Community Events Support

There are two funds available:

Council Facility Fee Assistance

This fund helps charitable or not-for-profit organisation in Hastings with the cost of Council Parks, Reserves and Venues for Community Events

Community Event Support Fund

If your event is in line with Council’s event strategy, it may be considered for Council sponsorship.

Who do we fund:

The Community Events Fund is available to not-for-profit community organisations planning community events in the Hastings District that are in line with Council’s Event Strategy,

What are our funding priorities:

• Events that are low cost or free to access
• Community lead events ran by not-for-profit and charitable organisations
• Events that are accessible to the wider community and encourage participation from across diverse communities
• High profile community events that contribute of the economic development of the district
• Event take place within the Hastings District Boundaries and benefit significant numbers of Hastings residents

What we don’t fund:

• Private functions
• Events that promote religious, ministry or political purposes
• Events run solely for commercial profit or individual gain
• Events that denigrate, exclude or offend parts of the community
• Events that present a hazard to the community or pose a significant risk to the public or council
• Events that have already been held and retrospective costs
• Events that have breached previous funding agreements with the council, including post-event reporting criteria.

Application dates:

• Applications for funding can be made at any time of the year.
• Applicants must be made two months prior to the event date.

Contact:

For more information contact the Community Grants Advisor or the email Council's Event Manager.

More information on hosting an event can be found on the Hosting an event page of this website.

Former recipients

In the past year the following events have been supported by Hastings District Council;

Council Facility Fee Assistance:

• Battle for Life
• Tongan Language Week
• Blast in the Park
• Holly Hospice
• Peak Trailer Blazer
• Kapa Haka Festival
• 3 on 3 Basketball
• Triple Peaks
• NZ Amateur Boxing Nationals

Community Events Support Fund:

• Hawke's Bay Adventure Race
• Hastings City Celebration Awards
• Hawke's Bay Basketball - Junior Secondary Schools
• Hawke's Bay Tourism Awards
• Super Sixes
• Cole Murray Cape Kidnappers Trail Run
• Havelock North Village Carnival
• HB Softball - ISA Classic Open Mens
• Croquet Women's World Championship
• Aotearoa National Bowls
• Hawke's Bay Showing Championships
• Puketapu Auction and Fair
• Hawke's Bay Softball - NZ Men's Evergreen
• Triple Peaks Challenge
• Hawke's Bay Softball - Fun in the Sun
• GO-4-12 Youth Adventure Race
• Country 2 Coast
• Young Farmer of the Year Competition
• North Island Junior Age Group (Squash)
• Bay Deco Brass - Blowing in the Bay