The Trusts welcomes Allan Pollard as CEO The Trusts have announced that experienced community-enterprise executive Allan Pollard will be their new CEO. Allan’s appointment comes after the previous CEO, Simon Wickham resigned in December after nine years in the role. Allan joins the Trusts from Trust House Ltd, a community-owned company based in the Wairarapa…
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Ethkick West Brings Communities Together The fourth annual celebration of community, diversity and football is due to take place at Oratia’s Parrs Park on 28 March 2020. Ethkick West is a popular free event that provides an opportunity for people from different backgrounds and cultures to come together for a fun day of food, music,…
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We’ve been supporting West Auckland communities since we were first established, but as we enter a new decade, we’ve had a look back at what we’ve achieved with our giving in the last decade. Back in 2011, we were giving back less than $250,000 per year. We’ve been able to grow that to $2.7 million…
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Supporting West Auckland Businesses 2020 promises to be another exciting and busy year for the team at Central Park Henderson Business Association Inc. (CPHB) – proudly sponsored by The Trusts. Providing a voice for local businesses as well as support and advice continues to be CPHB’s main focus. However, the association is hoping their bid…
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Making Herstory: Supporting Women in Leadership at The Trusts Recently The Trusts has completed a gender review and we are very pleased that overall the Trusts is performing favorably against the current NZ gender pay gap. Out of this review, we have recongnised opportunities within the business, specifically around supporting and inspiring our emerging female…
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Trailblazing Local Club Reaches For The Top The Glen Eden-based Auckland Climbing Youth Development Club Inc. is reaching for the top in more ways than one. Set up only 12 months ago, ACYDC aims to raise the profile of indoor rock climbing as a sport for young people. And thanks in part to the Million…
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How liquor licensing works in West Auckland We often get questions from members of the public about how liquor licensing works in West Auckland. To help you understand our role and how licensing works, we have answered some of the most common questions we get here. Were licensing trusts set up to monopolise the sale…
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Kids Pumped About Hobsonville Point’s New Bike Track At the Hobsonville Point development, there’s still plenty of construction happening with new homes in the pipeline. Although carefully planned with lots of open space and walkways, Hobsonville Point is still very much a building site. And for local kids keen to get out and about on…
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Statement Regarding CPO Failures We can confirm that two of our venues and one of our retail outlets failed a Council led-controlled purchase operation targeting sales of alcohol to minors over the weekend of 24 and 25 August 2019. As this issue is subject to a hearing with the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority, we…
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Raising The Roof At Glen Eden Tennis Club Replacing the old and rusted roof at Glen Eden Tennis Club was a tough challenge for a small, volunteer-run club. With relatively few members and limited budgets, it would have taken the club several years to fundraise all the money required. But thanks to the voting West Auckland public and $19,520 from the Million Dollar Mission, Glen Eden…
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Fun And Friendship For Kids Living With Cancer For children living with cancer and their families maintaining a sense of normality and a positive outlook can be a challenge. Not-for-profit nationwide organisation Camp Quality believes that providing opportunities for kids to have fun is a powerful positive force for those living with cancer. Established over 30 years ago, Camp Quality provides week-long summer camps for young…
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West Auckland Groups Receive Windfall More than 50 West Auckland charities and community groups will receive an unexpected windfall thanks to a grant from a local social enterprise. Many of the 57 charities which had applied for funding for a range of health, education and environmental projects faced shortfalls with no certainty around when their…
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