New Zealand Lottery Grants Board

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New Zealand Lottery Grants Board
Te Puna Tahua
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Logo of the Lottery Grants Board
Agency overview
JurisdictionNew Zealand
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Brendan Boyle, Chief Executive, Secretary for Internal Affairs, Secretary for Local Government
Parent agency Department of Internal Affairs
Website http://www.dia.govt.nz/lotterygrantsboard

The New Zealand Lottery Grants BoardTe Puna Tahua is a business unit of the Department of Internal Affairs in New Zealand. [1]

Contents

The New Zealand Lottery Grants Board is governed by the Gambling Act 2003. [2] Its purpose is to benefit the community by distributing the profits from state lotteries run by the New Zealand Lotteries Commission. [1] It does this through a system of distribution agencies and committees that support a wide range of community purposes.

Lottery grants may be given for projects that contribute to the building of strong sustainable communities enabling them to be self-reliant; to build their ability and to ensure their stability, to create opportunities for social, civil or cultural participation, to reduce or overcome barriers to such participation, and to encourage community or environmental health.

The Department of Internal Affairs' Community Operations, Service Delivery and Operations branch administers the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board and its lottery distribution committees. There are advisors to assist applicants in 16 regional offices and the National Office in Wellington.

Investment

In 2024, Minister of Internal Affairs, Brooke Van Velden announced that the Lottery Grants Board had granted $434 million to the community in the past financial year. In addition to the $434 million in community returns, Lotto also contributed $200 million in taxes, duties, and levies. [3]

In response to Cyclone Gabrielle, the Board funded $10,000 towards satellite internet, food-processing machinery, and traffic control equipment in regional communities. After a special lotto draw, the board raised 11.7 million dollars towards the Cyclone Gabrielle recovery. [4] However, the Board came under scrutiny as the money raised sat unspent almost one year following the Cyclone. [5]

The Board also supports digital‑literacy projects, marae development, environmental heritage work, and tailored funding for COVID‑19 community recovery. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lottery Grants Board", Community Matters, Department of Internal Affairs, New Zealand Government, archived from the original on 28 November 2023, retrieved 3 February 2024
  2. ↑ "Gambling Act 2003 No 51", New Zealand Legislation, New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel Office, sec. 272-279, 1 June 2022, archived from the original on 7 January 2024, retrieved 3 February 2024
  3. ↑ Nealon, Kelly (4 December 2024). "Lotto NZ a $434m winner for communities". Inside Government NZ. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  4. ↑ www.beehive.govt.nz https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/special-lotto-draw-raises-117-million-cyclone-gabrielle-recovery . Retrieved 8 June 2025.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "Unspent $10m Lotto draw for Cyclone Gabrielle flood victims baffles mayor". NZ Herald. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  6. ↑ www.beehive.govt.nz https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/220-million-new-funding-communities?utm_source=chatgpt.com . Retrieved 8 June 2025.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


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