Investment Programme

Investment plans and priorities are set by the eight Kāhui and contribute towards achieving our five outcome areas:

1. Whānau wellbeing / oranga o te whānau: more whānau feeling confident in navigating their own Māori language journey
2. Immersion domains / rumaki: whānau have increased access to bilingual and immersion domains throughout Aotearoa
3. Intergenerational transmission / reo tuku iho: more whānau have increased their daily use of Māori language across generations
4. Reo movements ­/ kōkiritanga reo: increased number of whānau connected to movements where Māori language and identity is promoted and enhanced
5. Iwi identity / tuakiri: whānau have an improved sense of iwi identity when Māori language is visible and valued at a local and national level

Pae Motuhake, representing iwi and Māori interests, develop the investment plan and key priorities for each Kāhui and make recommendations to the Board of Te Mātāwai for approval.

Read the investment plan for your Kāhui before you submit your application.

Find the list of initiatives we have supported here [PDF, 689 KB].

For more information on our priorities, refer to our Statement of Intent 2021–2024. 

• New Zealand citizens who are living in New Zealand
• New Zealand-based organisations 

Individuals and organisations should affiliate to:

• iwi and hapū listed within Kāhui, and/or
• a sector cluster: community, media, education or urban Māori.

Refer to your Kāhui for any additional application criteria.

Each Kāhui will have one investment round in the financial year 1 July 2021–30 June 2022.

Kāhui	Opening Date	Closing Date
Te Tai Tokerau	1 June 2021	2 August 2021
Tainui	1 June 2021	25 June 2021
Mātaatua	1 May 2021	28 May 2021
Te Arawa	15 April 2021	19 May 2021
Te Tai Rāwhiti	21 June 2021	18 July 2021
Te Tai Hau-ā-uru	1 June 2021	30 June 2021
Te Waipounamu	1 May 2021	7 June 2021
Te Reo Tukutuku	10 May 2021	14 June 2021

 

1. Register to access Te Mātāpuna(external link), our application portal, and to receive important notifications before the round opens.
2. Login to the portal(external link) to complete your application form.

Pae Motuhake will assess each application using the criteria outlined in each Kāhui Investment Plan and make recommendations to Te Mātāwai Board, which makes the final decision on which applications will receive investment.

Final decisions are based on available investments and applications meeting the necessary criteria.

All kaitono will be notified of the outcome of applications via Te Mātāpuna.

Successful applicants will receive a letter of offer and an agreement from a Te Mātāwai Investment Facilitator.

The investment agreement sets out the purpose of the investment along with any key dates, activities and milestones to be met.