Get involved · Mental health
Plunket asks for help to keep Waikato parent mental health service
Every donation on the day is matched dollar for dollar, and $410,000 is needed to fund the service through year two.
Community sector
Stories about the work of organisations across the community sector in Aotearoa New Zealand, and grants for this work. Every story links to its official source.
Partnership · Health
Ambulance now alerts Coastguard and Surf Life Saving straight away
Two national agreements link New Zealand’s ambulance communications centres directly with both groups for the first time.
Grant recipients · Community sector
Pukehina’s Midway Park to get a skills track for riders of all levels
The new track will sit beside a pump track that locals have already finished building.
Funding · Health
Pharmac funds new hospital medicine for drug-resistant infections
About 20 to 33 people a year are expected to receive the new medicine over the next five years.
Milestone · Community sector
Bread Collective baking programme moves 49% of participants into jobs
Of 21 people in the two most recent cohorts, 12 have moved into employment.
Community work · Pasifika
Le Va’s Atu-Mai team shares its approach at sexual violence conference
The conference theme, Kahupō to Toiora, framed healing as something taken one step at a time.
Grant · Mental health
Mental Health Foundation offers $280,000 for community-led wellbeing projects
Applications for Top Up Community Grants close at 11:59 pm on Sunday 18 October 2026.
Consultation · Community sector
Manawa Trust seeks views on up to $15 million for arena extension
Community feedback on the proposal is open until 4:00pm on Monday 19 October.
Report · Community sector
Over half of 3,000 New Zealanders surveyed open to gifts in wills
Just one in five people who receive professional advice have ever discussed charitable giving with their advisor, the research found.
Awards · Māori
Iwi-led Tākai Here partnership wins Māori Crown Award
The partnership has connected more than 1,000 people to health and social services.
Health information · Disability
Smart glasses read buses, menus and banknotes aloud for blind Kiwis
Blind Low Vision NZ lists 10 everyday uses, from reading expiry dates to describing art at a gallery.
New service · Health
Pharmac extends cancer medicine funding to about 15 more people a year
Pharmac says the change will give a clearer, more consistent pathway to funded treatment.
Appointment · Māori
Te Rau Ora appoints former youth health midwife Jade Chase
She spent six years as Chief Advisor Pae Ora at Manatū Hauora and helped design the COVID-19 Care in the Community approach.
Grants
Closing soon: 18 October
Top Up Community Grants
Closing soon: 30 October
Community Building Projects
Open until 30 November
Shirley McKenzie Scholarship
Open any time
Community Response Grants
Open any time
Large Grants
Open any time
Māori Development Fund
Open any time
Small Grants
Open any time
The Equipment Fund
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Māori Health Leadership Scholarships
Recently closed (2)
Closed 6 September 2026
Nōku te Ao Puna Pūtea | Social Action Grants
Closed 5 October 2026
‘Inasi Fund