Level One Sponsorships

Is your organisation making a difference in the community? Would an extra financial boost help your mahi?

We’d love to support the amazing mahi you’re doing.

Each year, we run two community funding rounds, offering up to $10,000 to support important community projects that need financial assistance. Each successful applicant can receive up to $1,000 to fund community-focused initiatives.

Applications for our first funding round for 2026 opens on 1 March (recipients will be announced in April).

How to apply:

Applications open: 1 March and 1 September – yearly

Applications close: 31 March and 30 September – yearly

Recipients announced: April and October – yearly

Whether your project focuses on energy hardship, education, future technology, or any other area that benefits our community, we encourage you to apply.

Don’t miss this opportunity to make a difference!

Focus areas and priorities

We prioritise projects and events that:

Benefit Waipā communities
Are offered free of charge
Support community wellbeing and help strengthen communities

What we don’t sponsor

We’re unlikely to sponsor:

Travel and accommodation costs
Ongoing operating expenses
Financial support for an individuals

Application guidelines:

If your organisation, project or activity is aligned with our focus areas and is positively contributing to the Waipā community, we want to hear from you.

Applying is easy

Simply submit your application online by completing the form.

We’ll review your application and be in touch to let you know the outcome.

Please note: As much as we’d love to support every project and event, we receive many requests throughout the year. Unfortunately, we can’t support every opportunity.

Our latest recipients

We’re pleased to announce the recipients from our latest round of sponsorships, which closed on 31 December 2025.

Community Sponsorship Level 1

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Funding round*

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1 March (applications close 31 March)

1 September (applications close 30 September)

Date*

Name*

First Last

Your role in the event/project*

Organisation/group name*

Registered Charity number

(if applicable)

GST number

(if applicable)

Phone*

Email*

Brief description of your organisation*

Your purpose, number of members/volunteers, how long you've been running etc.

Name of event/project*

Date of event/project*

Location of event/project*

Date funding required by*

Description of your event/project*

For example, who will attend, what is the objective/purpose, how many people do you expect to attend, how will the event run, if you have an event/project proposal please include this with your application.

How will this event/project benefit the local community?*

How much funding are you asking Waipā Networks for?*

Please enter a number less than or equal to 1000.

How much funding have you raised to date?*

What will the funding be used for? Is there a specific cost the money will go towards?*

Please include an event/project budget or cost estimates where applicable.

What benefits can Waipā Networks expect as a result of supporting your project/event?*

For example, signage, logo to feature on advertising, tickets, opportunity to speak, photos which can be used for PR.

Have you previously had Waipā Networks support? If so, when?*

State year and event/project.

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