Lottery Grants Board Te Puna Tahua Statement of Intent
Lottery Grants Board Te Puna Tahua has adopted a 4-year Statement of Intent
The Statement of Intent (SOI) is shaped around the Lottery Grants Board Te Puna Tahua (the Board’s) strategic intent to support the aspirations of community, hapū, and iwi through granting that builds strong, sustainable communities.
The SOI sets out how the Board will progress towards this over the 2025-2029 period.
The SOI reflects an evolving lottery grants system
In late 2021, the Board initiated a review of the lottery grants system (the system) which highlighted a lack in overall strategic direction.
The Board also heard from communities, hapū and iwi that apply for funding that there are inefficiencies and inequities within the system.
To address this, the Board committed to evolving the system to one that is more strategic, responsive, inclusive and recognises Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The Board’s adoption of an SOI is an important strategic shift towards this evolved system.
Stakeholder feedback has informed the final SOI
To ensure maximum benefit for communities, hapū and iwi, the Board engaged with the following stakeholder groups to strengthen its SOI:
- community, hapū and iwi
- Māori community leaders
- the philanthropic sector
- statutory bodies
- local and central government, and
- focus groups representing the groups named in the Gambling Act 2003
A key feature of the SOI is an outcomes framework
To help ensure funding is distributed towards their strategic intent, the Board has developed an outcomes framework as the basis for funding prioritisation from 1 July 2025.
The framework is underpinned by the principle of equity, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the requirements of legislation.
The purpose of the framework is to provide guidance on the types of outcomes that best align with the Board’s strategic intent and are therefore the best fit for funding requests.
What is an ‘outcome’?
Outcomes are the changes in behaviour, knowledge, skills, status, or condition that are expected to happen because of the activities, projects or services provided (the outputs).
From 1 July 2025 distribution committees will prioritise funding towards requests which align with the Board’s strategic direction, as guided by the Lottery Outcomes Framework.
For funding applicants, the publication of the SOI means greater clarity about the types of requests that are likely to be supported.
You can read the Board’s full SOI here: