Our supporters

Our Festival thrives thanks to the amazing support we receive from generous funders, sponsors, and individual donors.

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Principal funders

  • Logo with a multi-colored star icon and the word 'TEXT' in bold letters
  • Creative NZ Arts Council of New Zealand logo with black, white, and gold design.
  • Tauranga City logo with a stylized landscape of hills and a river in shades of blue, green, yellow, and gray.

Community Funders

  • Grassroots Trust logo with the words 'grassroots' in green and 'trust' in gray.
  • Four Winds Foundation logo with green, black, and white stylized wind lines and text
  • Logo with the text 'n2ct' and a stylized staircase or ladder integrated into the letter 'n', with smaller text underneath that reads 'Community Trust'.

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Festival Partners

Our Festival Whānau

Kairangi – Bronze Patrons

A and C Ralph

Alastair and Craig Melvin

Barby Pensabene

Brett and Rhonda Hewlett

Briar and John Gordon

Bridget Cummins and Murray Landon

Bruce and Linda Inglis

Christine and Brian Cloughley

Dallas Collett

Dean Thompson and Claire Beard

Glenn Dougal and Debbie Green

Graham Crow and Jo Bond

Hansen Family

Jacqui Larkin and Derek Spring

Jenni and Bruce Calderwood

John Beech and Craig Douglas

Judith Bidlake and Mike Chapman

Judy and Graham Clarke

Karen Flowerday, Bayleys Mount

Kate Barry-Piceno and Craig Batchelar

Kimberley and Marilyn Cleland

Lesley Fraser

Liz French

Lynda and Chris Royal

Madeleine Christie

Marg and Nigel McConnochie

Margaret and John Rowntree

Marlene Ware

Marty and Sue Lee

Michelle McDonnell Landscape Design Ltd

Paula and Graeme Lane

Rachel Parker and Richard Hoare

Robyn and Phil Mangos

RockhoundBlack Youtube Channel

Sandra Simpson and Keith Frentz

Sue and Marty Hoffart

The Wash Place

Theresa and Graeme Tingey

Tranquillo Beauty Clinic

Iti Kahurangi – Silver Patrons

Bev and Jon Mayson

Ian and Jenny Thomas

Ian and Paula Cross

Jen Scoular

Lisa and Murray Denyer

Pete and Karina Tinholt

Kahurangi – Gold Patrons

Debby and John Meldrum

Graeme and  Susan Horsley

Nancy van der Laan and Martyn Brick

We need you

Join our Festival Whanau

As a not-for-profit organisation, your contributions are the lifeblood of our Festival—fuelling us to craft extraordinary, life-changing moments and unforgettable experiences that ripple out to our entire community and beyond.

With your help, we can continue to make magic happen.