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Through strategic partnerships and impactful initiatives, we tackle societal challenges, fostering inclusivity and community resilience.

Our collective impact

Whether through our work with clients or community initiatives, we focus on achieving broader outcomes and better futures for New Zealanders. A significant part of this is investing in education and skills development to tackle inequity and create opportunities for people in Aotearoa. We encourage women, girls, and gender minorities into STEM, technology, and cyber pathways through initiatives like Women+ in Cyber and TechWomen. We offer mentoring for students and young leaders through signature initiatives like Deloitte Grow. Furthermore, we support social and not-for-profit organisations and their leaders to deepen their impact and collaborate within our ecosystems on insightful reports like Strengthening the ‘S’ in ESG for Aotearoa.

Every aspect of our day-to-day work is aligned with our purpose to make an impactful difference for our clients and the communities we serve. We proudly invest our pro bono and volunteer time in the communities where we live and work across Aotearoa. Through our impact initiatives like WorldClass, WorldClimate, ALL IN, and Impact Every Day, we leverage our professional capabilities to help build better futures in our communities. 

$382,597

in donations & sponsorships

4,713

total pro-bono hours

8,083

volunteer hours

A focus on skills and education outcomes

Deloitte WorldClass is our commitment to support 25,000 lives in Aotearoa through education and skills development by 2030. We aim to deliver this through our purpose-led initiatives that are focused on education, skills development, and access to opportunities for underserved communities. We work alongside educators, not-for-profits, and government organisations to expand educational outcomes, skills development, and work opportunities.

The Women+ in Cyber initiative

Run by the Wellington Risk Advisory team, has the goal of raising awareness about online safety as well as what a career in cyber/tech really looks like for women and gender minorities. Initiated in 2022 by two of our professionals, the programme has grown to include four more facilitators and has engaged more than 1,500 rangatahi in high schools this year.

Deloitte Grow

We have also scaled up the number of Deloitte Grow programmes delivered – our signature social entrepreneurship challenge we run in high schools. This included expanding the programmes reach into the Waikato region to support Fairfield College, and Fraser High in Hamilton.

We continue to empower women and girls in STEM. In addition to our Women+ in Cyber initiative, Deloitte is a Foundation Partner of TechWomen. We supported their ShadowTech Day and Mentoring Circles, expanding future pathways for wāhine into the tech industry.

Across 2024, we have continued to make a meaningful difference in education and skills development in our communities, impacting more than 2,489 young people. Over the coming year, we’re looking forward to exploring key community partnerships and curriculum topics such as Artificial Intelligence and youth wellbeing and resilience.

2,489

lives impacted in FY24

11,676

total New Zealand lives impacted*

*Since FY18 towards our 2030 goal of 25,000.

Breaking limits, building dreams

Established in 1963 by Olympic Legend Sir Murray Halberg ONZ, MBE, the Halberg Foundation is a New Zealand charitable organisation driven by the belief that every individual, regardless of their ability, should have equal access to sports and recreation. For 60 years, they have worked towards transforming Sir Murray’s vision into a reality for physically disabled young people.

The Halberg Foundation is a registered charity and must meet external assurance obligations. Our Audit team provides essential support by auditing their financial statements at no charge, ensuring they meet statutory requirements without diverting funds from their important work.

At the heart of Halberg’s mission are initiatives like the Halberg Club, Halberg Train, Halberg Games and the International Sports Promotion Society (ISPS) Handa Halberg Awards, which place young people with physical disabilities and their whānau at the centre of a vibrant, supportive community. Advisors across New Zealand offer guidance and information to families, teachers, and sports facilitators on creating inclusive sports and recreation opportunities. They provide inclusion training courses and support organisations to enhance their inclusive capabilities.

The Halberg Club includes the Activity Fund, removing financial barriers to participation in sports through lessons, equipment, or school camp assistance. The Youth Council champions inclusivity, strives to eliminate barriers, and advocates for equality in sports and recreation.

Additionally, the club holds the Halberg Games, a multi-day sporting festival for physically disabled and visually impaired young people aged eight to twenty-one. This event allows participants to compete with peers who have similar impairments and pursue their sports-related dreams.

Our Audit team is proud to support the Halberg Foundation, enabling them to continue making a significant impact on young people and their whānau.

 

Volunteering in our communities

We are proud to inspire our professionals to make an impact and help our communities thrive through volunteering and fundraising. 

In addition to taking on pro bono work and other internal initiatives, Deloitte offers our people an annual day of volunteer leave to support initiatives and causes they’re passionate about. Whether fundraising, tree-planting, coaching rangatahi through our Grow programme or serving on the governance board of a community organisations, Deloitte professionals find meaningful ways to contribute. 

Recently, some of our professionals collaborated with our client, The Blues Charitable Trust, on their pilot youth leadership programme. Held at the Blues HQ, the initiative aimed to empower rangatahi youth with leadership skills and guidance in implementing their ideas. Over four weeks, we delivered leadership insights to the students through presentations from the Blues players and worked with them to refine their ideas before presenting them to the Board at the Blues. The collaboration showcased our ability to use our expertise and make a positive impact through working together. 

We’ve seen immense growth in time contributed firmwide towards social impact in our communities this year, with an incredible 54% increase in volunteering, totalling 8,083 hours. 69% of this time was skills-based – with the firms’ leaders support our people are using their skills to support their communities.

 

Investing in a brighter future

With a focus on nurturing and supporting our people and communities through skills development and education, Hourua Pae Rau and Pås Peau (our Māori and Pasifika services groups) offer the Tīheru and Le Lumana’i scholarships to future leaders. These scholarships provide not only financial assistance but also comprehensive support through mentoring, networking and professional development during their studies. 

In their penultimate year, scholars are offered a paid internship to further their learning and gain first-hand experience in a corporate work setting. For FY24/FY25, we are thrilled to welcome four scholarship interns, and we proudly celebrate having two past scholarship interns join us in graduate positions.

Our scholarships are just one of the many ways we invest and encourage a brighter future by creating access to opportunities through skills development and education initiatives.

 

Solving big problems takes Good Thinking

The world is in a cost-of-living crisis, and our capital city has been one of the hardest hit. 

There are more than 3,000 homeless people and 13,000 jobless people in Wellington. This has created a big problem that is often overlooked – loneliness. It leaves many people feeling empty, alone and unwanted, making it difficult to form connections with others in society.   

It’s an issue one of our latest Good Thinking projects aims to help alleviate. We used our time, skills and capabilities to help develop a solution with the Wellington City Mission team. Whakamaru will be a place which helps facilitate a stronger sense of community connection. The building will include a café, social supermarket, medical centre, and temporary housing units. 

Deloitte contributed by running a strategy lab for the Wellington City Mission leadership team and offering support through tools and guides to help ensure their goals and aspirations for the project are reached.  

Read more about how our Consulting Good Thinking initiative is supporting Wellington City Mission and Whakamaru.

 

Women in Insurance Summit

Deloitte New Zealand is proud to be part of the growing movement that seeks to foster greater inclusivity and gender equity in the financial services sector. 

In 2024, we sponsored Insurance Business New Zealand’s 2024 Women in Insurance Summit. The event attracted nearly 200 attendees, predominantly women, and featured a female-driven roster of speakers and panellists. Deloitte Actuarial Partner and Insurance Lead, Lee-Ann du Toit chaired the summit and spearheaded a compelling conversation on economic trends and their influence on the insurance world with Jane Brown from the Financial Markets Authority New Zealand.

Dr Lucy Hone from the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing and Resilience opened the day with a keynote that inspired fresh thinking on resilience, emphasising how we can master our reactions to challenging situations. Other highlights included a dynamic panel discussion led by Richard Davis from Rothbury Insurance Brokers which explored topics like leadership, imposter syndrome, and the benefits of diversity. Kylie Bryant and Amanda Williamson from our team, together with Therese Singleton of Ando Insurance, led a discussion on innovation, demonstrating the potential of Generative AI to enhance customer experiences. 

The event tackled a variety of critical topics in insurance today and recognised and connected women in the insurance profession. Deloitte was proud to be involved in the event, support the event’s aims, and showcase our growing expertise and reputation among peers and clients.