Te Puni Kōkiri is providing $9 million in funds for rapid assistance to marae and hapori Māori affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. The Fund is intended to be flexible and agile in addressing the varying needs of different marae and communities. The Fund ceases at 30 June 2023.
The primary focus is on marae and hapori which have been directly affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. These communities are mostly located in Ikaroa-Rāwhiti, Waikato-Waiariki (Coromandel), Te Tai Tokerau and Tāmaki-Makaurau.
Last updated: Rāpare, 18 Haratua, 2023 | Thursday, 18 May 2023
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Fund overview
On 28 February 2023, Minister for Māori Development, Hon Willie Jackson, along with the Minister for Whānau Ora, Hon Peeni Henare announced a funding package of $15 million to support the Māori response to Cyclone Gabrielle.
$9 million of this funding is being distributed through Te Puni Kōkiri, $3 million through Whānau Ora commissioning agencies and $3 million through Te Arawhiti.
The $9m Te Puni Kōkiri fund is called Cyclone Gabrielle Māori Communities Response Fund. It is to provide rapid assistance to marae and hapori Māori affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. This is an interim, time-limited, immediate investment to support whānau Māori with their response and recovery.
There are three priority areas for this funding:
- Capability and capacity
- Planning and co-ordination infrastructure
- Cultural infrastructure.
Iwi, hapū, marae, trusts, incorporations, and other Māori organisations/providers are eligible.
Experienced kaitono with strong community connections and proven capacity and capability to quickly deliver to marae and hapori located in affected areas are encouraged to apply.
For information and enquiries about making an application contact your local Te Puni Kōkiri office. Our kaimahi will be able to explain the process to you and provide you with an application form.
Got a question?
You can find information about the fund, eligibility, kinds of projects which can be funded, how to apply, and answers to other questions, by downloading and reading our frequently asked questions information sheet.
Information required to make an application
The first step is to contact your local Te Puni Kōkiri office. Our kaimahi will be able to explain the process to you and provide you with an application form.
Information required to complete the application form:
- Name of the iwi, hapū, marae, trust, incorporation or other Māori organisation or provider applying
- Geographical location and details of where the funding will be used
- Key person or people and contact details
- The bank account number of the kaitono
- The amount and full description of what you are applying to get funding for, and why you need it
- A financial breakdown of the funding required
- The risks that may impact on your ability to complete the project successfully and how you plan to manage those risks
- Details of other funding applied for or granted for the same or similar purpose
- When you expect to begin the project, and how long you expect it to take.
This Fund closes on 30 June 2023.
Funding Investments
As at 12 May 2023
$7,679,221 of the total allocation ($9m) has been invested across 78 agreements.
Te Tai Tokerau
Kaitono | Purpose | Amount |
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Ahikiwi Marae Administration Trust | Fixing blocked pipes in the ablution block and fixing water damage from flooding in the whare kai in areas of Mamaranui and Kaihu (Kaipara Coastline) | $5,000 |
Kairākau Ārahi Ltd (Ngāti Whakaeke) | Supporting a series of wananga to bring whānau, hapū and marae together to coordinate and develop recovery plans through Te Kotahitanga Marae for hapori of Ngāti Whakaeke to build resilience and preparedness to respond to future severe weather events | $10,000 |
Korokota Marae | Provision of necessary services, resources, and machinery to support emergency preparedness to respond to future severe weather events | $14,855 |
Motuti Marae | Supporting whānau of Panguru to build resilience against extreme weather events and ensure emergency power is available to the Marae and the purchase of equipment | $15,000 |
Ngā Kaitiaki o Ngāpuhi Community Trust | To assist Ngā Kaitiaki o Ngāpuhi Community Trust to clean, clear and dispose of dangerous and hazardous residual debris from the cyclone | $3,258 |
Ngā Manga Puriri Trust | Engaging with up to 150 whānau and delivery of eight kaupapa Māori oranga wānanga across Ngāti Whātua to build resiliency, security and connection following the impact of the cyclone. Provision of necessary services, resources, and machinery | $90,000 |
Ngai Tawake Marae | Provision of necessary services, resources, and machinery to support emergency preparedness to respond to future severe weather events | $15,000 |
Ngāti Takapari Hapū Trust | Provision of necessary services, resources, and equipment to support emergency preparedness to respond to future severe weather events | $30,000 |
Ngāti Wai Trust Board | Support a collective of 10 marae to establish a network of kainga-based emergency pods containing equipment and storage essentials, to develop an Iwi-led coordinated emergency first response plan, and implement a train the trainer programme | $312,500 |
Pateoro Marae | Support impacted whānau and marae in the surrounding area of Kohukohu with supply of generators, food, and water for whānau in area of Kohukohu | $5,000 |
Pukahakaha East 5B Trust | Supporting whānau and marae in the surrounding area of Pataua South Road with road repairs to regain access | $5,000 |
Tai Timu Tai Pari |
Support six marae and two Community agencies (one kura and a Māori provider) to build resilience against future extreme weather events. Provision of necessary services, resources, and equipment. | $100,000 |
Tauteihiihi Marae | Supplying generators, petrol containers, water, containers, lamps and medical kits for whānau in Kohukohu | $5,000 |
Te Aroha Marae | Supplying generators, dehumidifiers and fans/blowers, hygiene and cleaning products, food supplies, mobile shower units and gas cylinders for whānau in Parakao area | $10,000 |
Te Aroha Marae | Provision of necessary services, resources, and machinery to support emergency preparedness and respond to future severe weather events. The provision of three Civil Defence Marae/community training wananga | $85,145 |
Te Hau Āwhiowhio ō Otangarei Trust | Supplying dehumidifiers, hygiene items and food | $10,000 |
Te Houhanga a Rongo Marae | Provision of necessary services, resources, and equipment to support emergency preparedness to respond to future severe weather events. Contribution towards costs associated with developing a new public line and wastewater infrastructure system from the marae and urupā and supported affected whānau. | $100,000 |
Te Orewai Te Horo Trust | Supplying whānau in the Pipiwai area with generators, hygiene and cleaning products, food supplies, mobile shower units and gas cylinders. | $10,000 |
Te Roroa Development Charitable Trust | Supplying generators, dehumidifiers, industrial fans/blowers, hygiene and cleaning products, food supplies, mobile shower units and gas cylinders. | $10,000 |
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua | Supporting collective Response-Recovery-Review Strategy by building resiliency and preparedness across 10 Marae to withstand future extreme weather events. Provision of necessary services, resources, and equipment. | $520,000 |
Te Rūnanga o Whaingaroa | Building the capability and capacity of 18 Marae, hapū and hapori situated in the Whangaroa rohe to be better prepared to respond to a state of emergency. Provision of necessary services, resources, and equipment. Establishing two iwi emergency response resource hubs. | $150,000 |
Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa | Supporting a collective of five marae in the far north to build their emergency management capability and resilience against future extreme weather events. Provision of necessary services, resources, and equipment and supporting Pōuto Waikāretu Marae to be resourced as a stand-alone coordination hub and command centre | $100,000 |
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rēhia Trust | Supplying essential supplies, equipment, and transport | $10,000 |
Te Runanga o Whaingaroa | Supplying generators, skip bins, hygiene and first aid products, water, cleaning services products, alternative cooking and lighting products, and water storage tanks. | $10,000 |
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua | To support impacted whānau in Dargaville by supplying generators, food, hygiene/cleaning items, gas cylinders and dehumidifiers. | $10,000 |
Te Uri o Hau Tangata Development Limited | Supplying generators, dehumidifiers/fans, mobile shower units, and gas cylinders | $10,000 |
Te Whare Āwhina o Ngāti Tautahi Incorporated | Supplying generators, fuel vouchers, tents/tarpaulins, hygiene and cleaning supplies, food, skip bins, water, satellite phone(s), mobile shower units, gas cylinders and solar units for whānau in the Mataraua/Kaikohe area | $10,000 |
Waimarie o Whatitiri Marae Trust | Provision of necessary services, resources, and machinery to support emergency preparedness to respond to future severe weather events. | $36,298 |
Whakapaumahara Marae Charitable Trust | Supporting Whananaki Marae and install a complete standalone hybrid power system that would enable the marae to be fully self-sustainable providing emergency support to the entire community and surrounding districts to support the capacity the marae | $99,975 |
Whakapaumahara Marae Charitable Trust | Supporting impacted whānau in the surrounding Whananaki area with purchase of batteries for solar panels, the supply of camp gas cookers and gas bottles and battery powered lighting | $5,000 |
WotMatters Limited | Setting up an evacuation centre, accommodating displaced whānau, providing meals, bedding, power, hygiene, and essential living supplies | $5,000 |
Tāmaki-Makaurau
Kaitono | Purpose | Amount |
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Huakina Development Trust Board | Supporting the building of capability and capacity to support the emergency preparedness of whānau/ hapū and hapori within the Franklin region. Provision of necessary services, resources, and equipment. | $91,577 |
Mā Te Huruhuru Charitable Trust | Resourcing the capability and capacity for their planning and co-ordination of infrastructure. Provision of necessary services, resources, and equipment to support emergency preparedness to respond to future severe weather events | $60,000 |
Te Māhurehure Cultural Marae Society Incorporated | Purchase and distribute feminine hygiene products to wahine in Te Mahurehure community who have been impacted by the clone and flooding | $3,000 |
Te Kotahi a Tāmaki | Contracting the services of an experienced Emergency Management Coordinator to support the marae collective and to work closely with five of the most vulnerable marae. Provision of necessary services, resources, and equipment | $150,995 |
Tuwhera Trust | Supporting the building of capacity and capability to support the emergency preparedness of Waiuku whānau and community. Provision of necessary services, resources, and equipment and emergency management wānanga for 10 kaimahi | $92,977 |
Tuwhera Trust | Providing capability and capacity to access the available emergency funding though other agencies, and advocate and coordinate a community-led response plan for Waiuku | $5,000 |
Whāriki Aotearoa Limited | Supporting over 3,200 Māori business members to gain access to the $3m “Back to Work Business Continuity” fund and to reach out to other Māori businesses who are not members through support from Te Puni Kōkiri and Poutama Trust | $20,000 |
Waikato-Waiarki
Kaitono | Purpose | Amount |
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Te Ahi Kaa Training and Social Services | Support Harataunga Marae and the surrounding community with cyclone recovery activities and equipment and to build resilience against future extreme weather events. Provision of necessary services, resources and equipment as required | $40,000 |
Te Whakaruruhau 2013 Incorporated | Support whānau in Port Waikato rohe with clean-up activities, assessment of damaged whare, restoration of damaged access ways, water and waste systems, and complete minor works to protect whare from further damage | $154,000 |
Te Whāriki Manawāhine o Hauraki Incorporated |
Supporting hapori Māori and marae in Hauraki particularly Manaia, Harataunga, Kōpūtauaki, Whangapoua and Paretu communities with the provision of necessary services, resources, and machinery to support emergency preparedness to build resilience against future extreme weather events. Including:
|
$166,000 |
Toi EDA (Eastern Bay of Plenty Economic Development Trust) | Supporting up to 50 Māori businesses impacted by the cyclone within the coastal communities of Te Whanau a Apanui (Pōtaka to east of Opotiki) and wider Eastern Bay of Plenty (including Murupara and Ruatāhuna), to undertake environmental scans and clean-up and restoration and the development and implementation of recovery plans. Provision of necessary services, resources and equipment as required | $140,000 |
Ikaroa Rāwhiti-Tairawhiti
Kaitono | Purpose | Amount |
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Hinerupe Marae Committee | Provision of clean up activities, resources and equipment specifically repairing flood damaged carpets in the wharenui and providing support to whānau within Te Araroa as an evacuation point for future extreme weather events | $30,475 |
Hinemaurea Marae ki Māngatuna 1G Marae Reservation | Provision of necessary services, resources and equipment for clean up and wānanga with whānau/hapū to bring together and discuss findings from specialist resources to agree on the recovery plan | $228,600 |
Iritekura Marae Trustees | Supply of essential repairs to buildings, procuring a Project Manager to coordinate the overall marae operations and recovery efforts and facilitation of whānau wānanga to inform plans for the future of the marae. Provision of necessary services, resources and equipment as required | $170,000 |
Marotiri Farm Partnership | Provision for clean-up activities, resources and equipment and providing ongoing and future emergency resilience support to surrounding whānau and communities encompassing land blocks at Mangahauini, Hikuwai and Pararaki. Securing project management resource to oversee recovery efforts | $150,000 |
Proprietors of Maraetaha No.2 Sections 3 & 6 | Provision of clean up activities, resources and equipment and facilitating wānanga with whānau, develop future emergency preparedness plans, and supporting future water infrastructure engagement and decision-making. Including securing a Project Manager to lead the project | $155,000 |
Puketawai Marae Committee |
Contract a Project Manager to manage the marae operations and spearhead the recovery efforts and provision of clean up activities, resources and equipment | $195,000 |
SuperGrans Tairawhiti Trust | Provision of venues to enable evacuee support and information, collation of supplies and food packs, meals for supporters and volunteers, transportation expenses for delivery of supplies and food packs to impacted communities | $10,000 |
Taihoa Marae | Support Taihoa Marae to support a community-led response for displaced whānau in Wairoa with clean up, equipment, resources, assessments and planning activities. Securing project manager to progress recovery and manage the marae cleanup | $195,000 |
Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa Charitable Trustee Ltd | Delivering and coordinating 150 home assessments, and two marae assessments for flood impacted hapori across Te Wairoa. Includes a Project Manager and procuring technical expertise for the home and marae assessments | $171,750 |
Te Aitanga a Mahaki Trust | Leading out the emergency response efforts for Rangatira, Takipu and Te Wainui Marae. Engaging two FTEs (a Project Manager and Administrator) for six months. Provision of necessary services, resources and equipment for clean up and Cultural infrastructure support for the cleaning, restoration, and repair of the whare | $791,000 |
Te Hauora o Tūranganui a Kiwa Limited | To support whānau within the Muriwai, Manutuke and Waikohu communities through the provision of venues to enable evacuee support and information, collation of supplies and food packs, meals for supporters and volunteers, transportation expenses for delivery of supplies and food packs to impacted communities | $10,000 |
Te Karaka Area School Board of Trustees (umbrella org Te Hauora o Tauranganui a Kiwa Limited) | To support whānau within the Te Karaka area through the provision of venues to enable evacuee support and information, collation of supplies and food packs, meals for supporters and volunteers, transportation expenses for delivery of supplies and food packs to impacted communities | $20,000 |
Te Poho o Rawiri | Provision of venues to enable evacuee support and information, collation of supplies and food packs, the provision of meals for supporters and volunteers, meet transportation expenses to enable delivery of supplies and food packs to impacted communities and co-ordination of support services | $10,000 |
Te Runanganui o Ngāti Porou | Establishment of a resilient digital radio communications network for 10 Emergency Management Centres across Ngāti Porou East Coast in preparation for future natural disaster events. Includes development of a communications training package and engagement of a team of up to 2 people per hub to deliver the training package. Provision of equipment | $150,000 |
Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou Trustee Limited | Enabling evacuee support and information, collation of supplies and food packs, meals for supporters and volunteers, transportation expenses for delivery of supplies and food packs to impacted communities | $10,000 |
Te Rūnanga o Tūranganui a Kiwa | To support whānau in the Gisborne area through the provision of venues to enable evacuee support and information, collation of supplies and food packs, meals for supporters and volunteers, transportation expenses for delivery of supplies and food packs to impacted communities | $10,000 |
Te Wairoa Tapokorau Whānui Trust | Response to damage at Tawhiti a Maru Marae in Wairoa, procuring a Project Manager to coordinate the marae operations and recovery efforts and facilitating whānau wānanga. Provision of necessary services, resources and equipment as required | $196,000 |
Te Wairoa Tapokorau Whānui Trust | Response to damage at Takitimu Marae in Wairoa to undertake clean-up activities, whānau, hapū and community engagement and obtain specialist expertise and technical advice to support Marae redevelopment planning including procuring a Project Manager to lead the Marae operations and recovery efforts and facilitation of whānau wānanga to capture whānau voices in the recovery | $187,677 |
Te Whare Maire o Tapuwae Charitable Trust | Embeding the Resilience Network of 33 hubs which are strategically placed throughout the Wairoa rohe. Hubs will enable the Wairoa community to be prepared for future adverse weather events, equip community leaders with the appropriate training including first aid, civil defence plans, localised emergency preparedness strategy development and maintenance of the hubs to ensure future resilience. Securing a Project Coordinator | $150,000 |
Ikaroa Rāwhiti-Takitimu
Kaitono | Purpose | Amount |
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Mataweka Marae | Provision of cleanup activities, resources and equipment and providing FTE for management and support. | $81,500 |
Moteo Marae | Holding four wananga for wellbeing and a Marae and Community Sports day inviting other marae and provision of necessary services, resources, and machinery to support emergency preparedness to build resilience against future extreme weather events | $152,054 |
Moteo Marae | Provision of necessary resources, and equipment to support emergency preparedness to respond to future severe weather events | $20,000 |
Ngāti Hinemanu, Ngai Te Upokoiri me ōna piringa Hapū Authority Trust | Responding to clean-up, restoration, assessment, and planning activities including securing 2.5 FTE for marae and hub operations. Securing storage for taonga and property while marae and hapori plan their next steps for Taonga and Pou. Engaging specialist resource to assess the condition of taonga, marae, urupā and cultural sites of significance and undertake recovery and response planning. Housing and strategic planning for recovery activities. Data collection activities. Whānau and Hapū, community workshops and outreach | $686,000 |
Ngāti Hinemanu, Ngai Te Upokoiri Hapu Authority | Providing emergency flood response to rural communities and marae of Omāhu | $20,000 |
Ngāti Kere Hapū Authority | Responding to the needs of whānau by providing staffing for the community hub and storage solutions for donated goods | $62,000 |
Ngāti Pārau Hapū Trust | Provision of cleanup activities, resources and equipment for Waiohiki including two 0.5 FTEs to manage project office outputs, communication, information and publications and engaging and securing a 0.5 FTE to assist whānau with legal and insurance advocacy. Creating a temporary wharekai and outdoor eating area, supporting displaced whānau to obtain temporary accommodation | $477,500 |
Petāne Marae | Provision of cleanup activities, resources and equipment , purchase and planting of established fruit trees and fencing Marae and urupā boundaries and associated costs | $60,000 |
Petāne Marae | Supporting whānau needs, and start marae clearing and clean-up efforts, including machinery and skip hire | $20,000 |
Rongomaraeroa Marae | Providing power generators for cooking, lighting and food preservation, water and storage solutions, hygiene and first aid supplies | $10,000 |
Rōpu a Iwi Trust | Securing and coordinate security for Pukemokimoki Marae while it operates as a community kai and care package hub for whānau | $5,000 |
Tangoio Marae |
Provision of cleanup activities, resources and equipment including clearing the remainder of the silt from the property and landscaping, soil testing for contamination, geotech reports to determine the ground stability, fencing of Marae and urupā boundaries associated costs. Purchase of temporary ablution and shower units |
$257,224 |
Tangoio Marae | Providing emergency response assistance and setting up of a food distribution hub and pātaka for the community. Receiving, organising, and distributing kai and emergency supplies to the community | $20,000 |
Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa | Providing emergency response assistance and setting up of a food distribution hub and pātaka for the community. Receiving, organising, and distributing kai and emergency supplies to the community | $20,000 |
Te Taiwhenua a Te Whanganui ā Orotu | Operating the community wellbeing hub for the impacted marae, whānau and community of Ahuriri. Provision of necessary services, resources, and machinery to support emergency preparedness to build resilience against future extreme weather events | $181,861 |
Te Taiwhenua o Te Whanganui a Orotū | Responding to the needs of whānau by providing staffing for the community hub and storage solutions for donated goods | $20,000 |
Waiohiki Marae | Provision of water and power supply, housing for displaced whānau, equipment to remove silt and rubbish, and inspection and repair of marae septic tank and bore | $20,000 |