First Round NZ Music Venue Infrastructure Fund Announced
The NZ Music Venue Infrastructure Fund is part of a range of music initiatives the Government is supporting due to the impact of COVID-19, to assist the music sector to adapt and revitalise.

NZ Music Venue Infrastructure Fund is to support COVID-19 related health and safety measures for music venues and support the infrastructure costs for original NZ music performance venues across New Zealand. This investment will provide music venues a contribution towards the costs associated with operating a live music venue with an environment which is fit for purpose and safe for artists, audiences and staff, and assist in ensuring a viable ongoing touring circuit for original NZ music.
The first establishments confirmed for NZ Music Venue Infrastructure Fund grants are:
Anthology K Road, Auckland
Blue Smoke, Christchurch
Common Room, Hastings
Ding Dong Lounge, Auckland
Dive Music Venue, Dunedin
Dog with Two Tails (aka Bark!), Dunedin
Dome Bar and Cinema, Gisborne
Galatos, Auckland
Leigh Sawmill Café, Leigh
Lucky Bar, Whanganui
Raynham Park Studio, Auckland
Sherwood, Queenstown
Snails artist run space, Palmerston North
Space Academy, Christchurch
Studio the Venue, Auckland
The Cabana, Napier
The Crown Hotel, Dunedin
The Dog's Bollix, Auckland
The Piano, Christchurch
The Plant, Blenheim
The Playhouse Theatre, Nelson
The Rogue and Vagabond, Wellington
The Stomach (Creative Sounds Society Inc), Palmerston North
The Thirsty Dog, Auckland
The Wine Cellar, Auckland
Totara Street, Tauranga
The next round of the recipients for the NZ Music Venue Infrastructure Fund will be posted on the website when complete.