Haupū Kaupapa Ahurea – Pūtea Papakāinga irunga i ngā Marae, Kāinga Māori hoki Cultural Initiatives Fund – Papakāinga on Marae and Māori Housing Grant

The purpose of this grant is to:

• support iwi, hapū and whānau
• increase opportunities for papakāinga on Marae and Māori housing development on Māori Freehold Land and Treaty Settlement Land within Tāmaki Makaurau.

To be eligible for the grant the applicant must:

• be represented by a trust, authority or other formally recognised body, or gazetted or set apart as a Māori Reservation
• have appropriate governance and management structures, policies and processes in place that reflect tikanga Māori
• be not-for-profit.

Land that meets the funding criteria will be:

• administered under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 where owned by a trust, entity or group made up of Mana Whenua, Hapū, or Whānau
• general title where owned by entities who have established an urban marae as a place for Whānau Māori living in urban settings
• public in circumstances where lands are leased by marae and approval has been given by the relevant public body to use the land.

Land that meets the funding criteria will be:

• Māori Freehold Land - land administered under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (where owned by a trust, entity or group made up of Mana Whenua, Hapū, Whānau)
• General land that ceased to be Māori land under Part 1 of the Māori Affairs Amendment Act 1967, where the land is beneficially owned by the persons, or by the descendants of the persons, who owned the land immediately before the land ceased to be Māori land
• Treaty Settlement Land - General land owned by a Post Settlement Governance Entity or subsidiary entity, including crown land reserved for Māori (right of first refusal) but excluding land returned by the Crown as commercial redress or purchased by the owners, except where the land is:
  • Held in a not-for-profit trust or similar mechanism for the benefit of the owners.
  • Appropriately protected from alienations from the Maori owners and committed for enduring use as papakāinga housing for members of the hapū/iwi and their whanau, for example through the terms of a trust deed.
  • Applications under these exceptions will need to supply sufficient evidence, such as copies of trust deeds, rules and lease documents, for council to assess eligibility. The determinations as to whether criteria above are met rests solely with council.

• Individuals.
• Groups with no formal legal structure.
• Groups that are for primarily for profit or commercial gain.
• Institutional marae specifically associated with a local school, polytechnic, university, church, branch of the armed forces, social service provider, or other institution.
• Where land in general title (as specified in land ownership section above) where less than three dwellings are able to be provided under the relevant Auckland Unitary Plan zone provisions. Note: There is no minimum requirement for land administered under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

Funding to support the capacity and capability of iwi, hapū, whānau and Māori organisations for develop planning costs.

Includes, but not limited to:

• governance and asset management planning, and master planning
• concept
• feasibility including cost / benefit analysis
• design
• detailed design
• resource consent application readiness
• associated permits
• building consent application readiness
• resource consent lodgement costs
• building consent lodgement costs.
• development contributions on Maori land administered under the te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993.

• Capital works to construct the development.
• Development contributions on land in general title.

A maximum grant of $170,000 per applicant per year is available.

All applicants must complete an application form.

We will review and assess applications and present recommendations to the Parks, Arts and Community Events Committee. The committee will decide how to allocate the funds through the contestable process and set any grant conditions.

The Regional Papakāinga Grants Assessment Panel will include representatives from the Māori Housing Unit, Community Facilities and Ngā Mātārae (Māori Outcomes Directorate). They will review the application and will select applicants to proceed to the next stage, with advice from council.

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

• Community

$0 - $170,000

​Outcomes sought through this grants programme are to support:

• Mana whenua to re-establish ancestral connection through the establishment of papakāinga within their traditional rohe.
• Māori land owners to overcome the barriers associated with the development of papakāinga on Māori land administered under the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
• Marae to become self-sustaining and thriving through opportunities for papakāinga housing. 
• Communal ownership models that enable intergenerational equity.
• Housing choices that reflect Māori values and tikanga.

​We will prioritise applications from Māori landowners, mana whenua and marae trusts wishing to develop papakāinga and Māori housing where they:

• own the land
• have completed a business case that demonstrates the viability of the development and how it will benefit future generations of Māori
• can demonstrate how the development will be funded to completion
• have a demonstrated track record, either on their own or through a partnership with a community housing provider.

Email culturalinitiativesfund@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz if you need help completing the application form.

Email maorihousingunit@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz if you need help with land information for your application.

In addition, the Auckland Council Māori Housing Unit can help Māori Trusts navigate the Auckland Council regulatory process. They will also work with other funding providers to enable Māori led papakāinga / Māori housing development within Tāmaki Makaurau.

The Maori Housing Unit can help you with:

• queries relating to Māori land development across Tāmaki Makaurau
• specialist and technical advice for providers of Māori housing and Māori landowners
• a customer resource that provides an overview of the steps through the development process on Māori land
• land information packages that include Māori Land Court, Land Information New Zealand and council data. These provide technical insight to development aspirations and assess the viability of developing land. This information can inform feasibility, design, development and funding opportunities
• discounted consent pre-application meetings with Regulatory Services
• collaboration and funding opportunities with Government agencies in the Māori housing space.

You may also be eligible to apply for our Marae Development Grant.