Mayoral Disaster Relief Fund - Help is still available
Published on 18 February 2026
Applications are still open for people impacted by the 21/22 January storm event through our Thames-Coromandel Mayoral Disaster Relief Fund.
More than 130 applications have already been received and more than $250,000 has been raised through people’s generosity.
Our Council would like to thank the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), IAG Insurance, Suncorp, Momentum Waikato, Te Rourou One Aotearoa Foundation and the many community groups and individuals who have donated to the fund so far.
Thames-Coromandel Mayor Peter Revell says: “Every donation to this relief fund goes towards helping our communities recover from the weather event.
“Some individuals and families been especially hard hit and every little bit of support the fund can offer helps those people.”
The fund provides one-off assistance for extraordinary circumstances and can be used to support the needs of affected individuals, families, community organisations, small businesses and marae for:
- Cleaning debris from properties where people are uninsured or underinsured
- Supporting individuals/families faced with hardships as a result of the emergency
- Assisting small businesses impacted by the emergency
- Assisting people with basic needs, household goods and personal items where the individual/family is uninsured or underinsured
- Assisting with insurance excess payments
“We know that the fund will help alleviate to some small extent the stress and difficulties experienced by people and their families affected by the storm event,” Mayor Revell says.
People can apply for the fund by using the web form on our Council website www.tcdc.govt.nz/relief or downloading the pdf application and sending it back to funding@tcdc.govt.nz
Applications close on 6 March, and each will be assessed by an independent panel.
While the fund will go some way to help people impacted by the storm event, the road to Recovery is long. It will take time before our district can truly return to normal.
Support is also available and it’s okay to not feel okay. Information on how to get help, and latest updates on our Recovery efforts, can be found on our dedicated webpage www.tcdc.govt.nz/storm-recovery.