Thriving in Murihiku Fund

A $375,000+ pool for organisations supporting disadvantaged and excluded rangatahi in Invercargill and Bluff, including a rangatahi Māori focus.

Closes

Recent round ran 29 May to 30 June — check One NZ's Te Rourou page for the current year's dates

Who can apply

Organisations creating positive outcomes for rangatahi (particularly disadvantaged and excluded young people) in Waihōpai/Invercargill and Motupōhue/Bluff. Co-funded with the ILT Foundation, The Clare Foundation and Community Trust South. Final decisions made by a community panel.

Amount

Minimum $375,000 total pool, including $60,000 ringfenced for a Bluff Activation Fund

Funding route

Grant

Applicants

Community groups, Iwi & Māori organisations, Organisations & providers

Before you apply

Te Rourou is One NZ's charitable foundation (formerly Vodafone NZ Foundation, then Te Rourou Vodafone Aotearoa Foundation) — renamed again after the Vodafone-to-One NZ rebrand. An earlier, apparently one-off youth-led fund under this programme, Te Ōhanga Tīwhera, was reported in 2022 but not confirmed as still running — not added separately.

Official source →

Checked 17 September 2026

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