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Celebrating Our 2025 Outward Bound Scholarship Receipents
On 10 June we celebrated 12 rangatahi awarded 2025 Outward Bound scholarships—an inspiring evening of youth achievement and donor generosity at The Kollective.
Acorn Foundation Scholars Shine at the University of Waikato
Acorn Foundation has honoured four exceptional students with its 2025 University of Waikato scholarships, supporting first-in-family, adult-learner and marine-science study paths.
WBOP Women's Fund Anniversary Long Lunch: A Celebration of Community Impact
Celebrating a year of giving: the WBOP Women’s Fund Anniversary Long Lunch honoured grants to Mums4Mums, Tauranga Women’s Refuge and Tauranga Living Without Violence, while announcing “personal…
Healthvision Festival of Disability Sport Triumphs in Tauranga
More than 150 disabled athletes lit up Tauranga at the Healthvision Festival of Disability Sport, a two-day showcase backed by the Acorn Foundation and partners to make sport more inclusive in the Bay…
TK & Friends Giving Circle Awards First Grants
Collective giving in action: the TK & Friends Giving Circle has granted $6,000 to UOKBRO, Army of Aunties and Grief Support Services, strengthening community wellbeing across the Western Bay of…
Founders' Vision Becomes Reality: First Friends of Bethlehem College Scholarship Awarded
A $50k endowment has enabled the inaugural Friends of Bethlehem College Scholarship, recognising Head Girl Kristin Rippey for outstanding Christian service and leadership.
Community Centres: The Beating Hearts of Western Bay of Plenty
From Katikati to Welcome Bay, local community centres are quietly transforming lives across the Western Bay of Plenty. Backed by the Acorn Foundation’s generous donors, these grassroots hubs offer…
Damien Wilkins Wins 2025 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize | Acorn Foundation
This article celebrates Wellington author Damien Wilkins’ triumph at the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, where his novel Delirious claimed the $65,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction. It…
University of Waikato Tauranga campus scholarships celebrated
On Thursday 14 March, students from the University of Waikato Tauranga campus celebrated their awards with their friends and family.