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    Cemetery information, cemetery plot maps and online cemetery database​.

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    Information about Council provided Community Housing, eligibility criteria and how to apply.

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    Application forms for Alcohol Licensing, Dog registration, Rates and more.

    Mayor and Councillors

    ​The Mayor and 10 councillors constitute the governing body of Waitaki District.

  4. Our District

    Our District

    1. About Waitaki
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    Current Projects

    Cultural Facility ​​​​Dev​elopment​​​, ​Water supply upgrade​, and other projects.

    District Plan

    The District Plan sets out the policies and rules to manage the use of land in the area.

  5. Our Facilities

    Our Facilities

    1. Aquatic Centre
    2. Camping
    3. Forrester Gallery
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    8. Oamaru Opera House
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    Aquatic Centre

    Opening hours, swim squad, swim school, timetable and more.

    Camping

    Waitaki lakes camping, Boatramps, Duntroon Domain and Dunback Domain camping grounds.

Community Grants and Awards

​Update 26 March 2020:

Message to all grants applicants:

Due to the National COVID-19 Alert Level 4 now in place, all grants meetings have been cancelled for now.  They will be rescheduled and advised at a later date.  

Please note that there are no changes to the closing dates for Creative Community Scheme Grant and Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund.

​Applications can still be emailed to chansen@waitaki.govt.nz  during this lockdown period.

At different times of the year, we offer awards and funding to individuals and organisations across a variety of areas. Find​​ out what funding is available to you and information about the aw​ards we sponsor and support.​​​

Fund Grant Schedule 2019-20​ (PDF 1.4MB)

Community Group Grants

Community Group Grants (CGG) have been established to assist non- profit organisations and groups with their projects.

Creative Communities Scheme

Funding support for community-based arts activities to increase participation in the arts.

​​​​​​Trustpower Community Awards

Recognising the work of voluntary organisations throughout New Zealand.

Donald & Nellye Malcolm Trust

Applications to this fund are invited from charitable organisations and not-for-profit organisations in North Otago.

Waitaki Heritage Fund

A fund to encourage the retention, preservation, conservation and maintenance of historic buildings and sites in our district.

​​​​​​​​Waitaki Citizens' Awards

Nominations are called each year for people who have made a significant contribution to the well-being of the Waitaki District and its citizens.​

Sport NZ Rural Travel fund

This fund was set up to encourage participation in sport by people living in rural areas.

Other funding options

If you or your group does not meet the criteria for any of the grants, we still may be able to assis​t you.

Waste Minimisation Education Fund

A small project fund to enable schools and ECE’s to carry out waste minimisation initiatives

Page reviewed: 26 Mar 2020 12:34pm
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