Deadline: 31-Jul-2025
The Mercury is pleased to invite applications for its Tauranga Community Fund to support those who care for people, place and future.
Their team is spread throughout Aotearoa, New Zealand to help support the community where many of the wonderful people live, work and play.
Funding Information
- Each grant usually ranges from around $200 to $2,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- They encourage community organisations to apply.
- Applications must showcase a connection with ‘what’s important to them’.
- Expenses applied for must be incurred within New Zealand, with the exception of items purchased overseas that are not available in New Zealand.
- All grants must be applied to specific, future-based purposes.
- If funding is required towards general running costs (power, landline telephone, rates or building insurance) copies of invoices for the previous three months need to be supplied.
- Applications for existing salary positions must provide a signed employment contract clearly stating the term of the contract, employee’s name and rate of pay, together with a position description.
Ineligibility Criteria
- They will not consider applications that request funding for: individuals or anything that is required to be carried-out as part of a government-funded contract.
Selection Criteria
- They will consider events, projects and initiatives that display:
- Manaakitanga: caring for their communities and people, and putting people at the heart of the decision.
- Kaitiakitanga: taking up the role of guardian and protector of the environment, for future generations.
- Sustainability: improving, growing, learning and adapting in smart ways to make a difference.
For more information, visit Mercury.