Waiwaste Food Rescue – MTLT Not-For-Profit Award Winner
WaiWaste Food Rescue was the 2024 Masterton Trust Lands Trust Not-For-Profit award winner at the Wairarapa Awards.
Mural makeover for 115 Chapel Street
Changes are afoot at 115 Chapel Street as a new artwork begins to emerge.
Revealed through the brush strokes of artist Lotte Hawley who is painting up a storm this week, a captivating new mural is coming to life, adorning 115 Chapel Street. Inspired by the elements – earth, sea and sky – the new artwork highlights distinctive Wairarapa scenes, including our world-famous clear night sky, to capture the spirit of Masterton.
Career Change Scholarship – From builder to architect
After 15 years as a builder, Jason Jetson has taken the first step in realising a life-long dream of becoming an architect.With three children under six, Jason enrolled at Victoria University studying towards a Bachelor of Architectural Studies with the goal of...
Masterton Trust Lands Trust announces positive annual result for 2023/24
Masterton Trust Lands Trust (MTLT) reflected on a year of sound financial performance at its annual general meeting yesterday. MTLT chair Christine Brewster presented the 2024 Annual Report noting the Trust’s financial resilience in a year of challenging economic...
Trust grants funding to exceed $2M for the first time
Masterton Trust Lands Trust (MTLT) has doubled its annual grants funding this year to exceed $2 million for the first time. This signals the Trust’s ongoing commitment to grow grants funding in perpetuity, in line with changes to population and the consumer price...
$10,000 for the iconic golden shears
The Golden Shears International Shearing Championship Society Inc. received a grant of $10,000 for the 2024 Golden Shears. This provided for educational programmes including school visits by around 800 children to learn about shearing and the wool industry. The...
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...
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
The Trust provides space in central Masterton for members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to join together regularly. It provides an essential hub where former refugees can gather and connect. “We are very thankful… this means a lot to us… to utilise the...
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.
$25,000 for Masterton District Library
A $25,000 grant for the Masterton Library was spent on high-demand books and the summer and winter reading programmes. For the most popular books, up to 50 library members can be on the waitlist, meaning you could wait up to a year to read some in-demand books. The...
Getting Native In The Reserve
Check out this video highlighting the Trust-owned Millennium Reserve on the corner of Hillcrest and Pownall streets. Special thanks to the hardworking volunteers that work tirelessly to provide this wonderful recreational space for the community.