Our Community Partnerships
Unison is a consumer-owned organisation and at the heart of our regions’ communities and business sectors. As a proud partner of our community, we support and showcase events and organisations that support the safety, wellbeing and development of our regions.
Through our community partnerships, we strengthen connections with our consumers, build relationships and better understand your needs. It’s all part of our commitment to helping our communities and businesses to thrive.
Our Partnerships
Read about some of Unison's partnerships:
Hawke’s Bay Rescue Helicopter Trust
Greening Taupō
Rotorua Night Market
Crown Park Cycle Skills Track
Ātea a Rangi Educational Trust
Graeme Dingle Foundation
Greatest Supporter Programme
HB Rescue Helicopter Trust
Hawke’s Bay Rescue Helicopter Trust is an essential, not-for-profit health service which provides a dedicated rescue helicopter service to Hawke’s Bay. The Trust impacts the lives of many of our customers in the Hawke’s Bay area by assisting in around 400 missions per year. We are proud to have been an Associate Sponsor of the Trust since 2000.
Greening Taupō
Unison partnered with Greening Taupō in 2025 to support environmental restoration and strengthen community connections.
Together, we’re helping to enhance native biodiversity and create greener spaces for the Taupō community to enjoy.
Rotorua Night Market
Unison has powered the Rotorua Night Market since 2010. It's a whānau friendly market which is held at the heart of the city on Tūtānekai Street every Thursday night.
The night market offers delicious kai, local arts and crafts to purchase and plenty of live performances to keep you and the whānau entertained.
Crown Park Cycle Skills Track
Young cyclists can practice their bike skills and road safety at the improved Crown Park Cycle Skills and Pump Track in Taupō. In 2023, Unison provided electrical connections for lights and traffic signals, and created a play-based EV charging station to promote sustainable energy solutions through creative play.
Ātea a Rangi Educational Trust
Unison has proudly partnerered with the Ātea a Rangi Educational Trust to deliver their Ngā Tohu o te Tau Hou (Signs of the New Year) education programme since 2017. Unison hopes to give children the opportunity to learn more about Matariki as well as traditional astrological practices embedded in Māori culture.
Graeme Dingle Foundation
Unison formed a powerful partnership with the Graeme Dingle Foundation in 2022 to support local youth in Rotorua and Hawke’s Bay.
Unison shares a kaupapa with the Foundation that all young people should be empowered to reach their potential and live their best lives.
Greatest Supporter Programme
Unison has proudly supported the safety, wellbeing and development of children across our regions for more than 15 years through our Greatest Supporter Programme.
The programme supports around 12,000 children every year in Hawke’s Bay, Taupō and Rotorua through junior rugby, netball, hockey, football and lake safety (Rotorua).
It's an important way for us to deliver safety messages that keep young people safe around electricity and our electrical equipment.
Our Greatest Supporter Programme proudly supports:
- Hawke's Bay Rugby Union - Junior programme
- Hawke's Bay Netball - Junior programme
- Hawke's Bay Hockey - Junior programme
- Central Football Hawke's Bay - Junior programme
- Taupō Hockey - Junior programme
- Rotorua Aquatics - Unison Lake Safety Programme