Round 1 funding recipients
Round 1 of the Regional Events Promotion Fund awarded $2,375,000 of funding to 132 events in July 2024.
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The recipients were:
Ashburton District Council
$5,000.00 to South Island Half Marathon
Bay of Plenty
$30,000 to Bay of Plenty Garden and Art Festival
$17,415 to Echo Walking Festival
$50,000 to Flavours of Plenty Festival
$5,000 to Local Wild Food Festival
$21,000 to National Jazz Festival
$2,350 to Ohiwa Oyster Festival
$22,055 to Toi Kiri
$13,500 to XAIR
$24,500 to Zespri AIMS Games
Central Economic Development Agency
$30,000 to Armageddon Expo Palmerston North
$50,000 to Central District Field Days
$17,090 to Cross Hills Gardens Country Fair
$25,500 to Manawatu Tattoo
$10,000 to Palmy Drag Fest
$15,000 to Salud Festival
Central Otago District Council
$9,000 to Alexandra Blossom Festival
$2,575 to Clyde Classic
$1,500 to Cromwell Half Marathon
$22,900 to Goldrush Multisport
$10,000 to Lake Dunstan Trail Marathon
$18,750 to Mad Mike’s Southern Bash
$28,250 to New Zealand Grand Prix
$2,500 to Pedal and Pour
$10,000 to Prospector MTB Race
$6,000 to Roam Central
$4,000 to Spirited Women Adventure Race
Clutha Development
$1,000 to Cross Recreation Centre Half Marathon
$1,500 to Papatowai Challenge
Destination Great Lake Taupo
$10,000 to 2025 Taupo Classic Disc Golf Tournament
$10,000 to Craters Classic
$16,250 to Lake Taupo Ninja
$6,500 to Taupo AFC Women’s Football
$17,500 to Treats of Taupo
Destination Hauraki-Coromandel
$37,500 to Kickdown
$7,000 to Paeroa Highland Games and Tattoo
$2,700 to Steampunk The Thames
$4,500 to Whitianga Run Fest
$15,000 to Whitianga Oceans Festival
Destination Wairarapa
$18,375 to Delightfully Refreshing Cocktail Festival
$20,000 to Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival
$8,250 to Festival of Fire
$10,000 to Wairarapa Music in the Country
Development West Coast
$4,100 to Around Brunner
$50,000 to Hokitika Wild Foods Festival
$3,250 to Ride the Wilderness
$4,250 to South Island Ultra Marathon
$30,500 to Street Races
$31,690 to True West
$30,000 to Westside Blitz
Enterprise Dunedin
$30,000 to iD Dunedin Fashion Week 2025
Enterprise North Canterbury
$2,500 to Bridge to Bridge MTB
$3,750 to Canterbury Half Marathon
$3,000 to Muddy Good Run
$2,500 to Oxman
Great South
$55,000 to Bayleys Tussock Country Music Festival
$8,300 to Burt Munro Challenge
$40,000 to George Begg Festival
$2,700 to New Zealand Marching Championships
$3,000 to Rakiura Rhyme Machine Festival 2024
$13,500 to Royal New Zealand Pipe Band Association National Championships 2025
$15,000 to UPSTAGE – Invercargill Festival of Cabaret
Hawke’s Bay Tourism
$50,000 to Hawke’s Bay Marathon
$20,000 to Horse of the Year
$15,000 to Iron Māori triathlon events
$20,000 to Outfield Music Food and Arts Festival
Hurunui District Council
$31,000 to Hurunui Garden Festival
$7,340 to North Canterbury Wine and Food Festival
$5,500 to Skedaddle
$5,500 to The Graveler
$3,250 to The Vine Run
Lake Wanaka Tourism
$21,500 to At the Edge of the World
$28,000 to Challenge Wanaka Festival of Triathlon
$29,500 to Wheels at Wanaka
Marlborough District Council
$10,825 to Brookby Beats
$11,500 to Havelock Mussel Festival (Withdrawn)
$42,500 to Marlborough Wine and Food Festival
$20,000 to Omaka Airshow
$10,000 to Saint Clair Vineyard Half Marathon
Nelson Regional Development Agency
$10,000 to Marchfest
$7,500 to New Zealand Cider Festival
$30,000 to The Spectacle
Northland Incorporated
$30,000 to Bay of Island Music Festival
$6,200 to Bay of Island Walking Weekend
$35,000 to Fritter Festival
$2,840 to Mangawhai Lions Food and Wine Festival
$17,100 to OKTOBERFEST
$33,975 to The Great New Zealand BBQ
Rangitikei District Council
$6,000 to Marton Country Festival
$5,000 to Rangitikei Adventure Race
$5,000 to The Mudder
Rotorua New Zealand
$20,000 to 2W Gravity Enduro
$16,300 to Highlander MTB Challenge by Whaka 100
$20,000 to New Zealand Fishing Hunting & 4x4 Expo
$24,075 to Red Stag Marathon
$19,300 to Run the Forest
$50,000 to Tarawera Ultra-Trail
$26,250 to Volcanic Epic
$50,950 to Whaka 100
$7,600 to XTERRA Rotorua Festival
Selwyn District Council
$9,000 to Hororata Glow Festival
$12,000 to Hororata Highland Games
$6,000 to Selwyn Marathon
$1,500 to Sheffield Polo
$34,000 to South Island Field Days
$9,500 to Vintage Fest
South Waikato District Council
$30,000 to That Weekend
Tourism Waitaki
$5,000 to Oamaru Heritage Celebrations 2024
$5,000 to Steampunk New Zealand Festival 2025
Trust Tairawhiti
$34,000 to 2025 New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships
$20,000 to First Light Marathon
$41,200 to Longline Classic
Venture Taranaki
$40,000 to Centuria Taranaki Garden Festival
$15,000 to Coastal Five
$45,500 to Feastival
$42,000 to New Zealand Tattoo and Arts Festival
Venture Timaru
$14,640 to 4 & Rotary
$9,500 to Brews on the Bay
$12,630 to Caroline Bay Rock and Hop
$26,250 to South Island Masters Games
$8,975 to Thunder Down Under
Visit Ruapehu
$1,500 to Blazing Hills Raetihi
$26,000 to Mardi Gras Ohakune
$1,500 to Raetihi Gutbuster
$6,500 to The Goat Adventure Run
$10,000 to Tussock Traverse
Whanganui and Partners
$70,000 to 2025 New Zealand Masters Games
$18,000 to Cooks Classic
$20,000 to HoopNation Junior Showcase
$45,000 to Suzuki International Series
$2,300 to The Awa Adventure Run
$25,000 to Whanganui Vintage Weekend 2025