Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa

What can be funded?

This is an activation fund to help cover programme or service delivery costs. This includes costs of: 

• Programme or project delivery (e.g. venue or equipment hire, transport to the event) 
• Equipment (as part of a programme or project) 
• Officials, where these are required for the delivery 
• Delivery staff wages (e.g. activity leader, coordinator). 

What can't be funded?

• Water Skills for Life lessons, or transport for WSFL lessons
• Swimming Lessons (as part of in curriculum time delivery)
• School Camps that are part of normal curriculum activity
• School Sports Administrator/Coordinator roles 

Note: Tū Manawa funding can’t be used in a school setting to provide an FTE or equivalent that are akin to HAL Advisor/Community Activator and Sport Coordinator/PE roles.

Bikes in Schools applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis

How much can I apply for?

Fast Fund applications: up to a maximum of $10,000 and can be made at any time. 

Regional and Local Fund applications: over $10,000 and will be assessed during the year in funding rounds: 

Please note, applications to the Regional Fund (Auckland Wide) have a funding limit of up to $50,000.00. 

The Regional Fund offered by Aktive, and the Local Fund offered by, CLM Community Sport, Sport Auckland, and Sport Waitākere is currently open. 

Before starting your application, please review the following information: Please note your application must be for a programme or project for up to a maximum of 12 months (i.e. you cannot apply for costs past a 12-month delivery period). 

Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa Community Guidelines 

• Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa Community Guidelines
• Factsheet 
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Boundary guidelines
• Budget Template – To be used in all Tū Manawa applications 
• Budget Template Walkthrough Video

Te Whetū Rehua Assessment 

• Te Whetū Rehua

Support document to accompany school setting applications 

• Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa Implementation in a school/kura setting
• Tū Manawa In Class Support Document Evidence
• Tū Manawa Guidance For In Class Applications Form
• Tū Manawa Working with Schools Presentation
• View Tū Manawa Working with Schools Forum here
• School Support recordings

For more information to assist with your application, check out our Sector Support toolkits.

More information 

We highly recommend you get in touch with our team before submitting an application so that we can help to ensure that your application is aligned 

If you have any questions or for regional enquiries, please email funding@aktive.org.nz or call Hazel Latoa, Aktive on 027 250 2498.

For local enquiries, please contact:  

• CLM Community Sport – Bernadette Tovio, bernie@clmnz.co.nz, 021 275 2077 (Counties Manukau)  

• Harbour Sport – Mel Sykes, TuManawa@harboursport.co.nz, 027 700 4018 (North Auckland)  

• Sport Auckland – Barb Croawell, tumanawa@sportauckland.co.nz, 021 590 914  Scott van der Colk, tumanawa@sportauckland.co.nz, 022 068 1639 (Central/East Auckland) 

• Sport Waitākere  – Jamie Lane, funding@sportwaitakere.nz,  021 149 7472 (West Auckland)

What is the Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa fund?

Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa provides funding for projects or programmes to deliver play, active recreation and sport experiences for tamariki and rangatahi. These may be new or already operating.  

Projects or programmes engaging tamariki and rangatahi who are inactive, face major barriers (such as cost, travel, exclusion, low confidence) and would otherwise not be exposed to such activities will be prioritised for funding.   

Applicants need to provide evidence, including ‘participant voice’, demonstrating that the tamariki and rangatahi who are missing out are genuinely interested in doing the proposed project or programme. This means applicants should engage  tamariki and  rangatahi on what activities they want to participate in, what the barriers are and include this information in the application. This provides evidence of need for your project.

Watch Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa in action!

Kī-o-Rahi Tāmaki Makaurau

Snowplanet's Winter Wonderland Experience 

Recreate NZ Rock Climbing

Football Connect, a Youthtown NZ and NZ Football Foundation project

The Dust Palace's Ngā Wāhine Toa project, funded through Sport Auckland.

Purpose of the fund 

The purpose of Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa is to provide quality opportunities that are accessible and create a life-long love of being active. 

We welcome applications from a wide range of organisations that provide play, active recreation and sport opportunities for tamariki and rangatahi, particularly for those that are less active. These groups include: 

• Children and young people in higher deprivation communities 
• Girls and young women (5-24); and 
• Disabled children and young people (5-18) 

As this is a community fund it is responsive to local demographics and environments. Some Regional Sports Trusts have identified additional groups that experience barriers to participation in physical activity and lower participation statistics - you should contact your local Regional Sports Trust to clarify if there are additional priority groups in your region 

Who can apply?

We welcome applications from a wide range of groups and organisations. If you want to apply but do not have legal status, we recommend you consider partnering with a qualifying (legal) entity. 

Examples of who can apply 

• Hapū, iwi, marae, Māori organisations 
• Primary, intermediate, and secondary schools 
• Tertiary education and whare wānanga 
• Charitable trusts and incorporated societies 
• Regional and local councils 
• For-profit businesses/commercial organisations and social enterprises. 

Examples of who cannot apply 

• National organisation that receive Partnership Investment from Sport NZ 
• Government agencies and their regional branches 
• Early learning services 
• Professional or semi-professional sports teams and organisations 
• Individuals. 

Assessment Process 

Following is the assessment process for Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa applications: 

Fast Fund applications

CLM Community Sport, Harbour Sport, Sport Auckland, and Sport Waitākere each use a decision-making panel consisting of staff members to assess all fast fund applications.

Decisions are made within four weeks of receiving the application.

Regional and Local Fund applications

Aktive, CLM Community Sport, Harbour Sport, Sport Auckland, and Sport Waitākere each use an independent Advisory Group consisting of community members to assess all applications. Advisory Groups make recommendations to each organisation’s Board, seeking approval.

Decisions are made within eight weeks of receiving the application.

Decisions are made following Advisory Group meetings that are to be held within the following month after the round has closed. 

Full Advisory Group list 

Successful applications to date 

Aktive (Regional)

CLM Community Sport (Counties Manukau)

Harbour Sport (North Auckland)

Sport Auckland (Central/East Auckland)

Sport Waitākere (West Auckland)