Outcomes / Ngā Pūtanga

Organisations receiving grants will demonstrate how their projects will contribute to one or more of the following outcomes:

Māori will Design and Develop Initiatives as defined by and for Māori Ka Hangaia e te Māori Ngā Kaupapa mā te Māori, mō te Māori

• Uplifting Māori growth and aspirations
• Increasing prominence of Ranginui, Papatūānuku and governing Atua in decision-making
• Increasing indigenous digital innovation supporting Māori-led initiatives
• Increasing support for all aspects of building including physical structures and supporting both modern and traditional knowledge
• Thriving Māori-led initiatives for rural hapori Māori
• Increasing support for all aspirations that originate from within hapori Māori, hapū and iwi
• Growing self-governance, self-determination, independence and control from Māori, for Māori.

Capability, Capacity and Self-Reliance Ka Hāpaingia kia Mātau, kia Kaha, kia Tū Pakari

• Strengthening the capacity of Hapori Māori to be centres of community resilience, emergency response and places for people to connect during times of crisis and need.
• Preparing for collective responses to natural disasters and emergencies

Ka Whakatairangatia Ngā Hononga me Ngā Akoranga Tuku Iho/ Intergenerational connections and learning

• Sharing taonga tuku iho, kōrero tuku iho, mātauranga, knowledge, stories, skills, attitudes, and traditions between generations.

The Oranga Marae pathways / Ngā Ara o Oranga Marae

There are 2 pathways of Oranga Marae: Te Ahi Kaa and Te Kete Mātauranga.

Te Ahi Kaa: Te Paepae

Funding is available for:

• creating a Mahere Marae
• obtaining condition reports for all buildings, concept design drawings and quantity surveyor report (cost estimation).

A maximum contribution of $75,000 applies.

Te Ahi Kaa: Pakihi Marae

Funding is available for essential repairs for Marae wharenui, wharekai, wharepaku or infrastructure.
With an overview for the essential repairs including relevant quotes, consents and documentation as required.

A maximum contribution of $300,000 per project applies.

Te Ahi Kaa: Te Whare Marae technical feasibility and building support

Funding to support the implementation and completion of the marae development is available. Requests for development of one of the main marae buildings and costs for detailed design drawings, and resource consents, building consents, compliance requirements, tender process, contract documents, project oversight and completion.

Collaborative funding is required for Te Whare projects and should be secured prior to submitting your request.

Te Kete Mātauranga: Not available on its own

Te Kete Mātauranga funding is not available as a standalone resource and can only be accessed through Te Whare.

Funding is available for marae-based initiatives for the intergenerational transmission of mātauranga Māori as defined by Māori for Māori. This includes cultural revitalisation activities such as:

• marae-based wānanga on specific aspects of mātauranga hapū
• sustainable platforms for sharing mātauranga with hapū members
• mātauranga hapū development designed by mātauranga Māori practitioners.

Contact us before starting your request

Before starting your request we recomment speaking to an advisor. Contact us:

• free phone: 0800 824 824
• email: oranga.marae@dia.govt.nz

What we fund / Ngā kaupapa ka tautokona ā-pūtea

In order to qualify for Oranga Marae funding, applications must meet the following criteria:

• be for a traditional or urban marae, and;
• be on land set aside for the purpose of a marae, and;
• be submitted by trustees of the Māori Reservation or another legal entity (a legal entity that has been approved by the trustees of the Māori Reservation to apply for Oranga Marae funding on their behalf.)
• Marae can apply multiple times to the Oranga Marae programme. However, each application should be for a different purpose or stage of development.

What we don't fund / Ngā kaupapa kāore e tautokona ā-pūtea

Items that are listed by the Lottery Grants Board as ineligible for funding:
Lottery Grants Board does not fund

Oranga Marae exclusions

New builds / greenfields where there is no previous infrastructure or pre-existing buildings are ineligible for a Oranga Marae funding contribution.

Kura or Wānanga Marae - Oranga Marae investment is not available to Marae-ā-kura and Marae-ā-wānanga or any other institutionally supported marae such as universities and polytechnics.

Whānau marae on whānau land
Oranga Marae is not available to whanau or hapū wanting to establish marae on land not designated as a marae reservation.

Retrospective applications
Oranga Marae investment is not available to meet the retrospective costs incurred prior to the submission date of an application.

Operating expenses
Oranga Marae investment is not available for operating costs including staffing and paying contractors or staff for routine maintenance of marae. Marae are expected to ensure these costs are met as part of business-as-usual operating expenses for the marae.

Roading
Oranga Marae investment is not available for roading outside the boundary of the marae reservation land on which a capital works project is situated.

Purchase of land / land ownership
Oranga Marae investment is not available for the purchase of land.

Papakāinga
Oranga Marae investment is not available for residential accommodation, which is defined as a person’s usual place of residence.  Oranga Marae investment may be considered on a case-by-case basis where the infrastructure of a papakāinga development crosses the infrastructure of a marae.

Exceptions

Exceptions to the eligibility criteria may be considered on a case-by-case basis by the fund's manager. Exception requests must be provided to the fund's manager before submitting a funding request.

How to apply

1. Understand your group's eligibility based on legal entity status, see What funding options are available for non-registered or informal groups
2. Set up a personal profile and an organization profile in our grants management system, see Logging into the grants management system
3. Complete a grant application in our grants system.
4. Provide the correct supporting documents, see:
   What supporting documents you need when applying to the Oranga Marae fund

Unregistered or informal groups

Unregistered or informal groups (non-legal entities) may be eligible to apply for grants under $10,000. Grants over $10,000 can be made only to organisations with legal entity status.

Important funding dates

Find out about the next opening and closing dates for Oranga Marae requests and committee decision meetings:
Important Hāpai Hapori funding dates