New Horizons for Women Trust

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Why we help

New Horizons for Women is a national charitable trust. Our purpose is supporting education, innovation and research that benefits women – by providing a nation-wide Awards Programme.

Our history

The New Horizons for Women Trust is a charitable organisation that was established in 1991 to provide grants for women in New Zealand to develop their potential.

New Horizons in the news

January 18, 2017

Tracey joins ranks of nurses

She’s made the jump from healthcare assistant to registered nurse … Now Tracey Linton is looking forward to her first real holiday for years, in fact […]

January 17, 2017

Antarctic run leads to big grant

Competing in a marathon in Antarctica in 2007 piqued Dr Tanya O’Neill’s interest in what lies beneath the snow-covered continent. Eight years on, Dr O’Neill has […]

January 16, 2017

Second Chance for women

When a fundraising sale opened on April 9 more than 100 people flooded in. Sharon Cavanagh, co-ordinator for the fundraiser, said the initial turnout was only […]