Te Ataarangi Trust is at the forefront of Māori language revitalisation in Aotearoa. 40 years ago, Dr Kāterina Te Heikōkō (Ngāti Porou) and Ngoingoi Pewhairangi (Ngāti Porou), had the vision to reclaim te reo Māori as a way of reclaiming rangatiratanga…

The J R McKenzie Trust is pleased to announce its most recent funding recipients…

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…

The J R McKenzie Trust is pleased to announce its most recent funding recipients.

Project Hoake is an initiative to support whānau-led businesses on East Cape, led by Te Aroha Kanarahi Trust’s Ani Pahuru-Huriwai and Arlou Brooking.  Project Hoake has a vision of “grassroots to global”using a “locals supporting locals” approach.

Independent, crowd-funded, community campaigning organisation, ActionStation, answered the Peter McKenzie Project’s call to crowdsource big ideas in response to the challenges presented to Aotearoa New Zealand in the wake of COVID-19.

Nestled deep in Ruatāhuna, Te Urewera is where Tūhoe Tuawhenua Trust can be found. A land trust primarily, the organisation has expanded to create a uniquely tailored space for mātauranga to be passed down to the next generation, by inspiring a passion for the outdoors in youth.

Mauria te Pono Trust, a whānau-led not-for-profit organisation in Gisborne, has been supporting hundreds of Māori families in overcoming alcohol and drug addiction.

The Trust utilises a whānau-led approach, headed by the Whaanga whānau, in an effort to address Māori addiction and mental health issues by connecting as family. The framework for the Mauria te Pono Trust approach is one which sees Māori come together and share their experiences as a collective.

In 2019 the J R McKenzie Trust completed an outcomes harvest of responsive grants from 2013-2018. It found that a considerable funding investment over five years had measurably advanced…

Te Ngākau Kahukura is a national initiative that strives to develop and enhance the environments in which rainbow young people live, learn, and access health services and social support…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Since 1994, Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) experts have dedicated themselves to providing research into the causes and consequences of child poverty, as well as formulating evidence-based policy recommendations…

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…

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…

The FinCap world is focussed on those in financial hardship. 70,000 people visit Aotearoa New Zealand’s 200 local, free financial capability and budgeting services each year to work with a Financial Mentor…

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…