Alma Puts Weight Behind Foundation
Hawke’s Bay Foundation is excited to welcome the region’s newest health and wellness provider Alma Studio on board as a Corporate Supporter. Alma, meaning ‘nourish’ and ‘soul’, is a multi-disciplinary movement studio now open in Havelock North’s new Joll Road development. A house of movement, wellness, mindfulness and connection, Alma is the brainchild of ex-corporate […]
Wartime Women Working the Land Sows a Scholarship Seed
There aren’t many places in the world Alison Bevin hasn’t seen or been. Ten years spent living on the largest private residential ship on the planet will do that, but reflecting on her experiences visiting some of the most off-the-beaten track wonders of the world has seen Alison return to the adage “charity begins at […]
Foundation Helps Local Charities Weather a Not For Profit Sector Storm
Hawke’s Bay Foundation is heeding the call from local charities and community groups for more funding as they battle unprecedented rising operating costs, skills shortages, a drop in volunteers and an overwhelming demand on child and family services. Two years of challenging Covid conditions and stiffening economic headwinds has seen a marked increase in charities […]
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 […]
