Pacific Wāhine Fund

The objectives of the Pacific Wāhine Fund wee to:

• improve overall wellbeing outcomes among Pacific women and girls through active sports and wellbeing activities
• increase participation for women and girls in sports or active recreation
• raise awareness and understanding of the benefits of sports and wellbeing activities for women and girls
• promote and amplify women's and girls' wellbeing and sports access.

• Applications for the Pacific Wāhine Fund opened at 9am on Thursday, 27 July 2023.
• Applications closed at 12pm on Tuesday, 8 August 2023.

The Pacific Wāhine Fund was available for initiatives that are aligned to (but not limited to) the following:

Pacific Wāhine Community Fund

• Sports uniforms and equipment for Pacific women sports teams
• Transport costs for events that aligns with the outcomes of the fund
• Period packs to support women and girls

Pacific Wāhine Individual Fund

• Capability building for skills and development in their chosen sports field/career
• Fees relating to short courses to support and advance in their sports and active recreation related career
• Specialist equipment - resources needed in a career relating to sports or active recreation
• Transport cost for events that align with the objectives of this fund

All initiatives funded by the Pacific Wāhine Fund needed to follow Government COVID-19 health measures for gatherings and social distancing when required.

Pacific Wāhine Community Fund

The Community Fund was NOT available for:

• individuals
• academic research and other academic activities
• business, for-profit activities and limited liability
• initiatives that are the general responsibility of other sectors (such as school and tertiary- based programmes which are the primary responsibility of the Ministry of Education, NZQA and TEC)
• government or local government agencies
• programmes and activities delivered overseas, including the New Zealand realm countries
• debt repayment or debt servicing
• accommodation, or fact-finding tours.

Pacific Wāhine Individual Fund

The Individual Fund was NOT available for:

• for-profit activities
• accommodation
• initiatives that are not aligned with the priorities of this fund
• programmes and activities delivered overseas, including the New Zealand realm countries
• wages, salaries, infrastructure, fixed assets and capital expenditure
• debt repayment or debt servicing.

To be eligible, applicants needed to:

• be a citizen or permanent resident of New Zealand
• be of Pacific descent, or serve a Pacific audience
• represent an unregistered or registered Pacific community group 
• represent a Pacific owned and/or operated group or organisation
• be able to deliver an initiative targeted at Pacific communities within the timeframe and allocated funding
• have an initiative with clear outcomes aligned to the objectives of this fund
• have the commitment to provide an evaluation of the initiative after it has been delivered.

Applicants could apply by submitting:

• a costed proposal of up to $5,000 for the Community Fund; or
• a proposal for $10,000 for the Individual Fund.