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WHAT'S
NEXT
NEXT Foundation Newsletter
Kia ora friend of NEXT
He rangi tā matawhāiti,
he rangi tā matawhānui
A person with narrow vision has a restricted horizon, a person with wide vision has plenty of opportunities.
Looking for a way to describe the mahi and the way people of Aotearoa/New Zealand have responded to the Covid-19 crisis, I came across this whakatauki which I think is one empowering way to approach it. The challenge of our changed world is upon us and, under a new lens, opportunities and innovation are emerging.
In this edition of our newsletter we bring you stories from all the projects NEXT supports in education and the environment - and how they rose to the challenge of the Covid-19 crisis.
We also share with you two new seed investments - and a series of heartwarming stories from one of the environmental projects we support, Taranaki Mounga, where the benefits of their mahi are going well beyond just biodiversity gains.
I hope you enjoy the read, and stay safe.
Yours in education and the environment
Bill Kermode
NEXT CEO
Covid-19
Rising to the Challenge - Stories from NEXT supported environmental projects
It’s challenging to work from home when your job is in the great outdoors - helping with New Zealand’s ambitious goal to become Predator Free by 2050. But lockdown presented an opportunity for some of the environmental projects NEXT supports to think outside the square - and come up with new innovations.
Covid-19
Rising to the Challenge - Stories from NEXT supported education projects
The Covid-19 pandemic threw the New Zealand education system on its head. But the rush to online learning presented both challenges and opportunities for the education projects NEXT supports.
NEXT invests in Ipipiri Nature Conservancy Trust and Tamariki Wellbeing
NEXT is delighted to share with you details of two new seed investments. In the environment, we are one of many funders in the Ipipiri Nature Conservancy Trust, a Trust that has purchased land at Elliot Bay in Northland with a vision of creating a Great Walk in the Bay of Islands.
And in education we are funding a project run by The Southern Initiative in South Auckland, Tamariki Wellbeing, that is looking at innovative ways of reducing toxic stress for whanau and their tamariki.
Taranaki Mounga
Benefits beyond biodiversity
As well as the biodiversity gains this ambitious conservation project NEXT supports is producing, there are also some positive social impacts for the people of Taranaki. This video series, produced by Taranaki Mounga and the TSB Community Trust, profiles some of these wonderful stories.
