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Students Invited to Apply For 2014 Rose Hellaby Scholarships
Wednesday, 19 March 2014, 12:53 pm | Guardian Trust
Guardian Trust and the Māori Education Trust are again calling for eligible Māori students to submit their applications for a valuable boost to their education prospects. More >>
Southland Charities Benefit From $168,000 Guardian Trust Dis
Wednesday, 12 December 2012, 4:55 pm | Guardian Trust
Southland community organisations continue to benefit from the generosity of a South Island couple, 27 years after a charitable trust was set up in their names. This month, Guardian Trust is again making its now annual distribution from the William ... More >>
$30k to Winner of Olivia Spencer Bower Foundation Art Award
Wednesday, 12 December 2012, 4:25 pm | Guardian Trust
Sculptural painter and video artist Miranda Parkes is the 2013 recipient of the Olivia Spencer Bower Foundation Art Award, which is bestowed each year on an emerging painter or sculptor with significant potential. The leading trustee company Guardian Trust ... More >>
Guardian Trust Distributes $440,000 for Auckland Art Gallery
Thursday, 25 October 2012, 3:36 pm | Guardian Trust
Visitors to the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki have a new acquisition to admire, in the form of German contemporary artist Andreas Gursky’s 2010 large-scale photograph Ocean III. Gallery purchases are nothing unusual, but this one is something special: ... More >>
Tauranga Community Benefits From $500,000 in Bequests
Monday, 8 October 2012, 5:01 pm | Guardian Trust
Many charities are reliant on donations from people in their communities to keep them going, and the story of one Tauranga couple illustrates the value of local connections. In their Wills, as written and executed by Guardian Trust, Ted and Doris Newberry ... More >>
36 $5,000 Scholarships to Waikato Secondary Students
Friday, 21 September 2012, 12:55 pm | Guardian Trust
Waikato students are being invited to line up for their share of the 2012 distribution from a charitable trust founded by an education-minded Waikato farmer. Now in its 17th year, the David Johnstone Charitable Trust, which is managed by Guardian Trust, ... More >>
Guardian Trust Granted Licence To Operate As A Trustee
Thursday, 20 September 2012, 4:19 pm | Guardian Trust
Guardian Trust was yesterday granted a full Trustees and Statutory Supervisors licence by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA). More >>
Debate over Enhanced Regime for Trustees
Monday, 3 September 2012, 1:31 pm | Guardian Trust
What will the role of the trustee look like in the brave new world of the post-GFC financial services sector? A discussion paper commissioned by trustee company Guardian Trust and drafted by law firm Bell Gully is designed to help generate debate within ... More >>
Guardian Trust: Apply for Olivia Spencer Bower Art Awards
Thursday, 14 June 2012, 1:02 pm | Guardian Trust
One of the most valuable and prestigious forms of sponsorship available to New Zealand artists is now open for applications for its next biannual round of awards. Established in 1987, the Olivia Spencer Bower Foundation has been gifting one painter or sculptor ... More >>
Guardian Trust Christchurch Settles into New Office Space
Wednesday, 28 March 2012, 3:38 pm | Guardian Trust
After 11 months in a shared office with makeshift, crammed conditions and Port-a-loos, Christchurch Guardian Trust staff are thrilled to be moving into new premises in Riccarton. More >>
Scholarship Sows Seed for NZer’s Endandgered Plant Research
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 12:20 pm | Guardian Trust
When a bird species or subspecies becomes extinct, what happens to the plants that are reliant on that bird for re-pollination? Most of us never consider the problem, but Kiwi PhD candidate Richard Pender is devoting his doctoral study to examining ... More >>
Advice on Gift Duty abolition
Monday, 19 December 2011, 4:10 pm | Guardian Trust
The abolition of gift duty in relation to trusts has generally been well received. Now that the new legislation is in place, trust experts are discussing the key factors to consider when acting on abolition of gift duty, and what individuals need to understand ... More >>
Over $189,000 for Southland Health And Community Causes
Monday, 19 December 2011, 2:10 pm | Guardian Trust
For 26 years, the charitable trust of a South Island widower has provided financial support toSouthland community organisations. Set up to fund research into heart conditions and support Southland’s children in perpetuity, the William and Gwenda Sybil Dick ... More >>
Otago Zebrafish Facility receives $100,000 boost
Monday, 19 December 2011, 12:54 pm | Guardian Trust
The world-class Zebrafish Facility at the University of Otago has had another boost from the KD (Kathleen Dorothy) Kirkby Trust administered by Guardian Trust, with a donation of $100,000 to Cure Kids. The donation has funded a significant expansion ... More >>
Local Farmer’s Trust Awards $180,000 To Waikato Students
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 11:47 pm | Guardian Trust
A trust founded by a Waikato farmer continues to demonstrate how important tailored wealth management is to sustainable philanthropic giving. Now in its 16th year, the David Johnstone Charitable Trust, managed by Guardian Trust, is awarding $180,000 ... More >>
$60,000 for Te Waipuna Puawai Mercy Oasis
Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 11:36 am | Guardian Trust
A Glen Innes community development organisation has received a valuable boost in the form of a $60,000 distribution from a charitable trust set up to support women in need. The Strathlachlan Fund, which is managed by Guardian Trust, has made the ... More >>
Guardian Trust Distributes Over $178,000 to Southland Causes
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 11:58 am | Guardian Trust
For twenty five years, the charitable trust of a South Island widower has provided financial support to Southland community organizations. Set up to fund research into heart conditions and support Southland’s children in perpetuity, the William and ... More >>
$190k in scholarships for 38 students from Farmer's Trust
Monday, 20 December 2010, 2:16 pm | Guardian Trust
Guardian Trust is delighted to have distributed $190,000 to 38 deserving Waikato students from the trust of popular local farmer, the late David Johnstone. For the third time in three years, the David Johnstone Charitable Trust, managed by Guardian ... More >>
$190,000 in Scholarships to 38 Waikato Students
Tuesday, 12 January 2010, 12:27 pm | Guardian Trust
A trust founded by a Waikato farmer is demonstrating how important quality wealth management is to sustainable philanthropic giving. For the second time in two years, the David Johnstone Charitable Trust, managed by Guardian Trust, is making a six-figure ... More >>
Trust Distributes $200k to Southland Community
Tuesday, 12 January 2010, 12:23 pm | Guardian Trust
A trust founded by a South Island widower nearly 25 years ago is demonstrating how important quality wealth management is to long-term sustainable philanthropic giving. For the second time in two years, the William and Gwenda Cybil Dick Trust, managed ... More >>