Auckland Council - Cultural Initiatives Fund – Papakāinga on Marae and Māori Housing Grant
Simple applicationAuckland Council
Supports iwi, hapū, and whānau to increase opportunities for papakāinga on Marae and Māori housing development on Māori Freehold Land and Treaty Settlement Land within Tāmaki Makaurau.
Grant Range
$170,000 per applicant per year
What they fund
Who can apply
What they won't fund
What they care about
Support iwi, hapū and whānau to increase opportunities for papakāinga on Marae and Māori housing development on Māori Freehold Land and Treaty Settlement Land within Tāmaki Makaurau.
Writing tips
Use terms reflecting tikanga Māori and ensure governance and management structures align with Māori cultural practices.
Common mistakes to avoid
Applications from individuals, groups without formal legal structures, or those primarily for profit will be ineligible.
Application structure
Who can apply
Eligible applicants 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, and be not-for-profit.
Land ownership
Details on the types of land ownership that meet the funding criteria, including Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, general title, and Treaty Settlement Land.
What we will fund
Funding includes governance and asset management planning, master planning, concept, feasibility studies, design, detailed design, resource consent application readiness, associated permits, building consent application readiness, resource consent lodgement costs, building consent lodgement costs, and development contributions on Māori land administered under the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
What we will not fund
Capital works to construct the development and development contributions on land in general title.
Required documents
- • Application form