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Happy National Volunteer Week – Lesley Jensen, Chair of the Acorn Foundation Board

23 Jun 2023

Happy National Volunteer Week – Lesley Jensen, Chair of the Acorn Foundation Board

Acorn would not be where we are today without the contributions of our hardworking volunteers over the last 20 years. Lesley Jensen has been volunteering with us for the last eight years and will…

Philips Search and Rescue Trust has received a welcome donation from Craigs

08 Jun 2023

Philips Search and Rescue Trust has received a welcome donation from Craigs

Almost $10,000 of this was donated via the Acorn Foundation to support Philips Search & Rescue Trust in funding helicopters such as the Areocool Rescue Helicopter.

2023 winners selected for the Page/Acorn Engineering Scholarship

26 May 2023

2023 winners selected for the Page/Acorn Engineering Scholarship

Every year we look forward to awarding these deserving apprentices this scholarship. Congratulations to the seven recipients from local engineering firms.

Tauranga Western Bay Community Event Fund bigger than ever

23 May 2023

Tauranga Western Bay Community Event Fund bigger than ever

Tauranga and Western Bay community event organisers now have access to more funding than ever before, thanks to a $200,000 boost to the Tauranga Western Bay Community Event Fund.

The winner of the $64,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction for 2023 has been announced

19 May 2023

The winner of the $64,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction for 2023 has been announced

Congratulations to the winner Catherine Chidgey with her novel The Axeman's Carnival which has been described as a novel that has been clasped to New Zealanders’ hearts.

Announcing the 2023 FAME Mid-Career Award Winners

01 May 2023

Announcing the 2023 FAME Mid-Career Award Winners

We are honoured to announce the five recipients of The FAME Mid-Career Awards for 2023.

Large scale outdoor photographic exhibition celebrates 20 years of local generosity

06 Apr 2023

Large scale outdoor photographic exhibition celebrates 20 years of local generosity

Acorn celebrates 20 years with the unveiling of an outdoor photographic exhibition on The Strand, Tauranga.

University of Waikato Tauranga campus scholarships awarded

15 Mar 2023

University of Waikato Tauranga campus scholarships awarded

Four adult learners have won Acorn Foundation scholarships, five students were granted TECT First-in-Family awards, and ten students were awarded TECT Returning Student scholarships.

Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Shortlist showcases a wide variety of excellent work

08 Mar 2023

Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Shortlist showcases a wide variety of excellent work

The shortlist offers entertaining and enriching reading experiences that traverse Aotearoa’s cultural and physical landscapes, revealing relationships and deepening our understanding of the world.

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