Community Winners

Far North School Pupils First Sign of Snow

A Lottery grant has helped children from a poor and remote area of New Zealand broaden their horizons.

The Past Providing Prosperity For the People of Te Hana

A substantial Lottery grant has transformed Te Hana, located an hour’s drive north of Auckland, into a ‘17th century’ pā and village to provide a showpiece of Māori culture.

Fly Fishing And Having a “Topp” Time Thanks To Lottery Grants

Women with breast cancer in New Zealand have been given the chance to enhance their wellbeing and health thanks to a Lottery Grant of $5,500 to the ‘Casting For Recovery NZ Charitable Trust.’

Mana Tiaki Receives $40,000 Lottery Grant

Mana Tiaki, a community based whanau group in Tawa, caters for the needs of Maori living away from their tribal origins, and last year received a $40,000 Lottery Grant towards salaries for co-ordinators.

The World Cup – It’s Not All About Rugby

A special Lottery fund is helping to spread World Cup fever to communities throughout the country during the Rugby World cup which kicks off in Auckland on September 9th 2011.

Chinese Elderly Keeping Active In Mt Albert

Elderly Chinese residents in the Auckland suburb of Mt Albert can keep well and stay connected to their community thanks in part to a $4820 Lottery grant.

Caring About the People Of Reefton

A Lottery Grant of $50,000 towards programmes and salaries of ‘Reefton Who Cares’ has been granted to provide social services to the people in the Reefton area.

Whitianga One-Stop Support Shop Open For Business

Whitianga has a brand new one-stop shop for social services thanks in part to a Lottery Grants Board Community Facilities Committee grant of $646,410.

Keeping Our Landscape Native

A $100,000 Lottery Grant has been awarded to the Wakatipu Wilding Conifer Control Group to assist them in fighting the proliferating pines around Queenstown.

Naenae Local Boxing Academy Mentoring Troubled Youth

A combined Lottery Grant of $45,000 for the Naenae Youth Charitable Trust is helping them run a programme of mentoring and support for at-risk youth aged 11 to 18 years old in the Lower Hutt area.

Henderson Intermediate School Gymnasium

A Lottery Grants Board Community Facilities grant of $542,271 for a gymnasium at Henderson Intermediate school is proving to be a great asset to the community and the school.

Big Deal In The Coromandel

The Coromandel Budget Advisory Service has received a $6,000 Lottery Grant which will enable them to get more space – and more people to help them.

South Taranaki TSB Hub

South Taranaki has a new sport, events and recreation centre, thanks in part to a $500,000 NZ Lottery Grants Board Community Facilities Committee grant.

$500k Lottery Funding Redevelops Hawkes Bay Museum

An NZ Lottery Grants Board Environment and Heritage grant of $500,000 is helping to redevelop the cramped buildings, and improve the storage facilities of the Hawkes Bay Museum and Art Gallery.

‘State Of The Art’ Kiwi House at Whangarei Museum

A state of the art fauna enclosure and visitor centre, funded in part by NZ Lottery Grants Board has opened at Kiwi North, Whangarei’s Museum, Kiwi House and Heritage Park.

Stellar Year For Kiwi Films

New Zealand films had a stellar year in 2008 with almost half a million Kiwis watching them on the big screen, thanks in part to funding from the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board.

St Barnabas A Lotto Winner

Overlooking Wellington harbour, the 19th century St Barnabas Anglican church has fantastic views, and is a view to behold itself thanks to NZ Lottery Grants Board funding.

Grants Build Trust

The NZ Lottery Grants Board has a Pacific Provider Development Fund (PPDF) subcommittee that provides assistance to support Pacific Community groups – and the Wellington Pasefika Disability Network Trust is one of its beneficiaries.

Lottery Grant Preserves Historic Hikitia

Wellington’s historic floating steam crane, Hikitia, will return to its former glory with support from the NZ Lottery Grants Board.

NZ Lotteries Helps With Search and Rescue

A New Zealand developed tracking system will make Coastguard New Zealand more effective in search and rescue, and boaties safer on the water.