• Sports
• Educational
• Cultural
• Charitable

In addition, any application must benefit the New Zealand Community. The Trust endeavours to meet on a fortnightly basis and must distribute the money in accordance with the Authorised Purpose of the Trust as approved by the Department of Internal Affairs.

At the last annual review the Society decided to maintain the current criteria, policies, methods and systems. The Authorised Purpose is:

• Donations to recognized educational and cultural organizations, and
• Amateur sporting groups, within the local community.
• No grant shall be issued to any player or team competing on a Professional basis.
• No grant shall be issued to any party which will result in commercial advantage; either directly or indirectly, to the Oxford Hotel.

See the Policy page for details on the Trust's policies on priority.

At the last annual review the Trust has decided to maintain the current criteria, methods, systems and polices for use in considering the distribution of net proceeds from class 4 gambling. Plus reinforces the following:

Prioritising Distribution of funding:

• locals applications get first priority based on maximising benefit to the community i.e Schools, Parks & Reserves and general benefit to the whole community
• other local applications after the above
• others outside the local area