Free workshop to help Tairāwhiti businesses adapt and thrive
Trust Tairāwhiti is coordinating a free workshop series for local businesses, focused on future-proofing operations in a changing environment. The Adapting to Change workshop has been designed to…
Refreshed Tairāwhiti data website reveals changing picture of wellbeing
Trust Tairāwhiti has upgraded the Tairāwhiti data website, bringing together four years of Tairāwhiti Wellbeing Survey (TWS) data to help show how wellbeing in Tairāwhiti has shifted over…
Whakarua Park grandstand set for major upgrade
At the heart of Ruatōria sits Whakarua Park, a sporting ground rich in history, culture and community. Now, a major upgrade of the park’s grandstand is set to help preserve one of the most…
EIT scholarships back future tech pathways for local students
Students in Tairāwhiti studying AI and drone technology will soon have greater support to study, train and work locally through a new scholarship initiative at the Eastern Institute of Technology…
Widespread economic impacts of Waioweka Gorge closures
A new economic insight report commissioned by Trust Tairāwhiti shows the Waioweka Gorge closure and ongoing access disruptions are placing significant pressure on business, freight, tourism and…
Trust funding for local initiatives and events
Just over $453k was approved in the recent Trust Tairāwhiti funding round, with Te Runanganui o Tūranganui-a-Kiwa as the largest recipient, receiving more than $98k to develop the Manutuke Hapori…
Major upgrade transforms kayak clubhouse, supporting local talent
Finishing touches are being made on the upgraded clubhouse facility for Poverty Bay Kayak Club (PBKC), wrapping up four months of work to enhance the space’s functionality and offer more…
Ngāti Porou Surf Lifesaving reconnects with Tangaroa
Ngāti Porou Surf Lifesaving Club (NPSLC) is reconnecting whānau and the wider community to the moana through Te Ara Tangaroa, an ocean safety programme grounded in a Ngāti Porou approach to surf…
New funds available for high-impact taiao and rangatahi initiatives
Trust Tairāwhiti has opened Expressions of Interest for two new Focus Funds aimed at supporting transformational outcomes for taiao and rangatahi across Tairāwhiti. The new funds respond to community…
Staff volunteer day
Kaimahi from Trust Tairāwhiti partnered with the Women's Native Tree Project Trust on Friday as part of an all-staff volunteer morning.
Half the team spent the morning weeding around young native…
Future Whenua Summit targets long-term taiao outcomes
Environmental leaders gathered in Tairāwhiti to explore practical ways to improve biodiversity to encourage healthier soils, a more resilient community and long-term taiao outcomes for the region at…
Ūawa laundromat nears completion
Excitement and anticipation is growing in Ūawa as the long-awaited community laundromat prepares to open at full capacity in the coming weeks.
Led by Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti Centre of Excellence (COE…
March grants support education, energy and community recovery
In the latest Trust Tairāwhiti funding round, four organisations were supported with distributions totalling $100k.
Education Partnership and Innovation Trust (EPIT) are the largest recipient this…
Quarterly Economic Monitor December 2025
Infometrics’ latest Quarterly Economic Monitor shows the Tairāwhiti economy contracted over 2025, with employment and household spending under pressure, while tourism and the rural sector provided…
High-level motorsport headed to Tairāwhiti
Co-creators of the newly established H Blackbee Drift Park, Boss Blackbee and local drifting champion Wereta Kake, will soon see their long-held vision realised as the D1NZ National Drifting…
Infometrics report on Tairawhiti tradeable sector 2025
Trust Tairāwhiti first commissioned Infometrics to assess the size of the region’s tradeable sector in 2024, to help contextualise the significance of the tradeable sector in the region and help to…
