Zeal Education Trust believes every young New Zealander deserves to belong, be accepted on their terms, and have an equitable chance to thrive. It provides safe, inclusive, local and online spaces…

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

In general, transformational change requires long-term commitment and support if it’s to be realised. One of the organisations that the J R McKenzie Trust has been supporting for many years is Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New Zealand

Puāwai means to blossom, and blossoming is exactly what has happened for the rangatahi who have completed

Drawing on heritage and traditions and incorporating a cultural narrative into an organisation can have many benefits

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…

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.

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…