Community Partnership Fund

Community-led development funding distributed by each of Southland District's nine community boards, each with its own criteria, amount and closing date.

Closes

Each of the nine boards (Ardlussa, Fiordland, Northern, Ōraka Aparima, Ōreti, Stewart Island Rakiura, Tuatapere Te Waewae, Waihōpai Toetoe, Wallace Takitimu) sets its own round — Ōraka Aparima's closes 31 August annually

Who can apply

Read on the council's page, quoted verbatim: intended "to enable local decision-making by providing community boards with the opportunity to distribute funding to enable communities to provide for their own local needs, aspirations, and goals in line with the principles of community-led development." Groups do not need to be a legal entity to apply.

Amount

Varies by board — e.g. $12,488 a year for Ōraka Aparima

Funding route

Grant

Applicants

Community groups, Individuals & whānau

Before you apply

Ōraka Aparima's 2025 recipients included Riverton Primary School for kapa haka uniforms. Applications go through SmartyGrants. funding@southlanddc.govt.nz.

Official source →

Checked 16 September 2026

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