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2025 Scholarship Recipients

Rogers Charitable Trust Tertiary Scholarships 2025 Recipients have received $2,500 each. Scholarships were presented by Wade Bell, Chairperson of the Rogers Charitable TrustDouglas Fonoti - University of Waikato (Engineering)Blake Gower - University of Canterbury (Engineering)Liam Hollinshead - University of Canterbury (Engineering)Emerson Berry - Wintec (Arboriculture)Congratulations to all recipients - we wish you all the best for your future studies. ...

Horticulture Compound Redevelopment

The Te Awamutu College Horticulture Compound has been redeveloped thanks to a contribution from Rogers Charitable Trust. ...

2025 uniform credit for all TA College students provided by Rogers Charitable Trust donation

The Te Awamutu College Board decided to use a Rogers Charitable Trust donation for a $50 Uniform Shop credit for every Te Awamutu College student for the 2025 school year. This is seen as an equitable and helpful measure for Te Awamutu College parents and caregivers. The current cost of a pair of Year 9-11 boys shorts is $35.00, while a year 9-11 girls skirt is $48.00. “I just wanted to take this opportunity to write and sincerely thank … the Te Awamutu College Board… f...

384 new desks for TA College thanks to Rogers Charitable Trust

Some 2024 funding from Rogers Charitable Trust has been put towards the purchase of 384 new desks within the school. This furniture upgrade relates to 12 remaining Te Awamutu College classrooms that have older style desks.The old desks were dismantled and recycled as a fundraiser for the College's World Challenge Team....

Scholarship for Shae Lyons

Congratulations to Shae Lyons who is the 2024 recipient of the Te Awamutu College Rogers Charitable Trust Tertiary Scholarship. Shae received a scholarship of $1,500 to put towards her studies in the dairy industry area. The award was presented by Jo Sheridan, representing the Rogers Charitable Trust. Shae was a model student. A member of the College Girls’ 1st XV Rugby team and the Motocross team, Shae also had a perfect punctuality certificate. While at school she took part in...

Top of the class for Amber Klaus

Congratulations to Amber Klaus, who placed first in NCEA Level 3 Agricultural Studies at Te Awamutu College class of 2024. At the 2024 end of year prizegiving, Amber received the Te Awamutu College Rogers Charitable Trust Prize and Trophy, presented by TA College Principal Tony Membery. ...

School Attendance Officer Car funded by Rogers Charitable Trust

Rogers Charitable Trust has supported the purchase of a new car for Te Awamutu School Attendance Officer Helen Bright. Helen is responsible for ensuring the attendance of students to Te Awamutu's 19 schools and the generosity of the Trust and the Te Awamutu College Board means more children can be at school,  learning and furthering their education. ...

Rogers Charitable Trust helps fund Te Awamutu College’s covered multi-sports turf

Rogers Charitable Trust has helped to fund a new $1.6 million multi-sport facility at Te Awamutu College, whiched opened in February 2024. The 51.2m x 36.9m turf is used as a practice turf for lacrosse, hockey, netball, football, and other sports. It is also used as a space for physical education classes and for assemblies.The turf adds to the college’s other sport and recreation facilities and resources, including a double-gym complex with a basketball court, training room, swimming pool...

Rogers Charitable Trust Farm Sold as returns drop and costs rise

The Rogers Charitable Trust farm, bequeathed to Te Awamutu College by Dr Lindsay Rogers, sold on 30 November 2023. The Trustees previously opted to put the Cambridge Rd farm on the market and utilise the proceeds to continue to honour Dr Rogers’ intentions, but in a different way.Former Rogers Charitable Trust Board Chairman and Trustee Craig Yarndley said the decision to sell the farm was four years in the making and was not made lightly. He said in 2019, the board commissioned a wi...

Trust establishes a Momentum Waikato Fund

Rogers Charitable Trust has helped the Te Awamutu College Board establish a Te Awamutu College Foundation Fund at Momentum Waikato to provide a secure perpetual funding stream that the College's alumni and families can grow.Established with the transfer of $50,000 from the Rogers Charitable Trust, the fund will be a ’named fund’ within the wider regional endowment managed by Momentum Waikato.While some individuals and families already donate to Momentum for student scholarships, this is the ...

New Hall Chairs for TA College

Thanks to a grant from Rogers Charitable Trust, Te Awamutu College has upgraded its hall chairs. The new chairs are more modern, more stackable, lighter and more comfortable. Staff, students, parents and guests will all benefit from this new addition and hopefully be more comfortable when attending events in the hall. ...