Āti Awa Toa Iwi Māori Partnership Board has launched a new grants fund to support whānau, hapū, marae and kaupapa Māori organisations to share their lived experiences, insights, and solutions for improving hauora across the Āti Awa Toa Hauora Partnership Board rohe.
Four grants of $5,000 are available for kaupapa that centre whānau voice and help strengthen understanding of what is needed to improve health and wellbeing.
Applications open on 30 March 2026 and close at 9am on 4 May 2026.
Manahautū, Hikitia Ropata says the grants are about backing the knowledge that already exists within whānau and communities.
“Whānau understand their own health journeys. The insights that come from our homes, marae and communities are powerful, and they deserve to be heard and learned from. These grants are about supporting whānau to lead that kōrero in ways that work for them.”
The fund is designed to support a wide range of kaupapa Māori approaches. Projects could include hui, wānanga, storytelling, interviews, short films, creative projects, rangatahi or kaumātua conversations, digital storytelling, photography, art, or other community-led ways of gathering and sharing whakaaro.
“There is no single model applicants must follow. What matters most is that projects are grounded in kaupapa Māori, reflect lived experience, and help bring forward whānau voice,” said Ms Ropata.
Insights gathered through the funded projects will help inform future health planning and decision-making across the rohe.
Whānau, hapū, marae and kaupapa Māori organisations across the rohe are encouraged to share the opportunity through their own networks.
Applications open: 30 March 2026
Applications close: 4 May 2026
Funding available: Up to four grants of $5,000
For support or to request an application form, contact: grants@atiawatoaimpb.nz