# Westpac Water Care Project

From NZ Landcare Trust with Westpac New Zealand. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, as of 2 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 30 May 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: $10,000 NZD
- Who can apply: Community groups
- Where: New Zealand: New Zealand
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Rivers and lakes, Wetlands and Community conservation
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/nz-landcare-westpac-water-care/
- Funder’s programme page: https://landcare.org.nz/project/westpac-water-care-project/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Six NZD 10,000 grants a year for small to medium catchment groups doing practical restoration of rivers, lakes, streams and wetlands in New Zealand. The 2026 round has closed.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Westpac Water Care Project, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Submissions for the 2026 Westpac Water Care Project close on 30 May 2026.”

Source: https://landcare.org.nz/project/westpac-water-care-project/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nz-landcare-westpac-water-care/#access

**Westpac Water Care Project, amount:** $10,000 NZD

> “Grants available: Six grants of $10,000 each year”

Source: https://landcare.org.nz/project/westpac-water-care-project/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nz-landcare-westpac-water-care/#amount

**Westpac Water Care Project, where:** New Zealand: New Zealand

> “supporting community-led action to restore and protect freshwater ecosystems across Aotearoa”

Source: https://landcare.org.nz/project/westpac-water-care-project/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nz-landcare-westpac-water-care/#geography

**Westpac Water Care Project, who can apply:** Community groups

> “Small to medium emerging catchment group”

Source: https://landcare.org.nz/project/westpac-water-care-project/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nz-landcare-westpac-water-care/#applicant_types

**Westpac Water Care Project, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Each year, six catchment groups receive $10,000 grants to support practical restoration projects in their local waterways.”

Source: https://landcare.org.nz/project/westpac-water-care-project/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nz-landcare-westpac-water-care/#window

**Westpac Water Care Project, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nz-landcare-westpac-water-care/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2026 round

Call page: https://landcare.org.nz/project/westpac-water-care-project/

**Westpac Water Care Project, 2026 round, status:** Closed

> “Submissions for the 2026 Westpac Water Care Project close on 30 May 2026.”

Source: https://landcare.org.nz/project/westpac-water-care-project/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nz-landcare-westpac-water-care/#call-2026-status

**Westpac Water Care Project, 2026 round, deadline:** 30 May 2026 (the funder writes “30 May 2026”)

> “Submissions for the 2026 Westpac Water Care Project close on 30 May 2026.”

Source: https://landcare.org.nz/project/westpac-water-care-project/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nz-landcare-westpac-water-care/#call-2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Westpac Water Care Project, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nz-landcare-westpac-water-care/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Westpac Water Care Project”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/nz-landcare-westpac-water-care/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Westpac+Water+Care+Project&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fnz-landcare-westpac-water-care%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem
Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Westpac+Water+Care+Project&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fnz-landcare-westpac-water-care%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction