FIND US: Dunedin office contact information

Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs
Hāpai Hapori Community Operations
Level 5, Philip Laing House
144 Rattray Street
Dunedin

Contact Hāpai Hapori:

Phone: 0800 824 824 between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Friday
Email: community.matters@dia.govt.nz
Post: PO Box 583, Dunedin 9054
Courier: Level 5, Philip Laing House, 144 Rattray Street, DUNEDIN 9016

This office is only open for appointments. Call or email us to book an appointment.

Is there an office in Dunedin?

There is a Community Operations team based in Dunedin, with community advisors who work with rural, marae and urban communities from the Waitaki River in the north, Queenstown Lakes, Central and Coastal Otago including Clutha District.

The Dunedin team works closely with the Community Operations team in Invercargill.

Are there any local grants for community organisations in Dunedin?

The Dunedin Community Operations team support the Lottery Otago / Southland Community Committee and two COGS committees serving local communities and neighbourhoods:

Central Otago COGS Committee
Coastal Otago / Waitaki COGS Committee

You can email an enquiry about either of these funds to community.matters@dia.govt.nz

Does the Dunedin team administer any other funding?

The Dunedin team also administers the Community-led Development Programme - this Programme is available for communities around the country.