Puaka Matariki Festival Funding

Funding for events during Ōtepoti's Puaka Matariki Festival, a city-wide celebration of the Māori New Year.

Closes

Closed for 2026. Reopens ahead of the 2027 festival

Who can apply

Read on the council's page, quoted verbatim: the festival "brings together community groups, schools, artists, cultural organisations, libraries, museums, marae, and venues across Ōtepoti" to celebrate Puaka and Matariki as markers of the Māori New Year.

Amount

Not published

Funding route

Grant

Applicants

Community groups, Marae & hapū, Organisations & providers

Before you apply

The 2026 festival ran 4–25 July 2026 with a city-wide programme of events, performances, workshops, exhibitions, storytelling, stargazing and kai. Unique to the Ōtepoti region in acknowledging both Puaka and Matariki together. Contact the Festival Coordinator via the council.

Official source →

Checked 16 September 2026

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