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Top of the South Community Foundation Announces Annual Grant Recipients for 2026

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, the Top of the South Community Foundation is pleased to announce the successful
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Standing in Their Strength: The Mau Rākau Wānanga at Waikawa Marae

He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata. What is the greatest thing in
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Behind the Scenes — TSCF Finance, Audit, Investment & Risk (FAIR) Committee

Every grant Top of the South Community Foundation (TSCF) makes is only possible because of the funds behind it, and
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Growing Confidence, One Garden Bed at a Time

For whānau across Whakatū, the Māra Kai programme has been about far more than growing vegetables. Run by Whakatū Te
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Finding Their Voice: The Inaugural Pacific Languages Speech Festival

In September 2025, something new happened in Nelson. Something worth celebrating. Secondary students from across Te Tauihu (Nelson, Marlborough, Golden
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Creativity, Connection, and Community: Magenta Creative Space and the Power of Community Funding

Tucked into the Rutherford Mews Arts Precinct on Selwyn Place in Nelson, Magenta Creative Space has been doing something quietly
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Wills Month 2026 

This Wills Month, we're inviting people across Te Tauihu to think about the people, places and causes that matter most to them, and how
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Finishing Well: A Gift in Her Will  

Gay Sweeney spent her working life finding her voice, first on the airwaves, then in public relations, coaxing other people's
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Fighting for Pekapeka: How Community Funding is Protecting Marlborough's Long-Tailed Bats

In the forests of Te Hoiere, Marlborough, one of New Zealand's most endangered mammals is quietly raising its young. The
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