The Tū Manawa Fast Fund

This fund supports a wide range of Hawke’s Bay organisations to help break down barriers to participation in physical activity, by providing opportunities for tamariki and rangatahi who are statistically less likely to participate in regular physical activity. For example:

• Young women and girls (5-18 years) 
• Tamariki and rangatahi with a physical or mental impairment (5-18 years and including those in schools up to the age of 21). 

We're also aiming to work more closely with communities identified as having less access to regular physical activity opportunities including;

Wairoa

Tamatea

Maraenui

Hastings West

Takapau

The fund can be used for things such as equipment purchases, delivery costs, venue hire or many other associated costs. Whatever your idea is to deliver physical activity programmes for tamariki and rangatahi, we’re here to help you bring it to life.

The panel meets every two months to consider applications up to $8,000

Funding Rounds

Round 1 -  Closed 10th July 2025

Round 2 - Closed 10th September 2025

Round 3 - Closes 3rd December 2025

Application Process

After you've reviewed the community guidance and templates, submit an expression of interest, contact your Sport Hawke's Bay rep or call us to discuss your project. We'll then provide feedback and outline the next steps.

Once we have spoken to you we will provide you with an application link. 

Resources​​​​​​​

The resources below will help you complete a quality Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa application.

To develop a project that meets the wants and needs of local tamariki and rangatahi and to increase your chance of completing a successful application, we recommend that you read the relevant required resources at a minimum.