There are some fantastic and important rural initiatives out there in our communities. Good Deeds is all about making them happen.
Each year community projects can apply to win $5,000 to make the project happen. One lucky project gets a financial boost. Teams from Rabobank and The Country radio show also get stuck in by lending helping hands.
Rabobank Good Deeds Competition 2020 is now closed.
Previous Good Deeds Winners
2020 Waitiki Boys High School
Waitaki Boys’ High School is located in the Waitaki District of New Zealand’s South Island. With a roll of 450, the school has a proud heritage, and forward-looking and progressive approach to education.
The School Creek Restoration Project was the boys' vision to restore a natural creek that flows through the school grounds. Check out the video of the volunteer day where the Rabobank team helped out with this great project which deservedly won our Good Deeds 2020 competition.
2019 Dargaville School Gardening Club
Dargaville Primary School is the largest primary school in the Kaipara region on the West Coast of Northland. They have a roll of around 340 children and run a Garden Club that the children can participate in.
They focus on growing seasonal fruit and vegetables and cooking the produce available. The Garden Club spent their prize money and days labour on materials for the raised beds, a propagation table, fruit trees and a water tank to reduce their reliance on the water system.
2018 Whareama School
Whareama School is located 45km East of Masterton and is the hub and lifeblood of the surrounding community. The school is staffed by 3 teachers and has an ever increasing role of 45 kids.
The school utilised their prize winnings on finishing projects that the kids had put their heart and souls into. This included finishing a tree house, finishing off vegetable gardens, finishing the BMX track and using the labour to put a trampoline in the ground.
2017 Hakataramea Working Bee
The Hakataramea Valley is a unique farming region and despite the challenging climate it is renowned for producing quality livestock and produce. The Hakataramea Sustainability Collective wanted to re-create the once popular community area located at the lower end of the Hakataramea River.
Their goal was to ensure that the opportunity to enjoy the unique Hakataramea river was open to all. The collective spent their prize money and days labour on weed eradication, plants, planting and various pieces of picnic equipment and signage.
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