District Promotion Fund
Applications have now closed for the 2023/24 District Promotion Fund and decisions will be made after the committee meets in June.
The District Promotion Fund supports events that provide a benefit for the residents and ratepayers of the Waipā district. The fund goes towards applicants who can demonstrate their event can promote Waipā as an attractive place to live, work, invest in or visit.
The District Promotion Fund has $150,000.00 available in the contestable fund, which is allocated by the District Promotions committee.
Does your event...
- Bring vitality to Waipā?
- Provide economic benefit Use our fantastic venues?
- Offer a unique opportunity for local, national and international involvement?
- Or show Waipā as an attractive place to live, work, invest in or visit?
Then apply now!
How to apply
Applications have now closed for the 2023/24 District Promotion Fund and decisions will be made after the committee meets in June.
Please read the criteria outlined in the District Promotion Fund application form by downloading the below document. Complete the form with your event’s details and submit the application to council before the closing date.
Completed applications can be submitted by:
- Emailing the application as a PDF attachment, including supplementary information to events@waipadc.govt.nz
- Dropping a hard copy application to a Council office; 101 Bank Street, Te Awamutu or 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge.
For more information on making an application to the fund please contact Council’s Events and Marketing Advisors events@waipadc.govt.nz or by calling 0800 924 723. If you're unsure if your event meets this criteria, you can review and compare your event to the Community Event Fund criteria.
Please note, if you are a previously successful applicant to the District Promotion or Community Event Fund you will need to have completed a post event report for that event to be eligible for this new funding round.
- Download: Waipā's Event Funds Post Event Report
Event held on Council land:
If your event is being held on council land, such as Victoria Square, Selwyn Park or public roads or reserves, you’ll need to complete a Waipā event application form, this must be submitted at least three months prior to your event date.
Download: Waipā Event Application form
Free event promotion?
What's on Waipa has you covered! Head along to Waipā's only district-wide events calendar whatsonwaipa.co.nz and promote your event for free! The site offers promotion, venue ideas, and tips and tricks for a successful event.
All you need to do is sign up, list your event details, add a photo and it's good to go. You can also check out Waipā's organiser tool-kit for all the tips and tricks you need to know about holding an event in any of Waipā's towns.
District Promotion Fund Recipients
2023/24
Event | Allocation |
| Waka Ama National Sprint Championships 2024 | $15,000.00 |
| Great Kiwi Summer Festival Armistice (GKSF) 2023 | $7,000.00 |
| Black Friday Blowout | $12,000.00 |
| Kihikihi Speedway Opening Meeting and Fireworks 2023 | 8,000.00 |
| Long Course Weekend | $10,000.00 |
| AGRN - NZ Age Group Road Cycling Championship 2024 | $8,000.00 |
| North Island Rowing Club Championships 2024 | $3,500.00 |
| Lucas Oil Hydro Thunder NZ Championship Series 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| Karapiro 100 K Flyer | $2,000.00 |
| Wake NZ 2024 National Championships | $2,000.00 |
| Balloons Visit Waipa 2024 | $5,600.00 |
| Dressage by the lake 2023 | $6,000.00 |
| Race to Tieke - Brian Perry Classic 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| Orchids and More 2023 | $4,000.00 |
| NZ Polo National Club Championships for the Savile Cup 2024 | $4,000.00 |
| Cambridge BMX Twilight Meet | $1,000.00 |
| National Track Series (NTS) 2023 | $2,000.00 |
| Christmas Regatta 2023 | $2,000.00 |
| Frazzled Kiwi Adventure Race Cambridge 2023 | $3,000.00 |
| Rangiaowhia 160 years Commemoration 2024 | $10,000.00 |
| Dirt Drags 2023 | $3,000.00 |
| North Island Secondary Schools Rowing Championships (NISS) 2024 | $3,500.00 |
| Canoe Racing Sprint National Championships 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| New Zealand Fitness Festival 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| Misty Flicks Film Festival 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| New Zealand National Rowing Championships 2024 | $3,500.00 |
| Rotary International District 9930 Annual District Conference 2024 | $2,000.00 |
| Waipari Climbing Festival 2024 | $3,000.00 |
| International Female Ride Day 2024 | $2,000.00 |
| 50th Anniversary of the Te Awamutu Music Federation 2023 | $1,100.00 |
| North Island Schools Cycling Championships 2023 | $3,000.00 |
| Clive Steenson Memorial Regatta | $1,000.00 |
| Cambridge to Hamilton Paddle Race | $1,000.00 |
| Club Regatta 2023 | $1,000.00 |
| Cambridge Light and Sound Show | $7,000.00 |
| Stragglers Charity Car Show and Community Fun Day | $2,000.00 |
| Pirongia Trail Run | $2,000.00 |
| The Takapoto Classic 2024 | $3,000.00 |
| New Zealand Big Air Nationals | $1,210.00 |
2022/23
Event | Allocation |
Waka Ama National Sprint Championships 2024 | $15,000.00 |
| Great Kiwi Summer Festival Armistice (GKSF) 2023 | $7,000.00 |
| Black Friday Blowout | $12,000.00 |
| Kihikihi Speedway Opening Meeting and Fireworks 2023 | $8,000.00 |
| Long Course Weekend | $10,000.00 |
| AGRN - NZ Age Group Road Cycling Championship 2024 | $8,000.00 |
| North Island Rowing Club Championships 2024 | $3,500.00 |
| Lucas Oil Hydro Thunder NZ Championship Series 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| Karapiro 100 K Flyer | $2,000.00 |
| Wake NZ 2024 National Championships | $2,000.00 |
| Balloons Visit Waipa 2024 | $5,600.00 |
| Dressage by the lake 2023 | $6,000.00 |
| Race to Tieke - Brian Perry Classic 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| Orchids & More 2023 | $4,000.00 |
| NZ Polo National Club Championships for the Savile Cup 2024 | $4,000.00 |
| Cambridge BMX Twilight Meet | $1,000.00 |
| National Track Series (NTS) 2023 | $2,000.00 |
| Christmas Regatta 2023 | $2,000.00 |
| Frazzled Kiwi Adventure Race Cambridge 2023 | $3,000.00 |
| Rangiaowhia 160 years Commemoration 2024 | $10,000.00 |
| Dirt Drags 2023 | $3,000.00 |
| North Island Secondary Schools Rowing Championships (NISS) 2024 | $3,500.00 |
| Canoe Racing Sprint National Championships 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| New Zealand Fitness Festival 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| Misty Flicks Film Festival 2023 Should be CEF | $5,000.00 |
| New Zealand National Rowing Championships 2024 | $3,500.00 |
| Rotary International District 9930 Annual District Conference 2024 | $2,000.00 |
| Waipari Climbing Festival 2024 | $3,000.00 |
| International Female Ride Day 2024 | $2,000.00 |
| 50th Anniversary of the Te Awamutu Music Federation 2023 | $1,100.00 |
| North Island Schools Cycling Championships 2023 | $3,000.00 |
| Clive Steenson Memorial Regatta | $1,000.00 |
| Cambridge to Hamilton Paddle Race | $1,000.00 |
| Club Regatta 2023 | $1,000.00 |
| Cambridge Light and Sound Show | $7,000.00 |
| Stragglers Charity Car Show and Community Fun Day | $2,000.00 |
| Pirongia Trail Run | $2,000.00 |
2021/22
Event | Funding allocated |
Ride Festival | $20,000.00 |
Waka Ama Sprint Nationals | $13,000.00 |
The Great Kiwi Summer Expo | $5,000.00 |
Takapoto Estate | $8,000.00 |
Pirongia Craft Fair | $8,000.00 |
Armistice in Cambridge | $4,000.00 |
Kihikihi Speedway | $6,000.00 |
Long Course Weekend | $6,000.00 |
Ohaupo Light Show Gala | $8,000.00 |
Karapiro Rowing - New Zealand Rowing Champs | $3,000.00 |
Over 40's Football Tournament | $3,000.00 |
100K Flyer | $2,000.00 |
Kiwigrass Festival | $2,500.00 |
Cycling NZ Cambridge 3 Day | $1,000.00 |
Gincredible | $4,000.00 |
TR Register Car Event | $2,000.00 |
Kihikihi Horse Trial | $4,000.00 |
Point Break Supra Boat Wake Surf Comp (in CEF too) | $1,000.00 |
Hydro Thunder Champs | $3,000.00 |
Culinary Cambridge | $5,000.00 |
Feast Waikato | $2,500.00 |
Go Fit That's Us | $5,000.00 |
Karapiro Rowing - Christmas Regatta | $3,000.00 |
Waikato River Festival - Ki Te Hoe | $5,000.00 |
New Zealand CrossFit Nationals | $7,000.00 |
Kihikihi Polo | $3,000.00 |
Mystery Creek Women's International Polo | $3,000.00 |
Balloons visit Waipa | $5,600.00 |
Karapiro Rowing - North Island Secondary Schools Regatta | $3,000.00 |
Canoe Racing Champs | $1,500.00 |
Prep Rugby Festival | $1,500.00 |
Cambridge to Hamilton Paddle Race | $1,000.00 |
Te Awamutu Rowing Club | $1,000.00 |
Soaked in Adventure | $2,000.00 |
2020/21
Event Name | Funding Allocated |
Waka Ama Nationals Sprint Championship | $20,000.00 |
Gincredible | $5,000.00 |
Cambridge Equine Festival | $10,000 |
Karapiro 100K Flyer | $3,000.00 |
Maadi Cup | $10,000.00 |
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Pre-Season Tour | $12,000.00 |
Armistice in Cambridge | $10,000.00 |
North Island Club Championship | $3,500.00 |
Feast Waikato | $5,000.00 |
Kihikihi International Horse Trials | $6,000.00 |
Spring Challenge Women's Adventure Race | $10,000.00 |
Combine Armistice events - Fashion Parade, Picnic Concert, Armistice Remembrance Service | $5,000.00 |
Kiwigrass Academy and Kiwigrass Festival | $5,000.00 |
Kihikihi Speedway Opening and Fireworks | $7,500.00 |
NZ and Oceania Canoe Sprint Championships | $6,000.00 |
Cambridge BMX Twilight Event | $3,000.00 |
MG Pre-56- National Rally | $5,000.00 |
Hydro Thunder Championships Series | $5,000.00 |
AON Junior Rowing Regatta | $3,000.00 |
North Island Secondary School Championships | $3,000.00 |
KRI Club Regatta | $3,000.00 |
Mystery Creek Women's Polo Tournament 2020 | $5,000.00 |
Kihikihi Polo Championships | $4,000.00 |
NZ Nationals - Individual CrossFit Champs | $5,000.00 |
North Island Schools Road Cycling Champs | $4,000.00 |
Yamaha NZ Jet Sports Nationals | $3,000.00 |
2020 Christmas Regatta | $3,500.00 |
North Island Pony Clubs Show-jumping Champs | $3,000.00 |
Waikato River Festival – He Piko He Taniwha Waka Ama Regatta | $3,000.00 |
The Amazing Dinosaur Discovery | $4,000.00 |
Red Bull UCI Pump Track World Championship Qualifier | $2,000.00 |
Cycling New Zealand Age Group Track Cycling Champs | $2,000.00 |
Community Skateboard Pump Track Race 2021 | $2,000.00 |
Festival One | $3,000.00 |
Drome Masters Track Cycling Carnival | $1,000.00 |
Cambridge to Hamilton Paddle Race | $2,000.00 |
NZ Show Horse Council Nationals | $4,000.00 |
2019/20
Event Name | Funding Allocated |
| TISSOT UCI Track Cycling World Cup 2019 | $10,000.00 |
| 31st Annual Waka Ama Nationals Sprint Championship | $12,000.00 |
| 2020 Harness Jewels | $10,000.00 |
| Wayne Smith Country Challenge | $10,000.00 |
| Equidays | $3,000.00 |
| New Zealand Polo International Day | $4,250.00 |
| Annual Pirongia Craft Day | $5,000.00 |
| New Zealand Club Rowing Championships | $2,000.00 |
| Karāpiro 100K Flyer | $3,000.00 |
| New Zealand Dragon Boat Association Nationals 2020 | $4,000.00 |
| Armistice in Cambridge | $4,000.00 |
| Mystery Creek Women’s Polo Tournament 2020 | $5,000.00 |
| 2019 Christmas Regatta | $1,000.00 |
| North Island Club Championship/Cambridge Town Cup | $2,000.00 |
| Kihikihi International Horse Trials | $4,000.00 |
| NZ Wakeboarding National Championships | $2,000.00 |
| NZ Nationals – TEAMS Crossfit Champs | $5,000.00 |
| Waipa Home of Champions Fireworks | $4,000.00 |
| North Island Secondary Schools Championships | $1,500.00 |
| Cambridge BMX Twilight Event | $1,500.00 |
| Cambridge BMX Superclass event | $1,000.00 |
| Eagles Golfing Society of Waikato | $2,000.00 |
| NZ Nationals – Individual Crossfit Champs | $1,000.00 |
