Rabobank's Lower North Island regional manager Rua Crofskey attended the working bee and said it provided a fantastic opportunity for the bank to support Whareama School and the local community.
"The school did a wonderful job hosting us and we were able to make some really good progress with the various projects," says Crofskey.
"It was great to get together as a team and give something back to a rural community that supports our business."
Check out the Good Deeds team in action in the photo gallery below.
Image 1 of 14: The Whareama School pupils perform the Ko Wairarapa haka.
The Country's Executive Producer Rowena Duncum also had a great day.
"It's not often you get the chance to walk into somewhere in rural New Zealand, then walk out again some five hours later thinking 'We've made a real difference here.'"
"The smiles on the kids faces as they saw their projects coming to fruition, then even bigger ones, as their projects reached completion some 6-7 months after commencing, was truly something to behold," says Duncum.
"Hearing Principal Darren Kerr, a teacher for 22 years, say this was one of the best days of his teaching career really summed it up."
Duncum feels that Rabobank and The Country really did make a difference at Whareama School, "that will benefit generations to come."
