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.

Community Grants

  • The logo of OSE Foundation featuring geometric shapes, including a circle, square, and rectangle, in orange, white, and black, with the words "OSE FOUNDATION" below.
  • Grassroots Trust logo with the words 'grassroots' in green and 'trust' in gray.
  • Logo for The Lion Foundation featuring a red lion and black 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'.
  • A stylized DNA helix with a tree growing inside it, symbolizing growth and genetics.
  • Logo with half comedy and half tragedy masks, smiling face with musical note, and a banner reading 'The Fame Trust'.

Gold Sponsors

  • Logo of Port of Tauranga with a semi-circular graphic and the text 'Port of Tauranga' in blue.
  • A box cutter knife with a black handle and a partially extended silver blade.
  • Taylor Bros Transport Ltd logo with red and yellow text on a white background.
  • Craigs Investment Partners logo with a concentric circle symbol and black text.
  • Black and white logo for Highland Tauranga with stylized text.
  • Green oval logo with the word "CARRUS" in white uppercase letters and a gold outline

Silver Sponsors

  • Holland Bekkett logo with a stylized yellow slash above the name.
  • UNOMagazine logo in black and white.

Bronze Sponsors

  • Logo with the word 'BAYLEYS' in white capital letters on a dark blue background, outlined by a white and blue border.
  • The BDO logo with the word 'BDO' in blue letters and red accent lines.
  • Logo for Sharp Tudhope Lawyers, with the firm's name in bold grey text on a white background, and the word 'Lawyers' in white on a dark blue background below.
  • Black logo featuring a stylized lizard with the text "Lizard News" below it.
  • Logo for Downtown Tauranga featuring a stylized red map of the area and the text "Downtown Tauranga" in red.

Tauranga Arts Festival Partners

  • Baycourt logo with the tagline "Where the arts come alive!" in purple text.
  • Logo with abstract geometric shapes and the text "The Incubator" in bold black font.
  • Opus Orchestra logo with stylized black and red 'O', 'P', and 'S' letters and the words 'Opus Orchestra' in black text.

Our Festival Whānau

Kahurangi – Gold Patrons

Debby and John Meldrum

Graeme and Susan Horsley

Just Sheds

Kathryn Lellman

Leveret Mills Reef

Nancy van der Laan and Martyn Brick

Quest Mt Maunganui

Rita and Bill Nabney

The Island

Iti Kahurangi – Silver Patrons

Alison Blain

Bev and Jon Mayson

Ian and Jenny Thomas

Ian and Paula Cross

Jen Scoular

Lisa and Murray Denyer

Pete and Karina Tinholt

Kairangi – Bronze Patrons

A and C Ralph

Anne Parkinson and Bob Major

Barby Pensabene

Brett and Rhonda Hewlitt

Brett Black and Kristen Donovan-Black

Briar and John Gordon

Bridget Cummins and Murray Landon

Bruce and Linda Inglis

Christine and Brian Cloughley

Dean Thompson and Claire Beard

Glenn Dougal and Debbie Green

Graham Crow and Jo Bond

Grant and Hayley Nelson

Greg and Reena Snook

Jenni and Bruce Calderwood

John Beech and Craig Douglas

John and Sue Dewes-Hodgson

Judy and Graeme Clarke

Kate Barry-Piceno and Craig Batchelar

Kimberley and Marilyn Cleland

Kristin and Craig Shipton

Lynda and Chris Royal

Madeleine Christie

Marg and Nigel McConnochie

Marlene Ware

Marty and Sue Lee

Michelle McDonnell Landscape Design Ltd

Paula and Graeme Lane

Rachel Parker and Richard Hoare

Rana and Simon Collett

Robyn and Phil Mangos

Sandra Simpson and Keith Frentz

Shaun and Gina Barry

Simon Clarke and Kate Graeme

Sue and Marty Hoffart

The Wash Place

Theresa and Graeme Tingey

A special thank you to our Patrons who choose to remain anonymous.  

We need you

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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.  

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