Sponsorships

We provide direct support to a number of initiatives throughout Christchurch in order to make the city a more interesting and vibrant place for all of its citizens to live in.



FLINT - Future Leaders in Technology

Enable has become the inaugural foundation sponsor of the Christchurch chapter of FLINT, or Future Leaders in Technology, a national leadership programme run by TUANZ (Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand) that provides networking development opportunities for the next generation of technology industry leaders. The Christchurch chapter launched on 21 February 2018. 

Enable Digital Series

Enable became a major sponsor of the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce in September 2017 – so the two organisations can work closely together in a range of ways to benefit local businesses. A part of the sponsorship includes the Enable Digital Series – a series to educate and inspire Canterbury businesses on the potential of digital technology.

Supporting our community 

Enable have proudly partnered with the Canterbury Special children’s Christmas Party being held on Saturday 18 November 2023. This is a spectacular Christmas party for special children who live with life threatening illness, physical or intellectual impairment, domestic violence, or in underprivileged circumstances. This event is a positive day for families in the Canterbury community who are often overlooked and has been an annual event for over 20 years!

 


 

Enabling Our People

At Enable, one of our core values is ‘show the love’. This means we care for each other, our customers, our community and the environment.

One of the ways we do this is through our community sponsorship initiatives. What’s so special about these initiatives is that they are events or groups in our community that our very own Enable staff are part of.

We take applications every quarter from our staff who are actively involved in the communities and events they are applying for. Our team are a super passionate and community focussed bunch. We want to honour this by celebrating their efforts in our community and showing some love!

Miscarriage Matters 

Miscarriage Matters New Zealand is a not-for-profit that was founded in Canterbury. Every October during Baby Loss Awareness Week they host their Butterfly Fun Run, and Enable were able to sponsor their social media advertising for this event. The funds raised at the Fun Run go towards curating care packages for women who have recently gone through a miscarriage.

Southern Dragons Paddling Club

We're stoked to provide funding for Southern Dragons new team uniforms and a branded team flag to display at their regattas.  See the video below about how our sponsorship has supported Southern with their dragon boating.

Canta Lankans Association

One of the 2022 initiatives we have chosen to support this year is the Canta Lankans Association’s Annual Talent Show. The Canta Lankans Association is a group of new and long-settled Sri Lankan migrants who have chosen Ōtautahi as their home. The group represents the local Sri Lankan community and builds a platform to meet their cultural, social and sporting needs.

After the inaugural Canta Lankans Association’s Talent Show last year received such positive feedback from the community around how uplifting it was, it was decided to bring it back as an annual event. The night is an opportunity to showcase the community’s talents in music, dancing, acting and arts in one epic show of culture and passion. Enable shares Canta Lankans Association’s passion for bringing communities together, we were honoured to be able to support this event.

We have a small snippet from some of the magic of the Canta Lankans Association Talent Show below.

 

Jetboating Canterbury - Dick Farrant Fun Day

Enable are pleased to sponsor the annual Dick Farrant Fun Day, held annually in January on the Waimakariri River. 

Running since the late 80's, the day involves providing a jet boat ride for up to 500 special needs people and their carers. Enable provided a BBQ, certificates and drinks for the day.

Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O te Whanau Tahi Te Manakura Tahi Kapa Haka group 

We helped out this awesome bunch of kids by sponsoring their trip to Hamilton so they could take part in the Primary Schools National Kapa Haka competition. 

Wigram primary School 

We proudly sponsored Wigram Primary School to contribute towards a brand new playground for the kids to enjoy. Looks like they're very pleased with the outcome! 

 

 

Waimakariri United Football Club 

We were able to happily help out the Waimakariri United Football Club with sponsorship towards the purchase of their own branded Gazebo.

 

Bellyful Christchurch 

We supported one of Bellyful's cook-a-thons by providing them with the funds to buy the ingredients to make meals for families with newborns and young children who are suffering from illness.

 

 

Big Brothers Big Sisters

We helped BBBS host a fundraiser at Skydiving Kiwis by providing a sausage sizzle for everyone involved! They raised $16,593 on the day, and the money will go towards helping Christchurch kids get matched with a mentor.

 
 Otakaro Orchard

Otakaro Orchard is Christchurch’s first public food forest located near the Avon River. When completed, the food forest will provide tonnes of locally grown produce for use by the community. We supplied a range of gardening tools and wheelbarrows to make the job of clearing the site much easier for volunteers.

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Help for the Homeless - Christmas BBQ


Cashmere Tennis Club - annual Canterbury Anniversary weekend tournament