The Puhoi Hotel & Stables and Puhoi Centennial Hall have each received funding from the the Regional Historic Heritage Grants Programme.
The hotel will receive $30,000 towards repainting and the hall will receive $17,922 for exterior painting. In total, Auckland Council received 38 applications, requesting just over $1.2 million.
Altogether, 20 applications were supported with grants totalling $435,377, ranging in value from $6500 to $57,000. Successful grant recipients have a year to complete the project work.
The heritage grants were set up five years ago to encourage community involvement in the care of regionally significant heritage sites and places.