Inspiring generosity for a better region
Te Tauihu is a special place
Top of the South Community Foundation was founded to encourage and enable generosity in the top of the South Island for the benefit of our communities.
We help generous people by providing easy and secure options to support the charities and community projects of their choice now and forever.
We help generous people by providing easy and secure options to support the charities and community projects of their choice now and forever.
Our latest news
Fighting for Pekapeka: How Community Funding is Protecting Marlborough's Long-Tailed Bats
In the forests of Te Hoiere, Marlborough, one of New Zealand's most endangered mammals is quietly raising its young. The
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Reclaiming the Whenua: Te Ātiawa o te Waka-a-Māui Trust and the Restoration of Waitoari in Koromiko and Waipuna in Waitohi Picton
To restore a place, you must first remember it. Its names, its stories, and the people who have always belonged
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Holding the Line: Volunteers Fight to Save Lost Stream
There is a valley in the South Marlborough backcountry that most New Zealanders will never visit. You reach it by
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Photos from Nelsontasman.nz, Only Marlborough and Unsplash.
Made with ♥️ by Avoca in Nelson, New Zealand
Photos from Nelsontasman.nz, Only Marlborough and Unsplash.
Made with ♥️ by Avoca in Nelson, New Zealand