Te Puni Kōkiri Māori Development Fund

Who can apply

• "registered incorporated society"
• "limited liability company"
• "trust incorporated under the Charitable Trust Act 1957 and registered with the Companies Office"
• "statutory entity, including a Māori Trust Board (Māori Trust Boards Act 1955) or Māori Association (Māori Community Development Act 1962), Māori Incorporation"
• "trusts and Incorporations set up under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993"
• "other entities with a demonstrated ability to receive and administer Government funds"
• Must "Be made by a single legal entity based in New Zealand"
• Must "Intend to deliver the Investment Outcomes of at least one of the two Investment Priorities in the Māori Development Fund Investment Plan, or an initiative building capability to deliver economic, social and cultural outcomes for local Māori communities"

What it funds

• Māori-led community and economic development initiatives
• Marae, hapū and iwi capability and infrastructure
• Kaupapa Māori programmes with measurable outcomes

The questions on the form

We hold the funder's actual form. Here are the first 3 of 32.

1. Investment Outcomes for Investment Priority 1: Improved productivity of Iwi or Māori assetsIf you are intending to increase the productivity of existing Whenua Māori assets, how do you intend to do this? Select all that apply:
2. What is the area of Māori Freehold Land that is expected to increase productivity as result of this initiative?
3. What is the area of other land owned by your entity that is expected to increase productivity because of this initiative?

Documents to have ready

• Completed TPK proposal template (issued by the regional office; not published online)
• "a completed proposal that is signed and endorsed by an authorised signatory"
• "if co-funding is required from entities other than the applicant, written confirmation of their commitment to contribute the stated amount must be provided with the proposal"