Community Board Fund — Te Hiku, Kaikohe-Hokianga, Bay of Islands-Whangaroa

Three community boards each running their own grants fund for projects and events in their part of Te Tai Tokerau.

Closes

Each board has its own closing dates, and applications must be received 20 working days before the board meeting. Next closing dates: Te Hiku 27 October 2026, Kaikohe-Hokianga 28 October 2026 and Bay of Islands-Whangaroa 29 October 2026. Applications for Christmas events must be lodged by 27 October 2026.

Who can apply

Community groups, marae, trusts and organisations running a project or event in the Far North. Apply to the board where the project actually takes place — a Kaitāia kaupapa goes to Te Hiku, a Rāwene one to Kaikohe-Hokianga.

Amount

Set by each board from its own annual pool. Te Hiku carried $141,710 for grants in one recent year. Awards have ranged from under $1,000 to $10,000 and above

Funding route

Grant

Applicants

Marae & hapū, Iwi & Māori organisations, Community groups, Organisations & providers, Individuals & whānau

Before you apply

The rule that catches people has a five-year tail. If you were granted funding before and never filed the Project Report, you are ineligible — for five years, across the whole council. An unfinished acquittal from 2022 blocks an application today, and it may not be you who left it unfinished but the rōpū you are applying for.

Three boards, three separate pools, and you apply to the one covering where the project happens rather than where you live. Deadlines sit before each board meeting and are published on the council site, so there is no single annual date.

Each board also holds a separate Placemaking Fund, around $100,000, distinct from the grants pool. Worth asking about if your kaupapa is about a place rather than an event.

Marae are funded — Omanaia Marae received a grant for carpet in the multipurpose room, so practical marae costs are in scope. The form asks whether you have engaged with tangata whenua about your project, so have that answer ready. Incomplete, late or non-complying applications are not considered at all.

Talk to the Funding Advisor before you write — 09 401 5775, freephone 0800 920 029, funding@fndc.govt.nz. They will also point you at alternative funding if this is not the right fit.

Official source →

Checked 12 October 2026

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