Vibe Lifter Program

Originally a lawyer with his own firm, Raglan local Murray now helps rehabilitate waterways compromised by human activity through the Kaitiakitanga Charitable Trust. Through this he also offers work opportunities for young people to develop attributes, skills and resources to overcome past circumstances, and to create a different future for themselves and their whanau. The $2,500 grant will go towards their planned project with Taku Wairua to trap the Nau Mai Business Park catchment from the farms above to the main Whaingaroa Harbour.

Wendy is the superwoman behind Perfectly Imperfect, the initiative helping reduce the 122,000 tonnes of fruit & vegetables that go to waste each year in New Zealand. Wendy & her Perfectly Imperfect team have helped serve over 1.6 million meals to the community from produce they’ve saved! The $2,500 grant will give Wendy a helping hand so she can continue to expand on the amazing work she’s doing for New Zealand; like the opening of more community shops in areas that families need it the most – “nourishing the world, one imperfect bite at a time”.

Harita dedicates all her free time (outside of her full-time job) to multiple volunteer roles like the Chip Packet Project Nz, and fundraising for women related organisations. She’s also the treasurer of the National Council of Women New Zealand and started their radio show called Conversations with Wahine. Harita has said part of the grant money “will go into advertising the show and sending their co-hosts to seminars and training to help us all upskill and become better interviewers and radio hosts”. Last but not least, Harita and a few friends started the Coconut Chat podcast back in 2020, interviewing inspirational Indian people from all over the world about their lives, what makes them inspirational, and things that the Indian community often push under the rug.