KaiMatariki Trust will represent Far North District on a national stage later this month, when voluntary groups from around New Zealand gather in Tauranga for the Trustpower National Community Awards.
Joining the trust from March 29 to 31 will be representatives from 25 other voluntary groups and organisations who were all named Supreme Winner at their respective regional Trustpower Community Awards.
All are in the competition for the title of Trustpower National Community Awards Supreme Winner.
KaiMatariki Trust members will give an eight-minute presentation sharing their story, achievements, and why they deserve the title of the Trustpower National Community Awards Supreme Winner.
Some of the guest judges this include Rhodes Scholar and 2017 runner-up in the NZ Youth Volunteer of the Year Awards, Johann Go, co-founder of Good Neighbour, Cam Hill, GM of Tauranga Women's Refuge, Hazel Hape, and previous National Supreme Winner, Bruce Knight, from the Edgecumbe Volunteer Fire Brigade.