Nathan Guy
8 July, 2010
$153 million in lottery funding to benefit the community this year
$153 million in lottery funding will be pumped back into the community this year, the Internal Affairs Minister Nathan Guy has announced today.
"I'm very pleased that the Lottery Grants Board has allocated the same amount of money for 2010/2011 as it did last year.
"The money raised from games like Lotto, Instant Kiwi and Daily Keno plays an enormous role in building stronger communities.
"This funding helps communities help themselves, with grants to such iconic organisations as Age Concern, St John, Barnardos, Plunket, Women's Refuges and Cancer Societies.
"Environmental causes also benefit, with funding to save the kakapo in Fiordland and preserve our wetlands in Hawke's Bay.
"Churches, marae and toy libraries for our kids all keep going with the help of lottery grants.
"New Zealand's sporting talent is getting a big helping hand with a grant of almost $31 million to Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC).
"$10.8 million has been allocated to the New Zealand Film Commission and $23.2 million goes to Creative New Zealand.
"As I've travelled around the country I've seen just how important lottery funding is in building strong, sustainable communities in New Zealand. Many organisations would struggle without this help."
A full breakdown of the allocation is attached below.
Lottery Grants Board 2010/11 Allocations
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2010/11 |
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$ |
|
Creative New Zealand |
23,250,000 |
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New Zealand Film Commission |
10,850,000 |
|
Sport and Recreation New Zealand |
31,000,000 |
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Total Statutory Bodies listed in Gambling Act 2003 |
65,100,000 |
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|
|
|
Lottery Regional Community Committees |
|
|
Northland |
1,420,074 |
|
Auckland |
7,723,886 |
|
Waikato |
2,881,033 |
|
Bay of Plenty / Gisborne |
2,360,754 |
|
Taranaki |
850,732 |
|
Hawke's Bay |
1,303,310 |
|
Manawatu / Whanganui |
1,706,717 |
|
Wellington / Wairarapa |
2,449,093 |
|
West Coast / Nelson-Marlborough |
1,411,418 |
|
Canterbury / Kaikoura |
2,989,861 |
|
Otago / Southland |
1,817,714 |
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Total Lottery Regional Community Committee allocations |
26,914,592 |
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|
|
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Other Lottery allocations |
|
|
National Community Committee |
13,943,875 |
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Community Facilities Committee |
13,000,000 |
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Community Sector Research Committee |
1,750,000 |
|
Environment and Heritage Committee |
9,148,059 |
|
Health Research Committee |
3,186,696 |
|
Individuals with Disabilities Committee |
4,415,317 |
|
Marae Heritage and Facilities Committee |
6,885,007 |
|
Outdoor Safety Committee |
8,277,941 |
|
Minister's Discretionary Fund |
315,000 |
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Lottery grants GST contingency |
600,000 |
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Total other |
61,521,895 |
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|
|
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Total allocations to distribution committees / funds and GST |
88,436,487 |
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|
|
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Total Lottery Grants Board Allocations |
153,536,487 |
