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The national electricity grid operator is asking: “Do you have a community project that could benefit from a bit of a boost or a kick start?”
Transpower is encouraging local east Auckland community groups from Whitford to Pakūranga in the vicinity of its cable repair project to apply for the next round of its Community Care Fund, with applications to it opening on April 1.
The fund offers grants up to $15,000 for community-based projects in areas where the state-owned enterprise operates.
Roy Noble, the project director of Transpower’s Brownhill to Pakūranga cable repair project, is putting a call out to local community groups, schools, sports clubs, and non-profit organisations to apply for the fund.
“We’re aware that our Brownhill to Pakūranga cable repair project will cause some disruption as we begin work at more sites in Whitford, Dannemora and East Tamaki,” he says.
“We believe in being good neighbours and giving back to the communities that are affected to our infrastructure and projects.
“The Community Care Fund is our way of creating lasting positive impacts for people who live, work and play in these areas.”
Noble says the fund specifically targets initiatives that deliver long-term benefits to communities affected by Transpower’s assets or projects.
Previous recipients have used grants for environmental restoration projects, community facility upgrades, and educational initiatives.
Community members aware of projects that could benefit from the funding are urged to spread the word and consider applying.
Noble says the Brownhill to Pakūranga cable repair project will ensure a reliable power supply for Auckland and Northland and will be completed next year.
“Unfortunately, traffic will be impacted for several months at the sites as most of the work takes place in the road, with an excavation area about the size of two buses.
“We also appreciate the disruption the work will cause to businesses and residents nearby.”
The next phase of work will get underway in Point View Drive, Dunvegan Rise, Armoy Drive, Brownhill Road, and Whitford Park Road.
Transpower says that it anticipates Point View Road will be closed to non-residential traffic from November to May 2026, and Armoy Drive closed to non-residential traffic from August to February next year.
- For more information about the Community Care Fund, go online to www.transpower.co.nz/about-us/our-work-community/communitycare-fund
- For more information about the cable repair project and to subscribe to Transpower’s email updates, go to https://www.transpower.co.nz/projects/cable-joint-repair-project-auckland.
