Climate Resilient Communities Fund recipients
Mā te huruhuru, ka rere te manu — Only with feathers will the bird fly
In 2024 nearly 100 community groups applied in the first round of the Climate Resilient Communities Fund, a clear demonstration of the initiative and determination of the people of Te Taitokerau to shape a resilient and sustainable future.
Funding was granted across all the fund impact areas to projects that will have the potential to connect, build capacity and initiate further action in our region.
Food resilience (Te Kai) focuses on creating a low-carbon, sustainable and resilient regional food system in Northland, while fostering community and tangata whenua well-being and connection.
2024 recipients
Funding was granted for projects supporting kai resilience include work to develop and share a Kai Security Strategy for Te Taitokerau, a cluster of projects in the Hokianga amplifying systems change and focusing on education, food production and community engagement. Other projects lead and enable kai resilience mahi in their communities.
- Community Business Environment Centre - Hokinganui a Kai
- Climate Change Taitokerau Northland Trust - Kai Sovereignty Strategy
- Hokianga Community Educational Trust - He Kete Kai o Hokianga -Future Proofing our Hokianga Food Systems
- Matatina Marae Trust - Matatina Kai Whenua - community Community garden at marae for self sufficiency
- Maungarongo Whenua Trust on behalf of Ricco Tito -Taiao Kaitiaki Oranga ō te Waīma
- Te Maire Whanau Trust - Whānau-Led Fruit Orchard Development
- Te Paatu ki Kauhanga Trust Board – Kāmehameha
- Te Pokapu Tiaki Taiao O Te Tai Tokerau Trust -Tuituia Te Kahunuku & Food Resiliency
Water resilience (Te Wai) focuses on proactively addressing the challenges posed by increasing water scarcity in a changing climate, by taking practical steps to enhance water resilience.
2024 recipients
Funding was granted for a water supply feasibility study that looks to secure reliable water supply for a local community. Small investments in community water infrastructure were granted to vulnerable communities.
- Morehu Marae Committee - Water tank replacement at marae
- Oromahoe 18R2B2B2 Trust - Te Wai Ora, Te Whenua Ora: Oromahoe Water Feasibility Study
- Te Hapua Sports and Recreation Club - Water Resilience
- Te Runanga o Ngati Hine Trust - Tanks a lot
Energy resilience (Te Ngao) aims to enhance energy security while reducing greenhouse gas emissions across Te Taitokerau.
2024 recipients
Funding for solar installation was granted to individual marae who applied to build local energy resilience and reduce their carbon footprint.
- Ngaitupoto Trustees Marae – Solar system
- Puketawa Marae - Solar for marae resilience
- Roma Marae - Te Ngao ki te Marae o Roma (Energy Resilience at Roma Marae)
Nature-based resilience looks to nature for solutions to build climate resilience, enhancing ecosystem resilience, regenerating food and farming systems, and sequestering carbon through forest, kelp or wetland restoration.
2024 recipients
Funding was granted to projects that amplify coastal dune restoration efforts, helping our environment adapt to and mitigate the effects of erosion. Other projects aim to build cultural and ecological resilience through wetland and river margin restoration.
- Bream Bay Coastal Care Trust - Bream Bay Coastal Restoration Project
- Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand - Te Taitokerau - How to restore dunes video
- Pakanae 5A Trust - Cultural and Nature-Based Resilience Programme
- Whakapara Marae Trust - Te Taiao o nga Waipukehia - The environment of the flooded waters
Planning for resilience empowers communities to build climate resilience through being well-informed and prepared, interpreting what we know and value most into a shared vision and action plan to build resilience.
2024 recipients
Planning for resilience grants were given to two communities who are concerned about how a changing climate may impact them and are investigating natural hazard risks, identifying community strengths and collectively formulating plans for ongoing resilience. Another project specifically supports our rural sector to understand and prepare for a changing climate.
- Opuawhanga Community Hall Trust - Resilience Network
- Te Kōhanga Reo O Manaakitia - Kia manawaroa Te Kōhanga Reo o Manaakitia
- Rural Support Trust Northland - Rural Support Climate Resilience
