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Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund

Sport New Zealand

Applications

Rolling

Check the official funder page for current availability.

What it supports

Subsidises rural junior sport team travel to regular local competitions through participating territorial authorities.

Funding

Sport NZ does not publish a programme-wide minimum or per-team maximum. Participating territorial authorities administer applications and determine funding using the published criteria and any additional local criteria.

Timing

Applications are described as rolling. Check the official source for current availability.

Who can apply

Rural sport club teams, Rural school club teams

  • Open to: Rural sport club teams
  • Open to: Rural school club teams
  • Applicant team must be a rural sport club team or rural school club team within a participating territorial authority.
  • Team members must be aged 5 to 18 years.
  • Competition must be a regular local competition outside school time.
  • Apply through the local participating territorial authority; local authorities administer the fund and may apply additional local criteria.
  • Successful applicants must provide proof of purchases and receipts to their local territorial authority.

Geography

Relevant locations include Participating Rural Travel Fund territorial authority areas, Ashburton District, Buller District, Carterton District, Central Hawke’s Bay District, Central Otago District, Chatham Islands, Clutha District, Far North District, Gisborne District, Gore District, Grey District, Hurunui District, Kaikōura District, Kaipara District, Mackenzie District, Marlborough District, Ōpōtiki District, Ōtorohanga District, Queenstown-Lakes District, Rangitikei District, Ruapehu District, Selwyn District, South Taranaki District, South Wairarapa District, Southland District, Stratford District, Tararua District, Tasman District, Taupō District, Waimate District, Wairoa District, Waitaki District, Waitomo District, Westland District, Whakatāne District.

Areas noted by the funder: Participating Rural Travel Fund territorial authority areas, Ashburton District, Buller District, Carterton District, Central Hawke’s Bay District, Central Otago District, Chatham Islands, Clutha District, Far North District, Gisborne District, Gore District, Grey District, Hurunui District, Kaikōura District, Kaipara District, Mackenzie District, Marlborough District, Ōpōtiki District, Ōtorohanga District, Queenstown-Lakes District, Rangitikei District, Ruapehu District, Selwyn District, South Taranaki District, South Wairarapa District, Southland District, Stratford District, Tararua District, Tasman District, Taupō District, Waimate District, Wairoa District, Waitaki District, Waitomo District, Westland District, Whakatāne District