First MTLT Humanities Scholarship Awarded
Congratulations to Rebecca Hamlyn. Rebecca is the first to be awarded the MTLT Humanities Scholarship. For school leavers, we created this new scholarship of $3,000 over three years. Available to a top-performing NCEA Level 3 student going on to study a...
$600,000 literacy support boost for Masterton
Masterton Trust Lands Trust (MTLT) is investing $600,000 over the next three years to deliver literacy support for Masterton’s youngest learners. “In line with philanthropic best practice, we’re investing in long-term educational opportunities that deliver measurable...
Latest Trust grants help locals reach for the stars
Community-owned Masterton Trust Lands Trust (MTLT) has invested in excess of a quarter of a million dollars in education and community initiatives to benefit locals in its latest funding round.
Garden to Table
A $10,000 grant to fund a Great Kai Facilitator to work across three Masterton primary schools delivered learning benefits to 180 students around how to grow, harvest, prepare and share healthy kai. As well as gaining practical skills to grow food, tamariki learned...
Inspire a child to read
The Inspire a Child to Read programme run by Hedley’s Books during the Yarns in Barns: Wairarapa Festival of Reading received a $16,000 grant. Around 700 students in years five and six across eight Masterton schools were given vouchers for a free book. They were also...
MTLT supports local students to experience Outward Bound
A recent Outward Bound (OB) hosted event in Masterton acknowledged financial supporters and celebrated the achievements of 14 local senior college students. The students successfully completed a high endurance three week course of outdoor pursuits in Anakiwa.
Whakaoriori Wellbeing Project – Fostering social competence
The Whakaoriori Wellbeing Project aims to foster social competence as young people transition from early childhood to primary school and from primary to secondary school. A total grant value of $600,000 has been committed for this project over the next two to three...
Masterton Trust Lands Trust launches the Whakaoriori Wellbeing Project
Masterton Trust Lands Trust (MTLT/the Trust) is embarking on a bold and collaborative initiative to significantly improve the educational outcomes of students across the Masterton district. Through focusing on a single identified area where it believes it can have the...
Funding announced for Masterton education programmes and COVID-hit NFPs
An exciting array of education programmes across Masterton have just received funding from the Masterton Trust Lands Trust, boosting opportunities for learning for both young and old. From outdoor education, to digital technology, the arts and history, to sports and...
Masterton Trust Lands Trust offers community education grants
Masterton Trust Lands Trust (MTLT) is offering grants to community and education organisations involved in providing local education programmes and opportunities. The new community education fund is providing a total of $125,000 in grants, with grants available up to...