More community funding success

More community funding success

More community funding success Good news stories keep coming in from successful applicants in the WBS Charitable Trust’s April grant funding round. The latest of these stories is from the Wairarapa Spitfires Baseball Club.  Pictured above, the Wairarapa...
Honouring Wairarapa’s best businesses

Honouring Wairarapa’s best businesses

Honouring Wairarapa’s best businesses What a pleasure it was to attend the WBS Wairarapa Awards Gala Dinner on Tuesday night. So many amazing individuals, businesses and organisations that are putting in the mahi on their own, or with a team, to have a positive impact...
Making dreams of a new home into a reality

Making dreams of a new home into a reality

Making dreams of a new home into a reality As WBS celebrates 150 years, we’re reflecting on some of the locals we’ve helped into homes. Danny Hepburn and partner Tayla dreamed of creating a home for themselves and their new baby, Romy. With help from family and WBS,...
Student investor set for the future with WBS

Student investor set for the future with WBS

Student investor set for the future with WBS From humble beginnings come great things. This resonated in a chat with Emma Kitchingman, a local student and savvy student investor with WBS. Pictured above, student investor Emma Kitchingman with WBS Chief Executive John...