Christchurch and Banks Peninsula Biodiversity Fund

Dates

The next dates are not published yet. We add them when they are.

What it funds

• Projects that protect and restore habitats and ecosystems for rare and threatened species
• Pest control in high-value ecological areas
• Fencing and planting of native bush remnants

What it will not fund

• Individuals, for profit businesses, educational institutions or government agencies
• Primarily political initiatives
• Private gain
• Legal obligations or resource consent conditions
• Multi-year projects

Good to know

You must cover at least 30 per cent of the budget, in cash or in-kind such as volunteer hours. Funding is for one financial year only.

Annual contestable funding; applications for 2026-27 are closed and no new dates are published.

Checklist

What Christchurch Biodiversity Fund says you need:

• Registered not-for-profit legal entity
• Supply at least 30 per cent of the project budget (cash or in-kind)
• Project budget on the supplied Excel template
• Project within the Christchurch City Council ratable boundary

Common things funders ask for, worth having ready:

• What exactly is the money for, and when will you spend it?
• How much do you need, and do you have quotes under three months old?
• Who benefits, and how many people?
• Your legal name, registration number and bank account in the group's name.
• A committee or board decision approving the application (some funders want a signed resolution).
• Your latest financial statements or annual return.
• Other funders you have applied to for the same thing.

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Sources

What we relied on, in the funder's own words.

• You can apply for a minimum of $30,000, with a maximum of $100,000 per application.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/community-funding/christchurch-and-banks-peninsula-biodiversity-fund · read 17 October 2026
• Applications for the 2026–27 community funding are now closedecan.govt.nz/get-involved/community-funding/christchurch-and-banks-peninsula-biodiversity-fund · read 17 October 2026
• Your group must be a registered not-for-profit legal entity, such as an incorporated society or charitable trustecan.govt.nz/get-involved/community-funding/christchurch-and-banks-peninsula-biodiversity-fund · read 17 October 2026
• Be able to supply a minimum of 30 per cent of the project budgetecan.govt.nz/get-involved/community-funding/christchurch-and-banks-peninsula-biodiversity-fund · read 17 October 2026
• Individuals, for profit businesses, educational institutions, or government agenciesecan.govt.nz/get-involved/community-funding/christchurch-and-banks-peninsula-biodiversity-fund · read 17 October 2026
• All of the projects must be located within the Christchurch City Council ratable boundary.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/community-funding/christchurch-and-banks-peninsula-biodiversity-fund · read 17 October 2026

Report a mistake

Spot something wrong? Reporting opens when the site launches. Until then, check the funder's own page linked above.