Project Backpack

At Turner Hopkins, we believe that our culture mirrors our community. Our values and beliefs are designed to create a sense of belonging and to help our staff and our clients feel good about the services we offer.

As a firm, this culture is something we have developed organically over the past 100 years, and like New Zealand's wider community, it has evolved as we have grown and set exciting new goals for our future. Our local community, the wider Auckland community and our national and international communities are what guide us as a company.

When some of our team attended a Business North Harbour event where Julie Chapman, founder of KidsCan and Pet Refuge, was the keynote speaker, they felt moved to act with a view to supporting local children.

Principals Joy Yuan, Samuel Ames, Catherine Pendleton, and Kate Chivers have, therefore, designed a programme to provide more than 100 school backpacks filled with goodies and necessities.

Kate Chivers comments, "We hear a lot about child poverty in New Zealand. The stats are shocking – right now, 187,000 Kiwi children are daily going without life's essentials, such as adequate clothing and a hot meal.

"Julie Chapman's courageous efforts with KidsCan have inspired us to 'pay it forward'. If you would like to find out more about our current community action project or would like to donate something yourselves, please get in touch at backpack@turnerhopkins.co.nz or click the Project Backpack link on the home page of our website."