Stories from Ngā Kaikōkiri
Te Pae Tata – growing Ruapehu learners, creators and leaders
An Ohakune-based iwi organisation, Ngā Waihua o Paerangi Trust is leading the way in connecting whānau through the innovative use of technology to create meaningful outcomes…
Child Poverty Monitor 2019
The Office of the Children’s Commissioner, in partnership with the J R McKenzie Trust and the University of Otago has released the annual Child Poverty Monitor…
Safe, Inclusive, Stigma-Free Communities – The Peer Tree
The Peer Tree, an initiative of Kites Trust, is a youth peer support service that seeks to provide safe and inclusive spaces for young people/taiohi aged 18-24 years who are experiencing, or have experienced, mental illness…
Poutama Rites of Passage – programme equips girls with tools for life in the digital age
Ancient Māori wisdom is being drawn on to provide adolescent girls, coming of age in the digital era, with tools to guide them into adulthood…
Billy Graham Youth Foundation – Empowering Rangatahi to Thrive
The Billy Graham Youth Foundation (BGYF) is the national body that supports communities who choose to use the Naenae Boxing Academy (NBA) model to care for their young people. NBA is about teaching rangatahi life-skills through…
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…
WEBINAR: Valuing Our World Views: Indigenous Community at the Centre
Join Community Research’s free webinar to hear how indigenous community designers, Rebecca Kiddle and Danièle Hromek, are pushing the boundaries of the academy…
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…
Drive One, Give One: Changing Lives One Licence at a Time
Established 16 years ago, Migrant Action Trust (MAT) is a charitable trust working to support migrants and former refugees in their settlement process in Aotearoa New Zealand…
Nelson Tasman Pasifika Community Trust – Empowering from Within
Nelson Tasman Pasifika Community Trust (NTPCT) has a mission “to provide, support and strengthen the Nelson Tasman Pasifika Community to grow, achieve and prosper”…
Te Waipuna Puawai (HEART Movement) – Growing Loving, Safe and Supportive Relationships
Te Waipuna Puawai (TWP) is a thriving community development initiative, based in the heart of the Tamaki community in Auckland. Established in 1999, TWP is committed to working with…
Huringa Pai – Walking the talk
Ngāti Porou Hauora in partnership with Huringa Pai – Where whānau are their own solutions, and their own motivation…
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…
Mauria Te Pono Trust – “We’re just one of them”
Walking into Gisborne’s Ka Pai Kaiti is like walking into a wharekai, there’s an obvious sense of urgency mixed with organised chaos, yet an overwhelming aroma of aroha, manaakitanga and whanaungatanga…