Surfing NZ brings nation’s best to Taranaki
Surfing NZ is the national sporting body charged with promoting and developing surfing in New Zealand. It supports 35 affiliated clubs around the country, including New Plymouth Surfriders, which hosted the National Surfing Championships in January 2025.
Trust delivers comfort and care
The Okato Community Trust has a clear purpose – to support older people living in and around Okato, 25 minutes south of New Plymouth.
Growing Kaitiaki in Taranaki
Te Ara Taiao is a Sustainable Taranaki programme that works alongside kura, hapū, and community partners to create learning experiences rooted in place, tikanga, and environmental practice.
Sound equipment upgrade strikes a chord
The Hāwera Country & Variety Music Club has been fostering live country and variety music for over 30 years.
Community led catchment solutions
Taranaki Catchment Communities (TCC) is a farmer- and grower-led organisation covering the second-largest catchment community in Aotearoa.
Digging into learning at Mokoia School
Mokoia Primary, 10km south of Hāwera, is a small rural school that aims to foster strong family-like relationships between children, staff, and whānau. In 2021, the staff, pupils, and parents established a community garden as another way to connect the school with its wider community.