Providing Grants to the Local Area

The Taranaki Electricity Trust (TET) is a charitable trust. TET was formed in 1993 when New Plymouth Energy merged with the Taranaki Electricity Power Board. It receives investment income which is distributed via grants to suitable applicants from the area previously supplied by the Taranaki Electric Power Board.

The standard office hours are 8.30am to 1.30pm on Wednesday and Friday. Outside of these hours, please leave a voice message or email the office.

Monthly meetings are generally held from 9.15am on the third Wednesday of each month, except December and February (these are held on the second Wednesday of the month) and January (when no meeting is held). Refer to the Documents page for specific details of meetings. Applications close on the 20th of each month and are assessed at the following monthly meeting. Refer to the Grants page for more specifics on the types of grants and closing dates.

2026 TET election results

As a result of the election that concluded on 16 June 2026, the following have been elected for the next four year term:

Ward A - Sarah Bentley-Korff, Mike Davey and Melissa Stevenson.

Ward B - Jono Erwood, Alan Jamieson and Peter McDonald.

Please refer to the declaration document for full results. (https://www.taranakielectricitytrust.co.nz/elections/) Thank you to all the candidates that stood and everyone who took part in the voting process.

New grants system in use

TET is pleased to announce the release of a new grants system, Fluxx. Organisations and individuals applying to TET moving forward should use this portal: https://tet.fluxx.io/. It is the same system that is used by the likes of the TOI Foundation and DIA. Any queries can be directed to the TET office. Old PDF form applications will continue to be accepted until June 2026.