Funded through the airline’s Climate and Nature Fund, the Every Corner Project aims to support grassroots efforts by communities – big and small – to improve, protect or restore local environments across New Zealand. Applications will be assessed by Air New Zealand’s 20 regional port teams, who are part of these communities themselves. Each team will oversee applications within their broader region, ensuring funding reaches even remote communities beyond Air New Zealand’s network – so that every corner of the country is included.
From Thursday 27 February, registered charities, schools/kura, iwi and hapū can apply for funding to support projects such as:
- Planting native trees and plants
- Establishing native gardens, food gardens or beehives
- Reducing food waste from landfill eg composting
- Nature and/or climate education
- Predator control
- Restoration/regeneration of oceans, beaches, mangroves, wetlands and waterways.
A key focus of the Every Corner Project is ensuring funding reaches regional and rural communities that often have limited access to sustainability funding.
How it works
Applications open on Thursday 27 February and close on Monday 31 March 2025. Applications must be made online.
Recipients will be announced by Friday 9 May 2025, with projects rolling out throughout the year.
