Event Development Fund

Event Development Fund

The Whangārei Event Development Fund supports new, diverse and innovative events for the District, which have the potential to be self-sustaining without Council funding in future years.

Due to high demand of funding requests, the Event Development Fund is closed. 

Eligible events are those that are new and significant, such as those that can demonstrate district or region wide appeal.

Applications will re-open April 2024 for any events that fit the Event Development Fund priority’s and are happening in our District between 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

Please read the Event Development Fund Guide to ensure your event aligns before applying.

Closing date: currently closed due to high demand

Community-based events, or established events, can be supported under the Community Fund and / or Creative Communities Scheme.

Community Fund

Creative Communities Scheme

Apply for Event Development Fund

By email

Step 1.Check criteria

See the Event Development Fund Guide:

Event Development Fund Guide(PDF, 735KB)

Step 2.Gather information

You will need to provide the following information with your application:

  • certificate or documentation of proof that the organisation is a legal entity
  • detailed description of the event or feasibility study proposal
  • risk assessment for the proposed event
  • project timeline detailing key activities that would be undertaken and by whom
  • detailed budget, including a breakdown of whether costs are confirmed or estimates
  • detailed marketing and communications plan
  • how you will manage environmental impacts and waste minimisation processes.

Step 3.Apply

Applications have closed due to high demand. 

Step 4.Decision

You should allow three months for the outcome.

Step 5.Report back

If you are successful in receiving funding from us, you will need to provide a post-event report within two months of the event being held. 

The report must include:

  • attendance figures
  • robust analysis of event outcomes
  • full financial report
  • marketing and media outcomes.

Applicants that do not submit a satisfactory report to Council will be ineligible for future funding

By post

Step 1.Check criteria

See the Event Development Fund Guide:

Event Development Fund Guide(PDF, 735KB)

Step 2.Gather information

You will need to provide the following information with your application:

  • certificate or documentation of proof that the organisation is a legal entity
  • detailed description of the event or feasibility study proposal
  • risk assessment for the proposed event
  • project timeline detailing key activities that would be undertaken and by whom
  • detailed budget, including a breakdown of whether costs are confirmed or estimates
  • detailed marketing and communications plan
  • how you will manage environmental impacts and waste minimisation processes.

Step 3.Apply

Applications have closed due to high demand. 

Step 4.Decision

You should allow three months for the outcome.

Step 5.Report back

If you are successful in receiving funding from us, you will need to provide a post-event report within two months of the event being held. 

The report must include:

  • attendance figures
  • robust analysis of event outcomes
  • full financial report
  • marketing and media outcomes.

Applicants that do not submit a satisfactory report to Council will be ineligible for future funding

In-person

Step 1.Check criteria

See the Event Development Fund Guide:

Event Development Fund Guide(PDF, 735KB)

Step 2.Gather information

You will need to provide the following information with your application:

  • certificate or documentation of proof that the organisation is a legal entity
  • detailed description of the event or feasibility study proposal
  • risk assessment for the proposed event
  • project timeline detailing key activities that would be undertaken and by whom
  • detailed budget, including a breakdown of whether costs are confirmed or estimates
  • detailed marketing and communications plan
  • how you will manage environmental impacts and waste minimisation processes.

Step 3.Apply

Applications have closed due to high demand. 

Step 4.Decision

You should allow three months for the outcome.

Step 5.Report back

If you are successful in receiving funding from us, you will need to provide a post-event report within two months of the event being held. 

The report must include:

  • attendance figures
  • robust analysis of event outcomes
  • full financial report
  • marketing and media outcomes.

Applicants that do not submit a satisfactory report to Council will be ineligible for future funding