Ever since our humble beginnings in downtown Nelson in 1945 the Bowater Motor Group has been very focused on community involvement. We believe that you are only ever as successful as the support that you can give back. It is with this philosophy that we continue to be as involved as we can be in the wider Nelson / Tasman community.
This section of the website houses stories, links and content from a collective of organisations and events that we are involved with or support through sponsorship or partnerships.
The menu to the right has got comprehensive articles from those events, organisations and charities that we regularly involved with, click on the menu items to read more, or scroll down this page to keep up with events as they unfold.
If you think you have an event, organisation or group that would benefit from our community interest feel free to contact us.
Relay for Life Mini's restoration in full bloom
The BMG Cancer Society Mini restoration is entering the next phase of work, getting ever closer to completion. The Bowater Motor Group are very pleased to be able to support them through this journey with the sourcing of parts needed, at no cost to the Mini Restoration Team.
Article taken from the Nelson Mail.
Written by Adam Roberts.
Photo: ALDEN WILLIAMS/ Fairfax NZ
Retired mechanic Bob Croy, left, with Ian Mortimer, Mitch Hewson and Caleb Hill of Mortimers Auto Upolstery in Richmond, in the mini they are restoring to raffle at next year's Relay for Life.
With a new coat of paint coloured Daffodil Day yellow, and the numberplate D4FDIL to match, it is clear this is a Mini with a message.
The Wakefield project to restore a 1975 Morris Mini Mark 3 to raffle for the Relay for Life has moved in leaps and bounds since it began last year.
Fresh from a panelbeating and paint job at Sun City Panel and Paint in Nelson, it is now at the upholstery installation stage.
The idea for the project came when retired mechanic Bob Croy and his friends were recovering from last year's Relay for Life, and discussing how they could raise even more money for the Cancer Society at the 2014 relay.
FC Nelson are ready to play with help from BMG & Sport Tasman
FC Nelson Ladies with the BMG / Sport Tasman Hiace on their trip to Christchurch last weekend.
Bowater Motor Group is very pleased to be able to support community groups like Sport Tasman, which do so much for the wider Nelson / Tasman community. Not only do they get everyone excited about sport and physical activity, and also create excellent events, but they also get things done for local sports organisations when called upon.
One such organisation that recently benefited from this direct help was FC Nelson, and in particular the FC Nelson Ladies team on their trip to Christchurch to compete in the 2nd round of the ASB Women’s Knockout Cup. They borrowed the BMG sponsored Sport Tasman Toyota Hiace van to transport themselves and all of their gear south for the weekend.
The Bowater Motor Group has had a long standing working relationship with Sport Tasman and loaned them a Toyota Hiace van for a year to use in the upcoming South Island Masters Games. This is going to be a massive event for the region, and a great chance to showcase what we have to offer.
FC Nelson needed a van for their trip to Christchurch, and Sport Tasman was keen to spread the South Island Masters Games message in the Christchurch region, a region where a lot of Masters Games participants will travel from, so it was a perfect match! The actual game itself on the other hand, not such a perfect match.......
Z Bowater Motors fuels the local RSA for another year with Poppy Day donations
Local Motueka RSA President Phill Sharkie receives a cheque for $556.50 from Z Bowater Motors CEO Chris Bowater last week.
Anzac Day is one of those important days on the streets on Motueka.
The turnout to the Dawn Parade is always well supported, and the town generally has a sense of reverence about it on Anzac Day. It is one of those special days when New Zealander's remember those in their families that turned out in great numbers for wars in foreign lands. Some of those families have lost loved ones in these wars, and it is these fallen soldiers we collectively remember on Anzac Day.
The Bowater family, as do a lot of other families in New Zealand, have their own Anzac Day connections. Raymond Bowater, the man that started it all for the Bowater Motor Group, was himself an Anzac; fighting in the Pacific theatre during World War 2. It is a day that means more than just a day off work, and as such Z Bowater Motors on High Street in Motueka were very happy to be involved with Poppy Day this year.
Locals came in and gave a donation in exchange for an Anzac Day Poppy. All of these donations were then gifted to the local Motueka RSA, so that they can continue to do the great work that they do in our local community.
Whilst presenting the cheque to local RSA President Phill Sharkie, we got the chance to have a quick chat and learn more about this great community focused organisation.
Brook Sanctuary & Bowater Honda launch the fund raising drive to Get behind the Fence
Over 150 supporters of the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary gathered at Bowater Honda listen to Brook Waimarama Sanctuary General Manager Hudson Dodd detailing the need for a pest proof fence.
Fundraising for the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary pest-proof fence got a big boost with the official launch of the public phase of the campaign at Bowater Honda on Friday night.
Over 150 invited guests were treated to an evening of information, celebration and motivation to take the initiative and "Get behind the Fence". The evening was also an opportunity to celebrate the new campaign office situated in the top showroom of Bowater Honda's central city dealership. This new central city location will hopefully make the new phase of fundraising a little easier, with a more visible location in the heart of Nelson city, and the chance for those passing by to wander in and see progress of the Sanctuary project and even meet a few of the sanctuary locals, like the 3 very handsome gecko's in the campaign office at the moment!
It was a great turnout and a very successful launch event, with invited guests able to mix and mingle for the first part of the evening and talk through the project with a strong contingent of Brook Sanctuary Waimarama Trust members, Sanctuary staff, local Tasman District and Nelson City Councillors, local MP and Minister of Conservation Hon Dr Nick Smith, and Tasman District Mayor Richard Kempthorne.
More Articles ...
- The two sides of the fence - the Nelson Mail reports
- From Germany to the Sanctuary of Nelson
- Voting is tight, and every vote counts
- The Brook Sanctuary Campaign office is open for business
- Bowater Hyundai announces Spirit of Adventure Trust scholarship
- The Brook Sanctuary moves into town.
- Play is the Way during Toy Library Awareness week.
- Voting is easy, and every vote counts when it comes to being Good in the Hood.
- Z Bowater Motors is Good in the Hood again, and giving away $5,000 to the locals
- Making a silk purse and going hammer and tongs in time for Christmas
