Apply for Regional Historic Heritage Grant (New Zealand)

Funding Outcomes and Priorities

• The Regional Historic Heritage Grants Programme will be targeted towards projects which meet at least one of the following outcome areas:
  • Regulations and policies in the Auckland Unitary Plan and Auckland District Plan (HGI) are supported by incentives to protect and conserve significant historic heritage places
  • Auckland Council, Mana Whenua, community organisations, and property owners work together to support kaitiakitanga and stewardship of historic heritage
  • Aucklanders see council’s investment in historic heritage
  • Historic heritage grants unlock private and community investment in heritage conservation.
• Funding priorities for 2023/2024:
  • Conservation of regionally significant historic heritage places, including places within a historic heritage area Conservation of at-risk historic heritage places, including initiatives which address the impacts of climate change
  • Supporting kaitiakitanga of Māori cultural heritage places
• They will also consider applications for other services, projects, and activities. However, these may be considered a lower priority. The following activities are identified as lower priorities for the 2023/2024 round:
  • Heritage interpretation of a scheduled place/notable tree of historic/cultural value (i.e., brochures, signs etc)
  • Projects or activities completed (retrospective funding).

Funding Information

• Grant amounts: Amounts larger than $50,000 may be allocated in exceptional circumstances.

Eligibility Criteria

The programme is for individuals, iwi or Māori groups, community groups, trusts and other organisations that contribute to the protection and improvement of regionally significant historic heritage places, sites or areas.

Projects should be for one of the following:

• Historic heritage places that are included in one of the schedules of the Auckland Unitary Plan including the:
  • historic heritage schedule
  • sites of significance to mana whenua
  • contributing sites within a historic heritage area
  • trees included in the Notable Trees Schedule.
• Historic heritage places in the Auckland Council District Plan (Hauraki Gulf Islands section) heritage appendices as:
  • archaeological sites
  • buildings, objects, properties and places of special value
  • Māori heritage sites
  • trees.

What they do not Fund?

• Operating and administration costs. This may include salaries, plus general overheads such as rent, power, phone and other administration costs.
• Projects on places which are owned by council, even if a community group is responsible for the place’s maintenance.

For more information, visit Auckland Council.