Te Pou Māori

Relational, rolling funding for Māori-led programmes supporting tino rangatiratanga.

Closes

No closing dates — apply anytime by Expression of Interest, response within 6 weeks

Who can apply

Māori-led programmes and initiatives supporting tino rangatiratanga — Māori self-determination and autonomy — with a focus on political, cultural and institutional change. Applicant organisations must have Māori make up at least 80% of their governance. One of the Trust's four investment 'Pou' (alongside Poutū Pasefika, Pou CaRE and Pou Horizons), each with its own funding priorities set out in the Trust's Pou Priorities for Investment strategy.

Whakapapa

Māori-led organisations, kaupapa and collectives

Amount

Varies — no fixed amount published

Funding route

Grant

Applicants

Iwi & Māori organisations, Marae & hapū, Community groups

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Checked 17 September 2026

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