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Charities and local organisations benefit from the distribution of the 2018 Funding from the Acorn Foundation!
Over $930,000 was distributed in August 2018 to 123 charities and organisations in the region.
The latest round of Scholarships and Awards from the Acorn Foundation recognise excellence in our community
Our team was busy with award events during July 2018 and awarding these prizes on behalf of our donors is one of the most rewarding parts of our jobs. These scholarships, and others we have available…
The winner of the 2018 Acorn Foundation Christine Tustain Performing Arts Award has been announced!
Angus Simmons is the 2018 recipient of the Acorn Foundation Christine Tustain Performing Arts Award.
A love story of convents, spitfires and generosity - meet our wonderful donors Mary McGowan and her late husband Roy
Read about our fascinating Acorn donors, 92-year-old Brunei born Mary McGowan, who spent the war years at the Chijmes convent in Singapore, and her English husband, Roy, who was an RAF squadron leader…
2018 Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize: Congratulations to this year's winner Pip Adam, author of The New Animals
The Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize, valued at $52,000, is given away at the Ockham NZ Book Awards each year.