Creative Communities New Zealand Grants Scheme

Dates

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

What it funds

• Local arts activities in the district, including for defined communities of interest

What it will not fund

Not published.

Good to know

Applications for 2026 have closed and no new dates are published. Finish the project report for any earlier grant first.

The page says applications have closed for 2026; no future round dates are published.

Checklist

What Hurunui Creative Communities says you need:

• Individuals must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents
• Previous funding project report completed

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.

• Applications have closed for 2026hurunui.govt.nz/community/awards-and-funding/creative-communities-new-zealand-grants-scheme · read 17 October 2026
• The Creative Communities Scheme supports and encourages local communities to create and present diverse opportunities for accessing and participating in arts activities within their specific geographical area, as well as for defined communities of interest.hurunui.govt.nz/community/awards-and-funding/creative-communities-new-zealand-grants-scheme · read 17 October 2026
• An application can be from an individual or from a group. Individual applicants must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.hurunui.govt.nz/community/awards-and-funding/creative-communities-new-zealand-grants-scheme · read 17 October 2026
• you must have completed a project report for the earlier project before any further applications from you will be considered.hurunui.govt.nz/community/awards-and-funding/creative-communities-new-zealand-grants-scheme · 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.