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Vector Group Charitable Trust Projects and Initiatives Overview
Vector Group Charitable Trust Projects and Initiatives Overview
Vector Group Charitable Trust (CC45966, Te Puke, Bay of Plenty) is the umbrella charity behind a connected set of community projects — strategic oversight, governance, and practical delivery across kai resilience, youth, digital media, and collaboration in the Western Bay.
Website: vectorgroup.org.nz
Kai resilience is our cross-programme focus on local food security and growing — not a separate registered programme, but the thread linking the projects below.
Kai resilience projects
Crop Swap Te Puke
Regular community swaps for homegrown produce, seeds, and plants — reducing waste and building local connections.
Grow Te Puke
Workshops, resources, and networks that help residents grow their own food and strengthen Te Puke’s local food system.
Troppo — tropical urban food forest
A living demonstration food forest in Te Puke — diverse edible plants suited to Bay of Plenty conditions, education, and inspiration for growers.
Food Forest Tours
Guided walks through established food forests — practical learning for anyone planning their own resilient growing space.
Project page · foodforest.tours
Nursery Map
New Zealand directory connecting growers with local nurseries and plant suppliers.
Project page · https://nurserymap.troppo.nz
Community food forest (proposal)
A shared public food-growing space proposed to the Te Puke Community Board and Western Bay of Plenty District Council.
Project page · Proposal background
Overview of all kai work: Kai resilience programme · Listings: KaiResilience.food
Youth and community
Youth development and community activities
Youth-led and community programmes built around belonging — mentoring, creative projects, events, and civic participation in Te Puke.
Emergency accommodation (transitional housing)
Safe, supportive transitional housing for individuals and whānau in crisis while longer-term stability is found.
Digital and information sharing
Te Puke Digital
Web, photo, video, drone, marketing, and IT support for local businesses and community groups.
Te Puke Today / regional news
Local news and community information for Te Puke and the wider kiwifruit region — published via the kiwifruit.capital platform (successor to earlier Te Puke NewsWeek work).
Strategic collaboration
Partnerships with schools, businesses, councils, and charities to multiply impact — from food security to youth and events.
Collaboration in the Bay of Plenty
Funders and supporters
Recent support has included Lotteries Communities, COGS, and Ballance Te Puke, alongside in-kind partners and community donors.
