We believe in nurturing and growing the community we’re part of by sharing our time and our resources. Here, you can find out about some of the exciting initiatives Napier Port has been proud to support.
If you would like to understand how we select the initiatives that we support, take a look at our sponsorship criteria below.
As well as giving back to the people around us, we look for sponsorships that help to create a healthier economy, society and environment.
We attract hundreds of requests for support. So to ensure we make the most of our budget, our partnerships are strategically focused and fall within our catchment, which stretches from Wairoa in the North to Manuwatu in the South and Wanganui in the West.
Caring for Hawke’s Bay’s economy, people and environment
Our sponsorships help us to meet our economic, social and environmental responsibilities and are focused in the following areas:
Building strong communities
When assessing a sponsorship opportunity we also look to partner with organisations, initiatives and events which provide Napier Port with a good opportunity to leverage the sponsorship.
We do not sponsor or donate to:
Please note, we do put aside a small percentage of our sponsorship budget to support Napier Port staff to keep healthy, well and safe at work.
Funding application process and sponsorship intakes
We usually offer two sponsorship intakes each year, in April and in October. However, our usual April application intake has been suspended to focus on delivering essential cargo in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We’re proud to support a number of initiatives that contribute to the wellbeing and growth of our community.
Here are just a few of our sponsorships:
