Tall Poppies Community Performance Trust

- To provide educational opportunities for children and young people in the Manawatu in the field of performing arts

- To benefit the community by providing facilities for and access to the performing arts on a community level for the people of the Manawatu

- To establish and offer performing arts scholarships to young people in the Manawatu according to merit, potential and need

- To aid development of the performing arts as a public recreation

- To facilitate discussion of performing art education, knowledge, development, interest and performance