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Government invests $500,000 for Youth Sailing World Championship 2016
![[image] sailing](http://www.majorevents.govt.nz/front-page-content/in-focus-images/2015YouthSailingWorldChampionships.jpg "[image] logo")
The Government is excited to invest up to $500,000 for the Youth Sailing World Championship 2016. Held in December in Auckland, the event presents a great opportunity to showcase New Zealand and continue our record of hosting international sailing regattas.
Government Investment helps Rotorua become the home of New Zealand’s first mud festival
![[image] Hells Gate](http://www.majorevents.govt.nz/front-page-content/in-focus-images/Credit%20Hells%20Gate.jpg "[image] Hells Gate")
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment today announced that $1.5 million will be invested in an annual Rotorua Lakes Council mud festival through the Major Events Development Fund.
The Government invests in the Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Championship 2017
![[image] Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Championship 2017.](http://www.majorevents.govt.nz/front-page-content/in-focus-images/asia-pacific-amateur-golf-champ-2017.jpg "[image] Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Championship 2017.")
On 2 June 2016, the Government announced that it will invest $900,000 to support the Royal Wellington Golf Club in hosting one of the leading amateur golf tournaments in the world.
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