Promotion list unveiled

Eight events will receive help from the $18,210 remaining in Waipā District’s Promotion and Community Event funds.

Showjumping

The Takapoto showjumping classic in February gets $3000 while the New Zealand Big Air freestyle BMX nationals – both at Lake Karāpiro – gets $1210.

They had requested $10,000 and $4000 respectively.

Two new recipients – the Te Awamutu Skatepark Burger Fuel event and the Cambridge Christmas window display and Santa’s workshop – get $500 and $600 each.

Other events to receive community event funding include the Te Awamutu Craft Fair ($700), Te Awamutu Boxing Academy Youth development ($1700), CPC NZ Powerlifting Nationals ‘Summer Slam’ ($1500) and Waikato 2024 Kyokushin Championships ($1500).

Liz Stolwyk

Deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk, a member of the District Promotions subcommittee which gives the funding on behalf of the council, said events offered a great return on investment.

“Not just financially but also through wellbeing. Whether it’s someone participating in a sports tournament or whānau spending a day wandering around the craft market, there is something for everyone.”

The council has a publicly contestable fund for district promotion events. There was $4110 rolled over from last financial year and $100 unallocated from June’s funding round.

The community event fund had $6500 left to distribute.

Six applicants – five from Te Awamutu and one from Cambridge – requested $12,900.

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