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Press Release February 2000

FUNDING FROM THE RAINBOW WARRIOR

An environmental, conservation and cultural heritage fund, set up as
a result of the Rainbow Warrior bombing in Auckland Harbour, is once
again calling for applications for funding.

The Pacific Development and Conservation Fund, administered by the
Department of Internal Affairs, distributes about $350,000 a year to
projects throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific.  The Trust was
set up with money the New Zealand Government received from France,
following the destruction of the vessel "The Rainbow Warrior" in
1986.  Twice a year, it distributes income from this money to groups
and individuals who enhance and conserve their environment and
heritage and who promote peaceful development of the South Pacific.

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In the past, the Trust has supported plans to restore coral cover on
damaged reefs in Fiji, helped a French Polynesian village
co-operative develop the successful commercialisation of monoi and
vanilla, funded the construction of solar-box ovens in the Solomon
Islands and paid for paper mulberry and pandanu trees to be planted
in Tonga for use in crafts such as ngatu and weaving, and provided
tractor parts and repairs for a high school in the Solomon Islands.

In New Zealand, the Trust has assisted in the restoration of a
saltwater wetland to its pre-European state, funded the broadcast of
information on the natural environment on community access radio,
helped publish a book of "Pioneer Women of South Kaipara", and
supported a survey on the Archey's Tree Frog to find out why frog
numbers are declining.

Applications for the next funding round close on Wednesday 1 March.
Funding applications need to be made on an official application form
which can be obtained by contacting the Pacific Conservation and
Development Trust, PO Box 805, Wellington, New Zealand, e-mail
trusts@dia.govt.nz or telephone (664) 495-9323.

For more information, please contact Leigh Sutton, Public Affairs
Advisor, Community Development Group, Department of Internal Affairs,
telephone (664) 495 7299.


Dear Norbert

I think the main things to consider with making an application are:

* is your project replicating what someone else is doing
* is it either 'transferable' and/or will it have long term
   social/environmental value
* it there expressed interest by end users especially the wider community
* the Trust usually disperses about $150,000 each six months and therefore
   it is rare to give over $25,000 to a single grant
* be transparent and realistic in your costings and budget
* check very carefully what the trust will fund, what it will not fund and
   what it PREFERS to fund
* have a fall-back, i.e., if all the $ you ask for cannot be given, can you
   usefully use a smaller amount and if so indicate clearly what this
   would be used for
* don't be shy about your credentials
* wriite a good application - remarkably a lot of applications are very
   poorly presented or are very obscure
* state up front, clearly and succinctly the benefits which will come from
   your project, and why your project will succeed well - it is
   important that

   Trustees feel in the first 20 seconds (30-40 words) of reading
   that your project is not only worth considering but has that
   x-factor that makes them say "Wow"

Your project sound well worth considering. Note that I am no longer a
Trustee.

Sincerely

Associate Professor David R. Given

----- Original Message -----
From: Ingrid Kamstra 
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 2:04 PM

> Attached for your information is a press release on funding available from   the
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> (See attached file: Press Release Feb 2000.doc)
>
> INGRID KAMSTRA
> Advisor, Trusts and Fellowships
> Department of Internal Affairs
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> Fax:  (04) 495-9444
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>




  Pacific Development and Conservation Trust

  Closing date: 1 March and 1 September annually



  Overview

  The Pacific Development and Conservation Trust funds projects which
    promote sustainable development in the South Pacific (including
    Aotearoa), while conserving the natural environment and cultural
    heritage of its peoples.

  Background information

  The Pacific Development and Conservation Trust was established by
    Trust Deed by the New Zealand Government on 23 May 1989. The
    money for the Trust was received from France in recognition of
    events surrounding the destruction of the vessel The Rainbow
    Warrior in 1986. For a short history of The Rainbow Warrior, go
    to Greenpeace.

  Purposes and Activities

  The Trust's net income is made available each year for groups in
    New Zealand and the South Pacific to use for charitable purposes.


  Objectives of the Trust

  To promote the enhancement, protection and conservation of the
    natural environment of the South Pacific, and of its natural
    resources.



  To promote the peaceful economic, physical and social development
    of the South Pacific and of its peoples, to the extent that the
    use of any natural or historic resource is not inconsistent with
    its conservation.

  To encourage and promote the peaceful conservation and development
  of the cultural heritage of the peoples of the South Pacific.

  To encourage and promote peace, understanding and goodwill between
  the peoples of the South Pacific.

  Guiding Principles

  To maintain the life support systems and biological diversity found
  in New Zealand and the South Pacific through sound conservation and
  resource management.

  To promote "sustainable development". This is defined as
    "development that meets the needs of the present without
    compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
    needs".

  To promote self-reliance and maintenance of cultural heritage
    amongst all peoples of the South Pacific in the pursuit of
    sustainable development and sound resource management policies.

  To promote greater awareness of the dependence of peace and
  security on sustainable development and environmental well-being.


  Advisory Trustees

  Hon John Falloon (Chairperson)
  Aeau Semi Epati
  Mr David Given
  Mr Joseph Grossman
  Ms Edith Mackie
  Ms Barbara Mildenhall
  Dr Clare Veltman


  Guidelines to Applicants

  Eligibility

  Applicants must be New Zealand or South Pacific citizens. South
    Pacific means: "That area from which is drawn the members of the
    South Pacific Forum and includes Tokelau and the Pacific
    territories of Great Britain, France, and the United States."
    (Source: Declaration of Trust, 23 May 1989)

  Projects must meet the objectives and align with the guiding
  principles of the Trust.

  Projects must benefit New Zealand or South Pacific countries.

  Policies and Priorities

  Over a number of years, the Advisory Trustees have formulated
  policies to help them determine which applicants and projects are
  most worthy of support. These are summarised as follows:

  Priority will be given to projects which benefit the wider
  community. Priority will be given to projects which involve local
  communities. The Trust gives priority to projects which do not have
  access to other sources of funding. The Trust will not generally
  fully fund a project. The Trust is particularly interested in
  encouraging people and groups who endeavour to contribute to the
  project themselves. Base funding for non government organisations
  with a track record, and for their infrastructure support, may be
  considered. The Trust will give priority to projects which have
  long-term impact, and may consider funding such projects in stages.
  Except in exceptional circumstances, money will not be made
  available for:

  a. the purchase of land,
  b. the restoration of buildings,
  c. fishing boats and equipment,
  d. chainsaws and sawmills for community logging projects,
  e. travel (although the Trust may be prepared to consider partial
     funding for travel to study or training courses with long-term
     impact on conservation and heritage in New Zealand and the wider
     Pacific region),

  f. administration expenses. Where projects are concerned with
     education and educational publications with a conservation and
     development focus, emphasis is put on granting funding through
     educational institutions and community groups.



  Responsibilities of the Successful Applicant

  Recipients of grants will be required to submit a progress report
    at six-monthly intervals after receiving the grant. Not
    completing such reports, and the other reports outlined below,
    will affect considerations of future funding for the organisation
    and the individuals involved in the project.

  Recipients of grants will be required to submit a report on
  completion of the project which:

  a. details that the grant has been spent in the manner stated in
     the application form;

  b. advises of any problems encountered during the completion of the
     project; and

  c. assesses the success of the project.

  Recipients of grants may be required to submit additional reports
  at the request of the Trust.

  Acknowledgement of the Trust will be required, as will a
  complementary copy of any publications associated with the grant.

  Responsibilities of the Referee

  Referees of all applications for funding are required to complete
    the Referee's Statement provided with the application form and
    return this directly to the Trust. The Referee's Statement is to
    provide:

  a. an independent evaluation of the applicant's capabilities and
     qualifications for the project; and

  b. to assess the benefits the project will have.

  Not providing the Referee's Statement or providing a referee who is
  not considered to be independent, will affect considerations of
  funding for the project.

  Referees of successful grant projects will be required to submit a
  report at six-monthly intervals after the grant has been paid
  which:

  a. details the progress of the project;
  b. assesses the success of the project to date; and
  c. discusses any problems which may have been encountered and how
     they will be resolved.

  Not completing this, and the other reports listed below, will
  affect future funding for this organisation and the individuals
  involved in the project.

  Referees of grant recipients will be required to submit a report on
  completion of the project which:

  a. details that the grant has been spent in the manner detailed in
     the application form;

  b. advises of any problems encountered during the completion of the
     project; and

  c. assesses the success of the project.

  Referees may be required to submit additional reports at the
  request of the Trust.


  Independent Monitor

  The Trust may nominate an independent monitor to evaluate an
    applicant and project. This monitor could be an aid agency or
    other agent nominated by the Trust and could make an assessment
    at the time of application, as the project progresses or report
    on the outcome.


  Application

  Applications must be made on the application form provided. For a
  copy of the official form, please go to Application Form.

  Wherever possible, applications should be typed. If the application
    is hand-written, please do so NEATLY and in BLACK pen (black
    photocopies more clearly than blue).

  All sections of the application form must be completed. Incomplete
  applications and applications submitted in another format will be
  returned to the sender

  Do not send any additional information unless specifically
  requested to do so in the application form or by the Trust.

  Please do not use folders or binders to present your application
  form (as the application will be photocopied).

  Applications from organisations must be counter-signed by the
    organisation's director or equivalent, confirming that the
    project conforms with plans and priorities of the group.

  Applicants must name a suitable person willing to act as an
    independent referee to monitor the project. This referee is
    required to fill out the Referee's Statement provided at the back
    of the application form and forward this directly to the Trust.



  Contact Information

Postal Address: The Co-ordinator
Pacific Development and Conservation Trust
PO Box 10-345
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND

Phone: 64 4 495 9323
Fax: 64 4 495 9444
Email: trusts@dia.govt.nz

Courier address: Level 9
Department of Internal Affairs
State Insurance Building
46 Waring Taylor Street
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND



  List of Grants Made Over the Past Year

  April 1999 Grants

  In April 1999, the Pacific Development and Conservation Trust
    allocated a total of NZ$141,364 to 18 projects. These projects
    are listed as follows:

                        New Zealand

  ISLAND BAY MARINE EDUCATION CENTRE (WELLINGTON) NZ$3,000.00 towards
    the costs of preparing an illustrated booklet which introduces
    school age children to the common marine life found at the centre
    and adjacent rocky shore.

  KAIPATIKI ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION PROJECT (NORTH SHORE CITY)
    NZ$2,000.00 to make site/feature identification plaques in the
    Kaipatiki Stream Nature Reserve.

  KARORI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY (WELLINGTON) NZ$41,556.00 to eradicate
    possums, rodents, lagomorphs, mustelids, cats, hedgehogs and
    ungulates from the Karori Reservoir Valley.

  OLD CROMWELL TOWN INCORPORATED (CENTRAL OTAGO) NZ$2,068.00 to
    prepare the foundations and roofing of an historic building in
    Old Cromwell town.

  ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND - CANTERBURY BRANCH
    NZ$3,300.00 for desktop, art work, draft print, file preparation,
    CD writing and vinyl production work towards the erecting of
    conservation information signs along the Sumner to Taylors
    Mistake Walkway.

  REHU MA TANGI (SWEET FLUTES) RECORDER WEEK 1999 (NELSON)
    NZ$1,350.00 for the inclusion of Maori flute-playing and making
    among a gathering of recorder players, teachers, instrument
    makers of all ages at a residential school and festival with
    workshops, concerts etc.

  ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD SOCIETY - MANA BRANCH (KAPITI COAST)
    NZ$3,375.00 to subsidise the travel costs of volunteers who are
    involved in the ecological restoration programme on Mana Island.

  SECOND CHANCE ENTERPRISES (CHRISTCHURCH) NZ$5,000.00 towards the
    cost of equipment to establish a ZooDoo project in Christchurch
    to recycle the organic waste of Orana Park as garden compost.

  SIXTUS LODGE TRUST (APITI, MANAWATU) NZ$2,000.00 to erect a fence
  around an area of native bush, in order to protect the area from
  livestock.

  ST. BENEDICT'S URBAN FARM PROJECT INCORPORATED (NEWTON, CENTRAL
    AUCKLAND) NZ$3,000.00 to establish a community composting project
    using organic food waste from households.

  TE PUKE AND DISTRICT ENTERPRISE AGENCY (BAY OF PLENTY) NZ$2,000.00
    to buy native plants and trees for replanting in a reserve
    adjacent to Pongakawa School.

  VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON FOUNDATION NZ$23,000.00 to
    restore the Rangitoto Islands ecologically by removing rats and
    re-introducing an array of native plants and animals, especially
    tuatara and lizards.

  WAIMARINO NGAHERE DEVELOPMENT (WAIMARINO FOREST, CENTRAL NORTH
    ISLAND) NZ$9,631.25 towards the study of the range of Kiwi in the
    wild in order to assess the impact of logging. A further
    $2,868.75 has been set aside to allow for the lease of a 4x4 quad
    farm bike.

  WANGANUI DISTRICT COUNCIL'S COMMUNITY PROJECTS TEAM NZ$5,000.00
    towards the cost of purchasing seedlings for the Riverbank
    Revegetation and Walkway Project.

  WHANGANUI REGIONAL MUSEUM NZ$5,000.00 towards the costs of
    employing a Contract Conservator for a project involving the
    restoration and preservation of a significant collection of tapa.

                        South Pacific

  HOTU TIARE MAOHI (TAHITI, UA POU, TAHAA AND MOOREA (FRENCH
    POLYNESIA) NZ$5,000.00 either for airfares or training, whichever
    Hotu Tiare Maohi sees as the highest priority in its bid to
    further develop successful commercialisation of monoi and
    vanilla.

  FOUNDATION FOR THE PEOPLES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC- FIJI
    (DROMUNA/KABA, QAMEA, VANUA BALAVU AND KADAVU) NZ$20,000.00 to
    restore coral cover on damaged reefs in Fiji.

  SOLAR BOX OVEN WORKSHOPS (SAMBORA VILLAGE, SOLOMON ISLANDS)
    NZ$2,215.00 to present a workshop on the construction of ten
    solar box ovens at which ten ovens will be constructed.


  November 1998 Grants

  In November 1998, the Pacific Development and Conservation Trust
  allocated a total of NZ$111,287.29 to 20 projects. These projects
  are listed as follows:


                        New Zealand


  BRIAN AND CHRISTINE RANCE (INVERCARGILL) NZ$2,660.00 be awarded for
    the Community Nursery For Southland project, to provide
    propagation materials and nursery facilities to groups and
    individuals undertaking restoration with native plants.

  ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION ORGANISATIONS OF NEW ZEALAND (INC)
    (WELLINGTON) NZ$1,599.00 be awarded for the ECO Resource Centre
    project, to promote and enhance ECO's environmental resource and
    information centre so that it can more effectively raise public
    awareness of environmental issues.

  COCONUT FREE PRESS (AUCKLAND) NZ$7,408.75 be awarded for the
    printing and distribution of the second edition of the
    anti-pollution booklet "Rubbish No More".

  THE ELMS TRUST (TAURANGA) NZ$2,000.00 be awarded for the School
    Resource Kits project for use by teachers and pupils making class
    visits to The Elms mission house in Tauranga.

  OTAGO TREE SOCIETY (DUNEDIN) NZ$2,000.00 be awarded towards the
    Warrington Embankment Revegetation Project for the replanting of
    native trees indigenous to the area.

  FEATHERSTON HERITAGE COMPLEX SOCIETY (INC) (FEATHERSTON)
    NZ$2,500.00 be awarded for the sourcing and preparation of
    materials from the Turnbull Library for use within displays at
    the Complex.

  THE ORGANIC GARDEN CITY TRUST (CHRISTCHURCH) NZ$5,500.00 be awarded
    towards the Kid's Edible Gardens project for the purchase of
    garden materials: timber, blood and bone, straw and plants; for
    the creation of garden activity sheets for children; and for
    training and uniforms for garden facilitators at schools.

  OTAGO RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY INCORPORATED (DUNEDIN)
    NZ$4,200.00 be awarded towards the Drewry Diesel Locomotive
    Restoration Project for repairs to the engine.

  ECO-ACTION NETWORK (QUEENSTOWN) NZ$5,000.00 be awarded towards the
    control of wilding pines as part of the project to restore native
    Wakatipu.

  KUAOTUNU KIWI SANCTUARY (INC) (WHITIANGA) NZ$20,000.00 be awarded
    towards "Project Kiwi" for the trailing and evaluation of the
    proposal to raise kiwi chicks in as close to a natural
    environment as possible, prior to their return to the wild.

  BRUCE CANDY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ASHBURTON ENTERPRISE AGENCY
    (ASHBURTON) NZ$15,000.00 be awarded towards the Kukudu High
    School, Solomon Islands, agricultural and carpentry equipment
    maintenance project.

  BIRD RESCUE WANGANUI/MANAWATU (WANGANUI) NZ$2,000.00 be awarded
    towards the cost of carrying out five toxicology tests to assess
    pesticide levels present in Australasian Harrier Hawks.

  DR C M KING, UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO (HAMILTON) NZ$2,500.00 be
    awarded towards the cost of compiling a comprehensive database on
    introduced predators in New Zealand.

  WANGANUI YMCA (WANGANUI) NZ$3,600.00 be awarded towards the cost of
    providing construction materials for the pathway for the Raukawa
    Falls Walkway Project.

  NATURAL STEP ENVIRONMENT FOUNDATION (WELLINGTON) NZ$5,000.00 be
    awarded towards the cost of producing an educational booklet
    outlining the TNS model for sustainability.

  KOANGA GARDENS TRUST (MATAKANA, NORTHLAND) NZ$8,000.00 be awarded
    towards the cost of collecting, maintaining and preserving New
    Zealand heirloom plants, together with records of their history
    and culture.

  NIUE DICTIONARY PROJECT FOR LEO PACIFIKA CONFERENCE (AUCKLAND)
    NZ$4,000.00 be awarded towards the publication of conference
    proceedings for the 4th International Conference on Oceanic
    Linguistics [4-COL], to be held in July 1999. Expected
    publication date of July 2000.


                        South Pacific


  'ALOUA MA'A TONGA ASSOCIATION (NUK'ALOFA, TONGA) NZ$5,819.54 be
    awarded towards the costs of planting paper mulberry and pandanu
    trees for use in the production of Tongan crafts such as ngatu
    and weaving and for running workshops in tapa design and making.

  HOTU TIARE MAOHI (FRENCH POLYNESIA) NZ$7,500.00 be awarded towards
    the cost of training young vanilla planters throughout French
    Polynesia - including Tahiti, Ua Pou, Tahaa and Moorea, in the
    method of preparing vanilla for sale.

  SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT ACTION NETWORK (FIJI)
    NZ$5,000.00 be awarded towards the Mangrove Ecosystem Awareness
    Programme for the production and publication of written material
    for use in mangrove ecosystem conservation awareness workshops
    which will be conducted in coastal villages throughout Vitilevu.



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