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The Kings Trust Aotearoa New Zealand

Founded in 1976 by His Majesty King Charles III

Discover the stories of resilience, innovation and cultural revitalisation and witness the transformative power of seed funding.

Young people are launching thriving businesses and transforming their local communities, despite tough economic times and high youth unemployment. The King’s Trust Aotearoa New Zealand offers an integrated Enterprise journey for young people aged 17-30 years. It’s free and includes training, mentoring, funding and networking. 

Following an interactive workshop, aspiring entrepreneurs write a business plan and budget, and pitch to He Kākano for seed grants of $5,000-$20,000. The Trust have matched $1-million from the Ministry of Youth Development via a powerful collaboration of corporate sponsors, philanthropic donors and community, with young people at the heart.

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Our Enterprise Workshops

Our partnership with

We are proud to collaborate with AUT to deliver Ara Tipu.

The 10 week course is followed by the opportunity for funding for your business from He Kākano.

The King’s Trust young artists at MAS Emerging Artists’ Gallery

For the first time at Art in the Park young artists supported by The King’s Trust over the past four years are coming together as a collective at the MAS Emerging Artists’ Gallery to exhibit, learn from, and support each other.

Meet the inaugural artists of the MAS Emerging Artists’ Gallery and register for our upcoming art based workshop.

He Kākano is a $2-million seed fund for young entrepreneurs aged 17-30 years.

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