Our Co-operative was created through a community of people working together to help each other – it’s our back bone, it’s who we are, it’s where we come from and it’s what we do.
The communities we are part of have always been important to us, and it’s through Hapori - meaning Community, Kinship and coming together for a common cause that we intend to continue to create meaningful impact in our communities.
We’ll listen, and understand our community issues, needs and what matters.
We’ll offer our skills, expertise and help to provide a positive contributions in the communities we are part of. And, we will form strong relationships that can deliver real value for the long term.
We might not have the answers, but we’ll learn together. It’s about offering a helping hand, not a handout. Working together, not apart. Being there when we need to be.
It’s about Doing Good Together.
Healthy People
Leveraging our unique strengths in nutrition to care for people in our communities
- KickStart Breakfast
- Partnership with the New Zealand Food Network
- Supporting the Ministry of Education in rolling out the Ka Ora, Ka Ako healthy school lunches programme as a preferred provider of dairy nutrition.
Healthy Environment
Working together to achieve a healthy environment by addressing land, water and climate issues
Sustainable catchments Programme (including Living Water partnership with DOC)
Healthy Business
Working together to deliver economic opportunity by supporting communities and leveraging opportunities that enhance regional economic prosperity
- Hapori - our community programme that works with regional New Zealand
- Apprenticeship Programme
Our partnerships
HEALTHY PEOPLE
KickStart breakfast has served more than 40 million breakfasts and runs in more than 1300 schools nationwide.
HEALTHY PEOPLE
Fonterra is a founding donor and through Fonterra Brands New Zealand (FBNZ) has donated more than 2.5 million dairy servings across New Zealand since July 2020.
HEALTHY PEOPLE
Sustainable catchments
We are connecting and empowering farmers, sites and local communities to get them involved and help accelerate progress towards local community environmental goals.
Our Hapori programme works with 11 regional communities throughout NZ to identify community needs & support through our key strengths.
HEALTHY BUSINESS
Hapori - community of people coming together
Our Co-operative was created through a community of people working together to help each other.
The communities we are part of have always been important to us, and it’s through Hapori - meaning community, kinship and coming together for a common cause that we intend to continue to create meaningful impact in our communities.
To learn more about Hapori click here. If you would like to request support for your community, download an application form here.
At the heart of our communities
We support a wide range of initiatives & projects throughout regional New Zealand. These include school groups, educational groups, charitable trusts, sports clubs and local emergency services for a wide range of environmental, community and health and safety initiatives.
See what we're doing below:
Together, we do good things - we're helping them, help others.
Rubber to the road
The Merri River School puts a big emphasis on bike education and road safety – now the students have ten new mountain bikes to ride around on.
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Together, we’ve built something special
Each year our Stanhope site gives 50 trailer loads of material that gets upcycled into things for the community. The Shed has become a place of creativity, friendship, and support.
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Together, we’re helping protect communities
The 2018 St. Patrick’s Day fires were devastating to the farmers and communities in western Victoria. The Bostocks Creek CFA was fundraising for a new vehicle, it only seemed right we made a contribution.
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