A total of 28* events being staged across the Waikato, Rotorua, Taupō and Ruapehu regions have been allocated funding from the two Thermal Explorer Regional Events Fund funding rounds held in 2021 and 2022.
- Waikato – 10 events
- Rotorua – 8 events - *One further funded event will be announced at a later date.
- Taupō – 5 events
- Ruapehu – 3 events
- Multiple regions – 1 event
Event funding recipients 2021 round:
- ARONUI Indigenous Arts Festival (Rotorua)
- Dare2Sweat Events Limited (Rotorua, Taupō, Waikato)
- Equifest (Taupō)
- Long Course Weekend (Waikato)
- Love Trails Festival (Taupō)
- New Zealand National Fieldays Society – New Event A (Waikato)
- New Zealand Rugby League National Tournaments (Rotorua)
- Ohakune Blues & Roots Festival (Ruapehu)
- The Great Kiwi Summer Expo (Waikato)
- The Middle-earth™ Halfling™ Marathon (Waikato)
- Tourism Summit Aotearoa and Tourism Awards Dinner (Waikato)
- Whaka 100 (Rotorua)
Event funding recipients 2022 round:
- A Summer Evening with…(artist TBC) concert (Taupō)
- Autorama 2023 (Waikato)
- Digital Health Week 2022 (Rotorua)
- Embracing Change (Rotorua)
- Hamilton Arts Festival (Waikato)
- Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars Game (Rotorua)
- Kotahitanga Festival 2023 (Ruapehu)
- Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge – Gravel Grind (Taupō)
- Legend of the Peaks (Rotorua)
- New Zealand Blues and BBQ Festival (Rotorua)
- New Zealand Geothermal Week (Taupō)
- New Zealand Fitness Festival (Waikato)
- Sika Show (Waikato)
- Sky Waka Vertical Challenge (Ruapehu)
- Waitomo Trail Run (Waikato)
