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Your Gift Supports

  • A Platform for Bold Creative Expression

    Your donation helps us deliver Tempo Dance Festival, one of Aotearoa’s longest-standing dance platforms. Tempo provides artists with presentation opportunities, audience connection, and space to share stories that reflect the diversity and depth of our communities.

  • Building Sector Infrastructure

    DFI is a forward-thinking initiative focused on creating a more connected, sustainable, and future-ready dance ecology in Tāmaki Makaurau. Your support enables us to develop mentorship pathways, host sector hui, and lead collaborative regional strategies for long-term change.

  • Advocacy and Research That Matters

    Through initiatives like the Tāmaki Makaurau Dance Enquiry, NZDFT works to produce evidence-based advocacy that supports real change. Donations fund critical research, data collection, and sector insights that inform policy, funding, and strategic direction.

  • Community Engagement and Participation

    Dance creates connection — in schools, community halls, marae, and public spaces. Your donation helps us develop inclusive outreach programmes and partnerships that share the benefits of dance beyond the stage, reaching people of all ages and backgrounds.

  • Independent Arts Leadership with Integrity

    NZDFT operates as a charitable trust with a strong governance board and a clear vision for the future of dance in Aotearoa. Your support helps us remain independent, artist-led, and focused on the needs of the sector — not driven by profit, but by purpose.

  • Fair Access to Opportunity

    We believe every artist deserves the chance to thrive. Your support helps us remove barriers to participation, ensuring that resources, platforms, and creative development opportunities are accessible across backgrounds, experience levels, and artistic practices.

Make a Contribution

Every donation, large or small, is deeply appreciated.
Your support helps us move forward with clarity, purpose, and care.

  • Your information is in safe hands with us. All transactions are secure and encrypted, and we never store your credit card information.

  • Donations are tax deductible. A tax receipt will be sent to your email address for record keeping.

  • New Zealand Dance Festival Trust is a registered charitable trust that operates under the trading name Tempo Dance Festival.

  • Registration number: CC42710

 FAQs

  • Yes. The New Zealand Dance Festival Trust is a registered charitable trust. Donations over $5 are eligible for a tax credit in New Zealand. A receipt will be emailed to you after your donation is processed.

  • Your donation directly supports NZDFT projects, including Tempo Dance Festival and the Dance Futures Initiative. Funds are used for artist support, project development, community engagement, research, and sector leadership.

  • Yes. If you would like your donation directed toward a specific area of work — such as Dance Futures, artist development, or community programmes — please let us know when making your contribution or contact us directly.

  • Yes. If you wish to make a gift in honour of a friend, family member, or colleague, we’re happy to acknowledge it with a customised message or receipt. Please contact us with details.

  • Absolutely. Beyond donating, you can support us by attending our events, sharing our kaupapa, partnering on projects, or volunteering your time or expertise. Get in touch — we’d love to connect.

  • Yes. We welcome donations and partnerships from organisations, trusts, businesses, and foundations. If you’re interested in supporting NZDFT through corporate giving, sponsorship, or collaborative initiatives, please contact us directly — we’d love to explore how we can work together.