Background & History

The Cookie Munchers Charitable Trust was established in 2003 with the purpose of improving the educational opportunities available to children and young people throughout New Zealand.

It is entrepreneurial in nature reflecting its principal sponsor, Cookie Time.

First it established eTime which is focused on innovation in learning. Next, led by the personal journey of one of the Trustees, it turned its attention to Dyslexia.

The Governments refusal to acknowledge Dyslexia was determined to be the greatest barrier to helping and supporting dyslexic children and their families and so the Trust backed the formation of the Dyslexia Foundation of New Zealand in November of 2006.

Five months later, on 19 April 2007, the DFNZ was successful in having dyslexia officially recognised by the Minister of Education.