Level One Sponsorships

Is your organisation making a difference in the community? Would you like an extra financial boost to support your mahi?

We’d love to support the amazing work 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 application for this particular sponsorship programme can receive up to $1,000 to fund community-focused initiatives.

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!

Applications for our second funding round opens on 1 December 2025 (recipients announced in January 2026).

How to apply:

Applications for our second funding round opens on 1 December 2025.

Applications close on 31 December 2025.

Focus areas and priorities

Preference will be given to community projects and events that:

Benefit Waipā communities
Are provided free of charge
Support community wellbeing and help to great better communities

What don’t we sponsor?

We’re unlikely to sponsor:

Travel and accommodation costs
Ongoing operating expenses
Financial support for an individual/person

Application guidelines:

If your organisation, project or activity is centred around our key focuses and is positively contributing to the Waipā community, we want to hear from you.

Applying is easy.

Just submit your application online by filling out the form.

We will 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 2024.

Community Sponsorship Level 1

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Funding round*

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1 December (applications due 31 December 2025)

June (applications due 30 June 2026)

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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