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Creative Communities Scheme

Creative NZ money handed out by Ōpōtiki District Council for local arts projects, around $10,000 a round.

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Dates

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What it funds

  • Workshops, performances, exhibitions, short-term arts events, and arts-related promotional activities

What it will not fund

  • Projects already receiving Creative New Zealand funding

Good to know

Late applications are not accepted. The latest round closed on 9 October 2026, and the next round has no published dates yet.

Two rounds a year; Round 1 for 2026/27 opened 9 September and closed 9 October 2026, and later round dates are not published.

Checklist

What Ōpōtiki Creative Communities 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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