Bob’s Cove is home to many native species such as the yellow-crowned parakeet and South Island tomtit. It has the closest intact native beech forest to Queenstown, but this special area and its fauna is seriously threatened by introduced mammals such as possums, rats and stoats.
Mobility Dogs is incredibly grateful to the Hugo Charitable Trust for their generous $50,000 grant to raise and train a future Mobility Dog puppy—aptly named, Hugo. It takes over $50,000 to raise and train a Mobility Dog, and the Trust’s incredible support will ensure that Hugo has the best possible start in life.
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Hugo Charitable Trust for their generous donation, which has enabled us to purchase a van for our school. This van will greatly enhance our students’ ability to participate in school trips, camps, sporting events, swimming lessons, and more, providing them with valuable learning experiences beyond the classroom.
McCahon House are committed to fostering the growth of the arts in Aotearoa by ensuring ākonga are provided with opportunities to engage with our industry and gain knowledge about realistic career pathways within our sector. Creative Futures is a Practical Skill Development Workshop looking at pathways into possible careers in the Creative Industries.
My name is Chris Foggin and I am the founder and project director of the Up-Cycles Charitable Trust. The Up-Cycles project was born out of my passion for riding bikes and decades of experience in all corners of the bike industry. I am a former police officer and subsequently was the Education Manager for Cycling NZ for 10 years and the General Manager at Cycling Southland.
More than a century has passed since plans were conceived to construct a tunnel to divert the Shotover River for gold mining. Now, sixty years after the completed tunnel was abandoned as unfit for purpose, the historic tunnel at Big Beach, will finally be used, thanks to a generous donation of $735,000 from the Hugo Charitable Trust.
