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Te Awarua o Porirua Community Environment Fund

From Greater Wellington Regional Council with Porirua Harbour Accord partners

Annual small grants for volunteer community groups, schools and Māori guardianship groups doing native planting, stream and wetland restoration and pest control in the Porirua Harbour catchment near Wellington.

Summary in our words. Each fact below shows the funder’s own words and links to its page.

Closed

No call open right now

The last call we saw closed on 13 September 2026.

The facts, in the funder’s words

All quotes are from gw.govt.nz · te awarua o porirua community environment fund unless marked. Checked 2 Nov 2026

How to apply

Apply directly

When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

Complete the application form through the Application Portal.

Amount

Up to $10,000 NZD a year

For up to two years.

Groups can apply for up to $10,000 each year for up to two years

Where

Te Awarua o Porirua Harbour catchment, Wellington region: New Zealand

Funding is available for projects across the Te Awarua o Porirua Harbour catchment and surrounding area

Who can apply

Community groups and Indigenous organisations

Volunteer community groups, schools and rōpū kaitiaki can apply for funding to support environmental projects

Rounds

Fixed rounds with deadlines

Applications open - 9am Saturday 1 August 2026 Applications close - Sunday 13 September 2026

Co-funding required

Not found on the pages we read

Restoration approach

Rivers and lakes, Wetlands and Community conservation

Our classification, from the funder’s description of what it supports.

The call

Closed

2026 round

Closed 13 September 2026

Quotes from gw.govt.nz · te awarua o porirua community environment fund. Checked 2 Nov 2026

Status

Closed

Applications open - 9am Saturday 1 August 2026 Applications close - Sunday 13 September 2026

Opens

1 August 2026

Applications open - 9am Saturday 1 August 2026 Applications close - Sunday 13 September 2026

Deadline

13 September 2026

Applications open - 9am Saturday 1 August 2026 Applications close - Sunday 13 September 2026

What the funder asks grantees to report

Reporting

A brief annual report on a provided template, and possibly a site visit to see how the funds were spent.

Each year you will need to provide a brief annual report (we have a template for you to fill in)

Checked 2 Nov 2026Source: gw.govt.nz · te awarua o porirua community environment fund

From the builders of this site: Restoration Scope makes software for reporting to funders like this one.

Something wrong?

Every fact above links to the page we read it from. If a deadline, amount or rule has changed, tell us and we will check it against the funder’s page.

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