by Dave Murray | May 19, 2025 | community-news
Lights, Camera, Action – Wairarapa Film Festival Returns! Mark your calendars for 21 – 25 May 2025, as WBS is thrilled to continue sponsorship of the Wairarapa Film Festival, a true celebration of local storytelling, creativity and community. We had the honour of...
by Dave Murray | Apr 30, 2025 | community-news
Bringing a family together on the stunning Wairarapa coast Late last year, Masterton local Maaola Samuelu walked into WBS to enquire about our lending rates. Maaola had heard about WBS as the region’s local loans and investment provider. She was drawn to the fact that...
by Dave Murray | Feb 19, 2025 | community-news
Supporting a local MMA player to take on the world WBS has stepped away from some of its more traditional sports sponsorships to support standout local MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter, Charlie McLeod. From left: coach of the Masterton Undisputed MMA Club, Emile...
by Dave Murray | Dec 20, 2024 | community-news
WBS and Confirmation of Payee services From December 2024, a Confirmation of Payee service has been introduced across the New Zealand banking sector. The service enables you to check if account names and account numbers match before making a payment to a New Zealand...
by Dave Murray | Dec 4, 2024 | community-news
Defying the odds to bring community values to banking When many were facing a cost-of-living crisis and a chilly winter, the WBS Charitable Trust donated to the Pasifika O Wairarapa Trust to help it get firewood to the most vulnerable. Above: The local chapter of Good...
by Melissa Wardell | Sep 26, 2024 | community-news
Grant funding round opens 1 October The second of the WBS Charitable Trust’s community funding rounds for 2024 opens at the beginning of October. Those wishing to apply for funding for their project or initiative will have six weeks to do so. Application forms will be...
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