Taranaki Regional Disaster Relief Fund

CURRENT FUND PRIORITY:
The Fund currently activated to support our neighbouring regions affected by various weather-related events.

The Taranaki Regional Disaster Relief Fund exists to support the region in the event of a natural disaster or acute situation. The Fund may also be activated to support other areas around the country as desired. The Relief Fund is managed by all four local body organisations in the Taranaki region – Taranaki Regional Council, New Plymouth District Council, South Taranaki District Council & Stratford District Council – in partnership with Taranaki Foundation.

Community Foundations like Taranaki Foundation are perfectly placed to act as a single point of contact to distribute emergency funding if the need arises. Leveraging our extensive connections with local charities, voluntary organisations, local authorities and donors, community foundations can act quickly and efficiently. The success of such initiatives relies heavily on cross-sector collaboration, as demonstrated in recent weather events and related responses across New Zealand.

All distributions and funding priorities are made collectively, ensuring a partnership-driven approach is taken to looking after our Taranaki region or when the Fund is activated for other regions.

We encourage contributions to this fund big or small, regular or one-off. Contributions can be made at any time. All donations are eligible for a 33.33% tax refund in New Zealand.

Fees for this fund are set at 4% to cover the amount that we are charged for the merchant fees to process the donations online.

Do you want to make a donation from an international destination? Taranaki Foundation is a member of Community Foundations of Aotearoa New Zealand, which has a partnership with Global Giving. International giving options will be available when the Fund is activated for Taranaki.