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Sports NZ Rural Travel Fund

A travel subsidy is available to assist the development of junior sport in rural communities.

This is available to organisations and schools with participants aged between 5 and 19 years playing sport for a club or school club who meet the rural travel fund criteria (the fund is not available for travelling to regional or national events).

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Funding criteria

The following criteria are applied when considering applications for funding:

  • School club teams – a school club team participating in regular local sport competition out of school time, which excludes inter-school and intra-school competitions played during school time.

  • Sports club teams – a sports club team participating in organised, regular sport competition through club membership outside of school time.

For more information, check out the Rural Travel Fund Guidelines below.

How to apply

Applications closed Thursday 31 October 2024 (5.00pm). 

You can download the Sport New Zealand Rural Travel Fund Application Form or pick up a hard copy from Council offices on Gorge Road, Queenstown and Ardmore Street, Wānaka.

Any questions?

Jan Maxwell - Arts and Events Facilitator

03 441 0469 or 027 233 7934

jan.maxwell@qldc.govt.nz