Kickstarting Junior Rugby: Massey Club Scores Big with NZCT Grant
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded $15,000 to Auckland’s Massey Rugby Union Club to fund new Junior playing jerseys, allowing the club to fully outfit its teams and support growing female participation.
Matching Kits, Winning Spirit: Taupo AFC Boosted by NZCT⚽
NZCT has awarded a $10k grant to Taupo AFC to fund Junior and Senior uniforms, helping ensure players can take the field with pride while keeping costs down for families.
NZCT Gets Tauranga Senior Rugby Teams All Kitted Out
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded a grant of $9,450 to Tauranga Sports Club for new jerseys, shorts, and socks for their three Senior rugby teams, ensuring players have the right equipment to perform at their best.
NZCT Puts KartSport Manawatū Back on Track!
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded KartSport Manawatū a $15,000 grant for urgent track repairs, ensuring the club can safely host national events, and continue providing a top-quality motorsport facility for competitors and the wider Manawatū community.
NZCT Gets Gisborne Mountain Bike Club Back in the Saddle!
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded Gisborne Mountain Bike Club a grant of $15,000 to build an adaptive climbing trail at Whataupoko Reserve, making mountain biking safer and more accessible for riders of all ages and abilities.
NZCT Helps Nelson Surf Life Saving Club Build New Clubhouse!
NZCT has awarded Nelson Surf Life Saving Club a $125k grant and have indicated support in principle for an additional $125k grant later this year for the construction of a new purpose-built clubhouse.
Paddle Power: NZCT Gives St Clair Surf Life Saving Club a Boost
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded Dunedin’s St Clair Surf Life Saving Club a grant of $9,990 for the purchase of new surf skis, helping the club enhance training, competition performance, and lifesaving readiness, keeping St Clair Beach safe.
NZCT Keeps Bell Block Pool Pedalling Forward
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded $15,000 to Bell Block Community Pool Society (BBCPS) to purchase a fleet of aquatic exercise bikes, a storage container, and to complete minor site works, enabling locals to take part in instructor-led aqua cycling sessions, bringing a new wave of low-impact fitness to the community.
NZCT Gets Ruapuna Speedway Back on Track
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded the Christchurch Speedway Association a $40,000 grant to support track maintenance at Ruapuna Speedway, ensuring a safer and higher-quality racing surface for competitors and spectators.
Strength in the Community: NZCT Powers Up Wesley Community Action in Wellington
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded a grant of $3,495 to Wesley Community Action to purchase a squat rack, adjustable seat, dumb-bells, kettlebells, and two air bikes for their community gym in Miramar, helping local rangatahi and whānau access free fitness and kickboxing sessions that support their physical and mental wellbeing.
NZCT Grant Hits All the Right Notes for Taupō Concert Band!
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded the Taupō Concert Band a grant of $5,000 to purchase a vibraphone and a set of concert chimes (tubular bells), expanding the band’s repertoire and creating more opportunities for musicians of all ages in the community.
Recreate NZ Camps Out with Confidence: NZCT Helps Youth Adventure Take Off
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded Recreate NZ a $9,495 grant to help cover the cost of their Kauaeranga Valley National Youth Camp, a multi-regional outdoor adventure camp for youth with disabilities. The funding will help keep costs low while providing high-quality activities, accommodation, and catering, ensuring all participants enjoy a safe, fun, and accessible experience.
Lights, Racquet, Action: Tahunanui Tennis Club Serves Up a Brighter Future!
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded Tahunanui Tennis Club (TTC) a $45,000 grant to install a new lighting system for its courts, enabling the club to host evening and winter tennis and grow participation, securing its future as a year-round community facility.
Growing Skills, One Planter at a Time – NZCT Supports Green Lab Summer Workshops
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded a $7,015 grant to Christchurch environmental group The Green Lab to help cover the cost of their summer outdoor building workshops, enabling local participants to gain practical construction skills and create green spaces for their homes and neighbourhoods.
Cracking News: $27k NZCT Grant Brings Safer Play to Motueka South School!
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded a $27,000 grant to Motueka South School (MSS) to resurface its crumbling sports court making the space safer and more enjoyable for students and the wider community.
Serving Up Success: NZCT Boosts Table Tennis in Manawatu!
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded Table Tennis Manawatu a grant of $15,000 for new nets and playing tables, enabling the club to upgrade aging equipment and continue providing high-quality training, competitions, and participation opportunities for local players.
NZCT Keeps New Plymouth Mountain Bikers on Track
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded a grant of $25,000 to New Plymouth Mountain Bikers to improve two popular trails at the Mangamahoe Mountain Bike Park, helping make the park safer, more enjoyable, and accessible for riders of all ages and abilities.
NZCT Helps Waipureku Clive School Take the Plunge with $15,000 Grant
NZCT has awarded Waipureku Clive Primary School a grant of $15,000 to upgrade its community swimming pool.
Driving Connection: NZCT Fuels TalkLink’s Mission to Empower Communication
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded Christchurch’s TalkLink Trust | Wahanga Tū Kōrero a grant of $10,000 towards the purchase of service delivery vehicles, helping the team reach more clients in need of specialist communication support across Canterbury and beyond.
NZCT Keeps Otago University Rowing Club Afloat
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded a grant of $15,000 to Otago University Rowing Club (OURC) for the purchase of a new Women’s Eight rowing boat, giving students and the wider community access to top-class equipment for training and regattas.