Māori Communities COVID-19 Fund
Fund closing 30 June 2022
As the Māori Communities COVID-19 Fund (MCCF) enters its final weeks, kaimahi of Te Arawhiti and Te Puni Kōkiri are working with kaitono around the motu as they deliver support for their whānau.
The purpose of the MCCF was to rapidly mobilise and provide urgent funding for a defined period (30 June 2022) to achieve higher levels of vaccination and community resilience against the impacts of COVID-19.
The MCCF is closing on 30 June and we are not seeking further proposals for funding.
Distributing up to $160m to iwi, Māori and community groups in three phases
The government provided up to $160 million to the MCCF. This funding provided Māori communities across the motu with quick and targeted support in the period to 30 June 2022.
The MCCF complemented the Care in Community approach for the welfare needs of individuals and whānau who contracted COVID-19 and needed to self-isolate.
Administered by Te Puni Kōkiri in coordination with Te Arawhiti, the fund’s focus was to support the efforts of communities (particularly iwi) to mobilise their own approaches and build resilience during the Omicron outbreak.
Streamlined approach
A more streamlined approach was used for phase 3: Omicron, recognising the challenges of Omicron required a more rapid response.
Decision-making was streamlined according to size through the following pathways:
- up to $200,000 approved at a regional level
- up to $1 million approved by the relevant chief executive
- $1 million or more approved by joint Ministers
Cross-agency approach
Funding was available through:
- Te Arawhiti
- Te Puni Kōkiri
- Ministry of Health
Ministerial oversight of fund
The following ministers provided overall oversight of the fund:
- Minister of Finance
- Minister for Māori Crown Relations – Te Arawhiti
- Minister for Whānau Ora, Associate Minister of Health (Māori Health)
- Minister for Māori Development
Phase 1 funding distributed through Te Arawhiti
Total |
|
$27,331,460 |
43 |
|
|
Iwi |
Funding |
Number of iwi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Te Kotahitanga – Maori Music Artists | $275,000 | Nationwide | |
| Ngāti Kahu | $440,740 | 1 | |
| Wharekawa Marae Reservation Trust | $27,500 | 1 | |
| Manurewa Marae | $300,000 | 1 | |
| Ngāti Tamaterā | $75,000 | 1 | |
| Te Runanga o Ngāti Porou Ki Hauraki | $265,000 | 1 | |
| Waikato - Tainui | $8,000,000 | 1 | |
| Raukawa | $608,000 | 1 | |
| Maniapoto Māori Trust Board | $487,860 | 1 | |
| Ngāti Ranginui | $100,000 | 1 | |
| Te Arawa | $4,380,000 | 15 | |
| Ngāti Tūwharetoa | $2,994,500 | 1 | |
| Ngāti Kahungunu | $2,260,000 | 1 | |
| Ngā Iwi o Taranaki | $2,651,860 | 8 | |
| Ngāruahine | $601,000 | ||
| Te Runanga o Ngāti Ruanui | $1,022,000 | ||
| Te Ranga Tupua | $2,843,000 | 8 |
Phase 2 funding distributed through Te Arawhiti
Total |
|
$13,138,776 |
31 |
Iwi |
Funding |
Number of iwi |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Te Whanau ā Apanui | $586,000 | 1 | |
| Te Kupenga Hapū | $264,752 | 1 | |
| Te Uri o Tai Hapū | $137,950 | 1 | |
| Te Puna Oranga o Ōtaki | $363,300 | 1 | |
| Ngāti Raukawa | $147,000 | 1 | |
| Ngāti Whare | $750,000 | 1 | |
| Te Pūtahi-Nui-o-Rehua Charitable Trust | $179,387 | 1 | |
| Ngāti Pahaurewa | $350,301 | 1 | |
| Te Rūnanga o Te Whanau | $262,000 | 1 | |
| Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu | $2,000,000 | 1 | |
| Te Ranga Tupua | $1,262,226 | 8 | |
| Te Arawa Ruku Ora | $800,000 | 1 | |
| Ngā Iwi o Taranaki | $2,010,646 | 8 | |
| Te Arawa Whānau Ora Trust | $980,000 | 1 | |
| Taraia Marae | $306,354 | 1 | |
| Ngāti Tūwharetoa | $1,238,860 | 1 | |
| Maniapoto Māori Trust Board | $1,500,000 | 1 |
Phase 3 funding distributed through Te Arawhiti
Total |
|
$352,427 |
2 |
Iwi |
Funding |
Number of iwi |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Te Paatu ki Kauhanga Trust Board | $161,412 | 1 | |
| Te Puna Oranga o Ōtaki | $191,015 | 1 |