Te Mata Park Piques Giving Interests of Local Couple
Te Mata Park Trust is humbled by the unexpected generosity of a Havelock North couple who have pledged to support the park every year in perpetuity, through their charitable giving. Tim and Jules Nowell-Usticke were one of Hawke’s Bay Foundation’s founding funders, and know only too well the importance of preserving the region’s assets for […]
Where There’s a Will There’s A Smarter Way of Giving
The role of professional advisors in ensuring communities benefit from what’s being labelled “the greatest inter-generational transfer of wealth in human history” has been thrust into the spotlight, following the release of a revealing new study. According to a recent White Paper released by Dentons Kensington Swan and Community Foundations of New Zealand, an unprecedented […]
Foundation Posts Record Increase in Fund Growth
Hawke’s Bay Foundation’s endowment fund has posted a 57% increase in growth over the last financial year, the single biggest jump in growth since its inception. The record rise follows a year of increased community support and the transfer in December 2021 of the Lusk Centre Trust valued at over $1.3M. As a result, Hawke’s […]
Emerging Young Athlete Award Launched
Local philanthropist Rachael Knight has always had a passion for playing sport. Using Hawke’s Bay Foundation as a vehicle for her charitable giving, she’s now getting a kick out of giving back through a new award in her name recognizing emerging Hawke’s Bay athletes. The Rachael Knight Emerging Young Athlete Award will be launched at […]
Paddling for Hawke’s Bay Rangatahi
Hawke’s Bay’s Bernie Gunn has started training getting his paddle ready to leave Mahia on a solo waka-ama journey, crossing Hawke Bay to reach Napier, to raise funds for a cause close to his heart. The paddle, which is expected to take around 15 hours, is a fundraising project and aims to raise $60,000 to […]
Welcome On Board Kara Biggs and Kate Tokeley
Hawke’s Bay Foundation is excited to announce the appointment of two new Trustees to the Board. Please help us in welcoming Kara Biggs and Kate Tokeley. Hawke’s Bay born and raised, Kara is an established marketing specialist who works with national and international brands in strategic growth development. Kara has a passion not only for […]
Lusk Legacy Lives On In New Community Fund for Hawke’s Bay’s Elderly
Aged care services around the region are set to benefit forever from the single largest donation gifted to Hawke’s Bay Foundation since its inception, thanks to the vision and mission of one community-minded local. The late Sally Lusk’s legacy will live on with proceeds from the recent sale of a Havelock North property she bought […]
Crombie Scholarship Recipients Named
Juggling senior school commitments whilst holding down several part-time jobs has paid off for two ambitious Napier students, awarded the coveted Diana and Colin Crombie Scholarship for tertiary studies. Year 13 Napier Girls High School student Lexie Crawford and Napier Boys High School’s Noah Smith have been selected from a competitive group of 45 applicants, […]
Horsepower Proves a Potent Pull for Students
Hawke’s Bay’s inaugural Polo Programme aimed at students is enjoying its biggest year yet of enrolments with founder Richard Kettle setting his sights on expanding it out to more schools around the region. Since saddling up the Birchleigh Polo Programme in 2009, the course has introduced more than 80 youths to the sport of polo, […]
Outward Bound bounds ahead in Hawke’s Bay
New Zealand’s leading outdoor education provider has teamed up with Hawke’s Bay Foundation to help unlock more young local students’ true potential. The exciting new Outward Bound Fund has been set up in partnership with Hawke’s Bay Foundation and following a recent launch evening in Napier, has already grown to $24,000. The income raised from […]
