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.

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Building Ngāhere Kai

With a kaupapa to ensure that Māori language, knowledge and traditions stay alive, Te Rito o te Kura Charitable Trust has been conceptualising Ngāhere Kai (or 'Food Forest') for a while. As it grows, the Food Forest will offer many learning opportunities and will become a space where we can retain, practice and pass on knowledge from the land which embodies a Māori worldview

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Inspiring a lifelong love of science.

The brainchild of former Tauranga Girls High School Head of Science, House of Science was established to build scientific literacy in primary school students and empower teachers to deliver engaging science programmes.  

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