Auckland Council has set aside funding to enable thriving and self-sustaining marae and to establish papakāinga across Auckland. The funding is being distributed as grants to enable recipients to grow their independence and meet the needs of their communities.
Papakāinga on Marae and Māori Housing Development
The purpose of this grant is to support iwi, hapū, whānau and increase opportunities for papakāinga on marae and Māori housing development on Māori Freehold Land and Treaty Settlement Land within Tāmaki Makaurau.
Who can apply?
General requirements
- Applicants must be represented by a trust, authority or other formally recognised body, or gazetted or set apart as a Māori Reservation.
- Trusts must have appropriate governance and management structures, policies and processes in place that reflect tikanga Māori.
- Trusts must be not for profit
Land Ownership;
Papakāinga on Marae
- administered under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 where owned by a trust, entity or group made up of Mana Whenua, hapū or whānau.
- general title where owned by entities who have established an urban marae as a place for whānau Māori living in urban settings.
- public in circumstances where lands are leased by marae and approval has been given by the relevant public body to use the land,
Māori Housing
- Māori Freehold Land - land administered under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (where owned by a trust, entity or group made up of Mana Whenua, hapū, whānau).
- General land that ceased to be Māori land under Part 1 of the Māori Affairs Amendment Act 1967, where the land is beneficially owned by the persons, or by the descendants of the persons, who owned the land immediately before the land ceased to be Māori land.
- Treaty Settlement Land - general land owned by a Post Settlement Governance Entity or subsidiary entity, including crown land reserved for Māori (right of first refusal) but excluding land returned by the Crown as commercial redress or purchased by the owners, except where the land is:
- Held in a not-for-profit trust or similar mechanism for the benefit of the owners
- Appropriately protected from alienations from the Māori owners and committed for enduring use as papakāinga housing for members of the hapū/iwi and their whānau, for example through the terms of a trust deed
- Applications under these exceptions will need to supply sufficient evidence, such as copies of trust deeds, rules and lease documents, for council to assess eligibility. The determinations as to whether criteria above are met rests solely with council.
Who cannot apply;
- Individuals
- Groups with no formal legal structure.
- Groups that are primarily for profit or commercial gain.
- Institutional marae specifically associated with a local school, polytechnic, university, church, branch of the armed forces, social service provider, or other institution.
- Where land in general title (as specified in land ownership section above) where less than three dwellings are able to be provided under the relevant Auckland Unitary Plan zone provisions. Note: There is no minimum requirement for land administered under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
We cannot fund;
- Capital works to construct the development.
- Development contributions on land in general title
What will we fund?
To provide funding to support the capacity and capability of iwi, hapū, whānau and Māori organisations for development planning costs includes (but not limited to) the following:
- Governance & asset management planning - Master planning
- Concept
- Feasibility including cost/benefit analysis
- Design
- Detailed design
- Resource Consent application readiness
- Associated permits
- Building Consent application readiness
- Resource Consent lodgment costs
- Building Consent lodgment costs
- Development contributions on Māori land administered under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Funding priorities;
Applications for grant funding will be prioritised to Māori landowners, Mana Whenua and marae trusts wishing to develop papakāinga and Māori housing where they;
- own the land and
- have completed a business case that demonstrates the viability of the development and how it will benefit future generations of Māori; and
- can demonstrate how the development will be funded to completion.
- can demonstrate track record (either on their own or through a partnership with a Community Housing Provider).
Definitions:
Māori landowners and Mana Whenua Trusts
Includes the following groups who are identified as owners of land administered under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993:
- Mana Whenua–Māori with territorial rights in Tāmaki Makaurau, who belong to and derive power from the whenua (land), and who have authority and jurisdiction over the whenua or rohe.
- Iwi authority – the authority which represents an iwi for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) and which is recognised by that iwi as having authority to do so.
- Hapū – a number of whānau related through a common ancestor – section of a large kinship group whānau groups – family or extended family.
- Post Treaty Settlement Entities – the representative organisation established after a Treaty settlement with the Crown that has the purpose of representing the iwi members and managing any assets resulting from the settlement.
Marae Trusts
- Traditional marae owned by whānau, hapū and iwi and based on whakapapa.
- Urban marae established as places for whānau Māori living in urban settings.
Māori Organisations
A not-for-profit organisation that provides for the collective benefit of Māori that is formed around a specific purpose, and where their constitution reflects tikanga Māori.
Community Housing Provider
Assistance;
For support completing this form please contact culturalinitiativesfund@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
The Māori Housing Unit can help you with land information for the application please contact maorihousingunit@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
In addition to the grants process, the Auckland Council Māori Housing Unit has been established to assist Māori Trusts to navigate the Auckland Council regulatory process and to work with other funding providers to enable Māori led papakāinga on marae/Māori housing development within Tāmaki Makaurau.
The Māori Housing Unit can assist with:
- Any queries relating to Māori land development across Tāmaki Makaurau
- Specialist and technical advice to providers of Māori Housing and Māori landowners.
- A customer resource that provides an overview of the steps through the development process on Māori land,
- Land information packages that include Māori Land Court, Land Information New Zealand and council data. These provide technical insight to development aspirations and assess the viability of developing land. Data type that can inform feasibility, design, development and funding opportunities.
- Discounted consent pre-application meetings with Regulatory Services.
- Collaboration and funding opportunities with Government agencies in the Māori Housing space.
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