Supporting the voices of our community

Supporting the voices of our community

Supporting the voices of our community Last year, the WBS Charitable Trust received a record number of grant applications over the course of its two grant funding rounds. Among the successful applicants from the Trust’s October funding round was Arrow FM. They’d...
Celebrating national cricket glory 

Celebrating national cricket glory 

Celebrating national cricket glory  We couldn’t have been prouder of the St Matthew’s Collegiate First XI cricket team following their win in the 2023 NZC Venus Cup Nationals in December! First slide: The St Matthew’s Collegiate First XI cricket team celebrate their...
Fifteen minutes of fame for our CE, John Healy

Fifteen minutes of fame for our CE, John Healy

Fifteen minutes of fame for our CE, John Healy They say that everyone has 15 minutes of fame. This past weekend it was our CE John’s turn, where he featured in an article in the Sunday Stars Times (and Stuff) about how CEOs spend their summer. Pictured above: Sunrise...
WBS maintains strong credit rating

WBS maintains strong credit rating

WBS maintains strong credit rating The credit rating agency Fitch has once again given WBS a stable BB+ rating, a score that the Masterton-based lending and investment provider has now held for more than 15 years.  Pictured above: The WBS team. CE at WBS, John Healy,...
Making a difference to hockey in Wairarapa

Making a difference to hockey in Wairarapa

Making a difference to hockey in Wairarapa Another local group that received support from the WBS Charitable Trust back in April was Hockey Wairarapa. Their Operations Manager, Sharon Gates, was in touch recently to let us know how their grant made a difference. ‘The...
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...