New Zealand Lottery Grants Board
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RELEVANT ACTS
The New Zealand Lottery Grants Board, governed by the Gambling Act 2003, distributes the profits of New Zealand Lotteries for community purposes that contribute to the building of strong sustainable communities.
FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Board determines the proportions in which profits of New Zealand Lotteries are allocated to the three statutory bodies it contributes to (Creative New Zealand, New Zealand Film Commission, and Sport and Recreation New Zealand), its own lottery distribution committees and the Minister responsible for the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board.
STRUCTURE
Membership of the Lottery Grants Board consists of the Minister Responsible for the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board (currently the Minister of Internal Affairs), who is Presiding Member, a representative each of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, and three community members appointed by the Governor-General. Lottery distribution committees consist of up to five members appointed by the Minister of Internal Affairs for up to three years. Funding decisions are made by these committees, which comprise individuals from the community with specialist skills and knowledge. The committees determine funding priorities in line with the Board’s general policy and directions. The Local Government and Community Branch of the Department of Internal Affairs provide administration and secretariat services to the Lottery Grants Board.
There are 17 lottery distribution committees and two subcommittees. Each provides funding for different purposes.
Lottery Community
Makes grants for projects that encourage or enable community self-reliance, capacity building and stability, or opportunities for social, civil or cultural participation, and reducing or removing barriers to such participation.
There is one Lottery National Community Committee and 11 Lottery Regional Community Committees. Lottery National Community Committee has two sub-committees:
Individuals with Disabilities Subcommittee (Replaced by Individuals with Disabilities Committee after 1 January 2007)
Makes grants to people with mobility and communications-related disabilities for the purchase and adaptation of vehicles, scooters and other mobility and communication equipment.
Pacific Provider Development Fund Subcommittee
This fund aims to build the capability of Pacific lottery applicants. It is currently undergoing modifications and is not scheduled to accept applications again until late 2005.
Lottery Environment and Heritage
Provides grants for projects that promote, protect and conserve New Zealand’s natural, physical and cultural heritage.
Lottery Marae Heritage and Facilities
Funds capital works costs for the conservation, restoration and development of marae facilities, particularly wharenui, wharekai and wharepaku facilities.
Lottery Health Research
Funds research that promotes the health of New Zealanders.
Lottery Outdoor Safety
Funds outdoor and water safety projects, including search-and-rescue activities, undertaken by groups that have outdoor or water safety as their core business.
Lottery Community Facilities Fund
This fund makes grants for building projects to construct and improve community facilities.
Lottery Significant Projects Fund (To commence distribution from 1 July 2008)
This fund provide grants large enough to enable completion of projects with a capital expenditure of at least $1 million. Projects must offer benefits at a wider community, regional and/or national level and be significant in scope and nature. As well as meeting the ‘significance’ criteria, projects will also have to demonstrate that they are community based, have considerable support from the community and have exhausted all other avenues of funding.
Lottery Community Sector Research (To commence distribution from 1 July 2008)
Funds community-driven research
Minister’s Discretionary Fund
The Minister Responsible for the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board (currently the Minister of Internal Affairs) may make grants to applications that fall within the general definition of community purposes, but are outside the scope of the distribution committees.
RECORDS
The records of the Lottery Grants Board are maintained in a central records section. The main classes of records relate to membership, policy, agendas and minutes, and finance. Individual files are kept of each client’s application details.
DOCUMENTS RELATING TO DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES
None provided.
CONTACT
The Secretary
New Zealand Lottery Grants Board
C/- Department of Internal Affairs
PO Box 805
WELLINGTON
Phone: 0800 824 824
Fax: (04) 495 7225
