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
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
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
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: Supporting 50 individual kainga and marae across the rohe to purchase and install temporary water infrastructure or water storage units. Assessing damage and repairs required for approximately 25 damaged whare	$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
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
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

Dashboards

• TPK Flooding and Cyclone Response Dashboard