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Keeping Taranaki Kids Fit and Active

The Taranaki Community Rugby Trust (TCRT) is a registered charity and exists for the purpose of promoting community rugby. We are a unique charity in that we operate a successful dairy farming business to help generate a base of funds to support our cause.

Our belief is that it doesn’t matter your background, being involved in physical team sport is great for kids. It improves physical, mental and social well-being, health and fitness.

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Get To Know Our Donors – Dunlop Insurance

Dunlop Insurance is another great local business who have supported TCRT since its inception. Here’s some information about them and why they are happy to align themselves with TCRT. read more

TCRT Logo on TRFU Bulls Player Jerseys, 2020

You may see the Taranaki Community Rugby Trust (TCRT) logo proudly displayed on the TRFU Bulls player jerseys this 2020 Mitre 10 Cup season.

This is by virtue of the TRFU generously offering to promote the charitable cause and profile of TCRT for free – no charge. The TCRT is delighted to enjoy this level of patronage and support from the TRFU as the sanctioning body of community rugby in the province.

As a registered charitable community entity we emphasise that TCRT resource allocations and distributions are made solely to the Taranaki community rugby environment. The TCRT does not contribute to the professional game. There are no commercial, funds transfer or any other transactional arrangements between the TCRT and the professional organisation of the TRFU.

With this level of gratis profile exposure offered through the TRFU we wish to relay our sincere appreciation to all of you who donate to and support the TCRT. The Trust’s positive profile is a result of all of your accumulated contributions. Thank you. We hope you will take equal pride in seeing the goodwill value of the charity that you support being displayed across the provincial community and wider audio-visual audience through the TRFU Bulls as a value-added brand carrier.

Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any comments, thoughts or questions.

Many thanks and best regards,

Malcolm Sutherland
Chair, Taranaki Communicty Rugby Trust

The cockies initiative from TRFU

TCRT is happy to help promote this excellent initiative from TRFU. If you have any animals you are able to donate, sign-up to one of the packages below for some great benefits including game tickets. Cockies Club Packages 2020

Get To Know Our Donors – Govett Quilliam

Govett Quilliam has been a great supporter of the trust since its inception. Alice, a Partner at GQ gives us a bit of an insight as to why they are proud to offer their support to the Trust…. read more

Get To Know Our Donors – Velocite

The team from Velocite, Paul Petrowski and Grant McQuoid, have been supporting the Taranaki Community Rugby Trust for an amazing 11 years, when they originally worked at PWC… read more

TCRT are thrilled to welcome new Donors Damon and Tracey of Stihl Shop Hawera.

They have generously donated a new ride-on lawn mower for use on the Johnston property, which will significantly help in freeing-up time for our farm managers.

Peter Crawford, Malcolm Sutherland, Sean Luttrel and Lynsay Ireland went to visit Damon and Tracey to check out the new mower and provide Stihl Shop with a TCRT Donor Certificate.

Our Mission

To be able to distribute $100,000 per year to relevant rugby community groups and organisations, for the beneficial objectives of influencing health, welfare and safety into the sporting and social fabric of the Taranaki community at large.

Our Donors

Beach Energy our community partner, Farm Source and Osflo, provide substantial support in the running of the farm business, and we are lucky to have many others who continue to provide regular donations to ensure we are able to fulfill our objectives within the community.

Our Distributions

We look to support projects and programmes in the areas of health, welfare and safety within community rugby, as well as keeping kids fit and healthy.
Take a look at projects we have supported and feedback from the recipients.