Manaaki Urupā Grant

Partial cover of annual urupā care costs for owners and trustees of Māori-owned urupā land in the New Plymouth District.

Closes

Closed for 2026 — applications closed 4 August 2026. Reopens annually

Who can apply

Read on the council's page, quoted verbatim: the grant covers "the annual costs incurred by urupā owners/trustees in the on-going care of their urupā."

Whakapapa

Owner or trustee of an urupā within the New Plymouth District, where the urupā sits on land designated a Māori reservation under section 338 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 for the purposes of an urupā, on Māori freehold land, or on general freehold land in Māori ownership.

Amount

Not published — a partial contribution toward costs, set by application

Funding route

Grant

Applicants

Marae & hapū, Individuals & whānau

Before you apply

Covers repairing and maintaining gateways, fences and footpaths; cleaning, repairing and restoring headstones; berms; ground maintenance equipment; access and parking; and mowing, hedges, trees and green waste removal. Does not cover multi-year projects, salaries or wages, or one-off capital works. 06 759 6060, enquiries@npdc.govt.nz.

Official source →

Checked 16 September 2026

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