New Zealand Lottery Grants Board Distribution of Funds
New Zealand Lottery Grants Board Distribution of Funds
New Zealand Lottery Grants Board Distribution of Funds
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<strong>Lottery</strong> <strong>Grants</strong> Record 2008–2009<br />
Foreword<br />
The <strong>Lottery</strong> <strong>Grants</strong> <strong>Board</strong> Te Puna Tahua<br />
helps <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong>ers work together to<br />
build strong, sustainable communities by<br />
funding a wide range <strong>of</strong> social, community,<br />
arts, heritage, sports, recreation and health<br />
research services and projects.<br />
The <strong>Lottery</strong> <strong>Grants</strong> <strong>Board</strong> distributes the<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>its made by the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Lotteries<br />
Commission (NZ Lotteries) from games such<br />
as Lotto, Keno and Instant Kiwi.<br />
These pr<strong>of</strong>its are distributed through grants<br />
made by <strong>Lottery</strong> <strong>Grants</strong> <strong>Board</strong> distribution<br />
committees. The <strong>Board</strong> also provides major<br />
funding to Creative <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong>, the<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Film Commission and Sport<br />
and Recreation <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> (SPARC).<br />
<strong>Lottery</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>its reached record heights in<br />
2008/2009 because <strong>of</strong> two unprecedented<br />
Lotto and Big Wednesday jackpot runs<br />
which culminated in ‘must be won’ draws.<br />
The final allocation from NZ Lotteries was<br />
$189 million, almost $37 million more<br />
than forecast.<br />
NZ Lotteries staff from across the country<br />
are working in other ways to build strong,<br />
sustainable communities. They each have<br />
eight hours a year to give to volunteering<br />
for charitable causes, and most staff<br />
have decided to use this time in helping<br />
organisations that receive funding from the<br />
<strong>Lottery</strong> <strong>Grants</strong> <strong>Board</strong>. These range from<br />
StarJam to Heart Children to Hospice NZ.<br />
There appear to be no bounds to their<br />
volunteering activities. Two <strong>of</strong> the NZ<br />
Lotteries’ sales team have led the way for<br />
their colleagues by jumping out <strong>of</strong> a plane<br />
over Auckland in October 2009. The skydive<br />
raised funds for Heart Children NZ, which<br />
provides care and support for heart kids and<br />
their families.<br />
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