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Landscape Restoration Trust Committed To Addressing South Island’s "Worst Manmade Environmental Disaster"
Monday, 23 February 2026, 1:12 pm | Rata Foundation
The 10-year feasibility plan shows that $10 million annually could address the issue, says Mr Oswald. More >>
Kaupapa Māori Early Intervention Delivers Better Health Outcomes For Community And Health System
Wednesday, 14 January 2026, 10:53 am | Rata Foundation
The practice, established by Dr Sara Simmons (Ngāi Tahu) and Dr Rachel Inder in partnership with Te Piki Oranga, focuses on Māori and Pasifika and patients with complex medical needs. More >>
Specialised Leadership Programme Provides Skills And Connection For Migrant Women
Monday, 29 September 2025, 8:56 am | Rata Foundation
The six-day programme is delivered over several months and covers five modules: journey of the self, leading self, leading others, leading change, and leading your future. More >>
Rātā Foundation Reports Strong Financial Performance And Deepening Social Impact
Monday, 25 August 2025, 7:24 am | Rata Foundation
This financial strength enabled Rātā to invest $26.5 million in community-led initiatives across its funding regions, an increase from $21.8 million in FY24. More >>
Innovative Partnership Delivers Measurable Climate Action For Not-For-Profit Sector
Monday, 11 August 2025, 10:48 am | Rata Foundation
The Earth+ Resilience and Emissions Reduction programme has been designed to support not-for-profit organisations to reduce their carbon emissions and improve their resilience to climate related impacts. More >>
STEAM Education And Sports Key Recipients In Canterbury Funding
Monday, 30 June 2025, 9:48 am | Rata Foundation
Rātā manages a pūtea (fund) of around $700 million, enabling an investment of around $25 million per annum into its funding regions of Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough and the Chatham Islands. More >>
Integration Of Māori Healing And Mainstream Healthcare Delivers Social Impact
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 10:50 am | Rata Foundation
Integration of traditional practices with modern healthcare addresses various needs identified in the Waitangi Tribunal Hauora report, including isolation, lack of family support, and poverty. More >>
Pushing The Boundaries Of Creativity In Kapa Haka
Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 10:40 am | Rata Foundation
Kapa haka is a vital expression of Māori identity, history, and culture. It has been passed down through generations and has evolved into a dynamic art form. Originating from traditional mōteatea, haka, mau rākau, and poi, kapa haka has spiritual significance. More >>
Speaker Communities Helping To Revitalise Te Reo Māori
Monday, 7 April 2025, 2:43 pm | Rata Foundation
The organisation, based in Motueka, provides low-cost immersion teaching and learning courses, programmes, activities and gatherings open to all learners, including rumaki reo (total immersion), night classes, and weekend wānanga. More >>
Rātā Foundation Appoints Megan Glen To Investment Committee
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 10:26 am | Rata Foundation
Megan is a director in Forsyth Barr's investment banking team, based in Auckland, advising large private and public entities on capital raisings and M&A transactions. More >>
Aotearoa's First Purpose-built Youth Hub Gets Significant Funding Boost
Monday, 22 May 2023, 9:11 am | Rata Foundation
The stage one construction of Aotearoa's first purpose-built Youth Hub has been significantly boosted with a $500,000 grant from the Rātā Foundation. Located on Salisbury Street in central Christchurch, the Hub will provide a ‘one-stop shop’ ... More >>
Largest Collaborative Team Working In Conservation In Aotearoa Receives Strategic Support Grant From Rātā Foundation
Tuesday, 6 September 2022, 10:56 am | Rata Foundation
South Island’s largest funder Rātā Foundation has granted global conservation organisation The Nature Conservancy (TNC) $754,007 to support the delivery of the Kotahitanga mō te Taiao Alliance (KMTT) strategy. The grant will support the strategy ... More >>
Getting Whānau Kura-ready For Tamariki To Thrive
Tuesday, 31 May 2022, 5:37 pm | Rata Foundation
Demand for te reo Māori education continues to grow across Aotearoa New Zealand. More and more whānau are enrolling their tamariki in kōhanga reo to give them an immersive, kaupapa Māori education. National education outcomes show that students ... More >>
Are Schools Ready For Our Tamariki?
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 11:40 am | Rata Foundation
What if we've been asking ourselves the wrong question about our tamariki starting school for the first time? What if it isn't so much a case of are they ready for school – but is school ready for them? Do our schools do enough to prepare themselves ... More >>
Bringing Back The Iconic Whio (blue Duck) To The Nelson Lakes
Friday, 10 December 2021, 12:33 pm | Rata Foundation
A community-led project aimed at supporting the growth of the iconic whio or blue duck population in the Nelson Lakes and further protecting the area around the Rotoiti Nature Recovery project, which has kaka, kea, and kiwi populations, has been given ... More >>
Rātā Foundation’s Investment Portfolio Shows Best Ever Return In FY 2021
Monday, 20 September 2021, 6:02 pm | Rata Foundation
Some of the strongest global market returns in history led to a record gross return of 17.7% or $98 million for Rātā Foundation’s investment portfolio in the financial year ending March 31, 2021. "The strong return has been supported by the recovery ... More >>
