Sponsorship & Funding Partners

Port of Tauranga is New Zealand’s largest, fastest-growing and most efficient port.
It is an international freight gateway for the country’s imports and exports, and the only New Zealand port able to accommodate the largest container vessels to visit here. Port of Tauranga handles a third of all New Zealand cargo, nearly 40% of New Zealand exports and nearly half of all shipping containers.

The Port provides customers with highly effective supply chains through investment in regional feeder ports, inland freight hubs, cargo handling expertise and logistics services.

The Port’s facilities in Tauranga include the country’s largest and fastest-growing container terminal, extensive bulk cargo wharves and storage facilities, and bunker berths.

Port of Tauranga is well-served by state highways and is connected by rail connections to Hamilton, Auckland and the central North Island.

Port of Tauranga has the people, expertise and equipment required to deliver excellent service to customers, sustainable benefits to the community and strong financial returns to shareholders.

The company’s presence in the Bay of Plenty provides an economic anchor for the local economy, creating jobs and wealth for the Tauranga community, the broader region and beyond.

While maintaining its core business at Tauranga, the company has expanded into new ventures that have reshaped the traditions of service delivery in New Zealand’s port sector.

At the heart of our community.
As a community-focused trust, we provide support for local initiatives, facilities and events that bring vibrancy, connectedness, growth and economic benefits to the region. Our transformational funding process brings life to grassroots organisations and large-scale multi-million-dollar projects alike. 
Since our establishment in 1993, we've been at the heart of our community making a difference with our distributions. We provide funding and rebates in the Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga regions.

We support innovation in our community so that together we build a region that is the envy of all others. Now at approximately $1 billion, the TECT fund is one of the largest in the country, significantly contributing to the creation of a region from which, not only current residents will benefit, but future generations.
This is something of which we can all feel proud because we all make this happen through our collective support of TECT’s community distributions.

Tauranga City Council is the local government authority for Tauranga City in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the 155,000 people of Tauranga.

Tauranga is New Zealand’s fifth largest city, and one of the fastest growing in the country. Offering locals a great lifestyle living by the beach, as well as the entertainment, dining and shopping opportunities you expect to see in a cosmopolitan city, it’s easy to see why people from all around the world want to call Tauranga home. Tauranga City Council serves the population of more than 155,000 residents.

We provide and maintain infrastructure for our growing city, deliver efficient services to our communities, and invest in Tauranga’s future to ensure it is, and continues to be, a great place to live, work and play.

We are thrilled to introduce this year’s incredible partners—generous supporters who share a love for the ocean and a passion for making a difference. Like the ever-changing tides, their contributions help us save lives and create waves of positive impact in our community.These partners embody the spirit of giving and the joy of seaside living.  Please look on our home page or the sign outside the club to see who the charitable auction fundraiser club partners are and support them as they support our lifegaurd service.

Supporting Great Communities
The Trust was formed in 1988 as the Trust Bank Bay of Plenty Community Trust to hold shares in the Trust Bank Group for the benefit of Bay of Plenty Communities In 1996 this share, along with all the other shares in the Trust Bank Group, was sold to the Westpac Bank and the sale proceeds of approximately $90m invested by the Trust.

Our name changed by dropping the “Trust Bank” part in 1998 and changed again to BayTrust in March 2006.
We are known as BayTrust, but our official name is the Bay of Plenty Community Trust Incorporated.
BayTrust's income is primarily spent on community groups serving the Bay of Plenty, in order to help build, strengthen and enhance present and future BOP communities. We generally aim to distribute approximately three per cent of our capital base per year.

Our Purpose
To accelerate bold meaningful change, assisting BOP communities and the environment to flourish.
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The Lion Foundation is one of New Zealand’s oldest and most respected Charitable Trusts. Since 1985 we have returned over $1 billion back to the community, supporting thousands of good causes all around New Zealand.

We have many Lion Foundation venues and gaming machines across the country and we consistently return millions of dollars into the community.  Last year that equated to over $33 million through over 3,000 grants for community-based organisations across New Zealand. That is 10 good causes every day – causes as diverse as the people who live in those communities: from Northland to Bluff, east coast to west, rural to urban.  In fact, there are few Kiwis whose lives have not been touched by a Lion Foundation grant.

Our Values
Do The Right Thing –  We will always aim to be the best we can by doing the right thing for our customers and stakeholders.  This means we will act with integrity and be honest about who we are and what we do.
Front Up –  We will not back away from a challenge.  We have an important part to play in our society and we embrace this responsibility with pride and humility.
Stronger Together –  Being part of a winning team that cares for each other and all the people we deal with

Grassroots Trust is dedicated to providing local funding to local communities.  We share your passion and enthusiasm for amateur sport, education and various charitable community initiatives and we’re here to help.
Great care is taken to ensure funds granted are well used and for the authorised purpose, and many local communities have already benefited from a Grassroots Trust grant.

Our Mission: 
To provide local funding to local communities
Our Vision: 
To be the most effective community funder of sport and community activity in the areas we operate.
To operate the most effective harm minimisation programmes.

A charitable organisation in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand that donates equipment to assist our local community.

Mackay Strathnaver Trust is a family based charitable trust founded on a legacy set up by Dorothy MacKay and Neville Ogg in 1989.  ​The Mackay Strathnaver logo depicts the region Strathnaver, river and hills in Scotland.  Mackay are the clan people of that region.  Reay & Jean Mackay were related by marriage to Neville & Shirley Ogg. Foundation money for the Mackay Strathnaver Trust was mostly from the sale of the Mackay land in Tauranga.

The Bobby Foundation is about backing Kiwi sporting legends and helping them succeed. 100% of our funding goes exclusively to NZ Racing & grassroots sports, providing the financial support and resources to create a thriving culture that benefits everyone in New Zealand.

We provide grants that enable clubs to continue playing a vital role in their communities.

The successful grant funding we provide is used to improve the conditions of Kiwi clubs, and invests in a future where grassroots sports provide opportunities and brings people together.

Our Purpose
To support New Zealand communities through our love of sport.

Pub Charity Limited distributes donations to worthy community organisations all over New Zealand through the funds raised in gaming machines hosted in our member hotels and taverns.

We first began raising donations funds for New Zealand communities in 1987. That’s 30 years of excellent partnerships with our venues, 30 years of great entertainment for our players and 30 years supporting communities all over New Zealand.

Three things set us apart:
First, we never lose sight of the fact that without the hotels and taverns that host our gaming machines, there would be no Pub Charity Limited – and no community funds.The distribution of our funds is also unique.

We look to support a large number of organisations from across the spectrum – community groups, health, sport, education, emergency services, environment, culture – all receive equal consideration by our Net Proceeds Committee.

Finally, we have a policy of returning funds back into the communities where they were raised – and this isn’t just by area. Our Net Proceeds Committee always takes note of the suburbs and small communities where funds are being raised to ensure they are the ones that benefit.

Established in 1998, NZCT is one of New Zealand's largest gaming trusts with 13% of market share. We are proud of the contribution we make to local communities, particularly in the area of amateur sport and active participation.

Kiwis love their sport, and NZCT loves helping them enjoy and participate in their sporting passions. 
Every year, we give millions of dollars in grants to thousands of applicants from a huge range of sporting groups - from rugby and netball to kayaking and lawn bowls. We are proud to be the largest funder of amateur sports participation in New Zealand. 
While sport is our primary focus, we also provide funds for charitable purposes, such as rescue and life-saving services, education, health, the arts, and cultural and community groups.Our funds come from NZCT operators up and down the country who run our gaming machines in their hotels, bars and other venues.

Allan and his hardworking team pride themselves on providing the freshest food and exceptional service.
You are guaranteed to have a great shopping experience at Mount New World with lots of amazing deals every day.

At EVES, our people are passionate about giving you the best real estate experience. You can trust us to make your journey to buying or selling as stress free and smooth as possible, with the skills and expertise to ensure we get you a successful result. We achieve incredible results for our clients through dedication, innovation, and hard work. No matter how big, small, simple or complex your needs are, we deliver standout property solutions tailored just for you.

We know that to be exceptional, you need exceptional people. Our salespeople at EVES are committed to excellence and to making selling property as smooth and easy as possible for our customers.
EVES salespeople are passionate about real estate, have great local knowledge and a commitment to our communities.

Our salespeople are backed by fantastic managers, a team of marketing experts, IT specialists and dedicated admin teams.

The Acorn Foundation has been connecting generous people with causes that matter in the Western Bay of Plenty region since 2003.Acorn Foundation’s first ever endowment fund was gifted by the late Edna Brown in 2003. 20 years later, we now have over $63M in funds under management and have collectively distributed over $16.5M to the community, with over $3.3M distributed in 2023 alone. 

The Acorn Foundation is one of 18 community foundations across Aotearoa New Zealand that provide a unique way of charitable giving. The Acorn Foundation enables generous people to make a bigger impact in their communities, by investing donations and distributing the returns to causes close to their hearts, year after year.

One Foundation (formerly First Sovereign Trust Limited) was established in 2004 to distribute grant funding from the proceeds of licensed gaming machines. 

We are based in Rotorua. Eligible organisations and community groups can apply to One Foundation for funding to support their objectives.

We distribute grants across the following sectors:
Education 
Sport
Arts, Community & Culture
Health & Welfare

At KPMG, we are focused on fuelling the prosperity of New Zealand – for the benefit of all New Zealanders. It’s why we’re passionate about helping New Zealand’s businesses succeed, the public sector to achieve more, and our communities to grow.

Our nationwide team of 1,500+ professionals work with private businesses, publicly-listed companies, Government and public sector organisations, and not-for-profits.We provide professional services across Audit, Tax and Advisory. In addition, our Private Enterprise team works with SMEs and family-owned businesses with ambitions to grow.Our people are based in all the major centres, plus a number of key regions; including Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Tauranga, Ashburton and Timaru.

Legacy Trust is responsible for the management of business operations and the annual distribution of all profits from the business for the good of the respective communities in which it operates.Each year, the Trust makes a full disclosure of fund distribution. Since Legacy Trust was formed in 2007, over $3.5 million has been gifted - generosity that is only possible because of the choice families have made in choosing Legacy Funerals. Our costs are comparable to others, yet we offer added value through benefits to our local communities.

Since 1998 Aotearoa Gaming Trust (formerly The Southern Trust) have put people first.

Our people and our venues have made us what we are today, an experienced and successful gaming machine society which operates for community good across Aotearoa. Since our inception approximately $327.5 million has been distributed to communities around New Zealand. 
Aotearoa Gaming Trust is a proud funding provider to a wide range of community groups and charitable causes within New Zealand.

We listen. We care. We treat each person as an individual with needs that require individual advice.
Our vision is to be recognised as the most highly respected and compliant Gaming Society by the communities our venues operate in, venue operators, government, and the regulator.

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