Fonterra is committed to caring for rural communities by improving access to wellbeing and resilience services for farming families.

Along with our partnership with the Rural Support Trust, Fonterra is pleased to support Surfing for Farmers this season. The work both Rural Support Trust and Surfing for Farmers does in Community aligns to our purpose of Doing Good Together in the community to care for people, the environment, and our Co-op for generations.

Rural Support Trust continues to be a community partner, and collectively we will reach more people in communities by encouraging them to get off farm and support their wellbeing with a bit of sun, surf, & a good yarn.

For information on Fonterra and Doing Good Together, visit the link here: https://www.fonterra.com/nz/en/in-the-community.html

"Our vision of Sustainable and profitable farmers, thriving rural communities, valued by New Zealanders sets the scene for B+LNZ for supporting our farmers and rural communities. Having this vision means thriving rural communities are not only productive and profitable, their wellbeing is also supported.

We are regularly reminded by our Farmer Councils that farmer wellbeing needs to be taken into account and they encourage us to support community initiatives to improve and support wellbeing in our rural communities.

We’ve been involved with Surfing for Farmers at many of the regional events since the inception. In recognition of the great work being done, we are stepping up and sponsoring Surfing for Farmers at a National level. We want to ensure that farmers get the opportunity to participate in this great concept and look after themselves and taking some time out over the summer months.

Jarden is New Zealand’s leading investment and advisory group, connecting insights, people and capital solutions to deliver exceptional outcomes. Jarden look after more than 50,000 New Zealanders, including family trusts, entrepreneurs, iwi groups, farmers and individuals. Their services range from investment banking to wealth management and broking.

Ballance has been investing in rural health initiatives for many years including the Surfing for Farmers programme since it started in Gisborne in 2018. As an organisation they are proud to be part of a great initiative that gives farmers an opportunity to step away from what can be an all-consuming business, get fresh air, exercise and interact with other farmers, rural families and industry professionals.

As New Zealand’s only specialist food and agribusiness bank, we’re committed to working alongside the country’s farmers and growers to strengthen rural communities.

Mental health is one of the key challenges facing these communities and in recent years we’ve teamed up with our Client Council network and other partners to develop a number of initiatives to help address this issue.

We’ve been involved with Surfing for Farmers since its inception and are very proud to support the work they’re doing to reduce farmer stress and improve well-being. With Surfing for Farmers going from strength to strength in recent seasons, many of our employees are now involved with the programme in their local area and we’re expecting even more of our team to participate this summer.

As New Zealand’s number one rural real estate brand, Bayleys’ specialist Country division has been deeply embedded in the New Zealand community since it was formed in 1999. With over 100 rural and lifestyle salespeople nationwide, the Bayleys Country team is committed to delivering the best possible results for clients and finding the right buyer, not the first buyer.

Bayleys Country is proud to be a premium sponsorship partner of Surfing for Farmers - an initiative that backs the rural community and is passionate about and supports and encourages mental health.