Former Chanel College dux Abigail Murcott has been awarded Masterton Trust Lands Trust’s 2019 Alan MacDiarmid scholarship to help with her study towards a Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) degree at the University of Auckland.
A new initiative between Masterton Trust Lands Trust (MTLT) and Wairarapa College will provide more farm training and career opportunities for college students in the region.
The initiative will see greater industry involvment in the... Read more
Our Christmas gift to the community is providing space in our Star Block property (next to Vivo on Queen Street) rent-free for the Christmas Wonderland display, open six days a week from 1-24 December. Now in its seventh year, the fantastic... Read more
A number of MTLT grants have supported environmental education programmes for early childhood and school groups at Pukaha Mount Bruce. School groups regularly visit the National Wildlife Centre to get up close and personal with some of New Zealand’s most endangered bird species and learn how... Read full story
Wairarapa College Auditorium
Opened in 2010, the hall and performing arts centre at Wairarapa College received two MTLT special grants totalling $80,000. Able to seat up to 1,200 people the centre includes a new sound system and lighting, an orchestra pit, a large backstage area and air conditioning. It has become a... Read full story
World class drag strip
A $20,000 contribution assisted the Masteton Motorplex Drag Racing Club achieve its long-held goal to build a world-class drag strip. Since it opened in February 2014, the venue has attracted thousands of competitors and visitors to the region. The asset will bring long-term economic and... Read full story
Reading resources for Masterton
A $16,000 grant to the Masterton District Council for the Library to support reading in the community has been made annually for a number of years. The grant is used to increase the library’s stock – including fiction, e-books, large print and audiobooks – areas of increased demand from the... Read full story
Access Radio programmes
Justyn and Kobi of Real Talk Radio, one of the programmes to benefit from a MTLT’s $2000 grant in 2016 to assist minority groups on Access Radio. Other programmes deal with mental health issues and storytelling. Real Talk Radio is the only Arrow FM programme that thanks its funder every week... Read full story
