Our Partners
We are grateful for the support of our Partners who are pivotal in facilitating our work at InZone Education Foundation.
Auckland Grammar School is one of New Zealand’s leading secondary schools, with a reputation for all-round excellence in academic, sporting and cultural pursuits. Often referred to as ‘The Grammar Way’, the School sets high standards across all aspects of daily life, and encourages the development of the whole person — young men ready, willing and able to make a positive contribution to society.
From its inception, InZone sought and formed a partnership with Grammar — a natural fit to enable our students to fulfil their academic, leadership, sporting and cultural potential. A Deputy Principal sits on the advisory committee that oversees kāinga operations and is involved in interviewing our students, and many AGS staff work closely with InZone staff to ensure collaborative, consistent support.
Epsom Girls Grammar School (EGGS) is a leading New Zealand public secondary school in the centre of Epsom, Auckland, supporting the education of young women since 1917. InZone specifically sought a relationship with EGGS because the school shares many of the same core values underpinning the InZone vision — achievement is fostered in academic, sporting and cultural spheres, and developing leadership is an important focus for the school.
A Deputy Principal sits on the advisory committee that oversees kāinga operations and is involved in interviewing our students, and many EGGS staff work closely with InZone staff to ensure collaborative, consistent support.
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei represents the hapū’s collective interests, working to advance the economic, social, environmental and cultural aspirations of its whānau. Their dream is that Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei enjoys superb physical, emotional, spiritual and mental wellbeing, successfully targeting resources to meet the needs and aspirations of whānau.
The Trust has supported InZone with a 30-year lease on the premises at 99 Owens Road, used as a kāinga for secondary-aged students attending Auckland Grammar School or Epsom Girls Grammar School, and supports the InZone kaupapa at events such as our pōwhiri.
United Māori Mission was set up in 1937 to provide educational opportunities for disadvantaged Māori men and women, and accommodation in its hostels while they took part in training programmes. The InZone Project began life under the United Māori Mission umbrella, until the InZone Education Foundation was formed in its own right in May 2013.
Today, United Māori Mission still owns the girls’ kāinga and leases it to InZone at preferred rental rates, and also contributes to the Heartland Bank He Ringa Manaaki Fund, supporting students whose whānau face verified financial disadvantage.
Our Cornerstone Funders
We are grateful for the support of a number of charitable entities and corporations who have generously funded InZone Education Foundation’s operations and ongoing development.
Foundation North holds an endowment — a pūtea — of over a billion dollars in trust for the Auckland and Northland communities, built from the sale of the community’s shares in what was previously the Auckland Savings Bank.
That pūtea allows the Foundation to make millions of dollars in grants each year to not-for-profit groups across Auckland and Northland. The majority of our students come from Foundation North’s priority Auckland and Northland communities, so InZone is fortunate to be a beneficiary of the Foundation’s generosity.
Foundation North’s support for InZone stretches back many years — starting with the boys’ kāinga project, followed by significant support to establish the girls’ kāinga in 2015. Support has more recently included funding for the daily operation of the kāinga, and Foundation North continues to help make up the shortfall between InZone’s actual costs per student and the fees that whānau pay. Foundation North remains one of InZone’s Cornerstone Funders.
Heartland Bank has been a Cornerstone Funder of InZone since 2017, one of our longest-standing and most generous partners. Their support has always gone beyond funding — it’s about genuine, hands-on investment in our rangatahi.
Heartland is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. They’re Rainbow Tick certified, a Living Wage Employer, and the first organisation accredited as a Hearing Accredited Workplace by the National Foundation for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. An internal Rainbow Committee and Diversity and Inclusion Committee help shape an inclusive workplace culture, and a Rangatahi Advisory Board gives staff aged 35 and under a genuine say in leadership decisions — a value that sits naturally alongside InZone’s own work with young people.
In 2017, Heartland pledged funds to establish the Heartland Bank He Ringa Manaaki Fund, which supports whānau of InZone students facing financial hardship — whether a temporary setback or longer-term disadvantage — so their tamariki can continue to access the InZone opportunity.
Heartland’s paid internship programme has also continued to grow since it began in 2017. In 2025, three InZone students — Annaleah Beloe, Maea Reweti and Matangi Taufoou — completed a six-week paid internship at Heartland Bank, gaining real insight into the corporate world. It’s a programme built on ako — the idea of reciprocal learning — and one both InZone and Heartland continue to value.
The Lottery Grants Board aims to maximise the community benefits of lottery grants by focusing grant decision-making on outcomes — the changes, benefits, learning and effects that happen, or start to happen, as a result of activities, projects and services in communities.
The Board’s key funding objectives and criteria are designed to ensure lottery grants contribute to its vision of New Zealanders building strong, sustainable communities together.
The Lottery Grants Board has supported InZone by funding staff salaries and professional development, helping us maintain a high standard of care and pastoral support for our students. Their support has also enabled us to purchase laptops for student use and provide koha vouchers for our volunteer tutors, and has significantly strengthened our Tikanga Māori programme. The Lottery Grants Board remains one of InZone’s Cornerstone Funders.
Friends of InZone
The following generous groups of supporters have enabled the growth and delivery of the InZone kaupapa:
Charitable Trusts — charitable entities that have generously funded InZone’s operations and helped bridge the gap between InZone’s actual costs per student and the fees whānau pay.
Service and In-Kind Supporters — organisations that have donated their products, experience and knowledge to InZone and our students.
Donors — individuals, families and businesses who have generously donated to help close that same funding gap.
Charitable Trusts
Thank you to these charities, whose support funds key aspects of InZone’s operations and helps close the gap between our actual costs per student and the fees whānau pay.
Special thanks to Hugo Charitable Trust, whose scholarships fund life-changing opportunities for so many of our rangatahi.
Service and In-Kind Supporters
Thank you to the following companies for donating your products, services, experience and knowledge to InZone and our students.
Our Donors
We thank the individuals, families and businesses for their donations to InZone to help make up the shortfall between InZone’s actual costs per student and the fees that whānau pay.