{"id":"OPP-NZ-2026-09-0773","country":"nz","status":"live","title":"Creative Communities Scheme","funder":{"name":"Wairoa District Council","slug":"wairoa-district-council","url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/wairoa-district-council"},"deadline":{"state":"dated","date":"2027-03-05","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","source_url":"https://www.wairoadc.govt.nz/our-district/grants-funding/creative-communities-nz/","excerpt":"The next funding round opens 9am Monday 1 February 2027 and closes 4pm Friday 5 March 2027."},"amount":{"min":null,"max":8000,"currency":"NZD"},"region":["hawkes-bay"],"tags":["arts","community","youth","maori"],"eligibility":"Individuals or groups can apply. Individuals must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents. Applicants should be resident in the Wairoa District Council area and your project must take place within the Wairoa district and benefit local communities.","eligible_entities":[],"summary":"The Creative Communities Scheme supports local arts and creative projects in the Wairoa district, funding projects that encourage participation, support diversity, or enable young people in the arts. The scheme is funded by Creative New Zealand and has two funding rounds per year.","source_url":"https://www.wairoadc.govt.nz/our-district/grants-funding/creative-communities-nz/","apply_url":"https://gobuga.org/out/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0773","canonical_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0773","json_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0773.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":{"deadline":{"source_url":"https://www.wairoadc.govt.nz/our-district/grants-funding/creative-communities-nz/","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"The next funding round opens 9am Monday 1 February 2027 and closes 4pm Friday 5 March 2027."},"amount":{"source_url":"https://www.wairoadc.govt.nz/our-district/grants-funding/creative-communities-nz/","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"Nationally, grants made under the CCS are mostly under $2,000 per project. If you need to apply for over $8,000 you should consider discussing your project with Creative New Zealand to see if it qualifies for national funding."}},"attribution":{"source":"GoBuga","url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0773","retrieved_at":"2026-10-23","licence":"attribution-required"}}