Funding dates applications for 2025 have now closed.
Kaipara District Council recently reviewed and adopted the Reserves (Use of) Policy which became effective from 1 July 2025.
The updated policy reflects changes to ensure funds are used within the catchment areas where they were collected, discontinuing the previous district-wide fund and public contestable grants.
All reserve contributions will now be fully allocated to the catchment area from which they were collected, ending the previous practice of allocating 10% to a district-wide fund. The remaining district-wide funds will be directed to playgrounds, cycleways, and carparking projects.
The removal of the $250,000 public contestable grant may affect community groups that previously received funding for projects on council land, potentially requiring them to seek funding through the Long Term Plan or Annual Plan instead.
Previous successful applicants
2024 |
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Applicant |
Purpose | Amount |
| Kaiwaka Can Inc | Supporting the build of a skatepark at McClean Park | $200,000.00 |
| Kaipara Cycling Inc | Installation of BBQ and shelter facilities at Harding Park | $27,662.40 |
| Mangawhai Activity Zone | Installation of children's playground at MAZ | $104,004.20 |
| Mangawhai Lions Club | Additional picnic benches for Alamar Reserve | $9,724.00 |
| Mangawhai Tennis Club Inc | Upgrade tennis court lighting | $20,000.00 |
| Matakohe Community Group Inc | Tennis court fence replacement | $4,046.30 |
| Pahi Reserve Society Inc | Support improved drainage in Pahi Reserve | $18,000.00 |
| Total allocated | $383,436.90 |
2023 |
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| Applicant | Purpose | Amount |
| Kaiwaka Can | Mountain Creek Pontoon | $37,500.00 |
| Kaiwaka Sports Association | Playground bark and outdoor volleyball | $8,824.00 |
| Mangawhai Activity Zone | MAZ Big Board Skateboard Sculpture | $33,375.00 |
| Mangawhai Tennis Club | Replacement of tennis courts synthetic carpet | $20,000.00 |
| Mangawhai Tracks Charitable Trust | Back Bay walkway upgrade | $20,000.00 |
| Mangawhai Tracks Charitable Trust (application transferred from MELA) |
Future proofing Back Bay boardwalk | $8,258.00 |
| Progressive Paparoa Inc | Paparoa Village Green enhancement Stage 1.2 | $19,200.00 |
| Total allocated | $147,157.00 | |
2022 |
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| Applicant | Purpose | Amount |
| Kaipara Cycling | To build a bike trail for beginners | $20,000.00 |
| Kaiwaka Can | Towards the costs associated with the development of McClean Park | $136,050.00 |
| Kaiwaka Sports Association | To purchase four frisbee gold baskets and targets | $1,900.00 |
| Mangawhai Tracks Trust | Lincoln Downs recreational area project professional services | $16,500.00 |
| Maungaturoto Residents Association | Towards building an 80m gravel walkway at wharf walkway | $1,945.00 |
| Mangawhai Activity Zone | Towards the children's playground additions | $56,000.00 |
| Progressive Paparoa Inc | Towards the Village Green enhancement | $19,250.00 |
| Te Kopuru Community Development Board | Bollards | $6,470.06 |
| Total allocated | $258,115.06 | |
| Total amount available for allocation in this round was $288,709.36 | ||
2021 |
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| Applicant | Purpose | Amount |
| Mangawhai Activity Zone | To build a 3x3 outdoor basketball court | $85,648.90 |
| Mangawhai Historical Zone | To pave the entrance to new public toilets and up to Molesworth Drive | $10,920.70 |
| Mangawhai Riparian Planting Group | Riparian planting alongside Tara Road stream adjacent to gardens | $970.32 |
| Ruawai Promotion and Development Group | Beautification of the Ruawai intersection | $9,770.19 |
| Total allocated | $107,310.11 | |
| Total amount available for allocation in this round was $136,249.28 | ||
