Dave Letele has $1 million to give to community groups - and he wants more kaupapa Māori organisations to apply for funding.
Z Energy (Z) is sharing $1m with local charity and community groups across New Zealand through its community initiative. This year Z wants more Māori-led or kaupapa Māori-led community groups to apply and has brought on Letele.
The $1m will be split between Z’s service stations, with each station choosing four community groups to support. Customers also get to have a say in how the money is split between groups by voting for their favourite local group.
“Our Z whānau are on a journey to better understand our role in supporting Māori and kaupapa Māori-led initiatives within our hapori (communities) across the motu. Z has made a commitment to Te Ao Māori and this is one established and trusted mechanism that allows us to give back,” said Te Rau Winterburn, Kaihautū Māori at Z.
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