A Helping Hand – Bell Gully's Pro Bono and Community Report

14 March 2025

Welcome to the fourteenth issue of A Helping Hand.

Each year, we are proud to highlight some of the incredible organisations we have had the privilege to work with as part of our Pro Bono and Community Programmes.

The organisations we support tackle a wide range of issues in our communities, and work incredibly hard to make a difference.

Some of the organisations we have lent a helping hand to since our last publication include:

  • Taskforce Kiwi, which, in the wake of flash flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle, utilised the skills and experience of defence and emergency services veterans to help communities across the country recover from natural disasters;
  • Make-A-Wish New Zealand, which creates life-changing wishes for critically ill Kiwi tamariki, to add some colour back into the life of young people whose childhoods have been impacted by critical illness;
  • Te Hononga Akoranga COMET, which supports people in south Auckland to create more equitable education and skills outcomes; and
  • Taonga by Timoti, a pounamu carving studio based in Nelson, which created Tū Māia, a gifting programme that aims to ensure every tamariki in state care in Aotearoa receives the gift of visibility and aroha through a taonga pounamu.

Disclaimer: This publication is necessarily brief and general in nature. You should seek professional advice before taking any action in relation to the matters dealt with in this publication.