The Randell Cottage Writers Trust is delighted to announce that H.E. François Decoster, newly arrived French Ambassador to New Zealand, has agreed to become a Trust Patron. He joins our much-respected founding trustee, Dame Fiona Kidman and takes the place of his predecessor, Mme Laurence Beau.

Ambassador Decoster met with Trustees and colleagues from the French Embassy at a welcome function, where he expressed his appreciation of the invitation to take on the role of Patron.

The Trust and Friends of Randell Cottage look forward to a very productive connection with the Embassy as we prepare for our Open Day on 25 October and our twenty-fifth anniversary year in 2027.