Creating transformational change for our communities.
Our mission is to build healthy, thriving and resilient communities across Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui the Greater Wellington region. Read about our impact and the wonderful mahi happening in our communities below.
The Common Unity Project
Urban Kai Farms Programme is transforming lawns at homes, schools and institutions across the Hutt Valley into intensely productive, organic micro-farms. With salary support from Nikau Foundation, their team are teaching, training and engaging the local community.
ZEAL Kāpiti
Zeal’s mission is to positively impact every young New Zealander through creativity. Their youth centres are safe, welcoming and inclusive offering afterschool hangouts, events, creative programmes, workshops, online crisis intervention and more.
Kiwi-English opens doors
Learning everyday Kiwi-English at English Language Partners Hutt gives migrants and former refugees the tools to participate in their new communities. With a grant from Nikau Foundation, the Lower Hutt based organisation produced a hardcopy of its popular newsletter and advertised for new volunteers.