Devonport-Takapuna Local Board awards $115,546.96 in grants to local groups
Last Updated on August 26, 2026
The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board has awarded $115,546.96 to community groups through its latest local grants round, supporting projects ranging from a free classical music concert for babies to environmental restoration work.
According to Auckland Council North Auckland, the funding covers a wide mix of arts, environmental and community initiatives across the local board area.
Where the money is going
Among the recipients, the NZ Barok Orchestra received $1,600 towards its free Baby Baroque concert at Devonport Library, a performance aimed at introducing very young children to live orchestral music.
Restoring Takarunga Hauraki was granted $5,000 towards equipment for its conservation work, part of ongoing efforts to protect and restore the area’s natural environment.
The council material provided does not list the full breakdown of every grant recipient, but confirms the total distributed this round comes to $115,546.96.
What the grants fund
Local grants rounds like this one are a standard mechanism through which Auckland’s local boards distribute discretionary funding to community groups, sports clubs, arts organisations and environmental initiatives operating within their catchment. For Devonport-Takapuna, this round has touched on both cultural programming, such as the Baby Baroque concert, and practical conservation needs, such as equipment for restoration volunteers at Takarunga Hauraki, also known as Mount Victoria.
These kinds of grants often make the difference for small, volunteer-run groups that would otherwise struggle to cover the cost of venues, equipment or materials. A free concert for babies and their families, for instance, relies on funding to keep it accessible rather than ticketed.
Similar local board grant rounds have supported community groups elsewhere in Auckland recently. Kaipātiki Local Board’s own grants round recently distributed 3,398 to community groups in that area, reflecting how widespread this funding model is across the region’s local boards.
For residents of Devonport, Takapuna and surrounding suburbs, the grants translate into tangible local activity, a music event at the library, ongoing upkeep of green space on the maunga, and presumably other projects not detailed in the material provided by the board.
Source: Auckland Council.
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