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Hastings District Council's Event Support Fund is available to organisations and not-for-profit community groups hosting events across the Hastings District.
Applications for financial support can be made at any time of the year but applications must be made in full two months prior to the event date, and ideally 2 months before the event is publically advertised.
The Event Support Fund is available to organisations planning events in the Hastings District that are in line with Council’s Event Strategy and the Toi-Tū Arts and Culture Framework.
All applications must be submitted via the online grants portal.
Hastings District Council supports a number of large scale events including, Horse of the Year, the HB Arts Festival, Art Deco, HB Marathon, Nest Fest, New Zealand Cider Festival, Outfield Music and Matariki to name a few. For more information on these large-scale, regionally significant, events please contact Council's Event Manager.
In the 2021/22 financial year the following community events where supported through the Event Support Fund
Organisation Name | Event | Amount |
Ainsworth Ltd | GO-4-12 Youth Adventure Race | $2,000.00 |
Hawkes Bay Cricket Association (Incorporated) | Hawke's Bay Cricket Camps | $5,000.00 |
Bowls Kahungunu Incorporated | 48th Aotearoa National Bowls Tournament 2022 | $2,000.00 |
MSFT Productions | MSFT Productions East Coast Skate Jam | $2,000.00 |
Havelock North Business Association | Holly Jolly Havelock North | $2,000.00 |
Hawke's Bay Multisport Club Incorporated | Hawkes Bay Primary and Intermediate Schools Triathlon | $750.00 |
Hindu Council of Hawke's Bay | Hastings Diwali Festival of Lights 2021 | $1,500.00 |
In the 2020/21 financial year the following community events where supported through the Event Support Fund
Organisation Name | Event | Amount |
Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park Trust | Top Team Challenge | $2,000.00 |
Bennelong Mountain Biking Club | MCL Triple Peaks | $3,000.00 |
Havelock North Presbyterian Church | Carols on the Green | $1,000.00 |
Pakistan and Friends HB Association Inc | Food & Culture Festival | $800.00 |
MSFT Productions | MSFT Productions East Coast Skate Jam | $2,000.00 |
SMC Events Ltd | The Kiwi Walk & Run Series | $5,000.00 |
NZ National Horse and Pony Show Incorporated | NZ National Horse and Pony Show Incorporated | $750.00 |
Basketball Hawkes Bay Incorporated | NZ Basketball U23s & U13s | $3,000.00 |
Hindu Council of Hawkes Bay | Holi celebration | $1,000.00 |
Super Sixes Charitable Trust | Super Sixes Hawke's Bay | $4,000.00 |
The Hawkes Bay Hundy / FENZ | The Hawkes Bay Hundy | $1,500.00 |
The Kids for Kids Charitable Trust | National Young Leaders Day | $1,500.00 |
Multicultural Association Hawkes Bay Incorporated | Kiribate Indipendance Day | $500.00 |
Basketball Hawkes Bay | Basketball New Zealand Zone 3 Under 13 Championships | $2,000.00 |
Kartsport Hawkes Bay | 52nd Blossom Grand Prix | $4,000.00 |
The Kids for Kids Charitable Trust | National Young Leaders Day | $2,000.00 |
Cancer Society Of New Zealand Hawke's Bay Centre Incorporated | Relay For Life Cancer Society Hawke's Bay | $1,000.00 |
Jamrac Events Ltd | Cole Murray Cape Kidnappers Trail Run | $2,000.00 |
Hawke's Bay Hockey Association | New Zealand Secondary Schools Federation Cup/Marie Fry Trophy Tournament | $2,000.00 |
National Service Outdoor Bowls | Mens Invitation Centenary Tournament | $1,000.00 |
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