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Lottery decision makers must consider many factors when making  lottery grant decisions, so a decision tool is used to help decide which grants should be funded. The kōnae model explains how different layers of the Outcomes Framework assist lottery decision makers to prioritise grant applications.

A kōnae is a woven basket, traditionally used to collect pipi or other shellfish. The kōnae performs a filtering function, so that some shellfish stay in the basket and others do not.

To be prioritised, grants must:

  • Be for community purposes
  • Support equity, Te Tiriti, and the groups named in the Gambling Act 2003 (the Act).
  • Align to the Lottery Grants Board Te Puna Tahua’s (the Board) strategy, vision and guiding legislation
  • Consider the priorities set by the Board
  • Consider the priorities set by distribution committees.

If a grant request meets the conditions at each kōnae layer, the lottery decision makers (committees) may choose to approve grant funding.

Konae diagram side view, web text is below

The diagram below shows a kōnae, or a woven basket, seen from above. This shows whenu, or strands, representing the nine Mid Horizon Outcomes Ngā Pae Tata, and the groups named in the Act. This image represents the lottery grants system prioritising these strands in grant making.

Konae model top view, web text below

Priority outcomes

The Board sets overall priority outcomes for the lottery grants system.  The Board also sets policies about what is not funded by lottery grants.

Lottery distribution committees use the Outcomes Framework to set their priority outcomes and to make funding decisions. Lottery decision makers must also have regard to the needs of Māori and other groups named in the Act. You can view the committee priority outcomes on each lottery fund’s page.