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Since opening in July 2025, He Piripono Waiū Milk Bank has helped nourish 38 babies. So far, 44 litres of donated human milk have been pasteurised, thanks to 13 generous donor mums.

Judy Beer, a well-known Kerikeri real estate pioneer and philanthropist, has left a lasting legacy to Northland following her recent passing.

At Northland Community Foundation, we are proud to celebrate and acknowledge the incredible mahi of the temporary volunteer shuttle drivers who have supported patients at the Jim Carney Cancer Treatment Centre over the past four months.

We recently published our 2024 impact report. We’re incredibly grateful to our generous donors and the passionate community members who are working together to build a more equitable Northland.

Since its inception in 2001, the Bream Head/Te Whara Conservation Trust (BHCT) has been dedicated to restoring Bream Head Scenic Reserve, bringing life back to this unique part of Northland. The Trust’s mission is simple but profound: to restore the ecology of the reserve, nurturing its forests and birdlife so that future generations can experience the biodiversity that the area offers. This dream is taking another important step forward with the launch of the BHCT Endowment Fund in March 2025.

Children can become scared of the typical nursing uniform, so the idea was to wear t-shirts that are fun colours to help ease their anxiety, and to promote awareness.