Vanessa HartnellCommunity organisations across Central Otago and the Southern Lakes region are invited to apply for grants as the ZQN Community Fund opens its 2026 funding round. The fund was launched last year by Queenstown Airport to empower grassroots organisations that contribute to the well-being of the region’s people and environment. Queenstown Airport partnerships and marketing manager Vanessa Hartnell said the fund recognised the responsibility to give back and support the communities that supported the airport. The Community Fund is open to charitable organisations working within the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago District. Priority would be given to initiatives that supported community wellbeing, youth, environmental sustainability, and resilience and particularly projects that respond to local needs and have a clear community impact.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 26, 2026 15:02 UTC