Urupā Maintenance Fund

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

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Closes: Applications up to $250 are accepted year-round. Over $250: fixed dates through the year — the next closing date is 16 October 2026, the last one listed for this year
Who can apply: The council's page has a structured "Who can apply?" field that names one answer: "Community Groups." The purpose text goes further, quoted verbatim: covers "the annual costs incurred by urupā owners/trustees in the on-going care of their urupā" — which in practice can be an individual owner or trustee rather than a formal group. The page doesn't reconcile the two; both are recorded here rather than picking one.
Whakapapa: Urupā owner or trustee, where the urupā sits on land designated a Māori reservation under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, on Māori freehold land, or on general freehold land in Māori ownership, within the South Taranaki District.
Amount: Annual allocation started at $15,000 in 2024–25, rising $5,000 a year to a cap of $40,000
Funding route: Grant
Applicants: Marae & hapū, Community groups, Individuals & whānau

Before you apply

Near-identical in structure to New Plymouth District Council's Manaaki Urupā Grant. Covers gateways, fences and footpaths; cleaning, repairing and restoring headstones; ground maintenance equipment; access and parking; and mowing, hedges and green waste removal. Cannot fund establishing a new urupā or multi-year projects. Unallocated funding carries over within a three-year cycle but not past its end. 0800 111 323.

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Checked 16 September 2026

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