Community Grants
This year, we’re pressing pause on our Community Grants programme — but for a very good reason!
Instead, we’re putting our support behind Hauraki Repair and Reuse Centre as they make the exciting move into their site and continue building a valuable resource recovery service for their local community.
Supporting community-led resource recovery centres creates benefits that go well beyond keeping useful stuff out of landfill. These centres help create local jobs and volunteering opportunities, make affordable second-hand goods available, build repair and reuse skills, provide environmental education, and keep resources circulating within our communities.
Most importantly, they’re run by local people, for local people — which means the social, environmental and economic benefits stay close to home.
So while there won’t be a round of Community Grants this year, we’re still investing in our community — just in a slightly different way.
Less waste. More reuse. Stronger communities. That sounds like a pretty good investment to us!
Doing Things a Little Differently This Year
For more information about our grants please contact us via info@seagullcentre.co.nz
Past Grant Recipients
Thames Environmental Alliance (TEA)
“Thanks again for your support. Just recently we held "Privet Week" and used your grant to fund that. There are still referrals coming in as people chat with their neighbours and friends, so the impact of your money is reaching far and wide!”
– Thames Environmental Alliance (TEA)
Pestfree Tairua
“We have used the grant money to buy an Autotrap from a NZ company based in Whakatane. These are called AT220 and have a battery, self setting after catching a pest (which drops to the ground when dead) and an automatic lure. These traps have been game changers for us and add to our trap lines.”
– Pestfree Tairua
Coming Home - Healing and Recovery
Providing a home and a pathway for people in need who are ready to attain a new life that is addiction-free and with renewed hope.
Thames Coast Kiwi Care
Thames Coast Kiwi Care is a long term community driven project which has the support of mana whenua Ngāti Tamaterā. Our primary goal is to help wild kiwi and other native species thrive by engaging the community to protect and enhance the kiwi population and the precious habitat.
Colville Junction
Our Vision : Strong and vibrant communities in Northern Coromandel
Our Mission : To support our remote communities to meet their needs and aspirations
