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Waerenga East and West Inc — Tertiary Education Grant

Waerenga East and West Inc / Deloitte Rotorua

Tertiary grant for those who whakapapa to Waerenga East and West Inc, a Māori land trust in the Te Arawa rohe.

Te Arawa / RotoruaMātaurangaMāori-ledWhenuaRangatahi
Closes
Opens annually in late January. The 2026 round ran 27 January to 30 April, closing 4.30pm
Who can apply
Tauira in tertiary study who can provide verified whakapapa confirming their connection to Waerenga East and West Inc. A shareholder must sign the whakapapa sheet. These are grants for the owners of a specific land block and their descendants, so eligibility runs through the block rather than through iwi membership. Ngāti Whakaue is one of the iwi of Te Arawa.
Whakapapa
Verified whakapapa to Waerenga East and West Inc, confirmed by a shareholder. Te Arawa rohe.
Study level
Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Vocational
Amount
Not published. Set by the trust each year
Funding route
Scholarship
Applicants
Individuals & whānau, Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

No extra criteria beyond the shared ones — confirmed against the trust’s own application page on 23 August 2026. Part-time study is not excluded here. The 2026 round opened 27 January 9am and closed 30 April 4.30pm. Applications must be signed and submitted by the closing date; the Student Declaration is part of that. Registration is once only. After that you can see every online grant your whakapapa makes you eligible for, which is the point of applying through this system rather than chasing trusts one at a time. Use the same login each year and you do not have to supply whakapapa again. Uploads required: verified whakapapa sheet signed by a shareholder, enrolment confirmation, academic record for year 2 and above, a receipt for fees paid or student loan advice, and bank account confirmation. An invoice is not a receipt. First-year students on Fees Free need eligibility confirmation from the Tertiary Education Commission. Check whether you are an owner through Māori Land Online, owner interest tab. The trusts also work with the Māori Education Trust, which can add further funding to a successful application. Deloitte Rotorua also administers secondary school grants, hard-copy tertiary grants and scholarship grants for these trusts. Contact Lee Gray, leegray@deloitte.co.nz.

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Checked 16 September 2026

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