Tararua District Creative Communities Scheme
The Creative Communities New Zealand funding scheme has been established to provide support to arts and cultural activities taking place within a local area. The scheme supports a wide range of arts projects under the following art forms: craft/object arts, dance, inter-arts, literature, Māori arts, multi-art forms (including film, music, Pacific arts, theatre and visual arts.
Current Round(s):
Opens | Closes | Decisions due by |
| March 2025 | March 2025 | April 2025 |
Guidelines and Application
This guidelines brochure (309KB pdf) tells you if your project can be funded through the Creative Communities Scheme and how to make an application.
Creative Communities Application Form
For more information, contact:
Scheme Administrator, Carole Wilton
Phone: 06 376 0217
Email: info@tararua.com
Previous recipients:
The Creative Communities fund received a record 18 applications, requesting $72,500 worth of funding support. With approximately $19,500.00 available to be distributed, the assessment committee spent a lot of time deliberating over the funding requests.
Applicant | Project | Amount |
Woodville Old Folks Association | To compile a Woodville Poetry Book to celebrate 150 years | $1500.00 |
Dannevirke Fantasy Cave | Pop up Christmas Cave | $1000.00 |
Sandra Duncan | Painting and clay sculptures workshop in Pahiatua | $1500.00 |
Lisa Galloway | Line Dancing School | $350.00 |
Hinetewhiurangi Kani | Painting Wānanga | $343.40 |
David Selfe | NZ Airforce Band Concert | $1500.00 |
Tararua REAP | School Kapa Haka Festival | $2000.00 |
Mathew Nisbet | Ceramics workshop | $1500.00 |
Dannevirke Theatre | Productions of “Annie” | $2500.00 |
Wairarapa REAP | Tararua region landscape backdrop | $1970.00 |
Dannevirke South School | South School Soiree | $1874.00 |
Dannevirke Highland Band | Drum tutoring costs | $1500.00 |
Woodville Art & History | Matariki Art Exhibition | $2000.00 |
The Creative Communities fund granted a total of $11,707.98 for the first funding round. The next round will take place in March 2025.
Applicant | Project | Amount |
H Kani | Create with Uku Workshop | $453.00 |
Les Chevaliers | Across the Ages - A Day In Time Event - Eketāhuna | $5,000.00 |
Emma Elliott | Pahiatua Community Garden Mural | $2,000.00 |
Vicky Tomlinson | Woodville 150 Years - The Joy of Music Classes | $2,400.00 |
Te Au A Turanga Marae | Waiata, Kapa Haka, Mau Rakau, Weaving and Tukutuku | $300.00 |
Mangatainoka School | Creation of Kapa Haka Uniforms | $,1533.98 |