About Us
Marram Membership Brochure - you can download a copy of this pdf file from our Forms and Downloads page
Previously known as the Post Office Welfare Trust, Marram Community Trust was set up over 60 years ago as a ‘helping hand’ to Post Office employees and their families affected by the war. It is a registered charitable trust contributing to the health and wellbeing of the Marram community. The Post Office Welfare Trust was incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 on the 11th day of September 1987 changing its name to Marram Community Trust on the 23rd day of December 2008.
What we stand for
Marram is an organisation founded on the principles of caring for the well-being of our community by giving a 'helping hand' when and where needed. We aim to make a difference in the lives of all those in our community – our contributors and their families, together with the organisations our contributors work for and our lifetime members.
Mission statement
Contribute to the wellbeing of as many staff and their families of our member organisations and lifetime members as humanly possible. To serve our community with passion, excellence, integrity and respect. We aim to maintain financial stability and relevance for future generations.
What we do
Maram contributes to the health and well-being of our community by:
- assisting with the reimbursement of healthcare expenses for our contributors, partners and dependant children of our member organisations
- providing holiday accommodation at very reasonable cost throughout New Zealand for contributors, their partners and dependant children of our member organisations as well as our lifetime members.
Why Marram?
Marram continues to provide the kind of holidays many of you may recall during your childhood - with access to our wonderful outdoors; all activities that encourage good health and well-being.
To be part of the Marram community*, people must either:
- be currently employed by**
- or previously employed by either:**
1. New Zealand Post Ltd or
2. ANZ National Bank Limited or
3. Telecom New Zealand Ltd or
4. Their subsidiary and successor organisations.
Everyone in the Marram community has access to:
- a holiday home network of locations nationwide* and
- a healthcare assistance programme.*
Partners/spouses and dependant children are also eligible to access the trustaide healthcare assistance programme.
* For more details on member organisation eligibility please email enquiries.
** Please note special conditions apply. For example; currently - lifetime members are eligible for the holiday home network only. For a PDF of lifetime membership eligibility criteria please email enquiries.
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