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

  • The BDO logo with the word 'BDO' in blue letters and red accent lines.
  • Logo with the word 'BAYLEYS' in white capital letters on a dark blue background, outlined by a white and blue border.
  • Logo for Downtown Tauranga featuring a stylized red map of the area and the text "Downtown Tauranga" in red.
  • 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.

Tauranga Arts Festival Partners

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

Our Festival Whānau

Kahurangi – Gold Patrons

Debby and John Meldrum 

Graeme and Susan Horsley 

Kathryn Lellman 

Nancy van der Laan and Martyn Brick 

Rita and Bill Nabney 

The Island 

Mills Reef 

Just Sheds 

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 

Grant and Hayley Nelson 

Dean Thompson and Claire Beard 

Glenn Dougal and Debbie Green 

Graham Crow and Jo Bond  

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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