NEXT was established in 2014. It is a $100 million, 10 year spend-down strategic philanthropy fund. Its vision is to create a legacy of environmental and educational excellence for future generations of New Zealanders. NEXT invests in a small number of multi-year initiatives - targeting projects that are transformational, inspirational and managed in a business-like way.
Waiheke Island has secured funding
to help eradicate rats and stoats from
the island - and a chance to become
the world’s first predator free urban island. read more
Weather and possums - two
of the many challenges Zero
Invasive Predators is facing
removing predators from the mainland -
in a trial at the Perth Valley on the West Coast. read more
Wellington city is on a mission to become the first
Predator Free City in the world - and no rat is safe-
not even in student flats! A group called Traplordz
has been formed to tackle the rats in students flats-
as this report in Stuff explains. read more
— Frances Valintine, Founder and Chair of The Mind Lab by Unitec
Digitally enabled learning system for lower decile communities of schools. Read more
Digitally enabled and collaborative learning for Rotorua district. Read more
Space for you and your baby - support programme for new parents Read more
Strategic leadership development for principals.
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Holiday blogging programme for schoolchildren to help prevent the summer slump in academic achievement.
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Promoting richer language in the first 1,000 days.
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Innovative teacher training for top graduates and professionals to reduce educational inequality.
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The Education Hub has a mission to bridge the gap between research and practice in education. Read more
Digital literacy for teachers. Read more
NEXT Predator Free Community Champion Kelvin Hastie. Read more
New Zealand’s first predator-free city. Read more
Restoring the ecology of Abel Tasman National Park. Read more
Hauraki Gulf conservation park. Read more
Transforming conservation on the mountain, ranges and islands of Taranaki. Read more
Research and development to bring information technology into conservation. Read more
R&D tools and techniques for a predator-free New Zealand. Read more
