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    IN TE WHANGAI THEY TRUST

    Jul 18, 2023 4 minutes

    For Adrienne and Gary Dalton, the couple behind the formation and growth of South Auckland-based Te Whangai1 Trust, the task of driving a successful social enterprise while empowering marginalised people to enter the workforce and break inter-generational cycles of welfare dependence, is both relentless and immensely challenging.

    They describe their 16-year journey as a profound mix of triumphs and trials.

    “Our most formidable challenge was honouring our late daughter's vision for the Trust,” says Adrienne. “We staked everything — mortgaging our farm to launch Te Whangai with 100 percent debt funding. This was our commitment to uphold Leigh's aspiration of supporting the marginalised people in

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