Environment Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP) is a development and research organisation focused on technologies and processes to keep large areas of New Zealand's mainland free of predators (primarily rats, stoats and possums) to regenerate New Zealand's native bird life. ZIP is also supported by the New Zealand Department of Conservation, local philanthropists Gareth and
Sam Morgan and some major dairy companies, including
Fonterra,
Open Country,
Synlait, Miraka,
Tatua and
Westland Milk Products. Project Taranaki Mounga is a ten-year $24 million project, controlling pests and reintroducing native bird and bat species in the 34,000 ha of
Egmont National Park. It is a partnership between NEXT Foundation, the
Department of Conservation, local iwi,
Shell, TSB Community Trust,
Landcare Research, Jasmine Social Investments and the wider Taranaki community. A milestone for the project was hit in April 2017 where the
North Island robin was reintroduced. The project was the winner of the Philanthropy and Partnership category in that year's
Green Ribbon Awards. Predator Free Wellington City is a partnership between the NEXT Foundation,
Wellington City Council and the
Greater Wellington Regional Council, to make
Wellington the first predator-free capital in the world. NEXT Foundation has also supported Kelvin Hastie as the NEXT Predator Free Community Champion to help make this project a success.
Rotoroa Island is an island in the
Hauraki Gulf next to
Waiheke Island. The Rotoroa Island Trust's vision is for the island to become a sanctuary where people can experience the wonder of New Zealand wildlife. Rotoroa Island is a conservation park in the
Hauraki Gulf for endangered species like
kiwi and
takahē, and also offers an environmental educational programme for schools through its strong relationship with
Auckland Zoo.
Project Janszoon aims to transform the ecological prospects of the
Abel Tasman National Park. Project Janszoon is part of the Tomorrow Accord which commits the government to maintaining the projects once they have achieved agreed ecological indicators. Project Janszoon was the winner of the Conservation, Habitat and Diversity section of the Green Ribbon Environmental Awards. Additional current projects include Predator Free South Westland, Hauraki Gulf Restoration, The Native Carbon Initiative, Predator Free Rakiura, and Te Manahuna Aoraki.
Education Springboard Trust provides leadership and strategic skills programmes for school principals that improve the learning outcomes for students. Next Foundation is helping Springboard expand its 'Strategic Leadership for Principals' programme throughout New Zealand in the coming years. Ngā Pūmanawa e Waru aims to improve learning outcomes for all students in the city of
Rotorua. It uses collaborative learning pedagogies within and between schools, enhanced by digital teaching environments to do this. Ngā Pūmanawa e Waru is equipping students with digital devices and up-skilling teachers to reduce the education inequality faced in Rotorua. It is a community-based programme that focusses on the child's brain development in the first 0–3 years.
Teach First NZ recruits graduates to bring knowledge, energy and leadership to teach in secondary schools serving lower decile communities. Their vision extends beyond the two years in the classroom to encourage debate and action in response to system-wide factors, outside the control of a school, that impact upon educational outcomes. ==References==