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Te Māhuri
26–35 years
Scholarships / Opportunities in this area
- Aoraki Bound
- Aoraki Matatū
- Doctoral Scholarship – Ngāi Tahu Research Centre
- External Governance Appointments
- First Nations Futures Programme
- Kā Manukura o Te Reo Fund
- Kā Pūtea Grant and Proof of Engagement Grant
- Kā Pūtea Scholarship
- Kāika Reo Fund
- Kia Kūrapa
- KMK Whānau Events
- KMK Whānau Haereka
- Kura Reo Kāi Tahu
- Kura Reo ki Te Waipounamu
- Mahinga Kai Enhancement Fund
- Matakahi Scholarship
- Ngāi Tahu Funds
- Papakāika Reo Fund
- Pēpi Packs
- Puna Pakihi
- Pūtea Manaaki for Financial Hardship
- Pūtea Manaaki for Sporting Achievement
- Taurahere Fund
- Te Pou Here
- Whai Rawa
- Whānau Reo Fund
- Whenua Kura
Aoraki Bound
Explore Ngāi Tahu knowledge, history, te reo Māori and values on a 20 day Outward Bound-style adventure experience.
Who can apply?
All New Zealanders, aged 20 years and over. Financial assistance is available for registered Ngāi Tahu whānau.
Aoraki Matatū
Receive support and mentoring to become a leader and teacher of te reo Māori, tikanga, and history.
Who can apply?
Participation in Aoraki Matatū is by invitation only.
Doctoral Scholarship – Ngāi Tahu Research Centre
These scholarships support PhD students whose study is facilitated through the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre at the University of Canterbury.
Who can apply?
University of Canterbury students who are studying in a doctoral degree programme that is facilitated by the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre. Recipients may be studying any discipline, but preference will be given to applicants whose projects promote mātauranga Māori and that are linked to the mission and current research foci of the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre.
External Governance Appointments
Ensure the voice of Ngāi Tahu is heard across the motu by serving at a governance level with organisations established to maintain our cultural identity.
Who can apply?
Registered Ngāi Tahu whānau knowledgeable about their kaupapa and willing to champion the tikanga and aspirations of Ngāi Tahu.
First Nations Futures Programme
Gain access to leading international research and thinking within a uniquely indigenous context.
Who can apply?
Aspiring Ngāi Tahu leaders who intend to complete further academic study and embark on a career to build iwi capability within their communities.
Kā Manukura o Te Reo Fund
Receive financial assistance to further develop your Māori language proficiency.
Who can apply?
Registered Ngāi Tahu whānau who are intermediate to advanced speakers of te reo Māori, involved with their community and committed to further language development.
Kā Pūtea Grant and Proof of Engagement Grant
Connect with Ngāi Tahutanga and receive support for your tertiary studies.
Who can apply?
Registered Ngāi Tahu whānau who are enrolled in NZQA Tertiary level study or International equivalent.
Kā Pūtea Scholarship
Connect with Ngāi Tahutanga and receive a scholarship designed to support specific tertiary study.
Who can apply?
Registered Ngāi Tahu whānau who are enrolled in NZQA Tertiary level study or International equivalent. Selection is based on academic achievement and iwi involvement.
Kāika Reo Fund
Receive financial assistance to strengthen the use of te reo Māori as an everyday language of inter-generational communication.
Who can apply?
Registered Ngāi Tahu whānau who are committed to the kaupapa of Kotahi Mano Kāika, increasing proficiency and use of te reo Māori as a whānau group.
Kia Kūrapa
Grow your knowledge and use of te reo Māori at a marae-based weekend wānaka – held four to five times a year.
Who can apply?
Registered Ngāi Tahu whānau who are beginner to intermediate speakers of te reo Māori.
KMK Whānau Events
Increase your knowledge and use of te reo Māori by taking part in te reo-rich social settings.
KMK Whānau Haereka
Strengthen relationships with other te reo Māori speaking whānau using te reo Māori in social and whānau settings.
Who can apply?
Registered Ngāi Tahu whānau who are intermediate to advanced speakers of te reo Māori.
Kura Reo Kāi Tahu
Develop your proficiency and use of Kāi Tahu reo at a week-long immersion wānaka.
Who can apply?
All registered Ngāi Tahu whānau. Financial assistance may be available through Kotahi Mano Kāika Funds.
Kura Reo ki Te Waipounamu
Develop your proficiency and use of Kāi Tahu reo at a week-long immersion wānaka.
Who can apply?
Open to all members of the public. Financial assistance may be available for registered Ngāi Tahu whānau through Kotahi Mano Kāika Funds.
Mahinga Kai Enhancement Fund
Recieve financial assistance to help protect, enhance, utilise and maintain mahinga kai areas, resources and species, and the rights of Ngāi Tahu to access these.
Who can apply?
Legal entities associated with Ngāi Tahu who are delivering projects designed to meet specific mahinga kai enhancement objectives.
Matakahi Scholarship
Receive financial assistance towards a tertiary qualification that may lead to a role within our commercial businesses or with our commercial partners.
Who can apply?
Registered Ngāi Tahu students who want to experience a broad range of learning experiences and opportunities within the Te Rūnanga Group and its key partners.
Ngāi Tahu Funds
Receive financial assistance to support cultural projects that grow, strengthen, and promote Ngāi Tahutanga. Two funding rounds are held each year and close on the last Friday of March and September.
Who can apply?
All registered Ngāi Tahu whānau. Applicants under the age of 18 need a legal guardian or parent (also registered Ngāi Tahu whānau) to apply on their behalf.
Papakāika Reo Fund
Receive targeted financial assistance at a Rūnanga level to develop te reo Māori learning pathways for your members.
Pēpi Packs
Give your baby a connection to Ngāi Tahu from birth with this flax basket including clothes, blankets, te reo Māori books, a piece of pounamu, and their whakapapa (genealogy scroll).
Puna Pakihi
Providing support to Ngāi Tahu whānau in business.
Who can apply?
Registered Ngāi Tahu whānau members who own a business or need support starting one.
Pūtea Manaaki for Financial Hardship
Receive financial assistance towards essential living costs in situations of serious hardship.
Who can apply?
Registered Ngāi Tahu whānau who are in serious financial hardship and have no other avenue for help.
Pūtea Manaaki for Sporting Achievement
Receive financial assistance for regional and national achievement in sport.
Who can apply?
Registered Ngāi Tahu whānau who have been chosen to represent their region or country at a specific event.
Taurahere Fund
Maintain a strong connection to Ngāi Tahu when living outside the tribal takiwā, through your Taurahere Group. Receive financial assistance for operational and administrative costs associated with organising group activities.
Who can apply?
Registered Ngāi Tahu Taurahere Groups can apply any time. For further information email: [email protected]
Te Pou Here
Connect with other Ngāi Tahu business owners, workers, and job seekers by registering on our new iwi capability database.
Who can apply?
Registered Ngāi Tahu whānau who are business owners, workers, or looking for employment and development at any stage of their career.
Whai Rawa
Whai Rawa is the Ngāi Tahu savings programme that can help create a better future for our whānau by encouraging greater wealth and wellbeing.
Who can apply?
All registered Ngāi Tahu whānau who reside in New Zealand or Australia.
Whānau Reo Fund
Receive financial assistance to attend Ngāi Tahu focused te reo Māori immersion events in Te Waipounamu.
Who can apply?
Registered Ngāi Tahu whānau who are actively raising tamariki in te reo Māori and are intermediate to advanced speakers of te reo Māori.
Whenua Kura
Train for land-based careers with courses in agriculture, apiculture, or horticulture.
Who can apply?
All Māori aged 18-34 years with an adequate level of literacy and numeracy and who have completed at least three years of secondary school with NCEA Level 1 or equivalent.
Further opportunities are available at a local level (Papatipu Rūnanga) – for more information contact
your rūnanga. If you’re not sure which rūnanga you
affiliate to, ring 0800 KAI TAHU and chat with one of our contact centre team.
Keen to work with Ngāi Tahu?
Visit our employment page to register your interest.