Taiao funding
Every open listing under Taiao. 95 in total, each one read from the funder's own page.
- Te Māhuri o te TaiaoFoundation North · Northern and Central Kaipara · 21 October 2026
- Natural Environments FundSouth Taranaki District Council · South Taranaki · 23 October 2026
- Waste Minimisation Annual Contestable FundCarterton District Council · Carterton District · 31 October 2026
- Heritage FundWaipā District Council · Waipā District · 30 December 2026
- Taiawatea | Rangatahi Cultural Leadership FundTe Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu · Ngāi Tahu whānau · 31 December 2026
- District-wide Contestable FundTararua District Council · Tararua District · 1 March 2027
- Te Hua Ōwhiti Taiao ScholarshipTe Korowai o Ngāruahine Trust · Taranaki · 31 March 2027
- Waste Minimisation Rapid FundCarterton District Council · Carterton District · 31 May 2027
- Māori Agribusiness Innovation FundMinistry for Primary Industries | Manatū Ahu Matua · Aotearoa · 30 June 2027
- Primary Sector Growth FundMinistry for Primary Industries | Manatū Ahu Matua · Aotearoa · 30 June 2029
- Biodiversity Community Group GrantEnvironment Southland · Southland · The council's page gives conflicting dates — "applications close on 1st May each year" but also says "the next round of applications open on 1 July" — recorded as published rather than guessed; contact the council to confirm the live window
- Biodiversity Contestable FundsWaimakariri District Council · Waimakariri District · Both funds ran 1 February to 15 March 2026 and have closed. Open once a year
- Biodiversity FundClutha District Council · Clutha District · No fixed round dates published — contact the council directly
- Biodiversity GrantAshburton District Council · Ashburton District · Two rounds a year, held in February and August. Currently closed
- CHB Proud Fund — Keep Central Hawke's Bay BeautifulCentral Hawke's Bay District Council · Central Hawke's Bay District · Fund applications are open throughout the year and are encouraged at any time, subject to available funding
- Community GrantsFoundation North · Tāmaki Makaurau · Te Tai Tokerau · No closing dates — apply any time
- Community Matching FundWestern Bay of Plenty District Council · Western Bay of Plenty · Closed for 2026. Typically opens 1 July, closes 31 July each year
- Community Trust South General GrantsCommunity Trust South · Murihiku / Southland · Apply anytime, before the project starts
- Community Waste Disposal FundGrey District Council · Grey District · The 2026/27 round ran 1-31 July 2026 and has closed. Runs annually, typically opening in June/July
- Contact Energy Taiao ScholarshipTe Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust · Rangitāne o Wairau (Blenheim, Wairau, Te Tau Ihu) · Opens 1 November, closes 20 January
- Craig Memorial AwardUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Annual round: opened 11 June, closed 23 July 2026
- 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
- Don Linklater Memorial BursariesHorizons Regional Council · Manawatū-Whanganui · Applications open February/March annually. Currently closed
- ECO Fund (Environment Community Otago Funding)Otago Regional Council · Otago · The 2026 round closed 19 April 2026 (opened 16 March). Runs annually
- Eastland Group Wairoa Contestable Community GrantsEastland Group / Wairoa District Council · Wairoa · Contestable rounds — contact the council
- Environment FundNorthland Regional Council · Northland · Open now for the 2026/27 financial year — funds are limited, contact the council as soon as possible
- Environmental Enhancement Grants and Wetland Consent FundTaranaki Regional Council · Taranaki · No fixed round dates — contact the council to check eligibility
- Environmental Enhancement Projects Policy — Funding for Consent FeesOtago Regional Council · Otago · No fixed round dates published — contact the council to discuss your project
- Four Winds Foundation GrantsFour Winds Foundation · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Monthly cut-off: applications close on the 25th of each month, considered the following month
- Frances Barkley ScholarshipUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Annual round; opening and closing dates listed as TBC on the funder's page
- Funding for Less Waste — Small Community ProjectsKāpiti Coast District Council · Kāpiti Coast · The Small Community Projects tier is open all year round. (The separate annual Local Business and Community Project tiers closed 22 June 2026)
- Global Fisheries ScholarshipTe Ohu Kaimoana / Nissui Corporation · Aotearoa · Opens 24 June, closes 24 July, interviews 10 August, scholar announced 24 August, each year
- Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Funding RoundMinistry for Primary Industries | Manatū Ahu Matua · Aotearoa · The 2026/27 round opened 1 July and closed 6pm 1 September 2026. Panel assessment runs October to December, with results in late January 2027
- Hawke's Bay Nature FundEastern & Central Community Trust · Te Matau-a-Māui / Hawke’s Bay · One round a year — the 2026 portal opened 8 June and closed 20 July 5pm; applications for 2026 are now closed
- He Toka Tū Moana — Toi Moana Environmental ScholarshipBay of Plenty Regional Council · Bay of Plenty · The 2026 round has closed. Runs annually
- Hurunui Reserves Contestable FundHurunui District Council · Hurunui District · No fixed closing date published — contact your local ward/community committee Governance Advisor
- Kaitiaki GrantBay of Plenty Regional Council · Bay of Plenty · The published round ran 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026; runs annually, exact current-year window not confirmed on this page
- Kanorau Koiora Taketake — Indigenous Biodiversity Contestable FundHorizons Regional Council · Manawatū-Whanganui · Open annually from late March to early May. Currently closed
- Kaupapa Aronui FundTe Rūnanga Nui o Te Aupōuri · Te Aupōuri · Open throughout the year
- Key Native Ecosystem (KNE) ProgrammeTaranaki Regional Council · Taranaki · No fixed round dates — contact the council to check eligibility
- Lake Taupō Business Start-Up GrantTūwharetoa Māori Trust Board · Taupō / Waikato Awa · Applications accepted year-round until the five annual grants are allocated
- 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.
- MainPower Hurunui Natural Environment FundHurunui District Council / MainPower · Hurunui District · The 2026 round has closed. Runs annually
- Mangawhai Endowment Lands Account (MELA) FundKaipara District Council · Mangawhai · Applications for 2026 closed 31 August 2026. Runs annually, opening 1 August
- Marae Solar ProjectTrust Tairāwhiti · Te Tairāwhiti · Programme rather than a round — contact Trust Tairāwhiti
- Mataura Catchment Group GrantsEnvironment Southland · Mataura Catchment, Southland · Applications open year-round with a deadline of 31 July each year. The 2026 deadline has passed
- Mazda Foundation GrantsMazda Foundation · Aotearoa · Two funding rounds a year, closing 31 March and 30 September
- Mazzetta ScholarshipMazzetta Company Scholarship Fund / Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu · Aotearoa · Opens annually 1 February, closes 1 April. Outcomes advised in May
- Māori Agribusiness Extension (MABx)Ministry for Primary Industries | Manatū Ahu Matua · Aotearoa · Open — talk to your regional Māori Agribusiness adviser
- Māori Agribusiness Pathway to Increased Productivity (MAPIP)Ministry for Primary Industries | Manatū Ahu Matua · Aotearoa · Open — talk to your regional Māori Agribusiness adviser
- Māori Outcomes Fund — Tahua Huanga OraAuckland Council · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Applications open all year; funding decisions made in August and March each year
- Māori Research Programme — Pokapū WaroAg Emissions Centre | Pokapū Waro · Aotearoa · Ongoing partnership funding — approach the Centre
- Ngā Mātarae ScholarshipNgā Mātarae Charitable Trust (Port of Tauranga / Tauranga Moana iwi) · Tauranga Moana · Dates not currently published on this page — check the Port of Tauranga's own website for the live round
- Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui ScholarshipNgā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui / Māori Education Trust · Whanganui · Follows the Māori Education Trust's general round, closing 31 May each year. The trust's own page still shows a 30 May 2025 date — treat that as stale rather than current
- Otago Community Trust GrantsOtago Community Trust · Otago · Ten grants meetings a year — apply anytime, 6–10 weeks to process
- Papa Pounamu Whakatutukitanga ScholarshipNew Zealand Planning Institute · Aotearoa · No longer described on the funder's page as of September 2026 — the page has been redesigned around the Papa Pounamu special interest group generally, with no scholarship or internship content visible. Last confirmed round closed 23 January 2026. Status of the WSP-sponsored scholarship itself is unclear; contact NZPI (admin@planning.org.nz) to check whether it is continuing.
- Perpetual Guardian legacy trusts (how to find them)Perpetual Guardian · Aotearoa · Rolling schedule — rounds open through the year
- Pūtea Hapori Urupare Āhuarangi — Community Climate Response FundHorizons Regional Council · Manawatū-Whanganui · Opens annually in March. Currently closed
- Quick Response GrantsFoundation North · Tāmaki Makaurau · Te Tai Tokerau · No closing dates — apply any time
- Rangitāne General ScholarshipTe Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust · Rangitāne o Wairau (Blenheim, Wairau, Te Tau Ihu) · Opens 1 November, closes 20 January
- Resource Management Support Grant for Iwi and HapūNew Plymouth District Council · New Plymouth · Applications received at any time of the year
- Rotomairewhenua Taiao ScholarshipNgāti Apa ki te Rā Tō Trust · Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō (Blenheim, Te Tau Ihu) · Annual round — apply via the MaoriMe online portal
- Rātā Foundation FundingRātā Foundation · Te Waipounamu / South Island · No fixed closing dates — apply any time. Decisions usually take up to four months. One grant per financial year (1 April to 31 March), and only one Rātā programme at a time
- School of Environment Masters Thesis Scholarship for Māori StudentsUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · By nomination annually — no application required
- Small Scale Community Initiatives Fund (SSCIF)Waikato Regional Council · Waikato Region · The 2026 round ran 1-25 May 2026 and has closed. Runs annually
- South Taranaki and Regional Erosion Support Scheme (STRESS)Taranaki Regional Council / MPI Hill Country Erosion Fund · South Taranaki · No fixed round dates — contact the council to check eligibility
- Stan and Jessie Holland Memorial Scholarship in Ecology and Environmental ScienceUniversity of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha · Ōtautahi / Christchurch · Closes 1 November
- Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt Valley Community Environment FundGreater Wellington Regional Council · Hutt Valley · Opened 1 July 2026, closed 16 August 2026. Runs annually
- Te Awarua o Porirua Community Environment FundGreater Wellington and Te Wai Ora o Parirua partners · Te Awarua o Porirua catchment · The 2026 round has closed (applications ran 1 August – 13 September 2026). No date published yet for the next round
- Te Korowai Aroha o Parapara (John Ward-Holmes) ScholarshipNgāti Tama ki Te Waipounamu Trust · Ngāti Tama ki Te Waipounamu (Te Tau Ihu) · Shown as “CLOSED” on the page — apply via Māori Education Trust for the next round
- Te Korowai o Tāne FundNew Plymouth District Council · New Plymouth · Open year-round. Current round accepted 24 July 2026 to 30 June 2027
- Te Mana o te Awa & Te Mana o te Iwi GrantsNgā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui · Whanganui Iwi · “APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN.” No closing date published — apply via the electronic or physical grant form.
- Te Pae Tawhiti Kaimoana Enhancement ScholarshipMoana New Zealand · Aotearoa · Closed for the 2026 academic year. The funder's page says to check moana.co.nz/scholarship for each year's dates rather than naming a fixed annual pattern
- Te Ringa Hāpai Whenua FundTe Puni Kōkiri · Aotearoa · No longer accepting applications. Contact your nearest Te Puni Kōkiri regional office
- Te Tumu Paeroa Scholarship — Master of AI for Land UseTe Tumu Paeroa / Lincoln University · Waikirikiri / Lincoln · Closes 31 October
- The Lion Foundation GrantsThe Lion Foundation · Aotearoa · Applications accepted year-round
- The Stout TrustThe Stout Trust / Perpetual Guardian · Aotearoa · Check the Perpetual Guardian grants schedule for current rounds
- The Tindall Foundation GrantsThe Tindall Foundation · Aotearoa · No application deadline — apply anytime via a flexible format (video, slides, one-pager) for early feedback, or a structured online form available in English or te reo Māori
- Tiaki Wai FundTe Wai Māori Trust · Aotearoa · Open all year until the pūtea is fully allocated
- Toitū Te Whenua ScholarshipPūhoro STEMM Academy / Bioeconomy Science Institute (AgResearch) · Aotearoa · Runs in annual rounds (Round 2 open in 2026) — check Pūhoro for the current round's dates
- Trail FundingCentral Otago District Council · Central Otago District · Applications open annually 1 August to 1 September. The 2026 round has closed
- Trust Tairāwhiti Community InvestmentTrust Tairāwhiti · Te Tairāwhiti / Gisborne · Recurring funding rounds through the year — check the Trust for current dates
- Tāngata Whenua and Community Catchment FundNorthland Regional Council · Northland · Round 2 2026 applications open July 2026, with a decision by mid-October 2026 and funded projects able to begin mid-November
- Tū i te ora ScholarshipNorthland Regional Council · Northland · 2026 applications are closed; outcomes advised mid-late September 2026
- Tūpuna Maunga Research ScholarshipTūpuna Maunga Authority / Māori Education Trust · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Opens annually. The 2026 round closed 30 August
- Wai Ora FundTe Wai Māori Trust · Aotearoa · Opens annually. The 2026 round closed 21 August. Join the Te Wai Māori pānui list for the next round
- Waikato-Tainui Taiao GrantWaikato-Tainui · Waikato-Tainui · Opens 6 October, closes 5pm 17 January
- Wairarapa Moana Community Environment FundGreater Wellington Regional Council / Wairarapa Moana Statutory Board · Wairarapa · Opens annually 1 August, closes 1 October. Currently closed for this year (already past 1 October 2026)
- Waste Minimisation Community FundQueenstown Lakes District Council · Queenstown Lakes · Applications for the 2026 round are now closed. Next round not yet announced.
- Waste Minimisation FundPorirua City Council · Porirua · Tier 1: opens 1–31 October 2026, decisions notified December 2026. Tier 2: opens 1 October 2026, applications assessed throughout the year, pausing over the summer period (December–January)
- Waste Minimisation FundNapier City Council · Napier · Small grants, Waste System Setup and Recycling Collection Support close on the last day of each month, February to November. Large grants close 1 March and 1 October each year
- Waste Minimisation and Innovation FundAuckland Council · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Runs in annual rounds, timing varies by year — the 2026 round ran 1-31 August, with decisions due 30 November 2026; check the fund page for the next round
- Watercare Ngā Tapuwae Scholarship for Māori StudentsWatercare / University of Auckland · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Annual round; closed 3 September 2026
- Whanganui River Enhancement TrustWhanganui District Council / Ruapehu District Council / Genesis Energy · Whanganui · Closed for 2026 — applications closed 9 May 2026. Reopens annually
- Whenua Māori FundTe Puni Kōkiri · Aotearoa · Open — email whenuamaorifund@tpk.govt.nz or apply through your regional Te Puni Kōkiri office