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Greater Wellington Community Environment Funds

Greater Wellington grants for volunteer restoration groups in four catchments: up to $10,000 a year for two years in the Hutt, Porirua and Kāpiti, and up to $12,500 over two years in Wairarapa Moana.

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Dates

What it funds

  • Native plants and plant protectors
  • Tools
  • Pest plant and animal control
  • Refreshments for working bees

What it will not fund

  • Salaries or wages

Good to know

All four 2026 rounds have closed; they reopen from July to September each year. The form can be short because GW talks to applicants face to face.

Separate yearly rounds for Hutt Valley, Porirua, Kāpiti and Wairarapa Moana; the 2026 Hutt and Porirua rounds ran July to September.

Checklist

What GW Community Environment says you need:

Common things funders ask for, worth having ready:

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A timber community hall with a verandah, behind flax and cabbage trees
Lake Rotoiti Community Hall

Sources

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

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