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On what date, if any, did the Lottery Grants Board decide to exclude “Costs that are intended to cover funding gaps, operational deficits, or shortfalls arising from government-contracted services, rather than supporting additional or complementary community outcomes.”, from being funded as an operational cost? and 2 other questions

Answered 35143, 35144, 35145 (2026)
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Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Member for Māngere · Labour Party

Questions

  • 35143

    On what date, if any, did the Lottery Grants Board decide to exclude “Costs that are intended to cover funding gaps, operational deficits, or shortfalls arising from government-contracted services, rather than supporting additional or complementary community outcomes.”, from being funded as an operational cost?

  • 35144

    On what date, if any, did the Lottery Grants Board decide to exclude “Emergency response, rescue, and public safety services whose primary purpose is responding to immediate risks to life or property, except those delivered by national organisations whose primary purpose is outdoor or water safety”, from being funded as an operational cost?

  • 35145

    On what date, if any, did the Lottery Grants Board decide to exclude “Arts, cultural, heritage, or environmental activities where the primary purpose is participation, preservation, education, events, collections, facilities, or advocacy rather than community support outcomes”, from being funded as an operational cost?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that this has been lottery operational policy for many years. Through the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department and the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Department provides operational policy advice on funding policies and procedures. On 24 May 2026, I agreed to the retention of existing fund exclusion lists without any additional exclusions.