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Daily vaping rates in NZ teens almost double year on year

23 Sep 2024

Daily vaping rates in NZ teens almost double year on year

The doubling of daily vaping among teenagers is nothing short of a public health crisis that demands urgent attention. The Acorn Foundation will fund Te Hā Ora’s ability to offer 24 workshops to…

Acorn Foundation celebrates 10% increase in endowment giving

15 Sep 2024

Acorn Foundation celebrates 10% increase in endowment giving

272 charitable organisations and scholarship programmes will benefit from this year’s Acorn Foundation distributions.

Will-fully Supporting Women’s Welfare

19 Aug 2024

Will-fully Supporting Women’s Welfare

Noeline’s giving has created an invested community interest. She encourages those who haven’t updated their wills to consider leaving gifts to support the areas they care most about.

Local Students win 2024 scholarships to Outward Bound

17 Jun 2024

Local Students win 2024 scholarships to Outward Bound

14 students celebrated winning the 2024 Outward Bound Scholarship and will attend the Tangaroa Watch programme at Anakiwa in the South Island.

Acorn Foundation Inaugurates New Memorial Grove

07 Jun 2024

Acorn Foundation Inaugurates New Memorial Grove

The grove has been established to honour the legacy of donors to the foundation who have passed on and has begun with the planting of six young native saplings: three Kahikatea and three Pūriri trees.

Heart of the Community

03 Jun 2024

Heart of the Community

Mums4Mums recently won the Heart of the Community Award at the Western Bay Community Awards. In order for new mothers and babies to thrive, Mums4Mums put volunteers into their homes to provide…

Page/Acorn Engineering

31 May 2024

Page/Acorn Engineering

The Acorn Foundation honoured winners of the 2023 and 2024 Page/Acorn Engineering Scholarship this week at a special awards ceremony.

Te Puke advocates who want to see the town thrive

27 May 2024

Te Puke advocates who want to see the town thrive

We are sure that the names Michael and Ann Jones will be familiar to the people of Te Puke, as you may have seen and heard Michael as the town’s crier over the last 30 years.

Super Support

23 May 2024

Super Support

There have been a growing number of stories about superannuants experiencing hunger. Some are even going days without a nutritious meal due to financial stress brought about by rising living costs.

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