This fund is closed.About the fundingThe Matariki Ahunga Nui Fund (the Fund) celebrated and supported the regeneration of mātauranga associated with Te Kāhui o Matariki. The contestable funding was 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.We received a total of 321 applications across all our funding categories, seeking funding support of over $13 million. The panel assessed applications:against 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.A total of $3.075 million of funding was approved across 121 applications.Successful funding recipients 2023MatatauTotal 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)