Aongatete Forest Project

What a Community Group Fund is

A Community Group Fund with Acorn Foundation is a thoughtful and lasting way to support a local charity for the long term. When you make a donation to one of these funds, your gift is pooled with others and invested. Each year the returns are distributed to the charity, while the original capital remains untouched. This approach ensures the charity receives dependable income year after year.

For Aongatete Forest Project, this reliable support means they can plan ahead with confidence. It allows them to maintain and expand their conservation work, support more volunteers or staff, and take on projects that have impact over time. A gift to their Community Group Fund does more than help now, it helps build a foundation for the future.

About This Charity

The Aongatete Forest Project cares for 500 hectares of native forest in the Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park between Tauranga and Katikati, working to restore the forest, its wildlife and its ecosystems. 

Since the project began in 2006, volunteers and supporters have carried out intensive pest-control operations, trapping and baiting animals such as rats, possums and stoats so that native plants, birds and invertebrates can flourish once again. 

They also provide excellent opportunities for schools, community groups and visitors to learn about our native forests, biodiversity and restoration efforts. By supporting Aongatete Forest Project you are helping to protect one of our region’s precious natural treasures, restoring habitat, improving native species survival and leaving a stronger legacy of nature for future generations.