Round 1 funding recipients

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

$5,000 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 (withdrawn)

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