Reasonable costs guidance – historical research

All expenditure to progress a takutai moana application must be on eligible costs and it must be reasonable. This page provides guidance on what reasonable expenditure looks like for historical research. If your planned expenditure falls outside the guidelines, please talk to the funding team (fundingtakutai@tearawhiti.govt.nz or 0800 866 222) before incurring costs to ensure they can be met by the scheme.

See also:

Reasonable costs guidance – project management,travel,and hui >> Reasonable costs guidance – legal services >>

The tables below gives an overview of the types of tasks you can expect to be undertaken by historians and researchers to progress your takutai moana application.

Hourly rates provided are a guideline.

Job level Hourly rate excl. GST Role description

Types of tasks
Senior historian Up to $150

Senior historians will:

  • conduct research and analysis by obtaining historical data from various sources
  • assess the authenticity of the various data from sources
  • undertake analysis and produce a final report to support an application
  • Gathers and collates data from books and archives to analyse and support the applicant
  • Traces historical events to assess accuracy of personal accounts
  • Conducts interviews to obtain personal accounts
Junior historian Up to $50

The junior historian will:

  • assist the senior historian with gathering information from different sources (books, articles and fieldwork)
  • prepare report content
  • conduct an initial assessment of archives, reports, personal accounts before submission to the senior historian
  
  • Undertakes the administrative side of things such as setting up hui
  • Undertakes the initial assessment of an account and notes its validity and advises the historian on initial findings
  • Collating all the data obtained from various sources to ensure that the senior historian has all the information at hand to conduct analysis
Senior researcher Up to $150

A senior researcher will:

  • lead the engagement with different stakeholders and obtain their account of information
  • gather data and undertake a comparison of different resources to ensure accuracy of the final report to support the application
  
  • Leads research strategy
  • Develops the research plan
  • Undertakes and conducts analysis on the material obtained
  • Produces reports and outputs
Junior researcher Up to $50

A junior researcher will:

  • support the senior researcher’s work through data collection, fieldwork and collation of documents
  • provide support for research and evaluation activities, including drafting reports.
  
  • Verification of the material obtained for senior researcher analysis
  • Initial report drafting
  • Undertaking an initial assessment of materials to assess validity for senior researcher use

Note: All rates in this guidance are based on a combination of actual costs incurred by applicants to date, consideration of market rates and government expenditure policies for matters such as travel and accommodation.

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