07/01/2023

Source: Stuff

A 19^th Century F150 locomotive restoration project is progressing following funding from ILT Foundation

05/11/2022

Source: GMANZ

Gaming Trusts are supporting NZ’s premier multi-stage cycling event the SBS Bank Tour of Southland

22/07/2022

K9 Medical Detection New Zealand is a dedicated team working to improve the health of all New Zealanders by using specially trained...

03/05/2022

Source: i.stuff.co.nz

New Generation 4 ambulance to be based in Invercargill from class 4 funding from Aotearoa Gaming Trust

14/02/2022

Source: Gisborne Herald

Return of FundaPen2 campaign addresses a significant need for New Zealanders at risk of anaphylaxis, whose families/whānau struggle...

04/10/2021

Source: Lion Foundation

Thanks to Lion Foundation’s support of  Road Safety Education’s RYDA programme around the country – strategies around being  a safe...

24/09/2021

Source: Trust House

A Masterton secondary school is giving students a head-start in the construction sector while at the same time providing some much...

05/07/2021

Source: Trust House

Boxing is a tool to help young people develop the values that will help make them better people; including respect for family and...

16/06/2021

Source: Trust House

Trust House is pleased to support First Health and Wellness to provide professional urgent health care services in the Wairarapa area

26/05/2021

Source: Trust House

House of Science Wairarapa Charitable Trust is a community-led provider of innovative science education services. We provide quality...

07/05/2021

Source: The Lion Foundation

The Lion Foundation has supported Get Kids Active Charitable Trust since 2014.

15/02/2021

Source: Lion Foundation

Imagine hearing the sound of your voice for the first time in 40 years. That's the experience of Ricky McLeod who has undergone a...

18/01/2021

Source: Trusthouse

The Trust House Foundation has supported the Wairarapa Dragon Boat Club since 2010.

15/01/2021

Source: Lion Foundation

The Lion Foundation gets behind the Barnardos vision of an Aotearoa where every child shines bright.

09/12/2020

Source: Lion Foundation

The Anglican Church of Raukokare Restoration and Preservation Trust with help from the Lion Foundation were able to re-roof the...

12/10/2020

Source: Lion Foundation

Since 2004 Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust has helped individuals with special needs communicate and express themselves through music.

03/09/2020

Source: GMANZ

The Lion Foundation has a long standing relationship with Alan Duff Charitable Foundation. They distribute books to decile 1-4...

14/08/2020

Source: Stuff

With the support of local community trusts, the ILT Foundation and The Southern Trust, He Waka Tuia will open in Invercargill in...

12/07/2020

Source: GMANZ

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hawke’s Bay provides professionally supported, one-to-one mentor relationships to children aged 6 – 12...

25/06/2020

The Southern Trust has supported StarJam Charitable Trust since 2002 for operating costs for their Christchurch office and salary of...

28/05/2020

The impact of the onset of a disability, is dramatic, and it’s hard for most of us to visualise ourselves being in this position. Our...

08/04/2020

Huntly Volunteer Fire Brigade received a $28,728 grant from The Lion Foundation to replace their 21 year old support vehicle.

26/02/2020

Source: Lion Foundation

Hora Hora Primary School in Whangarei were very excited to have their tamariki perform at the national Kapa Haka championships.

The...

25/02/2020

Source: ILT Foundation

The ILT Foundation provided Autism New Zealand, Invercargill branch with a grant of $5000 towards the salary costs of the Southland...

04/02/2020

Source: GMANZ

The children at Mt Wellington Playcentre now have a much improved play area thanks to the grant from Mt Wellington Foundation.

21/01/2020

Source: GMANZ

Contributing to a medical fund that makes a difference is awesome, but so too is supporting an initiative that nurtures young people...

21/12/2019

Source: Stuff

Te Araroa Trail's final section set to be completed

18/12/2019

Source: GMANZ

Class 4 Gaming proceeds are returned to the community. Proceeds from 32 societies operating in the Class 4 gamning sector in the 2018...

01/12/2019

Source: GMANZ

Class 4 Gaming proceeds are returned to the community. Proceeds from 32 societies operating in the Class 4 gamning sector in the 2017...

27/11/2019

After decades of nurturing young people, Waimanaaki at Riversdale Beach is getting some timely TLC of its own.

25/10/2019

For a sport that prides itself on ‘stats’, Wairarapa Cricket Association can lay claim to some seriously impressive figures.

06/09/2019

Source: whatsoninvers

08/08/2019

Source: The Southern Trust

Around 50,000 Kiwi school children have been inspired to ‘be the best they can be’ by Olympic athletes, thanks to a partnership...

01/08/2019

Source: The Southern Trust

The Southern Trust have a longstanding relationship with the Middlemore Foundation for Health Innovation which supports and raises...

01/08/2019

Source: NZCT

A NZCT grant of $10,000 has allowed students at Thames High to represent their school with pride at the recent Tainui Kapa Haka...

25/07/2019

Source: Southland Express

ILT Foundation supports Southland Art.

17/07/2019

Source: GMANZ

Supporting the well-being of Southland families is at the forefront of Plunket Invercargill’s programmes.

30/05/2019

Source: NZCT

Enterprise Swim Club and the wider Tairawhiti community will benefit from a new heat transfer system being installed at the club’s...

08/05/2019

Source: GMANZ

Te Kura o Papatuanuku, Wairarapa Earth School was grateful to receive funding from Trust House to deliver the Wairarapa Science and...

11/04/2019

Source: Scoop

294 community groups across New Zealand have recently received a share of $2.422 million in grants to support their work thanks to...

09/04/2019

Source: GMANZ

Jubilee Budget Advisory Service is helping Southlanders to build financial capability and resilience thanks to a grant from ILT...

05/02/2019

Sailors with disabilities in the Kāpiti, Mana and Horowhenua regions are now able to access a jetty that has the facilities they need...

05/02/2019

The Porirua Rowing Club was able to purchase a new safety boat thanks to a 10,000 grant from Trust House.

05/02/2019

Noise proofing improves conditions for doggie residents and their human helpers at the Masterton SPCA,thanks to a $11,000 grant from...

05/02/2019

The Greytown Community Sport & Leisure Society will continue to provide management support to a wide range of local sport and leisure...

04/02/2019

Shakespeare in the Park Charitable Trust is the governing body of the annual Shakespeare in the Park event in Invercargill. 

04/02/2019

Splash Palace Aquatic Centre is Invercargill’s main public swimming complex.  It provides indoor pool facilities for learn to swim...

04/02/2019

Invercargill Rock ‘n’ Roll Club has about 200 members, 140 of which are junior members, making it the club with the largest junior...

19/12/2018

Source: DIA

This online booklet includes stories and tips on how best to apply for pokie grants. It showcases ten organisations which have used...

21/11/2018

Using waka ama, the traditional Māori outrigger canoe, as a tool to engage students in learning is an innovative approach from a...

19/11/2018

More fatherless boys will be able to have a consistent, committed male mentor in their lives, thanks to support from the Trust House...

15/11/2018

Source: GMANZ

The growing number of BMX riders in the Wairarapa will soon be gunning it on a refurbished track, thanks to a grant from the Trust...

13/11/2018

The children of Panama Rd School now have a safe and fun playground to enjoy, thanks to a grant from the Mt Wellington Foundation.

26/09/2018

Masterton Motorplex will soon boast track-side timing and lighting facilities befitting its status as one of the best drag race...

19/09/2018

The Wairarapa Spitfires baseball teams will be kitted out in the club’s striking uniforms this season, thanks to a $5,000 grant from...

01/09/2018

Wairarapa Netball’s upgraded facility now meets international standards thanks to funding from the Trust House Foundation.

01/09/2018

Martinborough’s Hau Ariki Marae underwent a major makeover thanks to a substantial grant from the Trust House Foundation.

01/09/2018

Free Step By Step guides for those who have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer.

01/09/2018

Source: GMANZ

Free eye tests for children in Wairarapa thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Trust House Foundation.

27/07/2018

Young basketball players in Paeroa can continue to pursue their hoop dreams thanks to funding from NZCT.

27/07/2018

Source: NZCT

The Kai Iwi School pool is now leak-free and thanks to a grant from NZCT.

25/07/2018

Rotorua residents with intellectual disabilities have grasped the opportunity to enhance their life skills thanks to funding from One...

25/07/2018

Students from Waikato’s low decile schools were introduced to the wonder of science and science learning, thanks to funding from One...

25/07/2018

New motors for sailing club’s motorboats make lessons safer and more cost effective, thanks to funding from NZCT.

24/07/2018

The Gaming Machine Association of New Zealand represents the vast majority of the gaming machine societies that operate in New...

23/07/2018

The Ōhinemutu Kapa Haka group’s new performance-enhancing poi, guitars and costumes were made possible by a $5,000 grant from One...

23/07/2018

The smooth operation of this dynamic community event was made possible by funding received from the First Sovereign Trust.

23/07/2018

Seriously sick and injured people living in Canterbury and the West Coast can be airlifted to emergency treatment thanks to funding...

23/07/2018

More people who are blind or have low vision are able to read the books and magazines they love thanks to a $5,000 grant from Air...

22/07/2018

Gymnasts from all over the Bay of Plenty can develop their skills in a safe environment thanks to funding from NZCT.

16/07/2018

Tauranga locals and visitors from near and far were treated to a jazz festival of world-class standards thanks to funding from One...

15/07/2018

Wellington Girls’ College rowers were able to participate in the biggest regatta of the year thanks to funding from One Foundation.

02/07/2018

Source: Grassroots Trust

BMX enthusiasts from as young as five years old will soon be barrelling around the new Te Aroha track, thanks to a $40,000 grant from...

21/05/2018

Source: GMANZ

Young people with disabilities across the North Island are honing their musical performance skills in safer workshop spaces, thanks...

18/05/2018

Source: GMANZ

In the 2016/17 year gaming machine grants delivered over $300 million to community organisations across New Zealand.

18/05/2018

Source: GMANZ

The money put into a gaming machine that is not returned to a player is called Gaming Machine Profits (GMP). GMP is distributed...

02/05/2018

Wesley College’s rugby players are sporting rugby kits worthy of their success on the field, thanks to a grant from Grassroots Trust.

01/05/2018

Mt Wellington Swimming Club members are making a splash at regional and national swim meets thanks partly to a $20,000 grant from...

01/05/2018

Badminton is thriving in Hawke’s Bay thanks to a grant from Grassroots Trust.

Families with children who have a serious illness are able to access free nursing and counselling services, thanks to funding of more...

Papamoa Beach surf lifesavers will be able to reach and rescue swimmers in trouble faster, thanks to a grant from Grassroots Trust.

NZCT awarded Te Aroha and District Riding for the Disabled (RDA) $10,000 to keep their current Head Coach. This full-time paid Head...

01/09/2023

Source: GMANZ

The below posters have been created for use in Class 4 gaming rooms. These new posters were designed to help operators explain to...

18/03/2022

Source: Scoop.co.nz

The Gaming Machine Association of New Zealand (GMANZ) announces its support for the harm reduction aim of the government's new review...

18/02/2022

Source: NZ Herald

The organisation representing pokie machine owners wants the Government to fork out to help it fund facial recognition software in...

04/09/2020

Source: whatsoninvers.nz

In its third year of taking part in Pause the Pokies, the trust was also set to host the Murihiku Manu Dive Bomb Awareness Event on...

27/08/2020

Source: Southland Express

Invercargill Workingmens Club general manager Simon Anderson and his team have been working with Southland agencies to tackle the...

11/08/2020

Source: NKMP

Waikiwi Tavern duty manager Shane Brownlie (left), ILT Foundation manager Lisa-Maree Fleck and Gambling Harm health promoter Eru...

04/05/2020

Source: GMANZ

With a likely move to Alert Level 2 in the coming weeks, pubs and taverns across New Zealand are getting ready to welcome back...

01/01/2020

Source: GMANZ

Class 4 Societies take gambling host responsibility seriously and are committed to providing a safe entertainment environment.

23/11/2019

The Invercargill Licencing Trust and two clubs supported Gambling Harm Awareness Week by pausing their pokies for a set time during...

09/07/2019

Source: News Talk ZB

26/06/2019

Source: DIA

In a first of its kind, the Department of Internal Affairs has granted Hamilton-based Grassroots Trust [Grassroots] a three-year...

21/05/2018

A world-first facial recognition system, to help problem gamblers by identifying people who are excluded from gaming venues, is being...

18/05/2018

Source: GMANZ

Gaming machine operators are serious about minimising harm to problem gamblers. This fact sheet explains the steps gaming machine...

18/05/2018

Source: GMANZ

By design, pokie machines take in more money than they give out and every spin is random. Machines and venues also contain...

30/08/2015

Source: DIA

This fact sheet describes what measures the The Gambling Act 2003 contains to minimise the harm caused to problem gamblers by pokies.

01/09/2023

Source: GMANZ

The below posters have been created for use in Class 4 gaming rooms. These new posters were designed to help operators explain to...

01/09/2023

Source: GMANZ

GMANZ has joined the application to the High Court seeking Judicial Review of aspects of the new Harm Minimisation regulations The...

15/06/2023

Source: TVNZ Breakfast

Part 1 of the Gambling (Harm Prevention and Minimisation) Amendment Regulations 2023 comes into force.

08/06/2023

Source: Scoop.co.nz

Decrease in Class 4 gambling activity in 1st Quarter expected to result in short term pressure on funding.

02/03/2023

Source: Scoop.co.nz

Increased Year On Year Gaming Machine Funding Set To Benefit Aotearoa

03/02/2023

GMANZ “in Full Support” Of DIA’s Investigation Into Class 4 Gaming Trusts

12/12/2022

Community Groups To Benefit With Gaming Machine Funding Returning To Pre-Covid Levels

27/09/2022

Source: Scoop

Gaming Machine Association In Support Of DIA’s New Granted.govt.nz database.

08/07/2022

Source: Hawkes Bay Today NZ Herald

Important to consider counter arguments on debate about the role of community-based gaming machines in New Zealand.

18/03/2022

Source: Scoop.co.nz

The Gaming Machine Association of New Zealand (GMANZ) announces its support for the harm reduction aim of the government's new review...

18/02/2022

Source: NZ Herald

The organisation representing pokie machine owners wants the Government to fork out to help it fund facial recognition software in...

26/01/2022

Source: Stuff

The Gaming Machine Association is pushing against an increase to the Problem Gambling Levy, until it sees proof that the levy is...

26/01/2022

Source: Gambling News

New Zealand’s Ministry of Health has proposed a 26% increase ($16 million) in the problem gambling levy budget over the upcoming...

20/12/2021

Source: GMANZ

The Hutt City council’s decision to implement a sinking lid policy on gaming machines means community groups that rely on them for...

31/08/2021

Source: Scoop News

The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has released data showing expenditure of pub and club-based gaming machines over the last...

29/08/2021

Source: RNZ

The head of the gaming machine association is warning that hundreds of community projects will suffer because no money is going into...

02/07/2021

Source: Stuff

A government plan to openly publish pub-by-pub statistics for poker machine turnover has been attacked by pokie officials as a...

12/03/2021

Source: GMANZ

The Department of Internal Affairs has today released data showing that, while gambling for the year was down, spending for the...

25/11/2020

Source: GMANZ

The Independent Chair of the Gaming Machine Association of New Zealand, Peter Dengate Thrush, today expressed his disappointment at...

30/09/2020

Source: GMANZ

The Gaming Machine Association of New Zealand (GMANZ) today announced the appointment of Wellington intellectual property lawyer and...

30/09/2020

Source: Voxy

The Gaming Machine Association of New Zealand (GMANZ) today announced the appointment of Wellington intellectual property lawyer and...

09/05/2020

Source: Stuff

For years, New Zealand sports groups have relied on gaming revenue, but the Covid-19 pandemic has been a timely reminder how...

07/05/2020

Source: GMANZ

Former Hospitality New Zealand Chief Executive Bruce Robertson has resigned as the Independent Chair of The Gambling Machine...

05/05/2020

Source: Horowhenua Chronicle

Many small businesses with pokie machines have had zero income and getting gaming up and running will be vital, said the Gaming...

04/05/2020

Source: GMANZ

With a likely move to Alert Level 2 in the coming weeks, pubs and taverns across New Zealand are getting ready to welcome back...

07/02/2020

Source: GMANZ

A highly respected economics advisor has labelled a report commissioned by the Ministry of Health as "seriously flawed", explaining...

18/10/2019

Source: GMANZ

Community Participation Urged in the Timaru District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review

16/10/2019

Source: GMANZ

$781,000 in Community Funding, 1 Problem Gambler Seeks Treatment: No Need to Impose New Restrictions in Rangitikei District’s...

02/09/2019

Source: Stuff

Sinking lid policies debated in Tasman

30/08/2019

Source: TDB Advisory

A two-sided review of a one-sided analysis of gambling.

13/08/2019

Concern that Tasman District Council’s Proposed New Gambling Venue Policy Will Accelerate the Growth of Online Gambling

25/07/2019

Source: Southland Express

ILT Foundation supports Southland Art.

17/07/2019

Source: GMANZ

Invercargill City Council Urged to Make an Evidence-Based Gambling Venue Policy Decision

26/06/2019

Source: DIA

In a first of its kind, the Department of Internal Affairs has granted Hamilton-based Grassroots Trust [Grassroots] a three-year...

15/06/2019

Source: Otago Daily Times

The Gaming Machine Association of New Zealand is asking the Southland District Council to modify the Southland district gambling...

12/06/2019

Source: GMANZ

South Taranaki District Council Urged to Make an Evidence-Based Gambling Venue Policy Decision

12/06/2019

$1m in Community Funding, 1 Problem Gambler Seeks Treatment: Time to Change Southland District’s Gambling Venue Policy

The Southland...

17/05/2019

Source: GMANZ

The latest Quarterly Gaming Statistics released by the DIA create an illusion that real funding availability for the community is...

15/05/2019

Source: GMANZ

Whangarei District Council Urged to Make an Evidence-Based Gambling Venue Policy Decision

01/05/2019

Source: GMANZ

Councils Urged to Make an Evidence-Based Gambling Venue Policy Decision

11/04/2019

Source: Scoop

294 community groups across New Zealand have recently received a share of $2.422 million in grants to support their work thanks to...

05/04/2019

Source: NZ Herald

Sports clubs and community groups are being urged to have their say at the upcoming Western Bay of Plenty District Council gambling...

04/04/2019

Source: GMANZ

Community Participation Urged in the Whakatane District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review

29/03/2019

Source: GMANZ

Community Participation Urged in the Matamata-Piako District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review

19/03/2019

Source: GMANZ

Community Participation Urged in the Gisborne District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review

Sports clubs and community...

13/03/2019

Source: Gisborne Herald

Facial recognition technology will be used to help problem gamblers from losing money in Gisborne pokie machines.

11/03/2019

Source: Scoop

New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has installed facial recognition technology at all six of its Gisborne gaming venues to help...

10/11/2018

Source: GMANZ

Keeping funding available on sustainable levels to community organisations across New Zealand is looking more secure, with a 3.4...

28/08/2018

Sports clubs and community groups are being urged to have their say at the upcoming Waitaki District Council gambling venue policy...

14/08/2018

Quarterly statistics press release 14 August 2018 show more funds available for the community

24/07/2018

The Gaming Machine Association of New Zealand represents the vast majority of the gaming machine societies that operate in New...

24/07/2018

For immediate release

Community Participation Urged in the Waikato District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review

15/06/2018

Source: GMANZ

Community Participation Urged in the Selwyn District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review. Sports clubs and community...

31/05/2018

Sports clubs and community groups are being urged to have their say at the upcoming Grey District...

21/05/2018

A world-first facial recognition system, to help problem gamblers by identifying people who are excluded from gaming venues, is being...

18/05/2018

Source: GMANZ

Gaming machine operators are serious about minimising harm to problem gamblers. This fact sheet explains the steps gaming machine...

21/03/2018

Source: GMANZ

Community Participation Urged in the Stratford District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review. Sports clubs and community...

07/03/2018

Source: GMANZ

Community Participation Urged in the South Waikato District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review. Sports clubs and...

05/03/2018

Source: GMANZ

Concerns raised with $17,000 of ratepayer money spent on premature gambling venue policy review. Hamilton City’s Gambling Venue...

08/12/2017

Source: GMANZ

Community Participation Urged in the Marlborough District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review. Sports clubs and community...

03/11/2017

Source: GMANZ Press Release

In a landmark Australian court case, a federal judge has dismissed claims made under Australian Consumer Law that pokie machines were...

01/09/2023

Source: GMANZ

The below posters have been created for use in Class 4 gaming rooms. These new posters were designed to help operators explain to...

12/08/2022

Source: Business Desk

Peter Dengate Thrush addresses the facts about the class 4 gaming in NZ.

08/10/2021

Source: GMANZ

15/06/2021

Source: TDB Advisory

01/03/2021

01/12/2020

Source: GMANZ

Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Internal Affairs by the Gaming Machine Association of NZ.

01/11/2020

An overall increase in the amount granted per Society over the past three years has resulted in an increase in sport, community, and...

25/06/2020

Source: GMANZ

The facts – not fiction – about pokies in pubs (class 4 gaming machines)

25/06/2020

Source: GMANZ

Just the Facts, not Fiction about Gaming Machines

18/12/2019

Source: GMANZ

Class 4 Gaming proceeds are returned to the community. Proceeds from 32 societies operating in the Class 4 gamning sector in the 2018...

01/12/2019

Source: GMANZ

Class 4 Gaming proceeds are returned to the community. Proceeds from 32 societies operating in the Class 4 gamning sector in the 2017...

30/08/2019

Source: TDB Advisory

A two-sided review of a one-sided analysis of gambling.

29/11/2018

Source: NZ Herald

Viewpoint NZ video covering the debate about pokie machines. GMANZs Bruce Robertson is interviewed at the 23 minute mark.

18/05/2018

Source: GMANZ

Gaming machine operators are serious about minimising harm to problem gamblers. This fact sheet explains the steps gaming machine...

18/05/2018

Source: GMANZ

Our Class 4 gambling system is unique to New Zealand, with a proportion of the money gamblers lose being legally required to be...

18/05/2018

Source: GMANZ

The money put into a gaming machine that is not returned to a player is called Gaming Machine Profits (GMP). GMP is distributed...

18/05/2018

Source: GMANZ

By design, pokie machines take in more money than they give out and every spin is random. Machines and venues also contain...

18/05/2018

Source: GMANZ

In the 2016/17 year gaming machine grants delivered over $300 million to community organisations across New Zealand.

30/10/2016

This guide describes how The Department of Internal Affairs regulates the electronic gaming machine sector in New Zealand.

30/08/2015

Source: DIA

This fact sheet describes what measures the The Gambling Act 2003 contains to minimise the harm caused to problem gamblers by pokies.