Oranga Marae is provided by Te Puni Kōkiri and the Department of Internal Affairs. It replaces the Lottery Marae Heritage and Facilities Fund (LMHF), which has permanently closed.

Getting started

If you are looking for ways to develop your marae contact us first to find out how Oranga Marae may be able to help.

Phone: your local Te Puni Kōkiri or Department of Internal Affairs office
Free phone: 0800 824 824
Email: oranga.marae@dia.govt.nz

After a marae asks for support, we appoint an advisor to work alongside the marae to achieve their goals.

Ngā Hua / Outcomes

 Ngā kaupapa matua / Priorities

The Oranga Marae priorities from 1 November 2020 are to support marae that:

• are active, and the wider whānau are engaged with the cultural and physical revitalisation of the marae
• are affected by natural disaster or climate change
• have health and safety concerns or compliance issues; and/or
• build relationships and partnering opportunities to support their development.

As a guide, the Oranga Marae Committee is interested in understanding how the marae are planning to meet their aspirations:

Ka ora ā –muri, ka ora ā-mua - Sustaining the marae, sustaining the pae

• cultural revitalisation/retention plan for Te Reo Māori me ona tikanga
• well used facilities, events and activities take place e.g. booking schedules, photos
• maintenance plans, insurances and mitigation / resilience plans; and
• succession planning, long term goals, what’s happening now and in the future.

From 1 November 2020 a maximum contribution limit of up to $15,000 (ex GST) per Marae Development Plan (MDP) application will apply.

Due to increasing demand and limited pūtea, a maximum contribution limit has also been introduced for Technical Feasibility Support (TFS) requests. A maximum contribution limit of up to $100,000 (ex GST) per TFS application will apply.

If you're not GST registered

If your marae is not GST registered you need to make sure that the GST component of any quotes is included in your budget. This is so the GST can be paid to your marae as part of the grant.  

New builds (where a marae does not currently exist)

For a new build to be considered, the Oranga Marae Committee would like to see information relating to:

• recognition of Ahi kaa
• whakapapa
• history detailing the hapū relationships and connections; and/or
• the request is validated and endorsed by the Iwi.

Technical or feasibility study support dates:

• Requests received by 6 July 2022 will be considered at the 17 August 2022 meeting
• Requests received by 7 December 2022 will be considered at the 25 February 2023 meeting
• Requests received by 4 April 2023 will be considered at the 18 May 2023 meeting

Marae Development Implementation dates:

• Requests received by 27 July 2022 will be considered at the 21 September 2022 meeting
• Requests received by 12 October 2022 will be considered at the 7 December 2022 meeting
• Requests received by 8 February 2023 will be considered at the 5 April 2023 meeting
• Requests received by 26 April 2023 will be considered at the 14 June 2023 meeting

Further information

If you want to find out more information about Oranga Marae you can download a booklet in both Te reo and English using the links below:

• Introduction to Oranga Marae (Te reo) (.PDF) (5460KB)
• Introduction to Oranga Marae (English) (.PDF) (5980KB)

Further information can be found here:

• How to apply for support 
• Oranga Marae eligibility and exclusions criteria 
• Oranga Marae programme phases 

Privacy note:

The marae development plan will be uploaded to a Government database and so should have whānau support for any content (e.g. photos) included. Applications and supporting documents may be viewed by advisors and the Oranga Marae Committee.

All information, applications and supporting documents that are uploaded as part of a request are subject to Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) requests. If we receive an OIA request for your information, you will be contacted before any of it is passed to the requestor.