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Trust supports school pool heating and energy resilience project

Trust Tairāwhiti has approved $3.5 million in funding for a significant project that combines pool heating and renewable solar energy generation alongside battery storage at four schools on the East…

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Anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle

Trust Tairāwhiti, along with funding partners Te Whatu Ora and Eastern and Central Community Trust, has provided $242,696.75 in funding for community-led commemoration events and initiatives to mark…

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December distributions 2023

Over $897,000 in community grants were approved in the final funding round of the year from Trust Tairāwhiti. The biggest recipient was Gisborne Speedway Club, which will receive up to $267,000…

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October distributions 2023

Community grants totalling just over $196,000 were approved in the latest funding round from Trust Tairāwhiti. The biggest recipients were Toitu Tairāwhiti and Te Runanganui o Ngāti Porou, which each…

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September distributions 2023

Five community initiatives were supported with distributions totalling $285,735 in the latest funding round from Trust Tairāwhiti. Matawai Memorial Hall Association was the biggest recipient…

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Swim for life

Last year more than 3000 kids from around the region were able to grow their competency in the water thanks to the Swim for Life Tairāwhiti (SFLT) programme.

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Huringa Pai

Huringa Pai Charitable Trust takes an inclusive, knowledge-based approach to healthy living, enabling their vision for whānau to live healthier and longer. It was founded in 2016 by Dr Willem…

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The Gisborne Boardriders Club East Coast surfing initiative

The Gisborne Boardriders Club (GBC) East Coast surfing initiative is not just about catching waves but connecting whānau to the taiao and the moana through the shared experience of surfing. Last year…

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The Gisborne Boardriders Club (GBC) East Coast surfing initiative is not just about catching waves but connecting whānau to the taiao and the moana through the shared experience of surfing. Last year…

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Feasibility funding and community distributions

Feasibility case funding for two significant regional economic initiatives was approved in the latest funding round from Trust Tairāwhiti.

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June distributions 2023

Over $117,000 was awarded to four community groups in the latest funding round from Trust Tairāwhiti.

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May distributions 2023

The Motu Trails Charitable Trust will receive $90,000 from Trust Tairāwhiti over three years to boost their marketing and promotions to attract more visitors to the region.

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April distributions 2023

Four community groups were supported with grants totalling $178,000 in the latest distribution round from Trust Tairāwhiti.

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Warmer Kiwi Homes programme

Grants for home heating and insulation are available for eligible homeowners in the Tairāwhiti region.

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Quick-turnaround community grants

In the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, 49 community groups in Tairāwhiti were supported with quick-turnaround grants to help their recovery efforts.

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December distributions 2022

Over $530,000 was awarded to 12 community groups and initiatives in the final funding round for the year from Trust Tairāwhiti. The largest distribution of $280,000 was approved for Gisborne City…

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Motu Taonga Tuatara Project

An ancient line of living fossils will be able to continue thanks to the work of ecologist Steve Sawyer and the Whinray Ecological Charitable Trust. The Rhynchocephalian reptile – a spiritual tuatara…

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Gizzy Kai Rescue

It’s impressive when you crunch the numbers on the efforts of Gizzy Kai Rescue (GKR) but dig a little deeper to discover they have offset 137,939kgs of CO2 for the region, and their impact really…