Thermal Explorer Highway Regional Events Fund

Thermal Explorer Regional Events Fund – Event Funding Recipients

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)