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Funding sources
Environment Centre Fund
Aim of the Fund
The aim of the fund is to help Environment Centres provide projects, activities and services that empower communities to take action that materially improves environmental quality. An environment centre is defined as a place that is accessible to the general public and whose key activities are to:
- facilitate, motivate and inform existing and new groups within the community to take action that materially improves environmental quality
- provide environmental information and education services for the community
- act as a focus and meeting place for community action on environmental issues.
Future funding
Funds were allocated to the following Environment Centre’s for the period commencing 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2010. The next funding round will be held in 2010.
| Environment centre | Address | Contact details |
|---|---|---|
| Wellington Environment Centre (Sustainability Trust) |
8A Horner Street, PO Box 7337, Newtown, Wellington 6242 |
office@sustaintrust.org.nz
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| Sustainable Living Centre (Ecomatters Environment Trust) |
4 Olympic Place, PO Box 15 215, New Lynn, Waitakere City 0640, Auckland |
slc@ecomatters.org.nz
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| Tauranga Environment Centre | 12 Elizabeth Street, PO Box 487, Tauranga 3110 |
tgaec@xtra.co.nz
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| Kaipatiki Environment Centre (Kaipatiki Project) | 17 Lauderdale Road, Birkdale, North Shore City 0626, Auckland |
admin@kaipatiki.org.nz
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| Invercargill Environment Centre (Te Whenua Awhi) | Unit 11, SIT Arcade, 46 Esk Street, Invercargill 9810 |
iec@paradise.net.nz
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| South Coast Environment Society | 154 Palmerston Street, Riverton 9822 |
office@sces.org.nz
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| Hamilton Environment Centre | Level One, 25 Ward Street, PO Box 19104 Hamilton East, Waikato 3204 |
envirocentre@paradise.net.nz
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| Whaingaroa Environment Centre | Town Hall, Bow Street PO Box 227 Raglan 3265 |
wenvc@kol.co.nz
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| Nelson Environment Centre | 215 Akersten Street, Port Nelson, PO Box 5007, Nelson 7043 |
info@nec.org.nz
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| Gisborne Environment Centre (Tairawhiti Earth Centre) | Office No 3, Treble Court, Gisborne PO Box 1033 Gisborne 4040 |
tairawhiti.info@clear.net.nz
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| Taranaki Environment Centre (Taranaki Environmental Education Trust) |
20 Kauri Street, Inglewood 4330 |
valandgraham@clear.net.nz
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| Sustaining Hawke’s Bay Trust | 220 Russell Street, Hastings 4122 |
info@shbt.org.nz www.shbt.org.nz
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| Far North Environment Centre (Te Pokapu Tiaki Taiao O Te Tai Tokerau Trust) |
CBEC Building, Pukepoto Road, PO Box 503, Kaitaia 0441 |
info@ecocentre.co.nz
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Contact us
To discuss the fund in more detail please contact the Ministry’s funding team on 04 439 7400 or email funds@mfe.govt.nz
Last updated: 6 January 2009
