Heritage fund
2025 - round 24
| Applicant | Project | Grant Amount |
| St Andrew’s Anglican Church | Bell tower repair | $8,750 |
| Alpha Hotel, Kihikihi | Electrical rewiring | $8,750 |
2024 - round 23
| Applicant | Project | Grant Amount |
| Cambridge Bowling Club | Exterior painting | $2,500 |
| Manaaki Whenua/Landcare Research | Bird monitoring on Pirongia | $10,000 |
| Waikato Environment Centre t/a Go Eco | Possum population trend monitoring | $5,000 |
2024 - round 22
Applicant | Project | Grant Amount |
St John's Parish | Restoration of St Paul's Church stained glass windows | $20,000 |
Cambridge Bowling Club | Exterior painting | $2714 |
Pirongia Heritage & Info Centre | Exterior painting | $14,500 |
Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust | Trailer to transport LRV around maunga | $6987 |
Waikato Diocesan Trust Board | Exterior repair and paint St Andrews Church | $14,500 |
Lectorium Rosicrucianum NZ Inc | Electrical rewiring of Karapiro Hostel | $10,000 |
2023 - round 21
Applicant | Project | Grant Amount |
Cambridge Bowling Club | Flagpole painting and bird spike installation | $1985 |
Cambridge Resthaven Moon Springs | Interpretation panels at completed Moon Creek/ Ngā Puna Rerenga Wai Spring restoration site | $5420 |
2023 – round 20
Applicant | Project | Grant Amount |
Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust | Kākāpō Translocation | $11,000 |
Predator Free Cambridge | Expand trapping locations | $4,530 |
NZ National Fieldays Society Inc. | Biodiversity Plan to restore gully system | $11,000 |
Regent Theatre | Repair Front Entrance canopy | $1,234 |
Kaniwhaniwha School | Exterior painting | $3,352 |
2022- round 19
| Applicant | Project | Grant Amount |
St Johns Parish | Exterior Painting of St Pauls Church | $28,681 |
Rewi Maniapoto Memorial Committee Trust and Maniapoto ki Te Raki (MKTR) | Rewi Maniapoto Reserve - Kiosk History Board Project | $6924 |
Lakewood Body Corp | Heritage Interpretation Panels | $4345 |
Torchbearer Trust | Upgrade of Fire Security System for Monavale Homestead | $8760 |
2022 – round 18
Applicant | Project | Grant Amount |
Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society | Kōkako annual surveying | $20,000 |
Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust | Kōkako translocation | $10,000 fund was withdrawn |
Valmai House | Roof and chimney restoration | $4,250 |
Kaniwhaniwha School | Electrical upgrade | $750 |
2021 - round 17
Applicant | Project | Grant Amount |
Mātakitaki Pā | Story Boards and Signage | $8,000 |
Old Saint John’s Church | Exterior Painting | $17,000 |
Pirongia Play Centre | Installation of Security and Fire Alarm System | $910 |
Regent Theatre | Maintenance Work | $6,000 |
Davies Building | Maintenance Work | $3,000 |
2020 - round 16
Applicant | Project | Grant Amount |
The Ani Waata Whānau Trust | Mangeroa Gully Restoration Project | $20,000 |
Cambridge Bowling Club | Exterior painting of Heritage Clubroom Building | $23,000 |
National Wetland Trust of NZ | Creation of an ethnobotany trail at Rotopiko Reserve | $6,000 |
Predator Free Cambridge | Northern Maungatautari possum population trend monitoring. | $5,138.75 |
Alan Livingston | Publish Book on the History of the Te Pahu District | $5,000 |
Alan Kempthorne | Native planting of gully area | $3,500 |
Gerry Westenberg | Masonic Hotel Restoration | $7,000 |
Lectorium Rosicrucianum Karapiro Centre | Exterior painting of heritage buildings. | $46,000 |
2020 - round 15
Applicant | Project | Grant Amount |
Cambridge Museum | Photo negative archiving | $3,500 |
Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust | Biosecurity Plan update | $20,000 |
Waikato River Care | Riparian planting | $13,500 |
St John’s Parish | Maintenance and security expenses for both Old St John’s, Te Awamutu, and St Paul’s, | $10,000 |
2019 - round 14
Applicant | Project | Grant Amount |
National Wetland Trust | Planting and pest traps | $6,500 |
Rotongata Dairies Ltd | Planting | $5,912 |
Hazel Wander | Memorial Rongoa Garden | $13,250 |
Harold Maniapoto | Restoration of cultural artworks and interpretive signage | $25,150 |
| Parish of St John | Maintenance and security expenses for both Old St John’s, Te Awamutu, and St Paul’s, Hairini | $10,000 |
2019 - round 13
| Applicant | Project | Grant amount |
|---|---|---|
| Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust | Kakapo Fencing | $10,000.00 |
2018 - round 12
| Applicant | Project | Grant amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Rugby UnionClub | Gate restoration | $8,526.00 |
| Cambridge Bowling Club | Spouting replacement | $3,135.00 |
| Mangaohoi Streamcare | Planting | $1,765.37 |
| Pirongia Kōkako Protection | Traps | $12,000.00 |
2018 - round 11
| Applicant | Project | Grant amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Rugby Union Club | Bronze WW1 plaque restoration | $1,368.50 |
| Andy Hopkins | Weed control and plant assistance | $777 |
| Gerry Westenberg | Masonic Hotel restoration | $6,000 |
2017 - round 10
| Applicant | Project | Grant amount |
|---|---|---|
| J and H Smyth | Restoration of wetland area | $5,000 |
| Vincent O' Malley / Bridget Williams Books | Writing of text for Land Wars book | $13,000 |
| Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust | Restoration plan for Maungatautari | $10,000 |
| Cambridge Historical Society | Digitisation project - Waikato Independent newspaper | $5,000 |
2017 - round 9
| Applicant | Project | Grant amount |
|---|---|---|
| Waipa District Council | Pest control at Lake Ngāroto | $5,000 |
| Mangaohoi Stream Care Group | Planting at Mangaohoi Stream | $1,515 |
| John and Glenda Davis | Fencing of wetland area | $500 |
| Pirongia Playcentre | Painting of historic building | $7,000 |
| Anglican Parish of St Andrew | Earthquake restraint of pipe organ | $5,000 |
| Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust | Camping facilities | $2,000 |
| Tyer Family Trust | Wetland restoration | $1,500 |
| National Wetland Trust | Reintroduce pāteke/brown teal | $5,000 |
| Rotongata Dairies | Lake Rotongata weed control | $5,000 |
| Richard and Robyn Glenn | Native planting at Lake Milicich | $1,000 |
2016 - round 8
| Applicant | Project | Grant amount |
|---|---|---|
| Allan Webb | Regent Theatre neon sign restoration | $2,500 |
| Rukuhia Farm | Restorative planting gully system at Mystery Creek | $1,500 |
| Graham Sheldrick | Gowenbank House painting | $3,000 |
| NZ Landcare Trust | Pest control Lake Milicich and Henderson Pond | $2,400 |
| The Olde Creamery | Weather proofing | $4,000 |
| Te Rore Hall Committee | Replace fencing and flagpole at memorial | $2,000 |
| Rotongata Dairies | Restoration plan for Lake Rotongata | $2,500 |
| Isobel Martinez | Kahikatea stand restoration plan | $2,500 |
| Cambridge Bowling Club | Electrical upgrade of clubhouse building | $10,000 |
| Pūniu River Care | Fencing for Wharekorino wetland enhancement project | $4,600 |
2016 - round 7
| Applicant | Project | Grant amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Brennan | Re-forest 25 hectares of hill country | $11,000 |
| Massey University | Investigate habitat suitability at Maungatautari | $8,000 |
| Maungatautari Hall Society | Replace roof | $13,000 |
| Cambridge Repertory Society | Security camera, security lighting and interior lighting | $3,000 |
2015 - round 6
| Applicant | Project | Grant amount |
|---|---|---|
John Creek | Exterior painting | $5,000 |
Te Pahu Landcare Group | Weed control at Karamu and Kāniwhaniwha Reserves | $4,000 |
Bright Family Farm | Pine removal and weed control by Mangawawa Stream | $1,500 |
NZ Landcare Trust | Lake Ngāroto water quality | $22,455 |
Pūniu River Care | Native planting | $7,490 |
Anglican Parish of St Andrew | Parish hall lighting | $6,555 |
Regent Theatre Te Awamutu | Remedial work to exterior | $18,000 |
C and G Parton | Re-roof and replace rotten timber on Kāniwhaniwha School House | $5,000 |
2015 - round 5
No applications received for round 5.
2014 - round 4
| Applicant | Project | Grant amount |
|---|---|---|
| Regent Theatre Te Awamutu | Remedial work to 1930s neon sign | $750 |
| Parish of Orākau | Pre-emptive work on Christ Church at Kihikihi | $3,000 |
| NZ Landcare Trust | Installation of silt traps at Lake Ngāroto | $8,000 |
| Lochiel Properties | Native planting at Lake Maratoto | $7,000 |
| Waikato Regional Council | Restorative planting at Mangaotama wetland | $2,000 |
| Cambridge Repertory Society | Replacement of theatre doors | $6,000 |
| Parish of St John Te Awamutu | Replacement guttering at St Paul's Rangiaowhia | $1,626 |
| St Andrew's Presbyterian Church | Earthquake strengthening | $3,000 |
| Te Awamutu Little Theatre | Remedial work on building | $20,000 |
| Narrows Park Ministry Trust | Waikato River boundary weed control | $500 |
| Lake Rotopataka Hunters | Predator traps and willow control at Lake Rotopataka | $4,500 |
2014 - round 3
| Applicant | Project | Grant amount |
|---|---|---|
| Waipa District Council and DOC | Restoration work at Lake Rotopiko North | $3,000 |
| Parish of St John Te Awamutu | Replace downpipes at St Paul's Rangiaowhia | $790 |
| Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust | 18 kiwi transmitters | $5,334 |
| Parish of St John Te Awamutu | Fire and burglary protection at St Paul's and St John's | $4,500 |
2013 - round 2
| Applicant | Project | Grant amount |
|---|---|---|
| Waipa District Council | Waterproofing of Leamington band rotunda | $2,000 |
| St Andrew's Cambridge | Repaint church, parish hall and centre | $8,500 |
| Peter Shaw | Traps and planting at Lake Ngāroto-iti | $8,000 |
| Wayne Green | Weed spraying and gate installation at Lake Ruatuna | $3,000 |
| G and HB Bester | Repair of deck at Jackson House, Kihikihi | $7,000 |
| P and L Hulsdouw | Restoration at Valmai House | $1,500 |
2013 - round 1
| Applicant | Project | Grant amount |
|---|---|---|
| Casford | Remedial work on Rangiaowhia Teacher's House | $5,000 |
| Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust | Stoat trapping | $12,500 |
| P and L Hulsdouw | Restoration work at Valmai House Gazebo | $10,000 |
| Cambridge Repertory Society | Steelwork for verandah | $2,500 |
| G and HB Bester | Remedial work on Jackson House, Kihikihi | $10,000 |
