About the Rabo Community Fund
Thanks to our co-operative roots, Rabobank has a rich history of community engagement and now, thanks to the Rabo Community Fund, we can make an even bigger impact in the communities where our clients live.
Resourced with a dedicated pool of funding specifically for community-led initiatives, the Rabo Community Fund aims to further contribute to the vibrancy and resilience of rural New Zealand through tangible, meaningful programmes.
Our impact in 2025
Hosted 32 Rabobank Workshops reaching over 744 farmers and growers.
Provided support for 46 local and national initiatives that are helping rural communities thrive.
Over $900,000 of funding commited throughout New Zealand.
Proudly supported our 20 Community Hub Competition winners who each recieved $5000 funding.
Rabobank Workshop Series
Financial Skills Workshop
Looking for a one-day workshop to sharpen your financial skills? Apply for one of Rabobank’s Financial Skills Workshops facilitated by Lawrence Field (Rural Field Consultants).
The workshops are open to the rural community including clients and non-clients. Across New Zealand and Australia, Rabobank and its network of Client Councils are aiming to put 5,000 primary producers through Financial Skills workshops by 2025.
Succession Planning Workshop
Through this workshop you will build confidence to start the process of succession planning, understand the difference between: asset transfer/business continuance / inter-generational land ownership, discovery of all the information that goes into a succession plan, what support is available / what may be most useful for your business, how to clarify roles and responsibilities, how to learn from common mistakes, what a roadmap may look like, and identifying the next steps to make real progress. This workshop is open to the rural community including clients and non-clients.
National initiatives we support
Some of our support provided across New Zealand in 2025
Agribusiness in Schools
Ag Pathways Programme
Alfredton Community Hall
Blessed Box
Catchment Communities Aotearoa
Community Hub Initiative
Colville Junction Charitable Trust
Donalds Farm 'Inspiring Futures Event'
Farm 2 Future Camp
Farmers Wellbeing Cricket Match
Financial Skills Workshops
Garden to Table
George the Farmer
Grassroot Dairy Graduate Trust
Grow Board Game
Growing Future Farmers
Harvesting Health Event
Hindon Community Hall
Kereru Hall Society
Lee Stream Board Hall Incorporated
Lions My Free Health Check
Maniototo Area School
Meet the Need
Meet the Need Golf Tournament
Millers Flat Renovation Project
Nelson Creek Community
Peak Safety Agricultural First Aid Courses
Piroa Conversation Trust
Rural Mamas Collective
Rural Riders
Rural Support Trust
Safer Farms
Surfing for Farmers Surfboard Giveaway
Succession Planning Workshop
Sports & Healthy Living Lincoln University
Simpson Park & Sporting Complex
Surfing for Farmers
Taranaki Environmental Education Trust
Te Puke Community Garden
Tawera Community Trust
Telford Career Advisor Taster Camp
The Whole Story Comic Book
Tiaki Maniototo Tunnel House Project
Weber Community Hall
Whanake House Dairy Farm Training Programme
Whangarei A&P Society Farm Intern Programme
"We’re committed to help grow vibrant rural communities by supporting rural community projects through the Rabo Community Fund"
Jeffrey Morrison, Head of Client Councils Rabobank New Zealand
