Heritage funding
Every open listing under Heritage. 18 in total, each one read from the funder's own page.
- Heritage FundWaipā District Council · Waipā District · 30 December 2026
- Lottery Funding for Community FacilitiesDepartment of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua · Aotearoa · 2 February 2027
- Urupā Whānau Maintenance FundHorowhenua District Council · Horowhenua · 3 March 2027
- Arts/Heritage Partnership Grant FundNelson City Council · Nelson · Open year round or until funding is exhausted, assessed on a rolling basis with no submission deadlines
- DOC Community Fund — Pūtea Tautiaki HaporiDepartment of Conservation | Te Papa Atawhai · Aotearoa · The 2026 round is closed (121 applications received, requesting over $69 million); check DOC for the next round's dates
- Heritage Contestable FundWaimakariri District Council · Waimakariri District · Assessed and approved throughout the year — no fixed closing date
- Heritage GrantAshburton District Council · Ashburton District · Two rounds a year, held in August and February. Currently closed
- Heritage GrantWaimate District Council · Waimate District · Two rounds a year, typically February and August — each round is advertised when it opens
- Heritage Incentive GrantQueenstown Lakes District Council · Queenstown Lakes · 2026-27 round open 1–30 April 2026 through SmartyGrants; panel review in May, full Council decision 25 June, applicants notified by 1 July.
- Heritage Protection FundMackenzie District Council · Mackenzie District · No advertised funding round currently — contact the council to confirm
- Hurunui Heritage FundHurunui District Council · Hurunui District · The 2026 round has closed. Runs annually
- Lottery Environment and HeritageDepartment of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua · Aotearoa · DIA's own page shows current eligibility and application steps with no closure notice. It isn't on the DIA funding-dates calendar as a separate line, so ring DIA (0800 824 824) to confirm the current round before relying on this.
- Marae Development FundHastings District Council · Heretaunga / Hastings · Contact the council for the current round
- NZMACI — the three national schools of whakairo and rarangaNew Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute / Te Puia · Rotorua · Applications open in October each year for the following year’s intake. Contact Te Puia for exact dates
- National Heritage Preservation Incentive FundHeritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga · Aotearoa · No 2026 funding round — Heritage New Zealand has paused the fund for 2026. The 2025 round closed 30 June 2025; check heritage.org.nz for when the next round opens.
- Pūtea Toi ki Whakaoriori | Masterton Arts FundMasterton District Council · Whakaoriori / Masterton · The 2026/27 Round 1 has closed. The council page says to check back in January 2027 for Round 2 details.
- Pūtea Whakawhanake Marae | Marae Development FundMasterton District Council · Whakaoriori / Masterton · Opens annually. The 2026-27 round has closed. $25,000 is allocated again for the 2027 year — ask the grants administrator when the next round opens
- Tūpuna Maunga Research ScholarshipTūpuna Maunga Authority / Māori Education Trust · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Opens annually. The 2026 round closed 30 August