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Bin Enquiry FormOur Indigenous Biodiversity grants help Lower Hutt landowners protect, enhance and manage indigenous habitats on their land.
Council can support a range of activities with the grants including pest and weed control, revegetation planting and may include providing materials or expertise. Landowners will need to meet basic criteria to qualify. Larger scale projects, with an agreed project plan, may be eligible for council funding.
Further information about management plans can be found here.
We know landowners often have a deep knowledge of their land and have already considered how they want to manage biodiversity. If you want to develop a project plan, we can help. A project plan makes it easier to make biodiversity gains and streamlines funding applications.
Council has set aside funds until the end of the 2021/22 financial year. These will be available as grants to help landowners protect, enhance and manage indigenous biodiversity on their land. Grants will be available in two tiers:
This can cover delivery of materials, consumables, equipment or services, or as a rebate for work done. You can also use it to develop project or property management plans, which are required for Tier Two grants.
A plan needs to include a project overview with targets/aims, a project timeline and measurable outcomes. Exceptions may be made for larger proposals that have exceptional biodiversity impacts. Once a project is completed, an agreed project completion report should be given to council.
To be eligible for funding, you must own the property the activity is to be carried out on, and you must meet one or more of the following criteria:
Applications for the next round of grants open on Tuesday 27 April 2021 and close on 11 June 2021. You’ll be able to apply through this page.
You can apply using the online form by going here.
Once you’ve applied, council’s Ecology Advisor will assess your application. Tier Two applications will also be reviewed by an Indigenous Biodiversity Fund Working Group.
For more information about the fund, download the Biodiversity Fund Outline (PDF 329.9KB) or email biodiversity@huttcity.govt.nz