Te Rā Aro ki a Matariki 2024 will be held on Friday, 28 June. We will be publishing information about any funding opportunities on our website soon. About this fundThe Matariki Ahunga Nui Fund (the Fund) celebrates and supports the regeneration of mātauranga associated with Te Kāhui o Matariki. The contestable funding is designed to support Māori communities in leading the development of Te Kāhui o Matariki-focused initiatives that recognise, not only Te Rā Aro ki a Matariki, the public holiday, but also the wider kaupapa and principles of Matariki.The Matariki Ahunga Nui Fund is open for a limited time each year.Matariki principlesIn supporting regeneration of mātauranga Matariki, applicants will need to demonstrate how they would use the funding to advance and promote the three major principles of Matariki:Remembrance – honouring those we have lost since the last rising of Matariki.Celebrating the present – gathering to give thanks for what we have.Looking to the future – looking forward to the promise of a new year.If you need support to understand or apply for our funding, please contact [email protected].Who can applyWe seek applications from Māori groups, community organisations, entities or collectives who are based in Aotearoa New Zealand with:an existing role in community activities and servicesthe ability to demonstrate your role in delivering community activitiesthe capacity to administer and support the proposed eventcommitment to provide an evaluation of the event after it has been delivered.What activities can be fundedDepending on the level of funding sought, to be successful event activities must meet the following event eligibility criteria.Criteria for all applicationsYour event and/or your resource must:encourage wide community participation in the celebration of Matarikipromote an understanding of Matariki in Aotearoa New Zealandtake place (or be launched) during the period of Matariki.Manahau applicationsAn event held, or resource launched, during the Matariki period, must celebrate the Matariki principles in local communities.Mārama applicationsIn addition to an event, and/or launch of resources, applicants must provide evidence for how their event or resource will educate people about Matariki at a local and/or regional level.Mātau applicationsYour events and/or resources explore, discuss, practice and educate mātauranga Matariki and you provide evidence in your application for how these activities sustainably regenerate mātauraga Matariki.What applications will be given priorityWe will prioritise applications that:demonstrate the level of mātauranga Matariki that will be generated from the fundingreflect partnership between iwi, marae, local government, and community groupsdeepen the understanding of Te Kāhui o Matarikipromote nation and community buildinginvite wide community participationsupport access for people with disabilities.For more information on how to design accessible events, refer to the Ministry of Social Development website and our summary guidelines.Accessible meetings and events (MSD)What the funding won’t coverWe will not fund:individuals (you must apply as part of a group, collective or organisation)long-term education programmes or resourcesthe purchase of alcohol.EnquiriesIf you have any questions, please email [email protected].2023 Matariki Ahunga Nui funding recipientsFind out who got funded in 2023, the second year of our Matariki Ahunga Nui funding to celebrate and promote the regeneration of, mātauranga Matariki.About the fundingWe had up to $3 million available in 2023 for our Matariki Ahunga Nui Fund. We received a total of 321 applications across all our funding categories, seeking funding support of over $13 million.How applications were assessedOverall, the quality of applications was very high in 2023. The panel assessed applicationsagainst the criteria for each funding categoryfor how well they aligned with the principles and kaupapa of Matarikithe reach of events and resources across whānau, hapū and iwi.After the panel had considered all applications, a total of $3.075 million of funding was approved across 121 applications.Successful funding recipientsMatatauTotal applications: 5Total funding: $1,000,000A series of iwi-based events and resources that support whānau, hapū and iwi to grow, practice and lead their practices and customs relating to Te Kāhui o Matariki.RegionKaupapaFundingTe TaitokerauHokianga Puanga (through Turuturu Ā Uta Turuturu Ā Tai Trust)$200,000Waikato-ManiapotoKura Hāpori Mātauranga Matariki (through Te Toki Voyaging Trust)$200,000WaiarikiTauranga Moana Hautapu (through Te Puna i Rangiriri Trust)$200,000Te TaihauāuruTe Kāhui o Puanga (through Naia Ltd)$200,000Te WaipounamuKāi Tahu Puaka-Matariki Hautapu (through Tūmai Communications Ltd)$200,000MātauTotal applications: 24 Total funding: $1,250,000 Events and resources that explore, discuss, practice and teach about Te Kāhui o Matariki.ApplicantKaupapaFundingTe Mana o Te Aroha LimitedPuanga Rua$30,000Whangaroa Taiao LtdTe Rawenga$50,000Jacman Entertainment LimitedMatariki Pēwhairangi$100,000Rangatahi Ora LimitedTātai Whetū ki Te Kāhui a Matariki and Puanga$30,000Maiangi LimitedMataaho$25,000Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trustee LimitedUmu Kohukohu Whetū ki Takaparawhau$100,000Manukau Urban Māori AuthorityMatariki 2023 Waatea Marae$50,000Te Whare Tāhuhu Kōrero o HaurakiKo Matariki ki Hauraki 2023$50,000Te Ohu WhakaitaMatariki ki Waikato Festival$50,000Pikitū MaraeMānawatia a Matariki ki Pikitū marae$25,000Te Puna Ora o MataatuaKia Tāwharautia Mataatua mō Matariki - Matariki in Mataatua for Generations$50,000Toiuru Māori TreasuresMatariki i runga o Kākānui$50,000Ōtaiātoa LtdMatariki Hauterongo$50,000Te Aitanga a Hauiti Centre of ExcellenceTataitia Ra - Matariki Festival$30,000Ātea a Rangi Educational Trust'Ngā tohu o te tau hou' ki Kahungunu-Rongomaiwahine$100,000AkiAki LimitedMatariki and Puanga with the Walkers$50,000Te Rito IncorporatedMānawatia a Matariki, Mānawatia Te Reo Māori!$35,000Society of Māori Astronomy Research and TraditionsNgā Mata o ngā Ariki$100,000Te Rūnanga o Toa RangatiraMe haehae Matariki$60,000E Kai Māori LimitedNgā hakari tū o Matariki$50,000Pounamu Ngāi Tahu Charitable TrustMatariki Ki Ōtautahi Christchurch Celebrations$50,000Tuurama TrustMatariki Tūmahi Wheako o Murihiku$25,000Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri Iwi TrustMatariki - Puanga ki Wharekauri$40,000Maramataka Productions LtdMatariki kei te Kāinga$50,000MāramaTotal applications: 38 Total funding: $565,000Events and/or resources that continue teachings of te kāhui o Matariki.ApplicantKaupapaFundingTe Paatu ki Kauhanga Trust BoardMatariki Huihui Tangata$15,000Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rehia TrustTe Ara o Matariki — Ngā Toi Whakamihi, Pūrākau, me te Hikoi$15,000Whakapaumahara MaraeMatariki Whananaki$10,000Ngāti Takapari Hapū Charitable TrustNgāti Taka — Te Mātahi O Te Tau$10,000Te Whānau o WaipareiraMatariki ki Waipareira$50,000Pou Tāngata Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Community Development TrustKāhui Matariki i te Rangi, Kāhui Kaumātua ki te Whenua$10,000Te Kōhanga Reo o TahaaroaTe Māramataka o Te Kōhanga Reo o Tahaaroa$20,000Taakina LimitedMatariki: A night under the Stars$15,000Ngāti Hauā Iwi TrustMatariki ki Maungakaawa$10,000Raukawa Charitable TrustMatariki ki Raukawa$20,000Tamahou Whānau TrustHui Te Rangiora$10,000Ka Rea Consultants LimitedTirotirowhetū o Matariki$15,000Kaiaio Holdings LimitedTe Whānau ā Kaiaio Matariki Wānanga$20,000Te Takinga Marae TrustMatariki @Mourea Celebration: Marae Masterchef 2023$15,000Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Waiū o Ngāti PorouKo te Hautapu e rite ki te kai na Matariki$15,000Te Riu o Waiapu TrustTe Riu o Waiapu Matariki Celebrations$15,000Te Poho o Rāwiri MaraeTe Hautapu$20,000Te Āhuru Mōwai o RongomaiwahineTākina te pae o Matariki$10,000Te Whareoranga o te WhānaupaniTe Pō Tangotango o Waikaremoana$20,000Maataatoa Limited"Rārangatia te Āpōpō"$10,000Te Taiwhenua o Tamatea IncorporatedMatariki Celebrations in Tamatea$10,000Aterea LimitedNgā kākano o Matariki wānanga$10,000Raetihi Promotion Charitable TrustPuanga ki Ruapehu$15,000Te Maru o Ruahine TrustPuanga/Matariki — Whanaungatanga$10,000Te Ara Mua LimitedNau mai e Mata | Matariki Whakatairanga$15,000Te Taioho LimitedPuanga ki te Rangi, Te Rangataioho ki te Whenua$15,000Whanganui Māori Regional Tourism Organisation Trust BoardPaunga — Te Tau Hou kei Whanganui$10,000Whangaehu Marae — Rakautaua 1CWhangaehu Marae — Puanga 2023$10,000Ngāti Hineaute Hapū AuthorityPuanga Whakamanawa Festival$15,000Muaūpoko Tribal AuthorityTirotiro Whetu$20,000Māoriland Charitable TrustMatariki Ramaroa$15,000Wainuiomata Marae Charitable TrustMatariki at the hub 2023$15,000Tapu-te-Ranga TrustMatariki ki Tapu-te-Ranga$15,000Matapihi Consultants LtdMatariki, E Ara!$20,000Ngāti Tama ki Te Tauihu Charitable TrustPuanga celebration$10,000Te Hapū o Ngāti WhekeMātariki o Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke o Te Rāpaki o te Rakiwhakaputa$10,000Te Aitarakihi Society IncorporatedMatariki ki Te Aitarakihi 2023$10,000Tūturu Charitable TrustMatariki @Queens Park Te Hīkoi o Ngā Whetū$15,000ManahauTotal applications: 54 applications Total funding: $260,700 Te kāhui o Matariki events and or resources that connect communities across the motu.ApplicantKaupapaFundingWaiora MaraeWaiora Marae$5,000Nga Rangatira o WhangatauatiaMatariki whakawhānui whānau Ahiparapara$5,000Te Puna Manakitanga o PakanaeTe Puna Manakitanga o Pakanae$5,000Ngāi Tupoto Ki Motukaraka MaraeHe Tuku Roimata$5,000Ngā Kaitiaki o Ngāpuhi Community TrustMātauranga Matariki Fun Day$3,950Waikara Marae and Whakarongotai Urupā TrustPuanga / Matariki o Waikarā$5,000Waiora o TunatahiMatariki ki Tunatahi$5,000Hihiaua Cultural Centre TrustPuanga ki Hihiaua$4,700Whai Hua TrustMatariki @ the Marae$5,000Ngāti Tamaoho TrustMatariki ki Ngāti Tamaoho$5,000CCS Disability Action Auckland Incorporated (for Karanga Maha – Kaupapa Māori Whānau Haua initiative)Te Huihui o Matariki$5,000Waitakaruru 1A2B2C and D1 TrustHe tau hou — He moemoeā hou$5,000Rangimārie Makomako MaraeMakomako Marae hui whakanui i a Matariki$5,000Ngāti Karewa, Ngati Tahinga TrustPort Waikato Matariki Celebration 2023$4,800Waipapa Marae CommitteeKawhia Moana Matariki$5,000Kareahi LimitedHe Aroha Mauroa$5,000Te Whare Toi o Ngaaruawaahia IncorporatedNgāruawāhia: Our Stories$5,000Raungaiti Marae TrustRaungaiti Matariki Celebrations 22 July 2023$5,200Turoto C2B2B4B1Te Whakanui i te Tau Hou Māori me te whanau me nga hoa$5,000Te Awanui Hauora TrustPiata ata mai rā a Matariki – te tau hou Māori$4,000Tapuika Fisheries TrustMatariki ki Rangiuru$5,000Te Mana o Ngāti Rangitihi Charitable TrustMatariki at the Pā$5,000Waiohau C4 Papakainga No 1 Patuheuheu Marae ReservationTe Hautapu a Tama-ki-Hikurangi$5,000Te Ao Hou TrustNgāi Tai Kawe Mate and Hau Tapu Commemorations 2023$5,000Ngāti Tahu — Ngāti Whaoa Runanga TrustTe Kotahitanga a Matariki$5,000Otonga Whānau TrustOtonga Whānau Trust — Hautapu 2023$5,000Hinemihi Marae Charitable TrustNgāti Hinemihi Hautapu$5,000Mangakino SchoolMangakino Community Matariki Celebration$5,000Tūwharetoa Māori Trust BoardMatariki Planting Day$4,290YMP Netball Club Incorporated – Whakatō MaraeMatariki Ahunga Nui ki Whakatō$5,000Raiātea LimitedMatariki — Waipapa-ā-Iwi$5,000Toi Matarua'Kia Au, Ko Au' Rangatahi New Year Party$5,000Waipatu Catholic Māori ClubHe punga ki te ao$5,000Te Pou Herenga Waka o te Whakapono Anglican Māori MissionMatariki Season 2023 with Te Pou Church Centre NapierWithdrawn (by applicant)Gillies-Karaitiana Whānau IncorporatedTe Whenua Haumako$5,000Waipuka Māori Reservation TrustWaitangi Marae Matariki Market$5,000Te Ara Tupua | Uenuku | Te Korowai o WainuiāruaMatariki 2023$5,000Opaea Marae TrustTe Puawaitanga o Puanga ki Tumakaurangi$5,000Ngāti Mairehau TrustRangiotū Matariki Event$5,000Te Whare Taiao o RangitāneMatariki in Tāmaki nui a Rua$5,000Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o WairarapaMatariki Huihuinga$5,000Pae Tū Mōkai o Tauira Incorporated SocietyToro Atu — Pou unveiling$5,000Ngahuru Ora Services LtdMatariki — Whanake Te Kura$5,000Te Whānau o Te Kōhanga Reo o Tararua ki Paraparaumu IncorporatedTararua ki Paraparaumu Matariki Event 2023$4,500Ahu Charitable Trust ki Pukerua BayMatariki Celebration and Community Art Stars 2023$4,760Ōrongomai Marae Community CentreMatariki ki Ōrongomai$5,000Ngaio Kōhanga Reo Trust BoardTe Hautapu o Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngaio$5,000Te Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau TrustRangitāne o Wairau Matariki Celebration$5,000Kahukura Rongoa Māori Charitable TrustMagical Matariki ki Kaputahi 2023$4,500Nōku Te Ao Charitable TrustTe Hautapu ki Te Oraka$5,000Te Rōpū Māori o Te Whare Wānanga o Otākou IncorporatedTe Tauhoko Nui o Matariki$5,000Arrowtown Charitable Trust (Kā-Muriwai)Kā-Muriwai — Matariki Arrowtown Lights$5,000Mataura & Districts Charitable Trust (Mataura Marae)Kai Hau Kai$5,000Kiimai Māori LtdMatariki Reset 2023$5,0002022 Matariki Ahunga Nui funding recipients (Te Arawhiti)