FUNDING
Who we've funded
See where Manawa Trust funding is helping people, places and communities across the Western Bay thrive.
Community Development
AVAILABLE FUNDING 2026 - 2027
$8,103,846
Anxiety NZ Trust | Operating Costs | $10,000 |
Army of Aunties | Operating Costs | $10,000 |
Autism NZ Inc. | WBOP Operating Costs | $5,000 |
Bay Financial Mentors | Accessible Property Fit-Out | $31,344 |
BOP Badminton | Operating Costs | $25,000 |
BOP Rugby Union Inc. | Rippa Rugby and Girl Code Programmes | $40,000 |
BOP Therapy Foundation Inc. | Operating Costs | $45,000 |
BOP Youth Development Trust | Operating Costs | $135,000 |
BOP Youth Development Trust | Operating Costs | $40,000 |
Bowls Bay of Plenty Inc Society | Operating Costs | $10,000 |
Brain Tumour Support Trust NZ | Operating Costs | $5,670 |
Brave Hearts NZ | WBOP Operating Costs | $15,000 |
Breast Cancer Support Service Tauranga Trust | Operating Costs | $45,000 |
Casita Community Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $23,000 |
Cedar Hub Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $10,000 |
Circability Trust | WBOP Operating Costs | $15,000 |
Coast Care Bay of Plenty | Coast Care Programme | $50,000 |
Coastguard New Zealand Inc. | Operating Costs WBOP | $65,000 |
Complex Chronic Illness Support Inc | Operating Costs | $40,000 |
Creative BOP | Operating Costs & Mini Arts Grants | $100,000 |
Cystic Fibrosis Association of New Zealand | Operating Costs | $5,000 |
Doing Good Foundation | Operating Costs | $10,000 |
Envirohub BOP | Operating Costs (3-year grant) | $240,000 |
Epilepsy NZ | WBOP Operating Costs | $5,000 |
Gate Pa Community Centre Trust | Operating Costs & Fit Out | $35,000 |
Glass Ceiling Arts Collective Ltd | Operating Costs | $7,000 |
Good Neighbour | Operating Costs | $100,000 |
Graeme Dingle Foundation | WBOP Operating Costs | $100,000 |
Headway Brain Injury Association BOP Inc. | Operating Costs | $12,000 |
Homes of Hope Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $75,000 |
Hunt for Good Charitable Trust | Operating Costs & Equipment Purchases | $25,750 |
Katikati Community Centre | Katikati Kaumātua Support | $20,000 |
Katikati Community Patrol | Operating Costs | $1,476 |
Katikati Open Air Art | Operating Costs & Mural Project | $30,000 |
Kia Mau Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $12,000 |
Ko Ta'ua Tāua Trust | Kāinga Tupu Operating Costs | $20,000 |
Kura Kai | Operating Costs | $18,000 |
Life a Plenty | Operating Costs | $15,000 |
Life Education Western Bay of Plenty | Operating Costs | $33,870 |
Linkt Community Trust | Operating Costs | $35,000 |
Maketu Taiapure Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $10,000 |
Menzshed Ōmokoroa Inc. | Storage Containers | $5,152 |
Merivale Community Centre Trust | Operating Costs (3-year grant) | $180,000 |
Moana Sports and Cultural Trust | Cultural Dance Programme | $5,700 |
Mockingbird Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $30,000 |
Motor Neurone Disease NZ Charitable Trust | WBOP Operating Costs | $5,600 |
Mount Maunganui Community Patrol | Vehicle Purchase | $5,000 |
Mount Maunganui Golf Club Inc. | Electric Fairway Mower | $50,000 |
Mount Maunganui Menz Shed | Operating Costs | $5,000 |
Multiples Bay of Plenty | Operating Costs | $4,500 |
Neighbourhood Support (WBOP) | Operating Costs | $25,000 |
Otumoetai Golf Club Inc. | Fairway Mower | $40,000 |
Outflow Trust | Operating Costs | $30,000 |
Papamoa Football Club Inc. | Kitchen Equipment Purchases | $19,400 |
Pāpāmoa Primary School | WBOP School Sport Director | $33,000 |
Pāpāmoa Swimming Club | Operating Costs | $30,000 |
Parkinson's New Zealand | Operating Costs | $20,000 |
P.E.T Charitable Trust | Hospital Care Packs | $5,000 |
Poutiri Trust | Tu Mai Digital Project | $30,000 |
Poutūterangi Marae | Kitchen Equipment | $16,192 |
Pregnancy Choice | Operating Costs | $15,000 |
Rainbow Youth Inc. | WBOP Operating Costs | $25,000 |
Recreate NZ | WBOP Operating Costs | $25,000 |
School Start First Impressions | WBOP Operating Costs | $3,000 |
Sea Cleaners Trust | Operating Costs | $30,000 |
Shama Ethnic Women's Trust | Operating Costs | $25,000 |
Social Innovation Limited - Here to Help U | Operating Costs | $35,000 |
Spectrum Connections Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $10,000 |
SPELD New Zealand Inc. | Operating Costs | $12,500 |
Squash BOP | Operating Costs | $25,000 |
St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Katikati | AV Equipment Purchase | $5,000 |
St. Peter's House | Operating Costs (3-year grant) | $240,000 |
Stand Tall Community Trust (Global Ambassadors) | Global Ambassadors Programme Costs | $15,000 |
Stand Tall Community Trust | Operating Costs | $35,000 |
Super Support Programme | Programme Costs | $24,000 |
Surfing for Farmers Charitable Trust | Operating Costs & Equipment | $14,000 |
Tauranga BOP Hearing Association Inc. | Operating Costs | $5,000 |
Tauranga Community Foodbank | Operating Costs (3-year grant) | $180,000 |
Tauranga Pakistan Association | Programme Costs | $4,500 |
Tauranga Riding for the Disabled | Operating Costs (3-year grant) | $240,000 |
Tauranga Rowing Club Inc. | Boat Purchase (Octie) | $33,875 |
Tauranga Women's Refuge | Operating Costs | $60,000 |
Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club | Boat Purchase | $25,000 |
Te Awanui Hauora Trust | Operating Costs & Equipment | $68,992 |
Te Puke Toy Library Inc. | Operating Costs | $4,000 |
Te Puke War Memorial Hall Society Inc. | Equipment (CCTV) | $2,763 |
The Community Vet Project Trust Board | Operating Costs | $6,000 |
The Daily Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $15,000 |
The Incubator Creative Hub | Operating Costs | $100,000 |
The Pinc & Steel Cancer Rehabilitation Foundation | WBOP Operating Costs | $7,900 |
The Stroke Foundation of NZ Trust | Community Stroke Service Delivery | $15,000 |
The Village Green Community Trust | Operating Costs | $10,000 |
Tuatara Collective | Rātā Programme - WBOP | $20,000 |
Tūranga Aiga Charitable Trust | Operating Costs | $10,000 |
Unseen Heroes | Te Ara Mārama | $25,000 |
UOKBRO NZ Trust | Operating Costs | $5,000 |
Victim Support NZ Inc. | WBOP Operating Costs | $30,000 |
Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Inc. | WBOP Operating Costs | $20,000 |
Welcome Bay Community Centre | Operating Costs | $45,000 |
Western Bay Heritage Trust (Western Bay Museum) | Operating Costs | $85,000 |
YWAM Ships Aotearoa | Operating Costs (3-year grant) | $90,000 |
TOTAL GRANTED | $3,961,184 |
Community Events
AVAILABLE FUNDING 2026 - 2027
$2,071,897
AIMS Games Trust | Zespri AIMS Games 2027 (3-year grant) | $345,000 |
City of Tauranga Pipe Band Inc. | NZ Pipe Band Championships 2027 | $40,000 |
Tauranga Art Festival Trust | 2026 Tauranga Arts Festival | $80,000 |
Tauranga Squash Rackets Club | NZ Champs & NZ Graded Champs 2026 | $7,000 |
Te Kikini o Te Rehutai | 2026 National Secondary Schools Kapa Haka Competition | $60,000 |
Tennis New Zealand | 2026 World Tennis Tour Tauranga | $30,000 |
Tennis New Zealand Masters Inc. | 2027 Tennis New Zealand Masters National Championships | $5,000 |
The Condor Rugby Football Club Trust | 2026 National Secondary Schools Rugby Sevens | $45,000 |
Volleyball New Zealand Inc. | Beach Volleyball Summer Series | $30,000 |
TOTAL GRANTED | $642,000 |
We also fund events through two collaborative funds, the Kaupapa Māori Event Fund and Tauranga Western Bay Community Event Fund.
Acorn Foundation, BayTrust, Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council are our partners for both funds. Tauranga City Council manage the Kaupapa Māori Event Fund, and we manage the Tauranga Western Bay Community Event Fund.
Community Facilities
AVAILABLE FUNDING 2026 - 2027
$6,151,776
ARGOS Gymnastic Club | Facility Upgrades | $269,150 |
Bowls Mt Maunganui | All Weather Canopy | $304,956 |
Drift Bay of Plenty | BOP Drift Park Stage 1 | $297,550 |
Judea Rugby Club | Club Redevelopment | $69,336 |
Katikati Rugby & Sports Club | Changing Room Upgrades | $350,000 |
Katikati Tennis Club | Pickleball Courts & Deck Upgrade | $147,402 |
Maungatapu Marae Committee | Tornado Rebuild Costs | $50,000 |
Mount Ocean Sports Club | Building Redevelopment | $300,000 |
Mt Maunganui Senior Citizen's Association | Roof Replacement | $32,746 |
Ngamuawhine Camp Trust | Ablution Block Upgrade & Storage Shed | $85,000 |
Omokoroa Cricket | Cricket Nets | $38,295 |
Otamataha Trust | Wharewaka Pavilion | $400,000 |
Otumoetai Baptist Church | Building Upgrades | $117,560 |
Pirirākau Tribal Authority | Facility Fit-Out | $17,344 |
Pukehina Residents & Ratepayers Association | Midway Park Skills Track | $74,118 |
Pyes Pa Hall | Water Tanks | $6,513 |
Stepping Stones Ministries Trust | Facility Upgrades | $71,871 |
Tauranga B.M.X Club | Track Upgrades | $96,017 |
Tauranga Boys' College Board of Trustees | Turf Lighting Upgrade | $94,049 |
Tauranga Musical Theatre | Building Upgrades | $442,000 |
Te Awanui Hauora | Safe Access Upgrades | $23,787 |
Te Ranga School | Playground Construction | $67,528 |
Tūhourangi Marae Trust | Wharekai Upgrades | $136,000 |
Waihī Beach Community Led Development | Skatepark (The Swamp) | $300,000 |
Waihī Beach Lifeguard Services | Club House Redevelopment | $650,000 |
Whareroa Marae Charitable Trust | Ablution Block Upgrades | $31,196 |
TOTAL GRANTED | $4,742,778 |
Catalyst for Change
AVAILABLE FUNDING 2026 - 2027
$6,753,465
Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust | 3-Year Grant | $2,925,000 |
Sustainability Options | 3-Year Grant | $525,000 |
TOTAL GRANTED | $3,450,000 |
Facilities of Regional Significance
AVAILABLE FUNDING 2026 - 2027
$18,625,362
Bay Venues | Mercury Baypark Arena Extension Project | $15,000,000 |
TOTAL GRANTED | $15,000,000 |
The heartbeat behind a thriving Western Bay of Plenty.
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DX Box HP40007
Tauranga 3112
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145, 17th Avenue,
Tauranga
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07 578 5094
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info@manawatrust.nz