Kai Ora Fund 2026
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About this fund
This fund exists to enable Northlanders to grow and eat nutritious and sustainably grown local food.
Projects funded through the Kai Ora Fund should encourage:
- increased availability, promotion, or utilisation of local healthy food to increase health and wellbeing (oranga)
- increased self-sufficiency and community resilience (rangatiratanga)
- the sharing of food and gardening knowledge, including customary techniques (kaitiakitanga and mātauranga)
- community cooperation and connection and benefits for the wider community (whanaungatanga)
- increased regional economic development and local employment opportunities.
- environmental sustainability and stewardship (kaitiakitanga)
Please see our website for full details about this Fund including criteria and tips for applying.
https://www.wdc.govt.nz/Community/Community-funding/Whangarei-Communities-Fund
Closing dates and times
This fund opens 8th April 2026 and closes 17th May 2026.
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