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Waimakariri Event Funding

Grants of $500 to $5,000 for events in Waimakariri district that bring economic or community benefit, mainly for event coordination and promotion.

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Dates

  • Sat 31 Oct 2026est. October 2026 round. Opens 1 October 2026. Window worked out from the administrator's yearly windows; the year is not printed. Estimated from the funder's stated rule. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar
  • Sun 28 Feb 2027est. February 2027 round. Opens 1 February 2027. Window worked out from the administrator's yearly windows; the year is not printed. Estimated from the funder's stated rule. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar
  • Wed 30 Jun 2027est. June 2027 round. Opens 1 June 2027. Window worked out from the administrator's yearly windows; the year is not printed. Estimated from the funder's stated rule. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar

What it funds

  • Event coordination (paying an event coordinator)
  • Event promotion such as advertising, marketing and signage
  • Visitor events and community events within the district

What it will not fund

  • Events not open to the public
  • Core business events of an organisation, school or agency
  • Events promoting religious or political purposes
  • Conferences and AGMs
  • Events that have already started

Good to know

Rounds are 1-28 February, 1-30 June and 1-31 October per the administrator; the council page gives different dates, so check first. Events must secure half their income elsewhere.

The administrator, Enterprise North Canterbury, says rounds open 1-28 February, 1-30 June and 1-31 October each year; the council's own page differs (it says closing on 31 March and 30 August), so check before applying.

Checklist

What Waimakariri Event Funding says you need:

Common things funders ask for, worth having ready:

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A community group gathered on a decorated hall stage in Piha, early 1900s
A hall in Piha, early 1900s. A.P. Godber, Alexander Turnbull Library

Sources

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

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