26 April 2022
The Community Amenities Fund is now open, this fund supports capital projects that will facilitate and enable the delivery of new, or the expansion/preservation of existing Community and Environmental Assets that align with...30 March 2022
Having overhauled its investment strategy to slash its own carbon footprint, BayTrust has been enjoying record financial returns and is now championing its sustainable investing approach to other trusts around New Zealand. To...24 January 2022
Mōrena koutou In line with New Zealand's move to the Red Traffic Light, the BayTrust office is now closed as per our approach to taking an abundance of caution. Our staff will continue to work remotely, and we will be...15 December 2021
Summer update You are receiving this email because, as Chief Executive of BayTrust, I thought you may be interested in receiving a quarterly update on what is happening at...10 December 2021
As world leaders convened for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, a majority of the Community Trusts of Aotearoa New Zealand have signed a Funders Commitment on Climate Action, in recognition of the important role...11 October 2021
Surrounded by lush native bush and shimmering every hue of blue and green imaginable, Rotorua’s lakes are the heart and soul of the Te Arawa region. For centuries they have drawn people to the Bay of Plenty to swim, fish, boat,...8 October 2021
Tongariro River is one of the best fishing rivers in the world, with keen anglers coming from near and far to hook a rainbow or brown trout. And for decades people of all ages have visited the Tongariro National Trout Centre beside SH1...6 October 2021
Kia ora Koutou Katoa, Our Dillon Scholarship is opening up again next month, all the information you need is on the picture provided, and further information found on our website. Make sure to apply if you're...27 September 2021
As you are all aware the country continues to grapple with the implications of the pandemic with New Zealand still moving up and down the alert levels with the Bay of Plenty currently operating at Alert Level 2. However, what has...30 August 2021
Good evening all, We would like to remind you that while we are working remotely, we are still operating as business as usual. All funding rounds are still open, and all decisions and time frames are proceeding as...20 August 2021
BayTrust APM Covid-19 Update As you will be aware the whole country, including the Bay of Plenty is back operating at Covid-19 Alert Level 4 until at least Tuesday 24 August. As we are unsure when the alert levels may change, and as...18 August 2021
Mōrena all, just a quick announcement from us to let you know: We’re open for business as usual, and are all working remotely. All grants rounds are still open, and all decisions and time frames will proceed as...5 August 2021
Tēnā koutou, We are pleased to release our annual results for the year which has positioned us well as we look to continue delivering on our Kaupapa of ‘accelerating bold and meaningful change, assisting BOP Communities and our...16 July 2021
Annual Public Meeting: To find out more about our last year's activities and our more detailed plans for our future, we would be delighted if you could join us at our 33rd Annual Public Meeting in Tauranga. The meeting...8 March 2021
We're really excited to announce we recently partnered with YouOwn to offer a helping hand to home buyers in the Bay of Plenty. Through a new fund called Bay of Plenty Housing Limited Partnership, we reduce the deposit required to buy...23 December 2020
Meri Kirihimete from the Team here at BayTrust. We wish you a very merry Christmas and a peaceful, happy and safe break. 2020 was certainly a year for the record books, Bring on 2021! The office will be closed from 12pm on the...5 August 2020
Annual Public Meeting: To find out more about our last year's activities and our more detailed plans for our future, we would be delighted if you could join us at our 32nd Annual Public Meeting in Tauranga. The meeting...14 April 2020
BayTrust Covid-19 Update #2 – 14 Apr 2020 We are now over halfway through the current NZ wide lockdown and it looks like things are tracking in the right direction which is positive news. The government is set to provide greater...25 March 2020
BayTrust Covid-19 Update As you will be aware the impacts of Covid-19 are being felt far and wide and are having a massive impact on our BOP communities. As a community funder, BayTrust is not deemed to be an essential service, so...18 March 2020
BayTrust Covid 19 Update As you will all be aware the impacts of Coronavirus are beginning to be felt far and wide and already having a significant impact on our BOP communities. As much as possible BayTrust wants to assure its...19 December 2019
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! The BayTrust office will close at midday 20 December and re-open on 6 January 2020. Our new offices are at level 1, 752 Cameron Road, Tauranga. Post office box and telephones remain the...25 October 2019
The funders are hitting the road! BayTrust and local funders are holding a series of hui across the Bay. This is your chance to: Let funders know about your organisation and the work you do meet the local...30 August 2019
Date: 30 August 2019 Time: 3.00pm Venue: Batten Room Novotel Lakeside Lake End Tutanekai Street,...12 September 2018
BayTrust Drop-In Centres We’re visiting your region soon, and holding drop-in centres for local organisations. This is your chance to: Find out more about BayTrust and our updated Funding Framework Learn about our new...6 August 2018
It’s great to be able to share with you some of our highlights for the 2018 financial year and also to extend an invitation to join us at our Annual Public Meeting in Taupo to be held on the 24th of August from 3pm. Our key...4 May 2018
Are you making significant changes in Bay of Plenty Communities? Do you want to learn more about Impact Investing? Along with our partners, The Impact Investing Network (IIN), WEL Energy Trust, Momentum Waikato Foundation and the...29 September 2017
This is just a quick note to advise we’ve moved to a new on-line granting system called SmartyGrants. The link to this is on our website under https://www.baytrust.org.nz/apply-for-funding What won’t change It is...25 August 2017
Please click here to view and download our 2017 Annual Report and Financial...4 August 2017
BayTrust – 29th Annual Public Meeting Date: 25 August...1 March 2017
The Strategic Fund 2017 is now Closed for the year. The Strategic Fund 2018 will open in late...18 November 2016
Sustainable Housing is a big issue across the Bay of Plenty and is affecting all of our individual communities in different ways. While poor quality housing and overcrowding are widespread problems, a lack of supply of affordable homes...10 November 2016
Our Dillon Scholarship is now open! To find out more about the Dillon Scholarship, and read some great stories about past Dillon Scholars click on the link...19 October 2016
Today’s youngsters are often called ‘digital natives’ – in other words, they’ve grown up with the internet and instinctively know how to use technology. But that’s not the case in every...17 October 2016
New Zealand needs to grow a dynamic market of social enterprises, with access to appropriate capital, says a new report Social Enterprise and Social Finance: A Path to Growth. Prepared by a strategic group, which included BayTrusts...5 October 2016
Kimberley Cleland loves seeing the joy on people’s faces when they go to a Night Owl cinema event for the first time. “There’s something a little bit magic about being outside, huddled under the stars together,...19 August 2016
BayTrust Increases Its Community Grants By 50% Recipients of inaugural Strategic Funding Round grants also confirmed BayTrust today announced it has granted a total of $4.3m to community groups across the region in the past financial...18 August 2016
The BayTrust 2016 Annual Report is now available for you to download. Download the BayTrust 2016 Annual Report Now (4.6Mb .pdf) 2016 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our full financial statements are also available: Download...3 August 2016
We're holding our 28th Annual Public Meeting on the 18th of August. Our Chair and Trustees would be delighted if you could join them for the meeting, to find out about our last year's activities and our plans for the future. The...22 July 2016
BayTrust now has a satellite office in Rotorua, which is located at 1358 Eruera Street, in Rotorua Trust House. This office is generally staffed every Thursday. If you wish to meet in Rotorua with a BayTrust staff member or to...7 June 2016
Funders Forum - Thinking and Working Smarter in 2016 is on this Friday 10 June at the Historic Village in Tauranga - and is being brought to you by SociaLink. There is a range of great information available including: -Charity...30 May 2016
The Bay’s current housing crisis is placing huge strain on social agencies so a $25,000 grant from BayTrust is being warmly welcomed by Tauranga Moana Nightshelter Trust. The nightshelter first opened on Elizabeth St in...9 May 2016
BayTrust’s Dillon Scholarship programme, which supports local students with significant disabilities to undertake tertiary study, is celebrating its 25th anniversary and has given out $1.5 million to over 480 students since it first...27 April 2016
A $45,000 grant from BayTrust will allow Tauranga Women’s Refuge staff to take regular breaks from their demanding jobs and pay for the “nuts and bolts” of running a safe house for those fleeing domestic...7 April 2016
The opening of the 2016/17 round of funding from the Community Development Scheme, will benefit communities across New Zealand, says Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Jo Goodhew. The Community Development Scheme helps fund...14 March 2016
BayTrust has just approved 44 grants to different community groups across the region in their December funding round worth a total of $2.4m. Sport Bay of Plenty is the largest recipient and will now get $552,500 annually for the next...13 March 2016
To celebrate 25 years of BayTrust providing Dillon Scholarships (1991 - 2016) all past and present Dillon Scholars are invited to join us on Friday 29 April at 2pm at Comvita. Venue: Comvita NZ, 23 Wilson Road South,...