Funding information for applicants
The Crown makes a contribution to the costs of iwi, hapū or whānau groups who are progressing an application under te Takutai Moana Act 2011 and the Ngā Rohe Moana o Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou Act 2019.
The purpose of this funding is to assist with application costs including:
- Gathering of evidence
- Preparation of submissions
- Obtaining legal advice
- Project management support
Different levels of funding are available depending on which pathway you are progressing your application through.
To access funding:
- First apply for an upper funding limit, which determines the total amount of funding available to you.
- Once you have an upper funding limit, you can apply to have your application costs reimbursed.
Below is a set of guidelines explaining the funding available for different purposes under the scheme, a set of matrices showing the upper funding limits available under each application pathway, and some templates to help you when making an application for an upper funding limit or a request for reimbursement.
If you have any questions about funding for your application, you can email us at fundingtakutai@tearawhiti.govt.nz or call us on 0800 866 222.
Section One: Funding Guidelines
| Document | Description |
| Crown Engagement Funding Guidelines [PDF, 107 KB] | Specific funding information for applicants progressing through the Crown engagement pathway. |
| High Court Funding Guidelines [PDF, 112 KB] | Specific funding information for applicants progressing through the High Court pathway, including funding for appeals and interested parties. |
Section Two: Funding Matrices
| Document | Description |
| Crown engagement: funding matrix [PDF, 174 KB] |
Matrix showing the levels of funding available for applicants progressing through the Crown engagement pathway, and the milestones tied to that funding. |
| Crown engagement: overlapping interests funding matrix [PDF, 128 KB] | Matrix showing the levels of funding available for resolving overlapping interests. |
| High Court: funding matrix [PDF, 206 KB] |
Matrix showing the levels of funding available for applicants progressing through the Crown engagement pathway, and the milestones tied to that funding. |
| High Court: appeals funding matrix [PDF, 206 KB] | Matrix showing the levels of funding available for appealing a High Court decision. |
| High Court: overlapping interests funding matrix [PDF, 203 KB] | Matrix showing the levels of funding available for overlapping interests. |
Section Three: Forms and Templates
| Document | Description |
| Sample timesheet for reimbursements [DOCX, 19 KB] |
Example of a timesheet you can fill out when seeking reimbursement for work carried out by parties such as lawyers, project managers and historians. |
| High Court: Sample budget template [XLSX, 19 KB] | Example of a High Court budget template you can fill out to help demonstrate your expected costs to our funding team. |
| Crown engagement: Sample budget template [XLSX, 19 KB] |
Example of a Crown engagement budget template you can fill out to help demonstrate your expected costs to our funding team. |
| Sample summary of costs template [PDF, 145 KB] | Example of a summary of costs template you can fill out to help show supporting information when you are requesting a reimbursement. |
| 3rd party authorisation letter template [PDF, 285 KB] | Use this letter template when authorising a third party to receive funding on your behalf. |
| Request for reimbursement letter template [PDF, 37 KB] | Use this letter template when requesting a reimbursement. |
| Self-assessment complexity form [PDF, 167 KB] | Use this form to assess the complexity of your application when you are applying for an upper funding limit. |
| Moving funding between milestones form [PDF, 258 KB] | Use this form to apply to bring forward underspends in a completed milestone to your current milestone. |
| Moving funding within a milestone form [PDF, 320 KB] | Use this form to apply to move funding to different tasks within the same milestone. |