InsideOUT is a national organisation which works with youth, whānau, schools and communities to make Aotearoa New Zealand a safer place for all rainbow young people to live and be in.

LandSAR are a national volunteer organisation which provides land search and rescue services to lost, missing and injured all over New Zealand. Their volunteers operate in all types of terrain, and commit to regular, professional training including advanced bushcraft, survival, navigation, first aid and search skills on their own time. 

Urban Kai Farms Programme is transforming lawns at homes, schools and institutions across the Hutt Valley into intensely productive, organic micro-farms. With salary support from Nikau Foundation, their team are teaching, training and engaging the local community.  

Zeal’s mission is to positively impact every young New Zealander through creativity. Their youth centres are safe, welcoming and inclusive offering afterschool hangouts, events, creative programmes, workshops, online crisis intervention and more. 

Te Ara Moana use the sea to support young people build confidence, teach practical skills and improve their emotional resilience. 

For more than 60 years, Barnardos have been helping children, families and whānau in need. Today, they are continuing to support, protect and educate thousands of New Zealand children. 

Learning everyday Kiwi-English at English Language Partners Hutt gives migrants and former refugees the tools to participate in their new communities. With a grant from Nikau Foundation, the Lower Hutt based organisation produced a hardcopy of its popular newsletter and advertised for new volunteers. 

For six years, Nikau Foundation have been supporting Camp Purple Live – a place for children to have fun, learn and meet others coping with Chrohn’s and Colitis.  

Re-imagining traditional opera to challenge, inspire and engage audiences. 

Sometimes, it’s the seemingly inconsequential, kind of unglamorous things – like bench tops – that make all the difference when it comes to getting a big job done.

The House of Grace is a safe haven, giving young mums-to-be a place to stop, breathe and learn life and parenting skills. Last year, Nikau Foundation helped pay for roof repairs, but the impact of this grant is so much more than just bricks and mortar.  

The English translation of Te Ara Korowai is ‘embrace the path with the cloak of support’. For seven years, the Raumati-based organisation has provided that cloak to people seeking a place to heal and feel they belong. 

Musicians from around the globe performed six chamber music concerts organised by the Greytown Music Group. Funding from Nikau Foundation helped keep ticket prices low so cost was no barrier for Wairarapa residents.  

For 24 years, Vibe has provided young people with an ever-growing range of programmes and health and wellbeing services. Resilience building and a strong youth voice lie at the heart of Vibe’s work.