"So humbled to be part of our Community Project!

Together, the teams at Timaru Hub and Timaru Service Centre planted fruit and native trees at Te Wharekura o Arowhenua in Temuka.

The Mãori school has had recent upgrades completed, including a new building, older classrooms removed, and the original school classroom is set to be preserved as a historical project too. The removal of classrooms created a bare spot at the back of grounds, so what better way to fill that space than with fruit trees and natives supplied by Ballance. When I was sourcing the native trees from Te Kete Tipuranga o Huirapa Ltd, Arowhenua Native Nursery (we wanted to support local), they instead donated 10 trees to the school. We brought a mixture of fruit trees, including Apricot, Peach, Nachi Pears, Nectarines, and a Plum hybrid.

The fruit trees create the opportunity of a new taste experience as well as a healthy treat for all the tamariki. Whanaungatanga/Community spirit at it's best!"