This fund has been designed to support tamariki and rangatahi wellbeing through play, active recreation, sport, taonga tākaro and kapa haka

Application periods are determined by availability. All current funding has been allocated.

Unfortunately, we do not reimburse funds covered by the whānau. If you have already paid for fees associated with the club you can instead apply for vouchers to purchase new gear for your rangatahi/tamariki.

If you are requesting vouchers, you will need a letter of support from the coach/kura/club confirming your rangatahi/tamariki is an active participant in their activity. If you want the payment made directly to the club/kura/team you will need to provide an invoice for the relevant fees.

If you have applied for vouchers and are approved, you will receive a letter of approval from Te Kīwai kaimahi. In most cases, vouchers for equipment will be sent via email, while petrol vouchers will be posted by courier to the address submitted on your application. A signature will be required on delivery. Please ensure the email and home address your provide in your application are current and valid.

You can apply for more than one activity; you will just need to submit a separate application for each activity and ensure that altogether the funds requested don’t exceed $300.

Unfortunately, we are no longer able to accept group applications on behalf of teams, clubs or marae/rūnaka. However, we encourage coaches and clubs to support whānau to submit individual applications on behalf of the tamariki/rangatahi in their whānau.