Round Two of the 2022/23 Christchurch Airport Tarras Community Fund is open. 

This round has $13,000 to allocate to community groups and organisations.

Christchurch Airport established the fund for the community in 2021, and it’s open to all community groups, organisations and exceptional individuals within the Tarras area. 

“The fund reflects the airport’s commitment to positively contributing to Tarras,” Christchurch International Airport Limited (CIAL) spokesperson said.

CIAL owns 750 hectares of farmland in Tarras and is currently investigating the potential to site a new regional airport for Central Otago there. 

The airport makes $30,000 available for community projects each year regardless of whether a new airport is built near Tarras.

In the last funding allocation round in October 2022, $17,000 was given to six Tarras groups: 

• The Tarras Playgroup got new outdoor equipment ($5,000) 
• Tarras School got money to help fund a new fibreglass coating for its pool ($5,000) 
• Fencing materials were purchased for the Tarras Cemetery ($3,500) 
• A new green-cutting machine for the Tarras Golf Course ($1,000)
• Tarras Collie Dog Club got funds to upgrade their leaking clubrooms ($1,500) 
• Electronic timers were purchased for the Central Otago Barrel Racing Series ($1,000). 

Any group or individual wishing to submit a funding application for consideration can find an information pack and application form here. To download an iYou can also contact the funding committee at [email protected].

Applications for this round of funding close on March 16, 2023.