| Stem Wana |
$5,000.00 |
To run a ‘Repair Café’ that enables the community to learn and repair damaged goods, reducing waste and promoting sustainable practices. |
Tauranga |
| Otumoetai Intermediate School |
$23,500.00 |
To improve the local waterway and encourage local biodiversity and birdlife by replanting the area next to the school with natives |
Tauranga |
| Summerhill Charitable Trust |
$25,000.00 |
To undertake native tree planting to rehabilitate a section of the Ōtawa–Pāpāmoa wildlife corridor, enabling the return of kiwi and kōkako and improving habitat conditions for current native bird species |
Papamoa |
| Tiaki Taiao Whakatōhea |
$25,000.00 |
To install trap lines as part of a restoration project in the Pakihi Valley to promote the number of local Whio |
Opotiki |
| Rotary Centennial Trust |
$17,500.00 |
To replant natives to restore the wetland in the Kopurererua Valley |
Tauranga |
| Whakatāne Kiwi Trust |
$24,000.00 |
To run a queen wasp suppression programme to support various native birds and invertibrates |
Whakatāne |
| Katikati Recreational Park Development Group |
$24,500.00 |
To plant natives, trap pests and establish walking tracks throughout the Waitekohekohe Recreational Reserve |
Katikati |
| Friends of the Blade |
$11,000.00 |
To complete a large scale trapping programme in the Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park |
Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park |
Environmental Enhancement Fund
What is the Environmental Enhancement Fund
/ Pūtea Whakahaumako Taiao (EEF)?
This fund supports local, flax-roots projects that encourage the mahi of volunteer groups who are passionate about making change now and for the future.
Funding of up to $25,000 per project is available for community groups that want to bring their community together for projects that:
- Enhance the environment by maintaining and enhancing our physical environment and natural ecosystems for our communities.
- Build resilience to the impacts of climate change through environmental enhancement
- Develop community awareness
- Encourage community participation
The He Matapuna Akoranga a Hawea Vercoe - Hawea Vercoe Memorial Fund grants are also funded through the EEF to help Kura Kaupapa Māori, Kohanga Reo and bi-lingual schools in the region with environmental projects.
What can the funding be used for?
- Projects that encourage and provide appropriate and free public access to the project site.
- Plants and other vegetation that’s best suited to the project site.
- Materials and equipment, such as gloves, raking tools, shovels, wheelbarrows etc.
- Infrastructure that can support good environmental outcomes (as part of the overall project). Examples may include; pest traps, rainwater and grey tanks, shade houses, tracks and boardwalks, signage providing information about the project site.
- Reasonable costs related to community working days or similar, e.g. catering (not to include alcoholic beverages), set up costs etc.
- Transport costs up to 10% of the total approved funding. Funding requests above this level, will be considered on a case-by-case basis and will depend on other aspects of the project.
- Project management/administration support costs (up to a maximum of 20% of the project costs).
- Training for project team members required to support the project’s success, for example Growsafe Certification.
- Support from skilled workers/contractors where specialised experience and/or equipment is required to deliver the project.
How much can we fund?
You can apply for up to $25,000 per financial year (July 1 to June 30) for your project. There are two tiers of funding available, both use the same application form:
- Tier 1 for funding applications up to $5,000 – Tier 1 applications go through a simplified assessment process.
- Tier 2 for larger projects with funding applications between $5,001 and $25,000.
Are you eligible? Check you meet the following criteria:
- Your project group and location are in the Bay of Plenty.
- You are a community based group (not a private individual, commercial entity*, Government agency or district/city council).
- *Note: solely at Council staff discretion, EEF Tier One (up to $5000) applications may be considered for commercial entities if the project is otherwise eligible.
- You’re committed to the long-term success of the project, including maintaining the project, and will do regular monitoring and reporting to let us know how it’s going.
- Your project is not receiving funding from any other Bay of Plenty Regional Council programmes for the same work (however, aspects of the project not covered under other programme funding criteria may be eligible to apply to the EEF).
Need more detail? Check out the EEF Policy.
What’s the process?
Download and complete the Application Form and email this to eefund@boprc.govt.nz. If you have any queries around your project and completing the form, please contact our Environmental Enhancement Fund Coordinator.
Stage one is an initial screening by our Environmental Enhancement Fund Coordinator to check off the basic eligibility criteria and ensure the application is complete (outlined above).
Stage two is an assessment of the project with one of our in-house subject matter experts (depending on the nature of your project). This assessment will look at the project’s overall impact and viability, as well as its ability to encourage community participation. Additional considerations will be any risks and opportunities.
Once both stages have been completed, the applicant will be notified of the outcome.
|
Manawahe Eco Trust |
$25,000.00 |
To install new trap lines and plant natives to support native kokako birds |
In the wider areas surrounding Matatā, Manawahe and Rotomā |
|
Predator Free Waihi |
$25,000.00 |
To roll out pest trapping projects at Public Reserve Land Athenree, Didsbury and Island View. |
Between Waihī Beach and Athenree |
|
Te Tahuhu O Tawakeheimoa |
$3,800.00 |
To implement new trap lines in the Hamurana Springs Nature Park to improve the productivity and survival of native birds. |
Hamurana |
|
Envirohub |
$25,000.00 |
To establish the Predator Free programme in the Rotorua area. To build, store and supply pest traps to the community. |
Rotorua |
|
Eco Warriors |
$24,000.00 |
To set up new pest trapping lines along the coastal strip from Tarawera River Mouth to Coastlands. |
Between Matatā and Coastlands |
|
Te Kura o Te Paroa |
$8,498.00 |
To remove willow trees and replant with natives, identify and remove pest plants and implement a rodent eradication plan at Te Kura o Te Paroa |
Whakatāne |
|
Trident High School |
$24,500.00 |
To create a wheelchair accessible walkway in the wetland that borders the lagoon near the school, to allow everyone to be able to experience the environment and wildlife species that inhabit it |
Whakatāne |
|
Maketu Wetlands |
$17,900.00 |
To upgrade and widen new and existing tracks at the Kaituna stop bank. Undertaking pest plan control and establishing native vegetation. |
Maketu |
|
Kaharoa School |
$18,870.00 |
To enhance the natural environment surrounding the Kaharoa School to create ecological connectivity, learning and wellbeing outcomes for the community |
Hamurana |
|
Nukuhou North School |
$2,068.24.00 |
To host planting days at Nukuhou North School to promote and enhance the local environment by establishing garden beds, a greenhouse and a small nursery prioritising iconic native plant species |
Nukuhou North |
|
Halo Whakatane |
$24,500.00 |
To set up trapping lines and to plant natives in prepared areas of the Ōhope Spit. |
Ōhope |
|
Preston park |
$10,320.00 |
To clear out pest plants and weeds and then plant a number of natives in a hectare of Preston Park |
Bethlehem |
|
Precious Family Reserve |
$20,200.00 |
To enhance the use-ability of the pond areas at Precious Family Reserve by creating a copse of natives to provide food and shelter for resident and migratory birds |
Ōmokoroa |
|
Waihi Beach Environment Society |
$10,605.00 |
To work with the community establishing a pest trap library in the Waihī Beach area |
Waihī Beach |
|
Waiotahe Water Care |
$25,000.00 |
Restore the Waiōtahe catchment to promote and enable the establishment of a network of indigenous vegetation |
Around Ōhiwa and Waitahe |
|
Friends of the Blade |
$15,800.00 |
To establish a 300 Ha Pest Free Zone centred on the Ngamuwahine and Ngamarama Tracks in the Kaimai Mamaku Forrest Park |
Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park |
|
Kaitiaki o Taiao |
$18,100.00 |
To restore a wetland, plant natives and remove noxious weeds, and to install a water tank to expand the community garden in Okere Falls |
Okere Falls |
|
Te Kura o Te Paora |
$16,502.00 |
To remove willow trees and replant with natives, identify and remove pest plants and implement a rodent eradication plan at Te Kura o Te Paroa
|
Whakatāne |
|
Sanatorium Restoration |
$3,046.00 |
To help fund the Pukeroa Oruawhata Eco Warrior Learning Group as part of the Sanatorium Reserve Ecological Restoration Project |
Rotorua |
|
Envirohub |
$25,000.00 |
To help the Bay of Plenty become predator free, focusing on using a pest trap library in urban areas |
Tauranga |
|
Whakarewarewa Pest Free Trust |
$23,700.00 |
To increase the biodiversity of the Whakarewarewa Forrest by trapping pests, planting natives and building Kaka nest boxes |
Rotorua |
|
Lakeview Golf and Country Club |
$9,400.00 |
To plant natives to increase the number of native birds and invertebrate population in the Lakeview Gold and Country Club in Rotorua |
Rotorua |
|
Preston park |
$23,500.00 |
For Revegetation and pest control and to provide an educational component |
Bethlehem |
|
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kearoa Ngāti Tuara |
$12,656.50 |
To improve the biodiversity, water quality and whakapapa connection between Ngati Kea Ngati Tuara iwi and their whenua |
Rotorua |
|
Waitao Kaiate Landcare Group |
$18,324.00 |
To reduce animal pests, so that the forest is healthy and can support populations of native s birds. |
Waitao |
|
Kawerau Trails Trust |
$24,240.00 |
To remove pest species and to plant native species to create an ecological corridor and provide public access alongside the Tarawera River |
Kawerau |
|
Waihī Beach Environment Society Inc. |
$1,759.80 |
To reduce the number of rodents and stoats to encourage bird life |
Waihī Beach |
|
Ohiwa Reserves Care Group |
$9,866.00 |
To encourage more wildlife to live and breed in the area while also enhancing biodiversity and the overall visual appeal to visitors |
Ohiwa |
|
Waihī Beach School |
$15,395.63 |
To restore forest vegetation whilst developing wetland planting in order to improve water quality |
Waihī Beach |
|
Whakatāne Kiwi Trust |
$10,701.00 |
To see kiwi and other native species thrive in the Whakatāne District by trapping and monitoring pests |
Between Whakatāne and Ohope |
|
Manawahe Kokako Trust |
$24,923.80 |
To monitor kokako nesting and breeding health in the Manawahe area |
Manawahe |
|
Tauranga Sunrise Rotary |
$18,401.00 |
To install drain socks to highlight the quantity of waste entering our coastal waters. With an aim to raise awareness and promote sustainable management |
Tauranga |
|
Te Kohanga Reo o Patutataahi |
$22,500.00 |
To eradicate and control pest weeds at Te Kohanga Reo o Patutataahi |
Edgecumbe |
|
Te Takinga Marae |
$25,000.00 |
To plant natives and maara kai and for the erection of education signposts. This is alongside a large boardwalk project along the Ohau Channel River |
Mourea |
|
Waihī Beach Broadland Block |
$25,000.00 |
To remove exotic weeds as part of a revegetation plan |
Waihī Beach |
|
Sullivan Lake Care Group |
$21,738.95 |
To improve the water quality of the lake by removing dead trees and invasive flora and planting additional natives |
Whakatāne |
|
Rangiuru School Kaitiakitanga |
$4,736.00 |
To create a sustainable garden with a maara kai, compost and chicken coop |
Te Puke |
|
Te Ranga School Bush Classroom |
$12,493.67 |
To create a bush classroom, that promotes sustainability and biodiversity. |
Te Ranga |
|
HALO Whakatāne |
$23,360.72 |
To reduce pests and control weeds and to plant dunes with natives |
Whakatāne |
| Te Whanau a Nuku | $2,086.00 | Pest plant removal between the beach and road on Ōmaio Marae | Omaio |
| Preston Park (Christian Education Trust) | $22,300.00 | Continued enhancement of Preston Park conservation area, including the planting of native trees and wetland planting | Bethlehem |
| Tarawera Care Group | $3,241.79 | Planting wetland plants and clearing of aquatic pest weeds to improve the numbers of native fish within the lower reaches of the Tarawera River | Matata |
| Ngā Maunga Kaitiaki Trust Board | $24,928.00 | To assist the restoration of the maunga through development of an effective and efficient predator control program | Kawerau |
| Te Huauri o Te Kawa | $15,935.00 | Infrastructure upgrade at the Kaituna stop bank to enhance the functionality, safety and longevity of Te Huauri o Te Kawa | Maketū |
| PiPS Regenerate Mauao | $16,000.00 | To regenerate Mauao/Mount Maunganui by creating a ‘Whanau Ngāhere – Family Forest’ where members of our community plant their ‘family tree’ | Mount Maunganui |
| Waikuta Marae | $10,130.72 | Restoring the riparian margin of the Waikuta Stream | Between Ngongotahā and Rotorua |
| Hekerangi Urupa TeTeko | $1,581.50 | Clearing and controlling pest weeds allowing for good grass growth in Te Teko | Te Teko |
| Manawahe Eco Trust | $25,000.00 | Developing a predator free ecological corridor linking the Rotorua lakes to the sea, expanding existing pest control and replanting with native plants | Between Lake Rotomā and Matata |
| Allandale School | $9,998.43 | To further increase biodiversity in Allandale school grounds, to improve the children’s and community’s connection with te taiao | Whakatāne |
| Edgecumbe Lions Club | $4,217.69 | To ensure ongoing and improved public access to Onepū Wetlands for the ongoing benefit of the wider community | Putauaki |
| Ngāti Hangarau | $18,254.18 | Removal of pest weeds/animals at foreshore between Hangarau Marae and Tauranga Harbour | Bethlehem and Central Tauranga |
| Whakamarama Community Inc | $19,021.00 | Community pest trapping project | Whakamarama |
| Ōmokoroa Community Garden | $8,050.00 | Community Garden project | Ōmokoroa |
|
Otamakaukau Kaitiaki Trust |
$23,900.00 | Awatapu Lagoon wetland planting | Whakatāne |
| Tauranga Bridge Marina | $10,167.15 | Clean up of Tauranga Seabin through use of Seabin | Tauranga |
| Tahuwhakatiki Marae | $22,334.15 | Removal of pest weeds, native planting | Welcome Bay |
| Lake Rotomā Lake Rotoehu Community Association | $5,750.00 | Pest control trapping | Lake Rotomā and Lake Rotoehu |
| Te Puke High School | $14,549.47 | Energy based project including solar | Te Puke |
| Preston Park – Christian Education Trust | $21,298.00 | Removal of pest weeds, native planting | Bethlehem |
| Ngā Maunga Kaitiaki Trust Board | $28733.90 | Pest control project on Putauaki | Kawerau |
| Tauranga Girls College Kaitiakitanga Committee | $2,4476.60 | Energy based project including solar | Tauranga |
| Waihī Beach Environmental Society | $2,287.35 | Pest control project at Orokawa Scenic Reserve | Waihī Beach |
| Bay Conservation Alliance Oteora | $7,366.90 | Pest control project | Whakamarama |
| Friends of L’Anson Reserve | $22,272.90 | Removal of pest weeds, native planting | Te Puna |
| Apanui School | $22,207.00 | Native planting |
Whakatāne |
| Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o te Orini ki Ngāti Awa | $10,175.44 | Native planting and Maara Kai |
Coastlands |