2008 Annual Report - ASB Community Trust

11SECTOR SHOWCASECommunity Economic DevelopmentWe work in partnership with localand central government agencies,Maori and Iwi organisations, toidentify projects that will assist socialdevelopment and economic growth.ACT ONE – Te Hana Community DevelopmentCharitable TrustOnce a thriving community, Te Hana, near Wellsford, wentinto economic decline with the closure of key industries inthe 1970s. By the early 2000s, high unemployment was havingserious social impacts: crime, drug abuse, school truancyand vandalism.In 2002, Te Hana Community Development Charitable Trustwas formed to rebuild the town’s infrastructure.Part of its economic plan is to establish Te Hana as theofficial tourism gateway to Northland, Rodney and theKaipara, providing its citizens with employment and culturalopportunities.A block of council reserve land has been leased and it is nowrecreating a traditional Maori village as an authentic culturalexperience which will showcase Ngati Whatua arts and culture.The project has brought together local residents and businesspeople, all focused on a shared goal. It has support fromTourism Auckland and Enterprise Northland and is endorsedby Auckland Regional Council, as well as Rodney and Kaiparadistrict councils.In 2007/08 an ASB Community Trust grant added financialsupport to the project.ACT TWO – Otara Economic Development TrustAn art market to showcase the creativity of South Auckland’speople is being developed by the Otara Economic DevelopmentTrust.To be based near the successful Otara Fleamarket, the artmarket will offer a new distribution outlet for Otara andManukau artists, including high school and polytech studentswho can showcase and sell their work.Up to 300,000 people already visit the fleamarket every week.The planned adjacent market will offer cultural entertainmentand experiences unique to Maori and Pacific cultures.The plan has the support of Manukau City Council, which hasalso helped set up the development trust.In 2007/08 an ASB Community Trust grant was made towardthe art market project.ACT THREE – Arts Regional TrustNurturing and encouraging the entrepreneurial talent ofAuckland’s creative sector is the goal of the Arts Regional TrustTe Taumata Toi-a-iwi (ART).Its ART Source programme supports Manukau City’s emergingcreative and cultural talent to develop strategies and pathwaysto make a sustainable living through what they are talented atand passionate about. ART venture’s world-class accelerationprogramme brings together the arts, business, education andinvestment communities to back high-achieving creativeentrepreneurs and producers intent on growing our culturalcapital into rich creative and economic outcomes for Aucklandcity, the region and New Zealand.In 2007/08 an ASB Community Trust grant helped fund boththe ART source and ART venture programmes.www.artsregionaltrust.org.nz