Vector Group Charitable Trust (CC45966) — annual and long-term statement of intent, published 19 December 2016. Restored from the trust’s public record for transparency; cited on the Te Puke connector timeline and in the 2018 LTP submission (Part 9).

Statement of Intent – (working document).

Vector Group Charitable Trust – Philanthropic

• B2Business
• B2Non-Profit
• B2Youth
• Alignment to the Western Bay of Plenty Short and Long Term Plan.

Outcome

Belonging, inclusion, relationship, diversity, celebration. [Recreation, Support, Economic, Environmental, Social Enterprise, Creativity, Tourism]

Trust references (current site)

These 2016 cross-links pointed at blog posts that are no longer on this permalink structure. Equivalent trust pages today:

• About us — name, purpose, kaupapa, CC45966 (covers What’s in the name and Why / How / What)
• Youth development — taiohi-led programmes and trust-deed youth objects
• Supporting shared-identity communities — diversity, inclusion, and belonging
• Terms and conditions — intellectual property and site use
• Privacy policy — data, youth programmes, governance contact
• Contact — police vetting and operational policies (on request)

Short Term Plan – (carries over to LT Plan).

Initiated

• Te Puke Film
• Te Puke Directory
• Te Puke Table Tennis Club
• Free Wi-Fi
• Youth and community creatives centre 16 Oxford Street, Te Puke
• Pop-Up Ball Shop
• Te Puke Web Design and Hosting
• Pizza and Politics
• Feasibility, surveys, three years of conversations

In process/planning

• Te Puke Skate Club
• Te Puke Skate Park extension
• Te Puke Community Ball
• Te Puke Women’s Event
• Te Puke Chess Club
• Library of Things
• Te Puke Magazine and Newspaper
• Te Puke Op Shop — Social Enterprise
• Te Puke PTE mentioned below is in process, working alongside BMINZ.

Long Term Plan

• Purpose built youth Creatives community centre.
• Dedicated free Wi-Fi tower like in Tauranga in at least two locations
• Te Puke Radio – youth and community led
• Te Puke Tourism – Travel, Tours, Accommodation, value adding to TP EDG.
• Te Puke Recording Studio, cultural, bands
• Te Puke Trade show and intro, youth get exposed to trades not just academia, opportunity for signups, voluntary, cv building, experience.
• Arts and culture workshops, events.
• Te puke Health –
  • CACTUS in the Community – bootcamp
  • Health workshops
  • Pilates, yoga, open spaces public fun park exercise
  • Youth into gyms, boxing and fitness
  • Youth trained as PT
  • First aid and emergency response courses
  • Dance and creative arts studio
• Te Puke PTE
  • Health and safety training
  • Forklift licensing
  • Agribusiness training
  • Marketing training and workshops
  • Business mentoring and training
  • Barista Training and workshops
  • Hair dressing training and workshops
  • Specific and Transferable Skills based workshops
  • Setting up youth in Business, entrepreneurial, social enterprise.
• Te Puke Environmental
  • Support to environmental groups
  • Raising awareness, film, web, radio, magazine et al.
  • Electric bike hire
  • Water testing and training
  • Recycling zero waste workshops
  • Solar initiatives and workshops
  • Clean up NZ and additional “Te Puke” clean-up focus weeks
• Jubilee Park extension
  • Multipurpose Professional Skate Bowl/Pool. Winter is skate bowl, half of summer is used as pool.
  • Multipurpose Outdoor skating rink/toddler pool – see Caroline Bay Park example, Timaru.
  • Small walk through rose garden with seating
  • Lock up stall shops, can be used as food outlets for events and/or fair activities
  • Power by skatepark security camera on top side for us to setup sound equipment
  • Movies in the Park, Outdoor cinema initiated by Te Puke Film
  • Festival and competitions —
    • Miss Te Puke Pageant
    • Bboy Comps, Cultural, Hip hop
    • Music in the Park
    • Other events and festival initiatives in collaboration with Epic, Toy library, Community Markets and other groups.