Trustees

The Board is the governing body of the BayTrust and currently has 9 members. They are appointed by the Minister of Finance for four-year terms.

The Board has among its members a balanced representation from throughout the Bay of Plenty and community, investment, legal and financial expertise to enable the Trust to apply broad-based skills and wisdom to it’s governance standards.

The Board is responsible for the policy direction of the BayTrust. This includes strategic planning, budgets and Investments, Grants and other Policies. It delegates the day-to-day management of the Trust to the Chief Executive.

The Board operates under a Charter which includes a Code of Conduct in which all Trustees commit to acting ethically and professionally and to avoid conflicts of interest with respect to their fiduciary responsibilities.

The Board has four standing committees: Audit, Governance, Investments and Scholarships.

Rotorua Trustees

Tane Phillips - Chair

Tane Phillips

Chair

What motivated you to be involved with BayTrust?

The Bay of Plenty, especially the Eastern Bay, has been my home for my entire life. Though the Bay of Plenty has gone through some hard times, I sense the vibrancy returning to our communities with much more opportunity for the communities to grow and I wish to be a part of that.

What are you most passionate about in supporting the community?

I am very passionate about jobs and also supporting grass-roots community organisations that are the backbone of many of our communities.

What are your three favourite things about the local community where you live?

More than anything - it is about the people, the people, the people.

What are you excited about for the future in the Bay of Plenty?

There are so many different ideas and kaupapa to help in the betterment of the Bay of Plenty - it excites me each and every day to help bring those to fruition.

Stephanie Northey

What motivated you to be involved with BayTrust?

As a family lawyer, I am aware of the issues that face our community. I saw becoming a Trustee as a way to help those who are attempting to make improvements for our community and environment.

What are you most passionate about in supporting the community?

I am passionate about finding the best solutions for children and those most vulnerable. Bay Trust was another way that I could serve my community.

What are your three favourite things about the local community where you live?

There is a maori proverb that perfectly articulates what I love most about my community;

He aha te mea nui o te ao?

He tangata, he tangata, he tangata

What is the most important thing in the world?

It is the people, it is the people, it is the people

What are you excited about for the future in the Bay of Plenty?

The BayTrust is innovative with its granting and I am excited to be part of that.

Danielle Auld

What motivated you to be involved with BayTrust?

I moved to Rotorua from London in 2012 and haven’t looked back. We love the region that is now home, and being a trustee is a great way for me to be able to give back.

What are you most passionate about in supporting the community?

Being able to support smaller organisations, who do so much good, but can often operate under the radar.

What are your three favourite things about the local community where you live?

We live near the redwoods in Rotorua, and I love walking with our dogs and the family there. We also enjoy the beautiful lakes around us and spend a lot of time there in the Summers. The weather is a huge improvement from the UK, so I really enjoy that too!

What are you excited about for the future of the Bay of Plenty?

More and more people are moving away from the bigger cities to regions that support better lifestyles. I think we will see growth as more people recognise what a wonderful place this is to live.

Rose Hiha-Agnew

What motivated you to be involved with BayTrust?

I’ve worked with many communities throughout the Bay of Plenty, I enjoy helping our local communities reach their own goals and aspirations, and see the important work BayTrust undertakes as a great opportunity to continue supporting our local communities.

What are you most passionate about in supporting the community?

My focus is on initiatives that promote self-resilience and will foster impactful collaboration as we are all in this together.

What are your three favourite things about the local community where you live?

· The natural environment in Lake Okareka, including the lake, walking paths, mountain bike trails, birdlife, and nature.

· Everything is close, proximity to great beaches.

· The remoteness and peacefulness you can find in the Bay.

What are you excited about for the future of the Bay of Plenty?

I'm excited about greater community collaboration and where technology innovation can add value for our communities, especially for our more rural communities.

Western Bay Of Plenty Trustees

Rita Nabney

What motivated you to be involved with BayTrust?

Having lived in the Bay of Plenty and raised a family here I relished the opportunity of being part of an organisation where the Vision is “Bay of Plenty is the greatest place to be”

What are you most passionate about in supporting the community?

I am passionate about seeing what the money we grant makes in improving the outcomes for many people in their daily lives.

What are your three favourite things about the local community where you live?

I love walking up and around the Mount and seeing so many people who are focused on exercise and sport in our community.

I am passionate about fishing and diving in the Bay of Plenty and think that we are so grateful to have the Pacific Ocean on our doorstep to play in.

I love the social aspect of our community including the café’, bars, restaurants, and the emerging music scene with the many diverse concerts occurring.

What are you excited about for the future in the Bay of Plenty?

Watching the Bay grow with the benefits being shared by all.

Steve Napier

Chair - Investment Committee

What motivated you to be involved with BayTrust?

The work is really interesting and the trust is such a great community asset.

What are you most passionate about in supporting the community?

To help people who are struggling.

What are your three favourite things about the local community where you live?

Tauranga has good facilities and is close to the beach and the forest.

What are you excited about for the future in the Bay of Plenty?

Bay of plenty is becoming broader in its commercial activities, which gives younger people more opportunities.

Gary Smith

Chair - Audit and Risk Committee

What motivated you to be involved with BayTrust?

After many years of working with a number of smaller Charities, it is time to help out with a larger Bay of Plenty funding organisation.

What are you most passionate about in supporting the community?

The harbour, coastline, parks, hills, mountains and beaches are an amazing resource that many do not get an opportunity to use. Make the unattainable attainable.

What are your three favourite things about the local community where you live?

I enjoy spending time on the harbour and the Bay of Plenty coastline and lakes

What are you excited about for the future in the Bay of Plenty?

After living here all my life, I have seen the Bay of Plenty grow and change as so many more have joined our community. There are some big changes that have to happen. It will be great to be a part of it.

Tania Cutfield

What motivated you to be involved with BayTrust?

I am a huge supporter of the amazing work that Bay Trust does supporting and enriching communities.

What are you most passionate about in supporting the community?

My passion for supporting communities is driven by the importance of connection with people and providing a thriving rohe where our people especially tamariki can reach their full potential and live their best lives.

What are your three favourite things about the local community where you live?

I love the sea, the land but most of all the people.

What are you excited about for the future of the Bay of Plenty?

I am most excited about maintaining and enhancing the natural habitat, prospects for further economic development, attracting and retaining talent and living in a thriving community.

Eastern Bay Of Plenty Trustees

Mawera Karetai

What motivated you to be involved with BayTrust?

I believe in the values of BayTrust and I wanted to be part of the team that turns the words to actions.

What are you most passionate about in supporting the community?

Making the most of BOP life for our Tamariki and Rangatahi. I want the kids in our community to reflect on growing up here and be happy with their memories.

What are your three favourite things about the local community where you live?

-People still care for each other

-We can live off the land

-There is so much untapped potential for sustainable growth.

What are you excited about for the future in the Bay of Plenty?

I am excited that we have a future. For a long while, the naysayers insisted the BOP would suffer from population migration, leading to failing communities. In fact, the opposite has happened, because many of us chose to lead successful communities. Let’s keep moving forward!

Te Aorangi Murphy-Fell

Deputy Chair

What motivated you to be involved with BayTrust?

The opportunity to have a young Māori voice heard at the table is important to me and is something that continues to motivate me. I believe in the BayTrust’s values and think that as a group we have a fantastic opportunity to provide greater support to those who need it most.

What are you most passionate about in supporting the community?

I have seen many examples of young people (Māori and Pasifika in particular) who haven’t had the opportunity, nor the expectation on them to create something greater for themselves and their whānau. This often stems from a sense of disconnection and a their own lack of identity. I would like to see this changed.

What are your three favourite things about the local community where you live?

I like the natural landscape, I like the growing diversity of people, and I like the weather.

What are you excited about for the future in the Bay of Plenty?

I am excited to see young people provided with more opportunity and expectation to succeed.

Taupo Trustees

Judy Harris

What motivated you to be involved with BayTrust?

I was privileged to be chosen and nominated by Tamati Coffey. I represent a number if Iwi Trusts in Tuwharetoa Taupo and Turangi regions and familiar with neighbouring Iwi.

What are you most passionate about in supporting the community?

It is rewarding to distribute grants to assist meaningful benefits back to our community.

What are your three favourite things about the local community where you live?

Enjoying our beautiful picture post card view of Lake Taupo and the mountains, swimming at Patuiwi hot springs and boating around to Ngatirorirangi Carvings Mine Bay.

What are you excited about for the future in the Bay of Plenty?

I am excited to advance the BayTrust strategy for the future climate change - a biggie for me.

Nicola de Lautour

What motivated you to be involved with BayTrust?

I am motivated by a passion for creating positive social change in the world, believing that the best place to start is in your own backyard. BayTrust's commitment to accelerating bold, meaningful change to help Bay of Plenty communities flourish aligns perfectly with my vision.

What are you most passionate about in supporting the community?

I am most passionate about assisting children born into vulnerable and less fortunate circumstances, ensuring they have opportunities to thrive. Additionally, I have witnessed firsthand the positive impact that fun and vibrant community initiatives can have in fostering connection and well-being. I believe these opportunities are essential to the role of the Trust in building stronger, more resilient communities.

What are your three favourite things about the local community where you live?

The natural environment – I feel exceptionally fortunate to live in a place surrounded by stunning landscapes, from the lake to the mountains. This environment keeps my family active and adventurous throughout every season of the year.
The strong sense of community – The number of organizations run for the people, by the people, is incredible. The consistent support shown to those in need is both inspiring and heartwarming.
Opportunities for connection – From vibrant festivals to grassroots programs, the variety of events and activities fosters a strong sense of belonging and keeps our community thriving.

What are you excited about for the future of the Bay of Plenty?

I am excited about the Bay of Plenty's potential to keep growing as a thriving, inclusive region that champions innovation and community well-being.

Funding Pop up Content

Thank you for showing interest in applying for funding. We fund programmes and projects that work towards achieving our Outcomes and Priorities and contain the Attributes we require. These Outcomes, Priorities and Attributes are listed below.

Strengthened Whanau - Babies and Youth

Rationale: BayTrust recognises the importance of family and whanau as the basic unit in communities – when the family unit is strong, it follows that our communities will be healthy and strong. Our priorities in this area are:

The first 1000 days of Child’s Life

The first 1000 days of a child’s life is the best time to make an investment into a child, and addressing the needs of a baby means effectively addressing the needs of the family. Evidence supports the value of investment into this phase of a child’s development as cost beneficial

Priorities:

Programmes addressing the needs of families and children, e.g. parenting programmes, especially where addressing those identified at risk or with high needs;
Programmes should have identified outcomes and a long term approach, be based on sound practice and show strong alignment to the effective interventions identified in our research.

Youth

BayTrust believes that when Youth are involved and engaged within their community – through a range of activities (work, sport, volunteerism, education) they are more likely to lead productive lives and become good citizens that will provide leadership for our communities in the future.

Priorities:

Activities that support youth engagement;
Youth support services and programmes that encourage youth to be productive members of the community, that are strengths based, have identified outcomes and a long term approach, are based on sound practice and can show strong alignment to the effective interventions identified in our research;
That facilitate youth into post-secondary education, training or employment.

Vulnerable families and children

For a variety of reasons, some families, children and parents need assistance to reach their full potential, improve their lives, or recover from setbacks. Supporting family members to become strong will lead to strong communities.

Priorities:

Programmes addressing the needs of children, especially those who are at risk or vulnerable, to help them overcome difficulties and thrive
Programmes or activities that support adults/parents who are vulnerable, at risk or disadvantaged
Programmes should have identified outcomes and a long term approach, and be based on sound practice.

Inclusive Communities

Rationale: BayTrust has a role in fostering acceptance of community diversity and assisting those at a disadvantage to participate in and contribute to the community to the best of their ability.

Priorities:

Programmes that promote general health and wellbeing for those who are disadvantaged – through illness, inequality, age, disability or geographical situation;
Effects of demographic changes on people and activities that focus on how to reduce the negative impacts of these changes, especially those that take a regional perspective;
Activities that promote the acceptance of diversity within our communities

Safe communities

Rationale: Feeling safe within communities is necessary to personal wellbeing and enjoyment of our natural resources.

Priorities:

Lifesaving, Coastguard, water survival and safety organisations and activities;
Search and Rescue operations and organisations;
Community Policing activities and organisations

Healthy Sustainable Housing

Rationale: We recognise the importance of healthy, sustainable housing in enabling people and families to lead healthy, productive lives.

Priorities:

Programmes that address issues of sub-standard housing and or lack of social housing;
Retrofitting insulation programmes where there is a community approach to the programme.

PROSPEROUS COMMUNITIES

Rationale: Community development encourages communities to address their own issues, build on their own strengths and natural advantages. This builds cohesion, enhances the lives of people within communities and increases their sense of belonging, wellbeing and happiness. Economic vibrancy, prosperity and jobs that provide a sustainable wage or better, plus all year round employment are essential to retain citizens and enable communities to thrive.

Priorities:

Community organisations and activities that facilitate community development at a community level, encourage community cohesion and pride, volunteerism and equity amongst citizens;
Activities that seek to address economic challenges, or improve economic welfare; the creation of sustainable employment opportunities;
Activities that encourage or support the creation and enhancement of social enterprises.

ACTIVE COMMUNITIES

Rationale: BayTrust recognises the benefit of sport and recreational activities in contributing to the overall health and wellbeing of community members, and the role sport plays in providing a mechanism for inclusion of individuals in a community. BayTrust believes the most strategic manner it can contribute to sport is through its involvement in the CoachForce programme which is delivered across 19 sporting codes across the BOP region by our strategic partner Sport BOP, and achieves recognisable community outcomes.

Priorities:

CoachForce programme due to its wide coverage and identified community benefits;
Other sports and recreational activities that are not supported by CoachForce where the activity is an important part of that community, is well supported by the community and is easily accessible to all.

VIBRANT & FUN COMMUNITIES

Rationale: BayTrust believes involvement in arts, culture and heritage, community activities and events enriches people’s lives and increases their sense of wellbeing and connectedness.

Priorities:

Applications for community driven arts, cultural and heritage opportunities / activities that enrich the lives of communities through active participation and that ideally work in a collaborative manner reflecting community priorities e.g. community arts programmes.
Contributions to capital costs (generally up to a maximum of 20%) for buildings or assets where they are of strong local significance or historical importance with considerable wider community benefit.
Events up to $15,000 maximum where the majority of the below elements are present:

a free to the public component;
high community appeal (the event reflects the interests of a high % of the community);
outreach to schools or youth involvement;
local community involvement in the organisation and delivery of the event;
high volunteer involvement;
where BayTrust funding will make a material difference to the event;
that have material economic development spin offs.

Tū Māori mai

Activities or programmes that promote a strong Māori cultural identity (including Te Reo and tikanga) and contribute to a range of positive outcomes,
Activities or programmes that help build knowledge of local Māori histories that help build understanding and positive collective futures
Contributions to capital projects on Marae (up to $15k).

STRONGER COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS

Rationale: We need strong community organisations and strong community leaders to deliver good quality programmes and activities that address community needs and aspirations.

Priorities:

Activities that build the capacity and capability of community organisations or social enterprises, especially those that drive greater sustainability; support evaluative practices, service improvement and collaborative practices;
Activities that support and enable community leaders;
Activities that encourage and support volunteerism.

IMPROVED NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Rationale: The natural environment is fundamental to the sustainability and future of BOP.

Priorities:

Community led natural environmental initiatives;
Activities that promote community involvement in sustainability practices or raise awareness of environmental issues at a community level;
Activities that recognise the natural environment as a cornerstone of sustainable communities and support those that show leadership within this space.

To help determine the likelihood of
funding success BayTrust will apply
its funding strategically by investing
in programmes and activities that
contain the following attributes:

1. Are BOP wide or BOP replicable, and are
community led.

2. Contain measurable outcomes and
embedded evaluative practices.

3. Build capacity and capability of
community groups and individuals who
are potential community leaders

4. Support those in the BOP who have the
greatest need

5. Incorporate a Partnership approach

6. Foster Youth engagement and early child
development

7. Deliver innovative solutions to social issues

Note: the more of these attributes that an application can demonstrate it meets, the more likelihood of funding and the greater the funding that can be accesses.

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Trustees

Rotorua Trustees

Tane Phillips - Chair

Tane Phillips

Stephanie Northey

Stephanie Northey

Danielle Auld

Danielle Auld

Rose Hiha-Agnew

Rose Hiha-Agnew

Western Bay Of Plenty Trustees

Rita Nabney

Rita Nabney

Steve Napier

Steve Napier

Gary Smith

Gary Smith

Tania Cutfield

Tania Cutfield

Eastern Bay Of Plenty Trustees

Mawera Karetai

Mawera Karetai

Te Aorangi Murphy-Fell

Te Aorangi Murphy-Fell

Taupo Trustees

Judy Harris

Judy Harris

Nicola de Lautour

Nicola de Lautour

Funding Pop up Content

Thank you for showing interest in applying for funding. We fund programmes and projects that work towards achieving our Outcomes and Priorities and contain the Attributes we require. These Outcomes, Priorities and Attributes are listed below.

Strengthened Whanau - Babies and Youth

Inclusive Communities

Safe communities

Healthy Sustainable Housing

PROSPEROUS COMMUNITIES

ACTIVE COMMUNITIES

VIBRANT & FUN COMMUNITIES

STRONGER COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS

IMPROVED NATURAL ENVIRONMENT