Stories from Ngā Kaikōkiri
December 2020: New Ngā Kaikōkiri Announced
The J R McKenzie Trust is pleased to announce its most recent funding recipients…
J R McKenzie Trust’s Strategy 2021-2030
J R McKenzie Trust’s new strategy, Te Anga Rautaki, is the latest expression of the giving philosophy developed over the last 80 years by the McKenzie family…
August 2020: New Kaikōkiri Announced
The J R McKenzie Trust is pleased to announce its most recent funding recipients.
Advocacy and Systems Change Workshop and Report
This event held in Auckland on 12th March was quite momentous in many quite unforeseen ways. It was one of the very last occasions where funders from the philanthropy sector were able to travel from…
Reflection on the Māori Development focus, supported by Te Kāwai Toro
The past 10 years has provided an excellent opportunity for us to reflect and learn on how an 80 year old philanthropic foundation can adapt to significant changes in order to support ngā kaikōkiri…
How Funders can Further Support Māori Aspirations
A peer discussion by John McCarthy (Manager, Tindall Foundation) and Dr Chelsea Grootveld (J R McKenzie Trust board member). John and Chelsea discuss what they have learnt through…
Connecting Education and Communities (CEC) – Five years of transformation and change
In 2010 the Trust established a proactive programme of work that would focus on improving access to, and achievement in education for children whānau and communities who were in need of support…
Peter McKenzie Project Update (April 2020)
The Peter McKenzie Project PMP Is now well underway with six funded initiatives and another soon to come on board. At a time we are facing the devastating impacts of the Covid-19 virus, both internationally and in Aotearoa, ngā Kaikōkiri have already started reflecting on…
Study Tour to Canada with Philanthropy Australia
In October 2019, I joined a group of 15 CEOs/Trustees from Philanthropy Australia on a philanthropy-focused tour across Canada. We visited 14 organisations including family foundations, community foundations…
Systems Change – A Living Example
The Peter McKenzie Project (PMP) whānau considers themselves very fortunate to have access to the experience and wisdom of Gael Surgenor, Director of The Southern Initiative…
Peter McKenzie Project Update – October 2019
The focus of the Peter McKenzie Project (PMP) is on enabling New Zealand families, their children and grandchildren to flourish in the places they live, work, learn and play…
Te Kāwai Toro – The proactive Māori development sub-committee of the J R McKenzie Trust
Each year, Te Kāwai Toro invites ngā kaikōkiri (groups currently supported by the Trust) to join the Committee and J R McKenzie Trustees, to an annual hui at the Brentwood Hotel in Wellington…
The Advocacy Chain and Systems Change – Philanthropy Summit 2019
The J R McKenzie Trust hosted a breakout session on The Advocacy Chain and Systems Change. The discussion panel…
Māori Breakout Sessions at the Philanthropy Summit 2019
Two breakout sessions at the Philanthropy Summit 2019 were supported by the Māori Advisory Committee. The first session, ‘Supporting Māori aspirations’ followed the thought-provoking, courageous and challenging keynote presentation…
The Future Waits for No One – Education and the New Work Order
Following a call at the Philanthropy Summit 2017, the J R McKenzie Trust has been instrumental in setting up an Education Funders Network with PNZ…
Peter McKenzie Project Update – July 2019
he focus of this programme is on enabling New Zealand families, their children and grandchildren to flourish in the places they live, work, learn and play…
New Ngā Kaikōkiri Announced July 2019
The J R McKenzie Trust is pleased to announce its most recent funding recipients as follows…
Refugee Sector shows solidarity in the face of Christchurch Mosque shootings
Family members, staff, trustees and friends of J R McKenzie Trust extend their heartfelt sympathy and aroha to the Muslim community of Christchurch and all Aotearoa New Zealand…
Peter McKenzie Project Update – Spring 2018
Te Ohu Whakawhanaunga is a community alliance rising to the challenge of growing voice and power in Aotearoa NZ. Funded for three years by the Peter McKenzie Project…