织既重视本土也面向国际的定位。该组织同时持有 Qualmark Bronze 可持续旅游标识。
Background
The New Zealand Gardens Trust (NZGT) was established in March 2004 as a trust under the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture (RNZIH) and became a fully independent registered charity in 2020. It maintains a national network of gardens that have been independently assessed and star-rated, so visitors can choose where to go with confidence.
Star Ratings
Assessment is the Trust’s core work. Every member garden is independently rated by qualified horticulturists and landscape architects against a single national standard. The top tier is Six Star (Garden of International Significance), followed by Five Star (Garden of National Significance) and Three Star (Garden of Regional Significance). Ratings are reviewed on a regular cycle and can be adjusted as garden condition changes.
Membership Streams
Membership is organised in four streams. Gardens are the assessed private or public gardens open to visitors. Collections are institutions that hold significant plant collections and share them with the public. Friends are individuals who support the Trust through subscriptions and events. Earth Star is the sustainability stream, recognising members who show leadership in kaitiakitanga and climate-conscious gardening practice.
Strategy to 2035
In 2024 the Trust published a ten-year strategy running to 2035, organised around four directions: strengthening the connection between gardens and the public, sharing horticultural knowledge, protecting important plant collections and landscape heritage, and building a sustainable organisation. The document was shaped by input from members, partners and the hundreds of thousands of visitors who pass through member gardens each year.
Conference 2027
The Trust is hosting a conference titled “Ancient Worlds to Living Landscapes” in the Waikato and South Auckland region in 2027. The four-day programme begins at the Auckland Botanic Gardens and travels south through private gardens, estate landscapes and a Buddhist temple garden, ending with a Gala Dinner at Hobbiton on the final evening. The Trust also holds the Qualmark Bronze sustainable tourism mark.
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