Te Pū Harakeke—Community Collective Manawatū

24/09/2026

A big thank you to Dr Gerard Prinsen from of Development Studies at Massey University for delivering a Monitoring and Evaluation training workshop for our community organisations.

The workshop was very practical and helpful for community kaimahi, particularly in developing meaningful indicators to track their work and understand the difference they are making in supporting our communities.

Thank you, Gerard, for sharing your knowledge and expertise with our community sector!

23/09/2026

Teamwork! A big thank you to our talented team — Georsylla, Justin, and Daniel — for helping assemble a new cabinet for our community meeting room. 🙌

17/09/2026

15/09/2026

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week! 🌿

Ngā mihi nui to Whanake Rangitāne Trust for running the event, and ngā mihi nui to our hapori for coming along and taking part.

Ngā manakitanga 💚

26/08/2026

A Givealittle has been set up to support the family of the police officer hit by a speeding vehicle earlier this week.
Link in comments.

13/08/2026

Lovely day of training! Full house for our partnership workshop! Huge thank you to Belinda Gorman for sharing her extensive expertise, as well as to our community for committing to better collaboration!

22/07/2026

Soft plastics recycling arrives in Palmerston North!

From this week, Palmerston North residents can drop them off for free at four convenient locations across the city, making it easier to keep plastic bags, wrappers and packaging out of landfill.

Eligible soft plastics can be dropped off at:

Ferguson Street Recycling Centre
The Warehouse
Woolworths at The Plaza
New World Broadway (starting later this week)
Please only drop off soft plastics during each location's opening hours.

What can you recycle?

You can drop off clean, dry and empty soft plastics, including:

Bread bags
Bubble wrap
Cereal and snack food bags
Chip packets and confectionery wrappers (lightly foiled)
Courier bags
Dairy product wraps and bags
Frozen food bags
Dry pet food bags
Toilet paper and paper towel wrapping
If you’re not sure whether it can be recycled, look for the soft plastics recycling logo on the packaging, or try the scrunch test. If you can scrunch it into a ball and it stays scrunched, it's usually suitable for the scheme.

Please don't leave soft plastics outside collection points when they're closed.

To find out more about the trial and see what you can and can’t drop off, visit pncc.govt.nz/softplastic

01/07/2026

If you work for a community organisation and are seeking affordable internet options to help reduce costs for your clients, please come along to the event below at Hancock Community House to speak with the service provider and learn about the low-cost fibre broadband connection programme, including eligibility, available support, and how to apply.

No booking is required—we’d love to see you there!

15/05/2026

Rocking pink on pink shirt day!

Did you know how pink shirt day started? Back in 2007, a boy in Canada was bullied for wearing a pink shirt. His friends thought enough was enough, and started wearing pink shirts on specific days to stand in solidarity. This started a movement.

Korero mai korero atu! Speak up, speak out against bullying!

01/05/2026

The PNCC Community Development Small Grants Fund 2026 is now open!

This fund can provide for-purpose organisations up to $5000 for your operational costs, such as:

✅Audit fees and/or financial review costs
✅Communication costs
✅Energy costs
✅Insurance - public liability and assets
✅Rent and venue hire
✅Stationary - printing, postage, photocopying
✅Volunteer expenses - including training, supervision, travel

You can read more about the SGF and the eligibility criteria here: https://tepuharakeke.org.nz/what-we-do/funding

🎥If you’re confused, don’t worry! We’ve made a handy video explaining how to apply! https://tinyurl.com/47ppuyzw

The funding round is open until the end of May. Apply online at https://pncc.smartygrants.com.au/SGF26