Our main offices will be closed Easter Weekend. Refuse collection will not take place on Good Friday, 29 March. Areas, where refuse is collected on Fridays, will instead have collections on Saturday, 30 March. This affects the Te Teko, Edgecumbe, Poroporo and White Pine Bush areas. Refuse will be collected on all other days as normal.
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Community Grants

Partnering with our Community

The Whakatāne District Council recognises that local communities, through their diverse range of activities, make a major contribution to the social, environmental, cultural and economic well-being of the Whakatāne District.

In order to help these communities to make this contribution, the Whakatāne District Council has a variety of funding schemes available to community groups, voluntary organisations, and in some cases individuals. The purpose of these schemes is to support groups and individuals to meet local needs and increase participation in local activities.

The Council is also responsible for administering a number of grants made available to the community from other organisations, including Sport New Zealand and Creative New Zealand.

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Annual Grants

Annual grants provide financial assistance to community-based, non-profit organisations providing a service to the general public of the Whakatāne District.

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Creative Communities Scheme Whakatāne

The Whakatāne Creative Communities Scheme is aimed at increasing participation in the arts at a local level and increasing the range and diversity of arts available to communities.

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Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund

The Rural Travel Fund, funded by Sport New Zealand, provides funding towards transport costs to allow young people to participate in their regular sports competitions.

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Community Board Fund

The Community Board Discretionary Fund provides financial assistance for local initiatives that benefit the communities within a Community Board area.

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Reorua ki Whakatāne Contestable Fund

The aronga/purpose of this fund is to support bilingual events and activities that help Whakatāne and Ngāti Awa meet the Reorua ki Whakatāne goals.