Coast Initiatives Fund

Coast Community Board fund that names marae facility development first among what it pays for.

Closes

Assessed by the Coast Community Board — contact the council for the current round

Who can apply

Organisations and community groups in the Coast ward of the Ōpōtiki district. Marae, community facilities and sports fields, beautification, community events, coastal access, infrastructure specific to coastal communities, and education and training for organisations or their members.

Amount

$50,000 annual budget, allocated by Council to the Coast Community Board

Funding route

Grant

Applicants

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

Before you apply

Marae facility development and upgrades is the first thing listed in the fund criteria, not an afterthought. Ōpōtiki district is around 63% Māori, the highest in the motu, and the fund reads like it.

One exclusion decides a lot: marae projects, or parts of projects, that could attract funding from another source are excluded. So this is for the pieces the Lottery Fund will not cover, not a first port of call. Work out what the bigger funders will not touch, then bring that here.

Education and training for organisations or their members is eligible where it leads to ongoing benefit for the coast community — a wānanga for a marae committee would fit.

Ōpōtiki also administers the Creative Communities Scheme locally, which has funded wānanga to restore whakairo and kōwhaiwhai at Roimata Wharenui and hapū kapa haka.

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Checked 16 September 2026

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