Te Puni Kōkiri Māori Development Fund

Dates

No fixed rounds: apply any time.

What it funds

• Māori economic growth and asset productivity
• Māori export growth
• Māori community resilience initiatives
• Feasibility studies and business cases

What it will not fund

• Business-as-usual operational costs
• Vehicles, buildings, land
• Retrospective events
• International travel

Good to know

Built for large economic projects: minimum $100,000 and 50% cash co-investment for the economic priorities. Small community groups should talk to the regional office before writing anything.

No rounds; proposals any time after talking to a regional office, decisions usually in six to eight weeks.

Checklist

What Māori Development Fund says you need:

• Single legal entity
• Contact with regional office first
• Proposal template
• Co-investment for economic priorities

Common things funders ask for, worth having ready:

• What exactly is the money for, and when will you spend it?
• How much do you need, and do you have quotes under three months old?
• Who benefits, and how many people?
• Your legal name, registration number and bank account in the group's name.
• A committee or board decision approving the application (some funders want a signed resolution).
• Your latest financial statements or annual return.
• Other funders you have applied to for the same thing.

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Sources

What we relied on, in the funder's own words.

• The Māori Development Fund does not have funding rounds. You can submit a funding proposal at any time, but please contact the nearest Te Puni Kōkiri regional office firsttpk.govt.nz/nga-putea-me-nga-ratonga/maori-development-fund · read 17 October 2026
• the proposal is submitted by a single legal entity, such as a:tpk.govt.nz/nga-putea-me-nga-ratonga/maori-development-fund · read 17 October 2026
• The Fund also supports Māori community resilience initiatives that build capability to deliver economic, social and cultural outcomes for local Māori communities.tpk.govt.nz/nga-putea-me-nga-ratonga/maori-development-fund · read 17 October 2026
• the minimum funding amount is $100,000 of the total value of the investment.tpk.govt.nz/nga-putea-me-nga-ratonga/maori-development-fund · read 17 October 2026
• business-as-usual activities for the kaitono, such as operational coststpk.govt.nz/nga-putea-me-nga-ratonga/maori-development-fund · read 17 October 2026
• Last updated: Monday, 31 August 2026tpk.govt.nz/nga-putea-me-nga-ratonga/maori-development-fund · read 17 October 2026

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