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Former pupil encourages love of learning at Katikati Primary School
Acorn donor, Alan Goodyear, is providing juniors at Katikati Primary School with Numicon maths equipment and curriculum.
NZ Book Awards: Shortlist announced!
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards finalists reveal a shift in New Zealand writing and publishing. Read more to see the shortlisted books for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction.
Acorn's recent 'Supporters & Friends' function packs a punch
"Tears, sadness, hope, inspiration, awe--what a range of emotions we experienced during Saturday’s Donor and Friends event!"
The Acorn Foundation Junior Art Awards are now open!
Acorn Foundation and the Tauranga Art Gallery are excited to announce the inaugural Acorn Foundation Junior Art Awards and Exhibition, scheduled for April 2021.
The 2021 NZ Book Awards Long List has been announced!
Youth, diversity and vitality are reflected in the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Longlist, released on 28 January. Click here to view a full list of finalists.
Craigs Investment Partners: Giving generously this Christmas
The good folks at Craigs Investment Partners have done it again! For the second year, they have provided more than $150,000 to the Acorn Foundation to distribute around the country on their behalf.
2020 winner of the Eva Trowbridge scholarship announced
Congratulations to the 14th winner of the Acorn Foundation Eva Trowbridge Scholarship
The 2020 Acorn Foundation Beverly Perszyk Scholarship goes to Te Puke High's Jed Melton
Congratulations to the winner of the Acorn Foundation Beverly Perszyk Scholarship, Jed Melton, who takes this award alongside TECT's First-in-Family Scholarship for studies at Waikato University's…
Congratulations to the 2020 winner of the Acorn Foundation Adult Learner Scholarship
The Acorn team is thrilled to announce that Kylie Oliver is the 2020 recipient of the Acorn Foundation Adult Learner Scholarship.
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