Open to any project or organisation that has a positive impact on communities, cultural and societal causes. The winner will receive $2,500 cash, and Canon product valued up to $2,500.
Image: 2023 NZ Community Grant Winner, Love Soup
Open to any project run by a primary, secondary, or tertiary school/educational institution. The winner will receive $2,500 cash, and Canon product valued up to $2,500.
Image: 2023 NZ Education Grant Winner, Pukekohe High School
Open to any project that supports and protects the environmental sustainability of the community. The winner will receive $2,500 cash, and Canon product valued up to $2,500.
Image: 2023 NZ Environmental Grant Winner, Sustainable Oceans Society
New for 2024, our Cultural Grant is open to any project or organisation that elevates connection to the indigenous culture of Aotearoa, New Zealand. The winner will receive $2,500 cash and Canon product to the value of up to $2,500.
Image by Tania Miriama Niwa. This photograph is of Matehuirua White of Ngāti Tama, Ngā Hapū o Poutama, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Mutunga, Taranaki Iwi, Te Ātiawa.
Subject: "He pou whenua au ō ngā uri whakatipu: I am the land marker of my people, for the next generation of descendants."
Love Soup collects surplus food, from partners such as Countdown, and re-distributes it to frontline organisations like foodbanks, schools, and community kitchens so they can feed those in need. Last year alone, Love Soup rescued over 500,000 kilos of food which not only supported and nourished communities but prevented food waste.
A major art project in the heart of Pukekohe is sparking change and acting as a conversation starter for students about their own local history - especially Māori culture. Three of five murals are now complete, with rangatahi from Pukekohe High School working alongside Māori contemporary artists to not only enhance the town but connect the people of Pukekohe with their history.
stainable Oceans Society is currently undertaking the Great White Project which involves deploying satellite tags on baby and juvenile Great White Sharks in the Tauranga harbour region. This project will not only help them understand why these Great Whites have been migrating to the region but will help reveal habitat use and behaviour. It also involves scientific photo ID of sharks using their unique markings.