Applying for funding

Sponsorship and donations

Centralines is proud to support a wide range of community groups, facilities and key stakeholders through sponsorships and donations, helping to make a positive impact where we are based and work.

Please see below for the relevant application due dates and our new funding application process.

Key dates for funding applications:

We review sponsorship and donation applications four times a year, with decisions made within three weeks of each deadline. Here are our application deadlines:

• 1 May
• 1 August
• 1 November
• 1 February

Through our sponsorship and donations, we strive to achieve the following objectives:

• Increased brand awareness.
• Increased involvement and awareness within the community.
• Business development and growth.
• Strong customer and stakeholder relationships.

We look for sponsorship and donation opportunities which:

• align with, and support, Centralines’ vision and values,
• are fair, friendly, safe and ethical,
• provide opportunity for leverage and publicity,
• are within Centralines’ distribution network region,
• offer benefit to the communities Centralines operates in, and
• are socially and environmentally responsible. 

We do not sponsor: 

• events or activities occurring outside of Central Hawke’s Bay, or
• events which promote alcohol, smoking, violence, harm to the environment or community, or illegal activities. 

How to apply:

Think your proposal aligns with our criteria above? Simply complete and submit the Sponsorship and Donation Application form below.