Summer 2026 funding round
In March, the Transpower CommunityCare Fund panel selected 12 community projects across the country to receive a grant in the Summer 2026 funding round. Additionally, three community projects received funding from the Brownhill Pakuranga cabling special project. The successful recipients are listed below and were selected from the 99 applications received.
The total Summer 2026 grant amount was $148,128.17, and $45,000 Special Projects Funding.
| Organisation | Project | Council Area | Amount Granted | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maungatapere Mountain Trust | Volcanic Crater Ecosystem Regeneration | Whangārei | $15,000 | For invasive weed removal and volunteer tools. |
| Botany Downs Secondary School | Lunch tables | Manuakau | $15,000 | Sustainably produced lunch tables to enhance outdoor environment. |
| The Green Effect Trust T/A Trees for Canterbury | Planting area | Christchurch | $10,000 | To upgrade the planting area. Raising the land to project stock and create a natural pond. |
| Howick Sea Scouts | Equipment update | Auckland | $15,000 | To replace the boatshed garage doors and outboard motors. |
| Mākara Model School | Heat pumps | Wellington | $9077.07 | Providing two heat pumps to support an energy efficient classroom. |
| Edendale Presbyterian Church | Heat pump | Southland | $15,000 | Replacement of heat pumps. |
| Port Underwood Association | Pest control | Marlborough | $11,500 | Provision of an electric ATV and additional traps to extend the programme. |
| Lepperton School, Te Kura O Manutahi | Community pool upgrade | New Plymouth | $15,000 | Upgrade of heating to extend the period the pool can be used for learning. |
| Te Otinga Ki Tāmaki te Kōhanga Reo | Outside revitalisation | Auckland | $13,043 | Purchasing plants for the riverbank and building planter boxes to establish a worm farm. |
| Otara Waterways and Lake Trust | Pest-free Otara-Papatoetoe | Auckland | $10,508 | Providing animal pest control traps, bait stations, lures and monitoring equipment. |
| Wheako Pōneke Experience Wellington – Wellington Museums Trust | Nairn St Cottage garden revitalisation | Wellington | $13,000 | Utilising sustainable, seasonal gardening practice with native plantings to revitalise the garden. |
| Gum Gully ki Tūranga Rere | Improving the tracks | Wellington | $15,000 | Creation of improved tracks using sustainable materials. |
| Craigieburn Fire Recovery Trust | Native planting | Selwyn | $15,000 | Supporting the fire recovery with weed management and native planting |
| Whakatipu Reforestation Trust | Native planting project | Queenstown Lakes | $6,000 | Planting natives in the Shotover primary corridor for sustainable community benefit. |
| Point View Heritage Society | Security | Auckland | $15,000 | Purchasing and installing community watch security cameras. |