Kapiti US Marines Trust

The Kapiti U.S. Marines Trust (KUSMT) was established in 2009 to collect, conserve, exhibit, and promote WWII US Marines history from 1942-1944 – particularly in camps Paekakariki, Mackay and Russell, in Kapiti, New Zealand. The Trust is registered with the Charities Commission (CC46035) and represents a number of local, regional and national groups with heritage and conservation interests.

While our focus is the history surrounding Camps Russell, MacKay and Paekakariki we also have an interest in Marines camps in other parts of the Wellington region and in the social history and friendships between Kiwis and Americans during this brief but all-important encounter.

For more information visit: www.marinenz.com.