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Applicants must demonstrate their connection to South Wairarapa through whakapapa or family connection or show how the activity will benefit the South Wairarapa Māori and non-Māori communities.","eligible_entities":[],"summary":"This grant aims to recognise individuals, marae and groups who have a focus for kaupapa that support Māori and non-Māori community. Activities or projects that link to one or more of the four pou (Tautoko, Te Taiao, Whakapapa and Marae Wawata) will be considered.","source_url":"https://swdc.govt.nz/community/grants/","apply_url":"https://gobuga.org/out/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0542","canonical_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0542","json_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0542.json","first_seen":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","last_seen":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","closed_at":null,"verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","verified_by":"register-sweep/claude-haiku-4-5-20251001","provenance":{"eligibility":{"source_url":"https://swdc.govt.nz/community/grants/","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"Open to local individuals and for-purpose groups that deliver collaborative initiatives that fulfil our Kaupapa Māori values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tikanga Māori."}},"attribution":{"source":"GoBuga","url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0542","retrieved_at":"2026-10-23","licence":"attribution-required"}},{"id":"OPP-NZ-2026-09-0543","country":"nz","status":"live","title":"Pain Estate Fund","funder":{"name":"South Wairarapa District Council","slug":"south-wairarapa-district-council","url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/south-wairarapa-district-council"},"deadline":{"state":"not-stated","date":null,"verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","source_url":"https://swdc.govt.nz/community/grants/","excerpt":"The Pain Estate Fund is a contestable grant fun with a pool of $50,000 to grant to eligible project"},"amount":{"min":null,"max":50000,"currency":"NZD"},"region":["wellington"],"tags":["community","sport","infrastructure"],"eligibility":"To be eligible for this grant, applicants must be in Martinborough and/or have a vested stake in the maintenance or improvement of Martinborough's parks, sports grounds, campgrounds, swimming pools, or sports facilities for the benefit of children.","eligible_entities":[],"summary":"This fund provides grants to support projects that enrich Martinborough's parks, sports grounds, swimming facilities and sports facilities for the benefit of children. 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In particular, the Council is interested in initiatives that grow the local economy by attracting money into the region, rather than re-circulating local money."}},"attribution":{"source":"GoBuga","url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0540","retrieved_at":"2026-10-23","licence":"attribution-required"}}],"meta":{"published_at":"2026-09-28T02:41:51.997789+00:00","sweep_month":"2026-09"}}