Youth Development Sports Grant

Supports high-performing rangatahi pursuing New Zealand representation, international achievement or national recognition overseas.

Closes

Open — apply at least one month ahead

Who can apply

Registered Ngāti Toa rangatahi who have gained recognition in their sport code and are working toward New Zealand or another country’s national representation, or international achievement. Apply at least a month before the event.

Whakapapa

Registered Ngāti Toa Rangatira member with an iwi registration number. Registration requires whakapapa showing three to four generations of connection to Toa Rangatira and a Tupuna Heke, checked by the Whakapapa Committee.

Amount

Assessed against the application

Funding route

Grant

Applicants

Individuals & whānau, Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

For the rangatahi themselves, not their club — the record previously listed only organisations. The bar is representative level: recognition in the code and a pathway toward national or international selection. General participation goes to the ordinary Sports Grant instead. Every one of these needs an iwi registration number, and getting one is not instant — you submit whakapapa over three to four generations back to a Tupuna Heke and the Whakapapa Committee confirms it. Start that before a deadline, not at one. Lost your number? iwiregistrationadmin@ngatitoa.iwi.nz.

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Checked 16 September 2026

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