Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund Committee

This committee meets twice a year to deliberate on the Sport New Zealand Rural Travel Fund applications and allocate the funds.

Committee Members

Bryan Roach
Celine Filbee
South Taranaki District Council Funding Advisor

There are two Sport New Zealand Rural Travel Fund funding rounds in 2020. The next funding round opens on Tuesday 11 February and closes on Friday 20 March 2020 at 4.30pm.

Last Round Results – November 2019

Six applications were received for the last Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund funding round and considered by the Committee on 27 November. A total of $5,700 was distributed to the following successful applicants:

Pātea Area School - $2,500 towards their touch, basketball and netball teams traveling to Hāwera for competition
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Ruanui - $500 towards transporting tamariki to and from touch games
Whenuakura Primary School - $700 towards transporting students to Hāwera for touch competitions
Ōpunakē High School - $500 towards the cricket side traveling to the North Taranaki competition
Te Arakamu Marching Club - $600 towards transport for local competitions
Hāwera High School - $900 towards transporting students around Taranaki for cricket, Special Olympics and volleyball