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New Zealand Lottery Grants Board Distribution of Funds

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Outdoor Safety Committee<br />

Te Tahua Whakaruru-hau<br />

KEEPING KIWIS SAFE IN<br />

THE WATER<br />

Living in an island nation blessed with<br />

beautiful beaches, a spectacular coastline<br />

and magnificent lakes and rivers, it is no<br />

surprise <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong>ers like to spend so<br />

much time in and around water.<br />

At home, in the pool, on the beach, in a lake,<br />

river or at sea, water safety is an important<br />

issue for all <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong>ers.<br />

The <strong>Lottery</strong> Outdoor Safety Committee<br />

shares Water Safety <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong>’s<br />

vision <strong>of</strong> enhancing water safety for<br />

all <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong>ers and has granted<br />

$2,050,539 towards delivery <strong>of</strong> targeted<br />

educational initiatives.<br />

The third highest cause <strong>of</strong> accidental<br />

death in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> is drowning, and our<br />

annual drowning toll is one <strong>of</strong> the worst in<br />

the developed world. Although drownings<br />

can never be totally eliminated, they can be<br />

reduced by increasing public awareness <strong>of</strong><br />

water’s potential dangers, improving skills and<br />

through technological advances.<br />

In 2008, there were 96 drowning fatalities<br />

in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong>, the second lowest annual<br />

total since records began in 1980, and<br />

this improvement can be attributed to the<br />

success <strong>of</strong> initiatives to raise awareness <strong>of</strong><br />

water safety as an important social issue.<br />

Pre-school children are particularly at risk and<br />

need appropriate supervision. Among adults,<br />

men aged 18-35 are at risk because they<br />

tend to take part in riskier activities.<br />

<strong>Lottery</strong> <strong>Grants</strong> Record 2008–2009<br />

Recipient Amount Recipient Amount<br />

Auckland Land Search and Rescue $7,118<br />

Banks Peninsula Search and Rescue Inc $9,571<br />

Canterbury Land Search and Rescue Trust $32,800<br />

Canterbury Mountain Radio Service Inc $16,240<br />

Catlins Search and Rescue $9,740<br />

Central Otago Search and Rescue $10,000<br />

Christchurch Search and Rescue $4,971<br />

Clutha District Search and Rescue $9,615<br />

Dunedin Land Search and Rescue Committee $8,440<br />

Far North Search and Rescue Org Inc $21,155<br />

Fiordland Search and Rescue<br />

Gisborne Land Search and Rescue<br />

$9,500<br />

Charitable Trust <strong>Board</strong> $12,000<br />

Golden Bay Search and Rescue $1,616<br />

Hamilton Land Search and Rescue Trust $25,398<br />

Hawke’s Bay Helicopter Rescue Trust $11,800<br />

Hokitika Land Search and Rescue $9,728<br />

Kaikoura Search and Rescue Org $9,410<br />

Kuaotunu Land Search and Rescue Inc $27,800<br />

Land Search and Rescue Taupo $10,000<br />

Life Flight Trust $38,885<br />

Marlborough Search and Rescue<br />

Mid-South Canterbury Land Search and<br />

$10,000<br />

Rescue Trust $49,877<br />

Motueka Search and Rescue $979<br />

Murchison Search and Rescue Inc<br />

Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter<br />

$22,194<br />

Trust Inc $47,067<br />

North Otago Search and Rescue Inc $10,000<br />

Northland Search and Rescue $10,000<br />

NZ Land Search and Rescue Dogs $9,999<br />

NZ Land Search and Rescue Inc $421,570<br />

NZ Mountain Safety Council $1,057,305<br />

NZ Speleological Soc $14,185<br />

Oxford Search and Rescue Group $10,000<br />

Rakaia Search and Rescue Org Inc $5,850<br />

Reefton Search and Rescue Squad $4,600<br />

Royal NZ Coastguard Inc $1,493,548<br />

Search and Rescue Dogs Otago Inc $10,615<br />

Search and Rescue Institute NZ (Trust) $115,000<br />

Search and Rescue Nelson Inc $52,905<br />

Search and Rescue Tasman Inc $63,449<br />

Surf Life Saving NZ Inc<br />

Tairua/Pauanui Volunteer Search and<br />

$2,300,000<br />

Rescue and Coastguard Inc $18,156<br />

Taranaki Alpine and Cliff Rescue Inc<br />

Taranaki Search and Rescue Equipment<br />

$9,110<br />

and Services Org Inc $40,000<br />

Tauranga Search and Rescue Inc $15,815<br />

Turangi Search and Rescue Group $32,447<br />

Wairarapa Search and Rescue Inc $1,850<br />

Waitomo Search and Rescue $10,000<br />

Wanaka Search and Rescue Org Inc $37,544<br />

Water Safety NZ Inc<br />

Wellington Land Search and<br />

$2,050,539<br />

Rescue Trust $31,057<br />

Westport Land Search and Rescue Inc $7,711<br />

YSAR Hamilton Trust $30,463<br />

The <strong>Lottery</strong> Outdoor Safety<br />

Committee funds groups whose<br />

main purpose is outdoor safety<br />

and water safety.<br />

Specialist Committees 9

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