Haupū Kaupapa Ahurea – Pūtea Whakawhanake Marae Cultural Initiatives Fund – Marae Development Grant

The purpose of this grant is to enable marae to become self-sustaining and prosperous hubs for Māori and the wider community.

To be eligible, the applicant must:

• be a Mana Whenua or mataawaka marae
• be a trust, authority or other formally recognised body, or be a Māori Reservation
• have appropriate governance and management structures, policies and processes in place
• be not for profit.

This fund is not available to:

• individuals
• groups with no formal legal structure
• groups that are for profit / commercial gain
• institutional marae specifically associated with:
  • a school, polytechnic or university
  • a church
  • a branch of the armed forces
  • a social service provider
  • any other institution.

To provide funding to support the capacity and capability of existing and new marae to be self-sustaining and prosperous.

Includes, but not limited to:

• feasibility studies, technical reports, and cost / benefit analysis
• strategic, financial or business planning
• concept and design plans
• first year of audited accounts in limited circumstances
• asset management planning
• resource and building consent costs (including assessment of environmental effects, specialist reports, building warrant of fitness)
• associated permits
• development contributions on Māori land administered under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

To provide funding to support improvements and / or extensions to core marae infrastructure associated with existing marae.

Includes, but not limited to:

• capital works
• maintenance (including materials and labour)
• project management (contract or marae staff) up to a value of $20,000.

Capital works include:

• wharenui / wharehui (main building or meeting house)
• whakairo and raranga permanently installed (carvings and weaving)
• wharemoe (sleeping house)
• kāuta (kitchen, cookhouse, cooking shed)
• wharekai (dining hall)
• ablution facilities (wharepaku, showers etc)
• car parking areas and access ways
• water, wastewater, stormwater infrastructure
• other infrastructure where it can be demonstrated it is integral to the fundamental running of the marae (e.g. waharoa, paepae, etc).

Non-fixed assets up to a value of $25,000 per marae per year including furniture, kitchen equipment and mattresses.

• Development contributions on general land.
• Ongoing staff costs, training or other marae operating costs.

All applicants must complete an application form.

We will review and assess applications and make recommendations to the committee. They will decide how to allocate the funds through the contestable process and set any grant conditions.

We may run a second funding round if there are funds left over.

We will tell applicants of the decision straight after the committee meeting. If your application is successful, we will send a funding agreement with the terms and conditions of the grant.

• Community

$0 - $170,000

​To enable thriving and self-sustaining marae as cultural hubs within their communities.

• We assist marae to develop strategic, asset and financial management planning systems.
• We support marae to deliver self-sustaining initiatives which support their day to day operation.
• The core infrastructure of our existing marae is healthy and safe.
• Marae infrastructure:
  • is resilient
  • enables manaakitanga to meet the needs of their iwi, hapū and whānau, and wider communities.

Projects that support the capacity and capability of existing and new mana whenua and mataawaka / Māori community marae within Tāmaki Makaurau through:

• feasibility studies, technical reports, and cost / benefit analysis
• strategic, financial or business planning
• concept and design plans
• first year of audited accounts in limited circumstances
• asset management planning
• resource and building consent costs
• associated permits
• building warrant of fitness.

Capital works projects for existing mana whenua and mataawaka / Māori community marae through:

• capital works (purchase of assets and installation/build)
• maintenance including materials and labour
• project management in limited circumstances.

We will give priority to applicants who have not received cultural initiatives funding before.

​If you have any questions regarding the fund please phone 09 301 0101 and ask to speak to the Advisor Marae Development.

You may also be eligible to apply for our Papakāinga on Marae and Māori Housing Grant.