Stories from Ngā Kaikōkiri
Ōtaki to the World - The Māoriland Story
In the heart of Aotearoa, the Māoriland Charitable Trust was formed to support the Māori film industry…
Tula'i – Co-Creating Solutions Through a Past, Present, Future Approach
Tula'i aims to strengthen and support Pasifika communities in West Auckland to flourish through empowering leadership…
Empower Youth Trust – Empowering, Educating, and Enabling
Empower Youth Trust is a refugee youth-led charitable organisation dedicated to empowering, educating, and enabling refugee and other marginalised youth in Aotearoa…
Tūhono Impact - Strengthening Community Capability in Measuring and Sharing Social Impact
With the current focus on social investment, many organisations are…
Kaikōkiri Community Partners Hui - An Unconference for Connection, Courage, and Change
Toward the end of 2023, J R McKenzie Trust kaimahi noticed a high number of community organisation leaders leaving the sector…
July 2025: New Kaikōkiri Announced
J R McKenzie Trust is pleased to announce its most recent funding recipients
Hui Kaikōkiri 2025 – Reflections
Te Kāwai Toro hosted our annual Hui Kaikōkiri, bringing our leading kaupapa Māori initiatives from across the motu (land) to Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington).
Mārama Taiahoaho: taking youth development from the pā to the playing table
Looking for new ways to uplift rangatahi and evolve without relying on government funding, Te Ora Hou turned to something their young people already loved – games
Communities Against Alcohol Harm – Advocacy, Empowerment, and Action
Established in 2017, Communities Against Alcohol Harm (CAAH) aims to minimise alcohol and gambling-related harm
Speed Freaks Charitable Trust – Building Wellbeing and Inclusion
Established in 2021 by registered social worker Anna Christophorou, the Speed Freaks Charitable Trust supports recovery from addiction and mental distress through running, walking, and connection
International Funders for Indigenous Peoples Global Conference 2025
JRMT Chair, Dr Chelsea Grootveld attended the biannual International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP) Global Conference 2025 in Kenya
May 2025: New Kaikōkiri Announced
J R McKenzie Trust is pleased to announce its most recent funding recipients
Equity Opportunists: The Hāpai Tūhono approach to Māori career development
Working as ‘Equity Opportunists,’ Hāpai Tūhono has a clear mission: to ensure that Māori have the necessary networks, resources and support to gain wealth and life sovereignty for their futures...
New Zealand National Refugee Youth Council – Youth-led Advocacy and Support for Refugee Young People
Established by refugee young people in 2013, the New Zealand National Refugee Youth Council is the only national refugee youth-led non-government organisation...
The D*List – Growing Disability Culture in Aotearoa New Zealand
The D*List is an independent and disability-led social change movement which seeks to reclaim disabled people’s space and narratives...
October 2024: New Kaikōkiri Announced
J R McKenzie Trust is pleased to announce its most recent funding recipients
May 2024: New Kaikōkiri Announced
J R McKenzie Trust is pleased to announce its most recent funding recipients
Hui Kaikōkiri 2024 – Reflections
A highlight of the Te Kāwai Toro calendar is the Hui Kaikōkiri…
Niuvaka Trust – Thriving, Flourishing and Resilient Tagata Pasifika
Niuvaka Trust has a vision is for Tagata Pasifika to be ‘Thriving, Flourishing and Resilient’…
NFACT – Connection and Independence through Micro-Enterprise
NFACT provides flexible, culturally and linguistically appropriate services for refugees and people from refugee-like backgrounds…