Regional Infrastructure Fund

A $1.2 billion fund open to iwi, councils and businesses, naming Māori economic development as one of five investment priorities.

Closes

Applications open — check Grow Regions for current process and any round dates

Who can apply

Iwi, councils, businesses and community organisations proposing infrastructure projects requiring government financial support to progress or attract private investment, with a co-investment element from a private-sector investor, iwi or other non-government entity (exceptions considered). Investment priorities: energy (incl. bioenergy), water storage, resilience (incl. flood resilience), Māori economic development, and enabling infrastructure — though applications outside these five priorities may still be considered. Excludes projects already receiving central government funding.

Amount

$1.2 billion total fund

Funding route

Partnership or co-investment

Applicants

Iwi & Māori organisations, Businesses & land trusts, Organisations & providers

Before you apply

Grow Regions is the successor administrator to the earlier Provincial Growth Fund-era regional development schemes, most of which have fully closed with no live successor — this fund is the live exception.

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Checked 17 September 2026

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