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Right Track changes people’s lives. This nationally and internationally recognised driver offender rehabilitation programme has be...

Learning Differences Aotearoa Trust promotes acceptance and understanding of learning differences that affect children and adults,...

Polyfests celebrate cultural diversity, provide a sense of identity and are a catalyst for understanding and acceptance, with Cent...

Drive My Life – Taraiwa Mataora is a community mentoring driver licencing programme, delivered by Southern REAP, to the vulnerable...

Emma has a passion for music which is backed by an immense amount of talent. At 18 years old Emma has already built an impressive ...

New Zealand’s southern-most trail run - Rakiura Challenge traverses 32km through Rakiura National Park starting at Horseshoe Bay a...

Community Trust South provided total funding of $589,357, to all 95 primary, intermediate and secondary schools in the Trust’s are...

“Ka Tū Te Tītī – the return home” Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu held their bi-annual Hui-ā-Iwi in Invercargill from 22-24 November 2019....

2019 was a particularly impressive year for junior rower Shakira Mirfin. Winning a national title in the under 17 girls single scu...

At Community Trust South we want to support communities and to welcome and respond to our region’s increasingly diverse population...

The Loss and Grief Centre aligns with the Trust’s focus on supporting the wellbeing of people in our region through prevention and...

Passion and perseverance are key characteristics of the Committee of Switzers Museum (Waikaia). Their commitment to their vision h...

John is a 17 year-old wrestler from Waikaka. He recently travelled to America with the NZ Development wrestling team, where he had...

Innovation is risky and takes courage.  It doesn’t always turn out the way you think it will.  Community Trust South invested over...

The Nattering Knitter has volunteers all over the world that knit peggy squares that are made into special Hug Rugs, which go to p...

We believed in this project right from the beginning, fully funding the first beacons in 1996 with a grant of $260,000.  It is est...

We were a founding funder of this exciting programme and have invested over $500k so far – to date the programme has produced 7 Ol...

We established the Sport Scholarship programme in 2001 for elite amateur athletes and officials to celebrate achievement, recognis...

Built in the early 2000’s Te Rau Aroha Marae in Bluff is the southern most marae in New Zealand.  It is unique with its beautiful ...

Clematis Cottage has been restored to its former glory and has been established as the Mataura Museum.  The cottage brings to life...

In 1996 when the region was experiencing an economic down turn, we created the Amenities Grants scheme.  Funding of $2 million was...

We appreciate the importance of preserving our region’s history.  Thousands of dollars have been poured into heritage projects thr...

Koha Kai aims to 'encourage a life of purpose' for people who are isolated by disability.  Since inception in 2015, we have been a...

Good things take time.  We were a faithful supporter of this ambitious project back in 2005, appreciating the vision for potential...

Since 2005 we have been funding the C S Arts Charitable Trust. The weekly classes have helped to encourage and nurture the artisti...

From 60 exhibitors 35 years ago to 800 in 2018, the Southern Field Days is the biggest agricultural event in the South Island. We ...

We stepped into the unknown, approving over $3 million in 2001 towards the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) Zero Fees scheme...

Lives have been changed and students have hope and a plan for their future. Community Trust South has funded the NCEA4U programme ...

Jenny Mitchell is an award-winning Southland singer/songwriter. She is the inaugural recipient of our Create fund.  Create – An Ar...

Jim Geddes is a man of great mana and vision. We have been privileged to partner with Jim on numerous projects in Eastern Southlan...

Since 2006 we have provided funding support for the Roving Museum Officer role in Southland.  In this unique role, Roving Museum O...

We were approached to help save the golf club from losing their land. They were paying an annual lease which was beyond them. A co...

The Gore Kids Hub took collaboration to a whole new level.  Three individual organisations coming together striving for something ...

Back Country Foods is an iconic New Zealand outdoor adventure food brand based in Invercargill and producing premier freeze-dried ...

We have had the privilege of walking alongside Southland disAbility Enterprises as it has grown from a small operation to the mult...

We have funded over $1 million to the Murihiku Health Scholarship programme endeavouring to fill gaps in the health workforce by p...

We support Community Worker roles in and around Western, Northern, Central Southland and Fiordland, acknowledging the pivotal role...

Preserving a Category 1 historic building is an achievement in itself, but when the building continues to function as a centre for...

Luke’s Mum Jo Horrell is a big fan of fluro vests for kids. We supported Road Safety Southland’s initiative in 2005 to provide a f...

Miharo (previously Murihiku Maori and Pasifika Cultural Trust) lives and breathes their vision to uplift and celebrate Maori and P...

The grant of over $4 million to Stadium Southland was one of the largest grants we ever made. More than just a facility, Stadium S...

We were one of the major investors in the Queenstown trails with grants totaling $1.5 million. This network of trails has evolved ...

The Invercargill Garrison Band has been promoting and teaching brass music in the south for over 150 years.  The band received the...